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To aung san suu kyi. they don't like the military takeover — although they don't say that openly — and they're worried that the armed groups resisting the military regime are operating closer and closer to the lake. "what we need," said one of them, "is peace". but there's little peace in myanmar. gunfire south of the lake, anti—coup insurgents were battling the army just two weeks before we arrived. in retaliation, more than 20 civilians were lined up against the walls of this monastery and shot. we're passing through a village called tangtong and we know that there was a clash between ...

No—one in the market wanted to talk about it, though. instead, they complained about rocketing inflation, of not enough people spending money. back in yangon, there is an air of normality. yet, barricades surrounding the city hall hint at the underlying insecurity. there is still occasional ambushes and assassination attempts. thousands of political prisoners are still being held, many behind this gate at insein prison. one of them, a veteran activist released last november, was the only person willing to speak to us openly. translation: if the right to protest was restored i today, people w...

They don't like the military takeover — although they don't say that openly — and they're worried that the armed groups resisting the military regime are operating closer and closer to the lake. "what we need," said one of them, "is peace". but there's little peace in myanmar. gunfire south of the lake, anti—coup insurgents were battling the army just two weeks before we arrived. in retaliation, more than 20 civilians were lined up against the walls of this monastery and shot. we were passing through a village called tangtong and we know that there was a clash between a volunteer militia...

One such attack last week is believed to have killed at least 140 people. our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head has been allowed to visit myanmar for the first time since the coup. his movements were restricted to a limited number of places and he was barred from contacting anyone in the opposition. much of myanmar is off—limits to visitors these days. but the military government did allow us to come here much in the lake in xian state. in normal times, one of the country's most popular destinations. it is very quiet now. interviewing people directly is risky. you can be arrested ...

Form of dictatorship. while on the lake, we were taken to one of myanmar�*s most revered pagodas. in the past, it would've been packed with visitors praying for good fortune. the crowds are much thinner now. a woman approached me and warned me to be careful. "it's not safe since the coup," she said. "we wish we could go back to how it was before." it's a forlorn hope. their military rulers keep telling them that there is no turning back. jonathan head, bbc news, inle lake, myanmar. lets ta ke lets take you to spain where roads and railways between northern spain and railways between northern...