Burma's Highway of Death
Built at great expense over several years, the 320-kilometre Rangoon-Naypyidaw highway was meant to be Burma's first international-standard roadway: a concrete strip where you could finally put the pedal to the floor of your new Toyota Land Cruiser without having to dodge a trishaw, bullock cart or man-sized pothole.
Uncluttered, secluded and efficient, …
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