Marriott has signed a landmark agreement with one of Myanmar’s leading property developers, Yoma Land, to bring the Westin brand to Myanmar in late 2021. Under the agreement, the new-build Westin Yangon will feature 281 rooms and suites alongside 90 premium serviced apartments with spectacular views overlooking downtown Yangon and the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda. […]
New route Chiang Mai to Yangon
June 19, 2018 by
CHIANG MAI : AirAsia will introduce a new direct service linking Chiang Mai in North Thailand with Yangon in Myanmar. The three weekly service, scheduled Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, will start 11 August. August is one of the lowest months for travel to Yangon and traffic from Chiang Mai will be even lower. However, there […]
Japan Inc. pours cash into Myanmar despite Rohingya crisis
May 28, 2018 by
YANGON — Japanese companies are investing aggressively in Myanmar with help from Tokyo, even as their European and American counterparts shy away while hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee the country to escape persecution. Japan’s businesses were approved to devote a record $1.47 billion to the Southeast Asian nation for the fiscal year ended […]
Untangling Myanmar’s trade in human hair
May 21, 2018 by
Yangon, Myanmar – Aye Aye Thein, 55, cuts hair for a living at Insein market in the north of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. But unlike most hairdressers, she doesn’t charge her customers. Instead, she pays them. The country is a major source of human hair, feeding the global demand for wigs, weaves and hair extensions. […]
Mayor promises speedy review of high-rise projects
March 15, 2018 by
Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe said the government did not suspend any additional construction projects involving high-rise buildings on March 6. He made the comments in the regional legislature. MP U Hla Thein from Tamwe township asked if the government has plans to greenlight the construction projects. “Suspending construction projects which have already started […]
Myanmar Strategic Holdings looks for investments in budget hotels, tourism
March 9, 2018 by
Enrico Cesenni, CEO of London-listed Myanmar Strategic Holdings (MSH), an investment holding company, is eyeing investments in budget hotels and tourism in Myanmar. “We feel that there is room to grow in the budget category rather than in the more expensive categories,” he told The Myanmar Times during a recent interview. Tourism is also interesting. […]
Yangon Heritage Building Reopens to Public
December 27, 2017 by
Tourists can now explore one of Myanmar’s most historical colonial buildings as Yangon’s iconic Secretariat opens to the public for the first time in decades. Now high hopes are being pinned on the 120-year-old building becoming a major tourist draw to Yangon, with the launch of tours led by Asia Tours Myanmar while work gets […]
