Muslim people look out from inside a mosque during a funeral for the 13 victims of a fire at Yaeway cemetery in Yangon April 2, 2013. The fire that broke out in a dormitory of an Islamic school in the central, multi-ethnic Botataung district of the former capital was caused by faulty electrical equipment, the fire service said. Damir Sagolj /Reuters
Riot policemen form up near a fire during riots in Meikhtila, March 22, 2013. Unrest between Buddhists and Muslims in central Myanmar has reduced neighbourhoods to ashes. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
A man reads a state-run newspaper as a Buddhist monk walks past to collect morning alms in Yangon, Myanmar, March 12, 2013. An eagerly awaited official report has confirmed that police in Myanmar used smoke bombs that contain phosphorus during a crackdown on anti-mine protesters last year that left 108 people with burns, mostly Buddhist monks. The report also recommended the controversial Chinese-backed project continue. Khin Maung Win/AP
Youths dressed as punks are seen in a shopping mall as they celebrate Myanmar New Year Water Festival in Yangon April 12, 2013. Myanmar celebrates the New Year Water Festival of Thingyan during the month of Tagu, which usually falls around mid-April. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
A novice Buddhist monk holds out a bowl containing both US dollars and Myanmar Kyats as he collects alms along a street in Yangon November 18, 2012. US President Barack Obama said that his upcoming trip to Myanmar was not an endorsement of the government, but rather an acknowledgement of the progress it has made in moving towards democracy after decades of military rule. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Abul Foyaz Abdul Hakim, an ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia, sits in his living room with his family at their house in Kuala Lumpur May 31, 2012.The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called 'sailing season' between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats to Malaysia. Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Buses and vehicles move through Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 23, 2012. Khin Maung Win/AP
Performers walk in front of cars during 'The Most Amazing Exhibition and Car Show 2012' at the Myanmar Convention Center (MCC) in Yangon on September 6, 2012. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
A vendor sells peanuts on a Yangon street. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Workers count Myanmar's kyat banknotes at the office of a local bank in Yangon on April 2, 2012. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Workers unload gravel from boats at a small port outside Yangon on September 16, 2012. Every morning hundreds of workers unload boats that bring gravel to Yangon, making three US cents per basket. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
In this photo taken on Feb. 13, 2012, a Kachin soldier guards a frontline position in Laiza, facing off against Myanmar government troops about 9 miles from the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organization, the area controlled by the Kachin in northern Myanmar. Vincent Yu/AP
Crowds visit the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, December, 2012. Richard Camp/AP
A novice monk rings the Mingun Bell, the world’s third largest, near Mandalay, Myanmar. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
A supporter of National League for Democracy (NLD) party holds up a portrait of Myanmar's independence hero General Aung San and late father of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, March 28, 2012. Reuters
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