Land without history: Myanmar rediscovers past by recognising king

With the laying of a wreath at a faraway grave, the last king of Myanmar finally won public recognition after more than a century hidden from view by the country's former colonial masters and military junta. The sombre ceremony for King Thibaw in Ratnagiri, western India was a watershed moment for Myanmar as it forges a new sense of national identity under its first elected government in a generation. Today the country's understanding of its history is starting to change under the young governme