A post from the archives
1935
room United Kingdom
London-Rangoon direct on Imperial Airways 1935
During the first couple of decades of commercial aviation, flying from England to Australia always meant stopping in Rangoon. Imperial Airways was the British government's "chosen instrument to connect Britain with its extensive overseas interests" and, in 1934, the commercial airline established what was then the world's longest air route from Croydon in South London, UK, to Brisbane, Australia. Shown here are the main routes flown by Imperial Airways and a tourism poster produced b y Indiann State Railways and...
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The aim of this website is to promote interest in Myanmar's amazing history.Our hope is to challenge the often two-dimensional and uncritical views of history taught in Myanmar by reexamining key periods in the country's past. We would like as well to reveal the rich multicultural nature of Myanmar's history and its deep and ongoing ties to global events and trends.Finally, this website will also delve into the history of neighbouring regions, such as Yunnan in China and the Northeast in India, in the hope of introducing these places to a Myanmar audience.We believe that meeting Myanmar's many challenges today will require fresh imaginative thinking. This is turn will only be possible with a clear and critical understanding of Myanmar and global history.