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Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Each hill tribe has its own (sub-)language, customs, clothing, and religion, and even between the villages differences occur. The Akha migrated in stages from Yunnan (China), where the great majority ...
The Better India10d
Assam’s Indigenous Tribes Were Brewing Tea Much Before the British ‘Introduced’ It to India
Eager to break China’s monopoly on tea, the British were actively seeking alternative sources. In the early 19th century, ...
The Atlantic8y
Indians and Chinese in Burma
The Indians, our neighbors to the west, have been trading and settling in Burma for centuries, attracted by the opportunities of our fertile, uncrowded country. The British used cheap Indian labor ...
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Myanmar cardinal says world ‘divided by war’ and needs ‘unity’
Cardinal Charles Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, said the divisions in the world are “anti-God, anti-Christian, and ...
7,000 Myanmar citizens entered India since December with border pass
N EW DELHI: Around 7,000 Myanmar nationals have entered India since December, when the terms for visa-free movement of tribes ...