Myanmar - From Dictatorship to Democracy | A Gallery from Insight | RNZ National

Graeme Acton travels to Myanmar to observe a democracy under construction.

Muslim girl in her village near Sittwe, Rakhine State. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Buddhist temples at Bagan dating from the 10th century. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Katen joshi at a restaurant in the commercial capital, Yangon. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Mosque at a Sittwe refugee camp. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Buddha statues at the Sittwe Museum. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

The port at Sittwe. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Playing hairdressers at a refugee camp in Sittwe. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Naypyidaw Airport - visitors to the capital are scarce. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

A Burmese man makes hitmane, a glutinous rice dish eaten on the full moon of tabodwe. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

Art on display in Yangon in celebration of the River Gallery's 10th anniversary. PHOTO: Graeme Acton

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