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    Yangon Circular Train, Myanmar: Life by Old Railway

    Hot, rusty, not for everyone, but the Circle Line Train (officially known as the Yangon Circular Railway) offers a rare chance to truly get immersively into the essence of local (mostly poor) life of Yangon within 3 hours for less than one US dollar. Myanmar has been in a terrible crisis since early February 2021, when Myanmar’s military staged a coup d’etat after the winning of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Senior members of the party were detained in the capital, Naypyidaw. It’s such a civil war: Tanks are rolling on the streets, and lines of communication across the country are down. Civilians – including protestors and humanitarian…

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