myanmar

Some shots I did in the streets, from far away or close-by, with or without their autorisation. Asking always spoil the atmosphere of a pic and I always wonder if it's ok or not for me to take the pic but... If you don't know, it'd not going to hurt you...

Mong La market - next to the Chinese border Here, the market is set under a wide rook, people settling in long rows, in the middle of odds and sods, of vegetables and platic pans, rice baskets and shampoos, yes, here, just behind the water guns... But...

Our short trip was from Friday 4th to Monday 7th. Like last time, I found it too shirt. But the atmosphere was totally different. In January, the 25 monks in "school trip", especially the 6 or 7 I was always hanging around with, plus the constant presence...

Burma has never been at war againt another country for 60 years. Sixty years... And yet, 40% of the national budget goes to the army, making the parts for education and health really low. Burma is a country at war. Not against the exterior. Burma is at...

I know, i forgot to write them. But I'm reading a really interesting book about the Karen refugees and the fighting along the Thai-Burmese border in Mae Sot. It's called "Restless Souls", by Phil Thornton, and definitely worth reading ! Burma time of...

Humpf... I just realized I might be the only one able to understand the title. Am I the only one to know this sentence in Latin ? Well... Means something like "Mistakes are only human" So, I'm going to correct some statements about the refugee camp we...

I'm still kinda stuck in Chiang Mai. But that's only because I want it, in a way ^^ I bought a really good book on the Karen and Thai-burmese border situation. It's edifying... It's Restless souls, by Phil Thornton. It's worth reading if you happen to...

The monastery and the temple nowadays. 50 m on my right, you have a small glen, where landmines are burried. On the other side of the glen is Burma... Class room, in the wat of the refugee camp Candy distribution In the morning chill, 9am. I'm freezing....

* 6 years ago * In the mountains, in the Shan state, the Shan Army is fighting against the Tatmadaw. Obviously, the burmese soldiers eagerly blame the villagers for helping the rebels. While fighting, in the middle of the night, the Tatmadaw invades the...

Everything told here was either said directly by the leader of the camp or by Phra Sanet Being Shan, not Burmese, the people of this state is under a constant crackdown. Foreigners are only allowed to go to Tachilek, Chiang Tung and 1-2 other big cities....