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Myanmar: Monarchy and the New Capital City

Categories: East Asia, Myanmar (Burma), Governance, Ideas

In a single post, Burmese blogger Aung Kyaw looks at the idea of re-introducing monarchy [1] in Myanamar, the meaning of the name of the new capital city Naypyidaw (the military government moved the capital city from Rangoon to this city in a sudden and unexpected move last year) and uses Google Earth to spot the home of the military ruler of Myanmar.