For now a month, restrictions have been lifted for tourists to further discover two regions of Kayah State, which used to be restricted for foreign visitors. Local Myanmar newspaper the Irrawaddy reported last month that [Read More…]
The Myanmar Times reports that Chin State in Northwestern Myanmar will soon become more accessible to travellers and investors this year when the region’s first airport opens for business. The Surbung Airport in Falam township, [Read More…]
The Yangon Region government recently announced to looking for an upgrading of the Sel Ein Tan coastal area near Letkhokkon Beach in Kungyangon township to become a tourist destination, the region’s tourism officials say. “Some [Read More…]
The government has instructed souvenir shops to transact with zero-dollar tourists in cash only, Yangon Region Hotels and Tourism Minister Daw Naw Pan Thuzar Myo said on December 16. According to the daily Myanmar Times, [Read More…]
As violent ethnic clashes are multiplying in Myanmar, the government is extending a ban for tourists to more destinations in the country. This includes even some destinations in the Yangon and Mandalay regions, two highly [Read More…]
The 3rd Myanmar Responsible Tourism Awards was held to identify and celebrate Myanmar’s most forward-thinking and innovative tourism businesses at PARKROYAL Yangon on 6 December. The annual event, organised by the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute [Read More…]
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…]
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