Inside Myanmar (Burma)

Let me first apologize for neglecting GSW for so many weeks.  Suffice it to say that the last six weeks have brought many ups and downs in both my personal and professional life along with a lot of weekend travel and visitors from America and Canada.  So much has transpired, it’s hard to know where […]

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MTV EXIT!

Despite the rain, MTV EXIT’s human trafficking awareness campaign and concert was a success.  DEPDC/GMS tabled the event along with other NGOs working on the ground to prevent human trafficking, raise awareness about safe sex and HIV/AIDS, combat poverty and otherwise promote positive social change.  Also present was Action Aid, TYAP (Thai Youth Action Programme), World […]

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6.8 Earthquake Hits Myanmar

A 6.8 earthquake hit Myanmar last Thursday, exactly one week ago.  Its epicenter was just north of Tachileik, Shan State, near the Thai/Laos border, about 40 kilometers from where I currently live in Mae Sai. It’s reported that 74 Burmese people have been killed.  A Thai women residing in Mae Sai also perished as a […]

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