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Pictures from the new Burmese capital
You know, the North Korea of South Asia? I think they're trying to go for what they believe to be the suburban US look...
A case in point that truth is often stranger than fiction.
Broad highways and boulevards connect the new city's areas. The quality of the roads is in stark contrast to the rest of the country. There are plans to widen some highways to 12 lanes.
The ruling generals say a seven-step roadmap to democracy is moving forward, though they are still at step one. No one knows when the new parliament building could be occupied.
City Hall sits surrounded by new lawns and gardens. There are still few signs of life in most government buildings, despite the forced movement of thousands of civil servants from Rangoon.
Apartments have reliable water and electricity, unlike much of Burma, provided at no cost. But people express unhappiness at the lack of shops, restaurants and public transport.
A case in point that truth is often stranger than fiction.
Broad highways and boulevards connect the new city's areas. The quality of the roads is in stark contrast to the rest of the country. There are plans to widen some highways to 12 lanes.
The ruling generals say a seven-step roadmap to democracy is moving forward, though they are still at step one. No one knows when the new parliament building could be occupied.
City Hall sits surrounded by new lawns and gardens. There are still few signs of life in most government buildings, despite the forced movement of thousands of civil servants from Rangoon.
Apartments have reliable water and electricity, unlike much of Burma, provided at no cost. But people express unhappiness at the lack of shops, restaurants and public transport.
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