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Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Aung San Suu Kyi at Barcamp Yangon 2012 (facebook.com)
7 points by jfxberns on Feb 11, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Two years ago in January 2010, Yangon had their first Barcamp. People were afraid to talk politics. Most of the Internet was firewalled. Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest.

Two years later, Myanmar is awakening and filled with hope for the future.




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