Myanmar: In Myanmar, a Lake that Sustained Generations Feels Strains

May 28, 2017 | Doug Clark, New York Times
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Today, every morning and afternoon, fishermen still paddle out, singing Burmese songs, trailing gillnets with soda bottle buoys. But despite the encircling mountains and buffering remoteness, Indawgyi Lake is straining under many of the same environmental and conflict-related challenges that are stressing the fragile nation.