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2012	2013
Thursday February 16th 2012 Colonial Era Buildings of Yangon - A Walk Through the City that Captured Time by Sarah Rooney The modern history of Yangon can be traced through its colonial era architecture. From the monumental former Reserve Bank of India, which records every step of the countryís fiscal history, to the now derelict Pegu Club, which was once the hub of governmental gossip and decision-making, each building has a story to tell.	Thursday February 7th 2013 A Remarkable Hospital by John Hamwee Quite an important hospital in an out-or-the way place.
Tuesday 13th March 2012 "Exodus from Myanmar in 1942" by Felicity Goodall Felicity Goodall, a journalist and BBC broadcaster, will talk to us about expatriates in Myanmar escaping from the Japanese in 1942, based on her recent book, *Exodus Burma*.	Tuesday 26th March 2013 Caroline Courtauld will talk about her new book entitled *Myanmar: Burma in Style, an Illustrated History & Guide* and her experiences of Myanmar.
Thursday 17th May 2012 "Has Myanmar's Government Really Changed, and If So, Why?" by Professor Robert Taylor Robert Taylor started by demonstrating that there was a continuity in the policy of the Myanmar government as far as the goal and practice of establishing democracy were concerned, that stretched from the end of Ne Win's regime in 1988 up until the present. Then, as a historian, he talked about what had happened along the way.	Tuesday 28th May 2013 Saving Yangon: the Yangon Heritage Trust by Philip Davies and Zunetta Herbert
Tuesday 12th June 2012 From the Chin State to the Delta and the Northern Shan States: Merlin's vital medical work among some of Myanmar's remotest and neediest communities by Charles Nelson Merlin's emergency humanitarian work in the Delta in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis is perhaps the best-known aspect of its presence in Myanmar; but, as the title of this talk indicates, there has been much more to it than that.	Thursday 27th June 2013 (SUBJECT AND SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER)
Thursday 11th October 2012 The October Reception	Thursday 10th October 2013 The October Reception
Thursday 15th November 2012 The English Teacher by Felicity Goodall Felicity, the author of Exodus Burma: The British Escape Through the Jungles of Death 1942 (see above) went to Burma recently to teach English. She will tell of her experiences.	Thursday 14th November 2013 (SUBJECT AND SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER)

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