Welcome (back) to our blog where we do a roundup of the news in the last week. Let us know if there’s anything else you heard or read about Burma that could be of interest to our readers!
Preserving Shwedagon
A big step has been taken to protect the Shwedagon pagoda. Following public demonstrations against the project, the government has announced the luxury condominium building close to the Shwedagon pagoda will not be built. Critics had said the project could cause damage to Rangoon’s main landmark (which looks great with a full moon over it).
Five other projects were scrapped as well and after this success the “Save the Shwedagon Committee” has vowed to start a new committee to protect more pagodas across the country.
Food across borders
Photo by BrownGuacamole 
In terms of dining experiences, people naturally want to have what they generally don’t get often at home. They either experienced the food while travelling or maybe read about it and would like to try. This week we saw news on Burmese food abroad and foreign food in Burma:
In New Orleans in the US, the traditional Burmese salad dish of Lapeth has been key to building bridges with the local Burmese community through a pop- » Continue reading on www.ecoburma.com.
