
This hilly township in southern Shan State has everything from pagoda-dappled mountains and waterfalls to prehistoric artwork.
Displaced communities in remote areas of Mon and Kayin states and Tanintharyi Region are struggling to survive and receiving little support.
Hundreds of candidates from 13 parties promise a lively election race in November in Kayah State, where the Karenni State Democratic Party is hoping to end the stranglehold that national parties have enjoyed since 2010.