A step closer for an ASEAN free of visas for its citizens: earlier this month, Myanmar and Singapore finally inked a MoU with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Singapore Prime Minister Lee [Read More…]
The Strand is one of South East Asia last historical hotels. It is Yangon’s answer to the Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi, the Oriental in Bangkok or the Raffles in Singapore. Yangon hotel industry is now [Read More…]
Myanmar authorities will launch a campaign to remove betel stands from public areas and tourist attraction sites as an initial step to cut the use of betel, official media reported Sunday. The campaign will be [Read More…]
UK Newspaper the Guardian published this week a special report about changes in Yangon skyline. Along with the arrival of democracy and the first civilian government since 1962, Myanmar is also embracing the novelty of [Read More…]
Karen long-necked women in Myanmar want to be considered more than just a cheap tourist attraction. The fight of those women for recognition is a problem to be found in many ASEAN countries where some [Read More…]
Crumbling infrastructure, crowded urban areas, lack of public hygiene facilities, Yangon is in a state of despair and needs an overhaul. After Myanmar opened up to the world in 2010 and went into a transitional [Read More…]
Some good news for nature lovers come from Myanmar. According to the English-speaking daily “Myanmar Times”, a survey conducted in late February revealed an increase in the population of dolphins living in the country. Talking [Read More…]
Yangon International Airport is Myanmar busiest international air gateway with a total passengers output of 4.68 million last year. The airport is likely to pass for the first time in 2016 the five-million passengers mark. [Read More…]
The latest Outlook Report 2016 of the Asian Development Bank predicts that Asia’s fastest growing economy this year will come from… Myanmar. ADB Repot “Asian Development Outlook 2016” indicates that the country’s economy is expected [Read More…]
The Asian Development Bank will fund most of a US$2.3 billion project to build a rail line that is to connect Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh’s southeastern beach resort, to neighbouring Myanmar as part of a larger [Read More…]
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