To go with Myanmar-drone-technology-science-hobby,FEATURE by Kelly Macnamara This photo taken on November 24, 2015 shows a drone enthusiast piloting his remote controlled aircraft at the people's park in front of the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon. In a ramshackle workshop tucked behind a bustling Yangon market, Kyi Tha fixes a drone's plastic propeller and gives it a vigorous spin, testing a home-made product for eager Myanmar flying enthusiasts who refuse to let poverty clip the wings of their hi-tech dreams. AFP PHOTO / Phyo Hein Kyaw
YANGON: In a ramshackle workshop behind a bustling Yangon market, Kyi Tha fixes the plastic propeller of a home-made drone, one of a growing number of enthusiasts refusing to let poverty clip the wings of their high-tech dreams.
A new generation of creative young inventors have turned to the Internet to catch up with the rest of the world, after years of isolation under junta rule left the country with little access to engineering expertise or cutting-edge technology.
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