Myanmar Migrants Flock to Bangkok to Vote

In the fifth of six articles about touring by car outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave visits Mawlamyine’s surrounds, finding war graves, a huge Buddha and a seaside pagoda.

In the fourth of six articles about touring by car outside of Yangon, Oliver Hargreave discovers Hpa-an and its surrounding attractions, before heading to Mawlamyine.

In the second of six articles about touring by car outside of Yangon, Oliver Hargreave journeys through Bago before making it to Mon State’s Thaton by nightfall.

In the first of six articles about touring by car outside Yangon, Oliver Hargreave describes his first experience driving in Myanmar.

Local residents in northern Shan State are struggling with landmine use and some report that soldiers are extorting money from those who trigger their mines.

Zau Bauk is a carpenter in Kutkai, Shan State. In late August, as the military fought with ethnic armed groups, a shell hit his home, killing his wife, son and daughter.

Kachin farmers say they were too quick to take easy cash to rent land to Chinese-run banana plantations. They now pay the price in poor health and environmental damage.

The conflict in northern Rakhine has scared away the tourists who used to visit the area’s tatooed Chin women, while farming—and even weaving—has become too dangerous.