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Which city was called Rangoon in English until 1989?
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Where do Mandalay and Bagan lie?
Answer: On the Irrawaddy
Why: The Mekong does reach Myanmar, out on its far eastern edge, where it forms the 238 km border with Laos.
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How long was Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest from 1989 to 2010?
Answer: About 15 years
Why: Freed on 13 November 2010, she was detained again when the military seized power on 1 February 2021.
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What is Mandalay's 'world's largest book' written on?
Answer: Marble slabs
Why: Each of the 729 slabs carries a page on both sides, together holding the whole Tipitaka, the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
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Which country meets Myanmar and Thailand at the Golden Triangle?
Answer: Laos
Why: The three borders meet where the small Ruak River flows into the Mekong.
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Who wrote Burmese Days after serving in Burma's police?
Answer: George Orwell
Why: Published in 1934, Burmese Days was Orwell's very first novel.
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What post was created in 2016 for Aung San Suu Kyi?
Answer: State Counsellor
Why: Her late husband and her sons held British citizenship, which barred her from the presidency under the 2008 constitution.
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