YANGON, 8 November 2019: Yangon will close 2019 with at least 400 new rooms in the city’s highly competitive upper-scale hotel segment, according to the latest Colliers International Myanmar report. That pushes the room total from 5,300 in the four and five-star categories at the close of the second quarter of this year to 5,700 […]
Two Chinese Airlines Start Direct Flights from Yangon
November 6, 2019 by
Yangon Aerodrome Co Ltd, operator of Yangon International Airport (YIA), has announced the launch of Qingdao Airlines’ direct flight between Yangon and Ningbo in Zhejiang, China. Qingdao Airlines will operate an Airbus A320 aircraft with the capacity for 180 passengers for the new service that will operate every Monday and Friday between Yangon and Ningbo, […]
Gov’t takes steps to decentralize tourism sector
March 1, 2019 by
To step up efforts for tourism development in Myanmar, the Union Government will form three committees that will steer the decentralization of tourism services in accordance with the new tourism law, said Vice President U Henry Van Thio. He made the remarks in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Tourism Development Central Committee […]
Govt counting on Asian travellers to boost tourism
January 8, 2019 by
Myanmar’s tourism sector has borne the brunt of the Rakhine refugee crisis, with growth in tourist arrivals dropping to 1 percent in 2018 compared with 7.1pc in 2017, according to the World Bank. The number of western tourist arrivals fell the most, more than offsetting arrivals from Asia. The numbers reflect reports of booking and […]
Draft law for foreigner-only casinos in Myanmar: report
August 23, 2018 by
A bill that would authorise in principle the setting up of foreigner-only casinos in the Southeast Asia state of Myanmar was submitted to the lower house of the country’s legislature on Tuesday, the Myanmar Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Gambling Bill 2018 is said to include amendments to an existing statute, the Gambling Act […]
Visa on arrival for Indians visiting Myanmar
August 10, 2018 by
Indians wishing to travel to Myanmar will soon be able to do so without applying for a visa beforehand. Starting August 8, the Myanmar government is set to provide visa on arrival facility, suspending the special land entry permission which was formerly required for visitors entering the country via land routes. The Myanmar government decided […]
Nay Pyi Taw Gem Emporium Kicks off, Lower Sales Expected
December 22, 2017 by
A total of 6,875 gems, including two jade lots worth €5.8 million, will be exhibited for sale at the 2017 year-end Myanma Gem Emporium which will be held from December 12 to 21 at Mani Yadana Gems Hall in Nay Pyi Taw. “The two jade lots have the highest floor price among all the gems,” […]
Soccer Diplomacy in Singapore’s ‘Little Burma’
April 6, 2017 by
SINGAPORE — A goal kick away from the Toa Payoh Stadium are reminders of the once-close ties between Myanmar and this Singapore neighborhood, home to the Burmese Buddhist Temple and streets named for the towns and rivers of the Golden Land. The arena hosts Balestier Khalsa Football Club, of Singapore’s professional soccer league, and sits […]
Taiwan’s ‘Little Burma’
March 22, 2017 by
A short five-minute walk from the Taipei metro terminal station of Nanshijiao lies Huaxin Street. It is here, nestled away in the concrete jungle that makes up Zhonghe District — one of the most densely populated parts of the planet — that Taiwan’s Burmese population has settled over the past several decades. The roughly 40,000 […]
