The recent opening up of southern Myanmar means intrepid travelers can now venture south, where quaint trading towns are untouched by tourism and sandy beaches are local secrets, as Keith Lyons discovers. For most visitors to Myanmar, a day or overnight trip to Kyaiktyo, better known as Golden Rock, is as far south as they […]
The time is now: Why you should see Southern Myanmar’s seldom-visited beaches and trading towns
March 18, 2019 by
Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF
June 13, 2017 by
YANGON: Myanmar’s wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a “crisis”. Hunters are increasingly targeting mothers and calves, using poisoned arrows to inflict a slow and agonising death before stripping them of […]
Cable Car Tender for Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock) Project to start soon
July 2, 2016 by
Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list Tender will be invited for cable car project to be implemented at the Kyaikthiyo pagoda also know as Golden Rock, according to the ministry of hotels and tourism. Previously, the tender for the project linking Yathaetaung camp and the summit was won by Sky Asia company limited, a […]
UMTA Gripes Over Lack of Signposts
August 27, 2015 by
Foreign tourists visiting Myanmar, whose number has increased significantly the last few years, are experiencing inconveniences due to a lack of noticeable guiding signposts, according to the Union of Myanmar Tourism Association (UMTA). “Foreign tourists don’t have any problem travelling in the big cities and well-frequented places but if they go to the countryside, not […]
Golden Rock to Get Hotel Zone
June 9, 2015 by
Due to a shortage of accommodation at the Golden Rock (Kyaikhtiyo) in Mon state, a hotel zone will be set up to accommodate tourists. The most popular tourist destinations in Myanmar are Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle lake. While Golden Rock has grown in popularity lodging still remains difficult. “There are so many tourists coming […]
Myanmar Start Up Guide for E-Entrepreneurs
December 2, 2014 by
Harald Friedl tells you all you need to know to set up shop in Myanmar — Asia’s new frontier market Myanmar. The Myanmar Startup Guide is an attempt to describe the emerging startup space in Myanmar. From a closed, military-dominated, bureaucratic environment, Myanmar is very quickly embracing an openness to business, and firms, both large […]
Air-Conditioned Train to Ride Myanmar’s Circle Line Soon
September 30, 2013 by
More than 50 years after launching its first train service, Burma’s state railway department will soon offer passengers the chance to ride a Japanese air-conditioned train on a popular but poorly maintained commuter route in Rangoon. The five-cabin train—a used model that was imported from Japan last year—will make its first trip on the Circle […]
