Five towns in Shan State have been designated as tourism cities with the aim of improving Myanmar tourism in the post-COVID-19 period, said U Soe Nyunt Lwin, Shan State Planning and Finance minister. A tourism master plan has taken into account the “new normal” in Shan. “Under the plan, the country will promote tourism under […]
Five Shan towns to be promoted as tourism cities
October 23, 2020 by Thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: annually, eco-tours, government, handicrafts, jumping-off, post-COVID-19, tourism
The house that trash built: Myanmar start-up turns clutter to handicrafts
March 11, 2020 by Thiha
YANGON, March 5 (Reuters) – From a distance, ChuChu Design, a single-storey building across the river from Myanmar’s bustling commercial capital, looks like any other on the impoverished outskirts of the city. But on closer inspection, the roof has been fashioned from old tyres, the walls are made of glass bottles and the lampshades from […]
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PyinOoLwin Flower Festival to be held on 1st December
October 13, 2017 by Thiha
An expanded PyinOoLwin Flower Festival will be held at the National Kandawgyi Botanical Garden in PyinOo Lwin beginning 1st December. “The flower festival has been held annually in Pyin Oo Lwin for about a two-week period for the last 11 years. This year, however, the flower festival will be held from 1st December to the […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: artificial flowers, entrance fee, foreign flower species, handicrafts, local flower species, local products, National Kandawgyi Botanical Garden, National Kandawgyi Botanical garden administration office, PyinOoLwin Flower Festival, souvenir items, sweaters and warm clothes
