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Tourism boom threatens Burmese greatest treasures

Myanmar tourism

Tourism boom threatens Burmese greatest treasures

The hotels are fully booked and the planes are packed as Burma experiences a tourist boom ... read more

Plastic bag-free zone established at Inle Lake in Burma

Protecting tourist destinations in Myanmar

Plastic bag-free zone established at Inle Lake in Burma

A village at Inle Lake in southern Shan State has agreed to become a plastic bag-free zone, and ... read more

USAID denies it broke Burma sanctions

Alleged Infringement Of Sanction Rules

USAID denies it broke Burma sanctions

By Don Ross

USAID denies it has violated either the letter or spirit of US legislation on aid to Burma by ... read more

Should the tourists travel to Burma?

Burma Travel

Should the tourists travel to Burma?

By Jonathan Steele

Ruled by the world's last military junta, Burma is shunned by both governments and tourists. Yet ... read more

Aung San Suu Kyi no longer opposes tourism to Burma

Aung San Suu Kyi Changes Position On Burmese Tourism

Aung San Suu Kyi no longer opposes tourism to Burma

Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has indicated that she is no longer opposed to ... read more

China’s Autonomous Regions eyed as model for Burmese ethnic areas?

Myanmar

China’s Autonomous Regions eyed as model for Burmese ethnic areas?

Leaders of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China have visited Myanmar to brief military ... read more

Tourists can easily enter Burma - and leave - if they follow the rules

Myanmar Misapprehension

Tourists can easily enter Burma - and leave - if they follow the rules

By Walter Kopek

BANGKOK -- It wasn’t quite trepidation or fear going through my head but rather something a ... read more

Travel firms sell holidays to blacklisted Burmese resorts

UK

Travel firms sell holidays to blacklisted Burmese resorts

By Nick Mathiason, The Observer

Over a dozen British tour operators are selling holiday packages to Burma in resorts owned by ... read more

eTN Inbox: The Struggle to engage Myanmar

Myanmar

eTN Inbox: The Struggle to engage Myanmar

Predictably, the stance taken by Danish Development Minister Ulla Tørnæs put the cat among the ... read more

Malikha Lodge in Burma’s Northern Kachin State offers luxury wilderness experience

Assists Hill Tribes And Sustainable Tourism

Malikha Lodge in Burma’s Northern Kachin State offers luxury wilderness experience

By eTN

The folks who staff the guest experience at a remote luxury lodge in northern Burma come from ... read more

eTN Inbox: Letter from Yangon

Myanmar

eTN Inbox: Letter from Yangon

Following our first update on the 15th May on the Balloons over Bagan / Malikha Lodge cyclone ... read more

Burma bans top Western journalist, deports another

Burma

Burma bans top Western journalist, deports another

By JIM ANDREWS

The Burmese regime on Sunday banned the prominent Swedish author and journalist Bertil Lintner ... read more

Government to monitor Putao tourists

Putao

Government to monitor Putao tourists

New Delhi – Travel and tour companies are confused following a government edict restricting ... read more

Burma lures tourists with reopening of ancient palace

Myanmar

Burma lures tourists with reopening of ancient palace

In an attempt to entice tourists to the military-ruled country, Burma's Ministry of Culture has ... read more

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