State-owned telecommunication operator Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) will offer Fiber To The Home (FTTH) – an internet service – in Mandalay next month. FTTH is the setting of fibre-optic cables from a central point to one’s accommodation, providing access to internet. MPT announced on their official page that FTTH will offer online services ranging […]
MPT to expand fibre-optic service to Mandalay
October 24, 2017 by Thiha
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Ministry gets tough on licences for foreign guests
September 20, 2016 by thiha
Guesthouse owners have criticised a government decision they say will stop them taking in foreign tourists. Under the law, owners who let rooms to foreign guests without a licence could be jailed for three years. U Myint Htwe, director of the tourism ministry, told The Myanmar Times that the law would be applied to guesthouse owners even if […]
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The aviation sector takes off
April 28, 2014 by thiha
Myanmar’s civil aviation sector is on the brink of explosive growth with the number of seats and carriers rising and infrastructure being upgraded. Myanmar is the most under-served aviation market in Southeast Asia. The numbers speak for themselves. Only Brunei and Laos have fewer airline seats per capita. Myanmar has a population of 52 million, […]
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