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  • A model used for filming is filmed looking at an exhibit.  It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A top down general view of the museum It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A visitor inside the museum It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The top two levels of the drug elimination museum. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A mural of kids playing The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Three levels of the Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon .It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Woman stand outside a exhibit which reads No precursor, displaying precursor drugs. ' It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The entrance to a interactive audio visual exhbition with a sign reading 'Drug Abuse ruins life'. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the the influence of drugs in youth culture and its effect in nightclubs.  It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A dustbin and brush sweeper .It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The front exterior of The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon which is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The over grown weeds and grass at the front lawns of he Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon that is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The front exterior of The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon which is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A stray dog walks out of the main entrance of the The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A young child sitting on a chair at the main entrance of The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Stray dogs at the front of the The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A stray dog walks out of the main entrance of the The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Models are filmed walking through the museum as a man shines a light on them. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A man filming holding a light steps out of an exhibiti. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A woman who sells tickets at the entrance returns to the front of the building after lunch. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A guide reads a piece of paper It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A model used for filming is filmed looking at an exhibit as light is shone on her.  It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A model used for filming is filmed looking at an exhibit as light is shone on her.  It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A model used for filming is filmed looking at an exhibit. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Visitors of the museum It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the military's plan to eradicate poppy cultivation by establishing economic enterprise. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An empty water tank in front of a large mural. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Guides working at  the Museum  sleeping and resting behind a exhibit It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A mural with the title 'Without Drugs, life will be beautiful. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Portraits of the central commitee for the development of border areas and national races which is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Exhibit depicting the WA region. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the dangers of drug abuse. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the psychological rehabilitation activities It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A guide inside the The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon near one of the exhibits. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • General view of The Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A large mural of Senior General Than Shwe It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Two models in colourful clothing walk through the museum. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A exhibit which reads No precursor, displaying precursor drugs. ' It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A large portrait showing Burmese army generals overlooking the destruction of opium fields into rice fields. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Empty halls of the Drug Elimination Museum Myanmar Yangon. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit of showing a bull cultivating fields. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A diagram outling the advent of opium into Myanmar. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the British fighting the Burmese and their belief that the British forced opium onto the Burmese. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the effects of opium in underground drug dens. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Camera men video an exhibit. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the effects of opium in underground drug dens. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the influence of drugs in youth culture and its effect in nightclubs.  It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Nondescript staircase and column. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the the influence of drugs in youth culture and its effect in nightclubs.  It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the cultivation of poppy fields. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An exhibit depicting the poppy fields. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A plane on displaying the role of the Myanmar airforce during the drug eradication process. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • An installation with mannequins of soldiers depicting the Mohein Military Operation. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A exhbit depicting the clandestine drug labs. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Portraits of Senior General Than Shwe. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A plane on displaying the role of the Myanmar airforce during the drug eradication process. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • The entrance of the three storey building. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Worshippers outside the Kheng Hock Keong Temple in downtown Yangon in the Chinatown precinct. Kheng Hock Keong Temple, located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township, Yangon, Burma, is the largest and oldest Chinese folk religion's temple dedicated to the goddess Mazu in Yangon
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  • A guide looks at the paint of an exhibition It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • World Wide Marijuana trafficking route. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • Nondescript staircase and column. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A large portrait of Senior General Than Shwe  at the grand entrance of the mueseum. It is located at the corner of Kyandaw Road and Hanthawady Road in Kamayut Township, Yangon, Burma, on the former site of the city's largest cemetery, Kyandaw Cemetery. It is dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking.
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  • A roadside hawker styled food shop at night selling Burmese street food
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  • A large portrait showing Burmese army generals overlooking the destruction of opium fields into rice fields.  The large often empty museum contains exhibits on drug abuse and the military regimes efforts to eradicate the problem.
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  • A large portrait of Senior General Than Shwe  at the grand entrance of the museum. The large often empty museum contains exhibits on drug abuse and the military regimes efforts to eradicate the problem.
