Where to Drink in Rangoon
— February 25, 2013Burma’s largest city is buzzing and change is in the air—nightlife included
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Starved nation tucks into a feast of words at Myanmar book festival
— February 17, 2013Myanmar’s first international book festival drew the country’s guiding light, leading writers and a home crowd intrigued by the give-and-take of it all
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Aung San Suu Kyi draws thousands to Myanmar’s first literary festival
— February 5, 2013Though the “Lady” was the main attraction, the Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed to focus the spotlight on Myanmar’s changing book landscape
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