A new report from ICJ (international Commission of Jurists), an advocacy group looking for equal justice to all, asks Myanmar to change its laws penalizing homosexuality. Such a move would also be greatly beneficial to [Read More…]
Despite being recently included on UNESCO World Heritage List, Bagan will still have to wait to be connected internationally to other countries within ASEAN. Myanmar authorities seem to drag down their feet to upgrade the [Read More…]
A second Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge across the Moei River in Tak’s Mae Sot district will be officially opened on 30 October, according to a press release from Thailand Highways Department. The bridge will not only [Read More…]
Since October 1, Myanmar provides visa-on-arrival to six more countries, five from Europe and Australia. The country had already relaxed last year visa rules for Northeast Asian citizens, a policy which already shows results in [Read More…]
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office today announced that 10 innovative startups from across the Mekong Region will compete in the Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) competition on 9 October 2019. This year, MIST will be [Read More…]
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation will act as the financial partner for the Yangon Central Railway Station Development Project, replacing a Chinese consortium which is under investigation… While Chinese companies have been leading in the last decade [Read More…]
The 2019 edition of MIST (Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism Program), an exclusive two-day conference for top startups from the Greater Mekong Sub-region, will take place on October 8 and 9 in Bangkok. The third [Read More…]
A new attraction for Yangon is the yet-to-be-built night market which is considered to become a true tourism asset for Myanmar former capital. A private company is funding the project which should welcome its first [Read More…]
A dozen of new routes were recently launched or are due to come to further connect Myanmar to the rest of Asia. The most important link is the long-expected route finally linking Phnom Penh to [Read More…]
Falling numbers from Europe spearhead the extension of visas on arrivals to more countries by Myanmar authorities. Six European countries will then be eligible for VOA from this coming October. While overall tourism arrivals to [Read More…]
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