With Martin and Daniel from EPP, plus their British colleague Ewan Cameron, I took a quick trip to Naypyitaw’s Uppatasanti Pagoda. Known to be modeled on Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, and intentionally to stand 30 cm shorter, it naturally invites comparison with its illustrious counterpart – and can only come off badly. Viewed on its merits,…

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