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Once feted by Myanmar's junta, Bronze Age cemetery site returns to the spotlight

January 4, 2018

Briefly showcased by the former military regime in the late 1990s, work has resumed at the Nyaung-gan archaeological site in Sagaing Region in recent years.

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Founding father: statues of Myanmar’s Aung San disappear

Statues of independence hero General Aung San are quietly disappearing across Myanmar in a contest over his legacy as father of both the nation and of detained democracy figurehead Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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