- Peninsula group to open hotel in Yangon
- French firm to invest in Myanmar’s tourism industry
- Japanese business travellers flock to Myanmar
- Tourists to Inle region surge 50 percent
- Inle floating market nearly disappearing
- Mandalay to build 20 hotels providing over 1400 rooms
- More passports issued in this summer
- Myanmar starts online tour guide services
- Discovering traditional water festival in Myanmar
- Maungmagan beach packed with visitors
Student monument at Shwedagon Pagoda
A trip to Yangon is not complete without a visit to the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. It is the most sacred pilgrimage in Myanmar. The pagoda is believed to more than 2,600 years old.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 17:56
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Bagan’s bag snatchers target female cyclists
Police in Bagan are searching for thieves targeting female cyclists in the town of Nyaung U, a few kilometers from the country’s most popular tourist destination.
Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 14:47
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Mandalay's Mahamuni Buddha receives 200 foreign visitors per day
The Mahamuni Buddha statue in Mandalay receives an average of 200 foreign visitors per day, according to statistics from its board of trustee.
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:06
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Nay Pyi Taw to offer 10,000 accommodations in 2014
Over 10,000 hotel rooms will be available at the Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone in 2014, according to a release from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 00:02
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Myanmar named “Top Country” by Wanderlust Travel Awards
Readers of a British travel magazine, Wanderlust, have chosen Myanmar as the top travel destination for the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2013.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 20:14
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