Thanks DN for this information. Burma is a beautiful country. And I liked its hospitable people. While in Burma, I realised how the Rana Rule in Nepal must have looked like: a police state without any freedom. What I saw in Burma: 1- in every mountain, they have built a pagoga! 2- in every road, you find people begging donations to build additional pagoda. 3- the only construction that was taking place was the construction of pagodas. 4- Chinese have strategic interests there, access to Indian Ocean. 4- Indians also dont want to see changes in Burma, as it may destablise the chicken neck. 5- India and china are the real culprit for the tragedy of Burmese peoples. 6- due to the repression of the ethnic minorities for a long period, burma will eventually break up. 7- I was surprised that in the middle of Burma there is a desert like place without any railfall, the so called dry zone in Magway region. People dont have drinking water. 9- it was a cunning policy of the junta that they worshipped the father of Aung san su Kii, but blamed the daughther as traitor. 10- the military government looted the grave of general Aung. 11- Burma has the greatest cultural heritage - ancient buddist pagodas.... of Mandalay