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…]
According to local Myanmar newspaper, the Myanmar Times, the country’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is planning an imminent crackdown on Myanmar tour companies offering tours in foreign countries without a licence.Director general U Tint [Read More…]
Outgoing Union Minister U Htay Aung told the Myanmar Times daily on March 18 that he was confident of a 25 percent increase in arrivals this year. “We will be able to welcome 6 million [Read More…]
On March 23, the National League for Democracy, Myanmar winner in the general election of late 2015, unveiled the cabinet which will take over from the care-taking government by early April. Among the new members [Read More…]
In the city centre of Bagan on the way to the temples and stupas area, along the rather dusty roads, a myriad of hotels mushroomed. They mostly appeal for backpackers or adventurous travellers. These tourists [Read More…]
With total number of passengers skyrocketing in Yangon to reach close to five million lat year, Yangon International Airport has been under increasing pressure to expand its passengers facilities. Yangon Aerodrome Company Limited (YACL), a [Read More…]
The rather peaceful election of last November in Myanmar has so far failed to attract more tourists despite the positive image gained from the restoration of democracy in the country. Tourist professionals in Myanmar put [Read More…]
Bagan’s temples, many of them more than a thousand years old, are one of the most important collections of Buddhist architecture in the world, and a major tourist attraction in the developing country. Visitors will [Read More…]
They are about 250,000 international tourists who are estimated to come to visit the antique city of Bagan in Myanmar. But the archeological site, one of ASEAN most iconic , could soon be invaded by [Read More…]
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