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Myanmar’s tourism industry faces challenges

June 29, 2017 by Thiha

Myanmar’s tourism industry has experienced a significant decline compared to previous years. To understand the causes for this development the Global New Light of Myanmar interviewed U Thet Lwin Toe, chairman of Myanmar Tourism Entrepreneurs Association. Q: May I know current situation of tourism industry? The country’s tourism sector rose in 2012 like a tsunami. […]

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From Dubai to Yangon, signs of Chinese wealth are everywhere

July 6, 2016 by thiha

Seeking relief from a depreciating yuan, Chinese outbound investors have been on a roll lately, proposing jaw-dropping acquisitions in the commercial real estate sector in recent months from Dubai to Yangon and every investment haven in between. The speeds of capital deployment from the Middle Kingdom has been met with suspicion both at home and abroad. Determined […]

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Burma’s capital: a super-sized slice of post-apocalypse suburbia

April 6, 2015 by thiha

Driving through Naypyidaw, the purpose-built capital of Burma, it could be easy to forget that you’re in the middle of one of south-east Asia’s poorest countries. On either side of the street, a seemingly endless series of giant detached buildings, villa-style hotels and shopping malls look like they have fallen from the sky, all painted […]

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