Myanmar Mix

A young woman who was trafficked at age 17 by a friend’s mother who promised her a well-paid child care job and then sold her to a family in China as a “bride.” Once purchased, she was confined and subjected to sexual slavery, but managed to escape after several months and return home to Myanmar. (Human Rights Watch)
Report: Kachin women trafficked into sexual slavery in China
The backpackers were visiting the temples of Mrauk U when they ran into the conflict. (Christopher Caddy / screenshot)
British backpackers caught up in gun fire among Rakhine temples, showcase art of understatement
Nyaung Chaung Tha inland beach in the Ayeyarwady delta. (Faeez Safedien)
The party river beach a short drive from Yangon
Dave Leduc (middle) signs with World Lethwei Championship on Saturday, March 9. (WLC / Facebook)
Lethwei star Dave Leduc signs with WLC
A fruit stand in downtown Yangon. (Photos by Myanmar Mix)
6 superfoods you can buy at your local market
An elephant skeleton at a new gallery dedicated to the mammals. (Myanmar Mix)
Elephants in the room: Yangon's latest museum
Pho Lone outside a restaurant in Pwin Oo Lwin. (Myanmar Mix)
Ko Pho Lone: Myanmar’s first flying man

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