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  • A young boy walks through the camp holding an umbrella during monsoon rains. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Pigeons fly in the air as a taxi driver throws seeds from his car next to the Shri Kali Temple as a woman walks through the large group of fluttering pigeons in downtown Yangon. Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar
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  • Homeless people sleep on a pavement between a major intersection in Yangon in front of the illuminated Sule Pagoda at night. With rent prices increasing, Yangon is facing an affordable housing shortage. Affordable housing has become a key area of focus for the government and US$100 million has been budgeted in the fiscal year (2015-16) to build 10 affordable housing projects with 18,000 new units, according to the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development (DHSHD). Seven of these projects will be in Yangon.
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  • A selection of Myanmar newspapers for sale on the street. Newspapers are available in both Burmese and English. Since becoming democratic Myanmar's media industry has  slowly become a more open and free press. They are currently 10 daily newspapers and over 200 privately owned weekly publications. In 2015 Myanmar was ranked 144 in the world press freedom index an improvment from 172 in 2012.
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  • A group of Rohingya men sing Rohingya folk songs ahead of Eid-al_fitr . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya man uses bamboo cane and banna leaf to create a roof for his tent inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya man uses the internet in a makeshift internet cafe, internet services in the Sittwe IDP camps are rare & inconsistent, costing around $0.20 USD a minute. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya man uses the internet in a makeshift internet cafe, internet services in the Sittwe IDP camps are rare & inconsistent, costing around $0.20 USD a minute. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya boy named Mohammed Rafiq aged 12 lifts his shirt bearing scars from a recent operation due to sever liver illness, Mohammed also has an eye infection in his right eye. His surgery took place outside the camp at the general hospital in Sittwe town where he required a security escort to the hospital . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Rohingya mother Noorashar aged 40 says she hasn't got food from WFP (world food programme) for for days, she alleges that 520 houses from the camps in sittwe have been deleted from the programme. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young Rohingya boy uses a water can to catch rain drops coming from a drain pipe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young Rohingya boy learns how to write english while writing on an humanitarian aid kit. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young man gets a haircut in a makeshift barber shop inside the IDP camp in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A row of toilets inside the IDP camps in Sittwe built by foreign aid agencies in an effort to prevent waterborne diseases and general hygiene.  An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A mother (aged 26) holds onto her daughter (aged 2) who is suffering a sever tooth and gum problem inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya boy reads the Quran inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya woman cleans her cleaning utensils outside her tent . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young Rohingya boy places his hand in front of a drain pipe in an effort to catch water to drink inside the IDP camps in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young malnourished Rohingya boy inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Rohingya inside the IDP camp in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Rohingya man crosses a flooded road inside the IDP camp in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Rohingya men and women cross a flooded road inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A cow and young boy cross flooded fields inside the Sittwe IDP camps. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young boy walks through the camp holding an umbrella during monsoon rains. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Rohingya refugees seek shelter from the monsoon rains inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Rohingya men cross a flooded road to reach another camp inside the IDP camp in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A young girl pumps water into a bucket inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • A Pharmacist operates a pharmacy inside the IDP camp. Medical goods are reportedly sold for anywhere between 25% to 50% more than outside of the camps. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • Children seek shelter from the rain under the entrance of a temporary school . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
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  • SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : Rohingya man named Kormular aged 38 stands in front of a broken water pump. According to Kormular an INGO has promised to fix the pump on a number of occasions but have yet to do so. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015.
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  • SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A Rohingya woman walks through water to her tent inside the IDP camps in Sittwe  . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015.
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  • SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A young Rohingya boy looks through a window from within his shelter inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015.
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  • SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A young Rohingya girl dressed in new clothing to mark Eid-al-Fitr walks through the IDP camp in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015.
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  • SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A Rohingya man operating a mobile phone and electric battery charging business. Using both solar power & generators they charge batteries belonging to others in the camp whom don't have access to power. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe.  The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015.
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