>>295518Danger is pretty relative, and even though Myanmar is in the middle of a civil war with 15+ different sides to it, parts of it are actually fairly safe for NGOs because of the general acceptance of outside media attention in order to pressure the junta internationally. The largest dangers are communicable diseases, landmines and rogue gangs/warlords/cartels/splinter factions that will arbitrarily enforce laws or simply go on powertrips for the pleasure of it. There are a few "rebel leaders" who're actually just businessmen who've hired a retinue of thugs and taken over state jade, ruby, sapphire and diamond mines, complete with "penal" labour, comprised of random civilians charged with nonsense crimes and taken as temporary slaves. It was far safer for me to travel the rebel-held territories of Myanmar than, say, the fairly stable Iran, because Iranian authorities carry an unending grudge against all foreigners, and Westerners in particular, so will decide to arrest you for no reason, commit sexual assault knowing there'll be no consequences, intentionally draw out stops with arrests to force you to break visa requirements, steal equipment etc. You don't face that kind of spite in Myanmar, so as long as you listen to your fixer, keep your PPE on and stick to walking well-trodden paths and roads, it's rather safe.
