ASEAN VISA

E-visas arrive to Myanmar and probably to Vietnam

MANADO, Indonesia (eTN) - There is a funny expression in French media. They regularly mention ... read more

MYANMAR ART

Bagan, center of sand painting

BAGAN, Myanmar (eTN) - With its 1,200 or 1,300 stupas, pagodas, and temples – it is probably ... read more

MYANMAR

Could tourism become a Pandora's box for Myanmar?

BAGAN, Myanmar (eTN) - Imagine a young and beautiful girl looking into a mirror for the first ... read more

MYANMAR OPENING

Myanmar tourism enters a new era

YANGON/BAGAN, Myanmar (eTN) - Experts have long predicted that Myanmar (ex Burma) would one day ... read more

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

Earthquakes Hit Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and China

Two earthquakes strike in the border area in between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China

The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) and the United States Geological ... read more

Myanmar Tourism

2010 was a golden year for Myanmar tourism

YANGON, Myanmar — By Myanmar standards, 2010 was a golden year for tourism.

ATF 2011 PHNOM PENH

Changes are in the air in Myanmar

PHNOM PENH (eTN) - Myanmar has long been considered as a pariah state due to its harsh military ... read more

Fighting in Myanmar forces thousands to flee to Thailand

(eTN) - More than 15,000 refugees have fled into northern Thailand on Monday after fighting ... read more

Air Bagan Starts Phuket Flights

Myanmar Air Bagan launches service to Phuket

BANGKOK – Myanmar carrier Air Bagan is launching twice-weekly flights between Yangon and the ... read more

Myanmar

Bomb found near popular tourist market in Yongon

YANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar found a bomb hidden near a popular tourist market in ... read more

Myanmar Tourism

Destination news: Tourist arrivals to Myanmar up 37%

Yangon - Tourist arrivals to Myanmar increased 37.4 per cent year-on-year in the first seven ... read more

Aviation News: Air Bagan and Air Mandalay to expand fleets

Myanmar airlines to expand fleets in time for peak tourism season

Yangon - Myanmar's two private airlines have announced plans to purchase new aircraft to service ... read more

AirAsia Kuala Lumpur-Yangon

Myanmar's renewed interest for international tourism

With Yangon served out of Kuala Lumpur, low-cost carrier AirAsia completes its presence in all ... read more

Myanmar Introduces Visas On Arrival

Myanmar to offer tourist visas on arrival

Myanmar's military government will offer visas on arrival to boost the country's nascent tourism ... read more

Long-Haul Market Collapse

Long-haul markets collapse to Vietnam in 2009

Long-haul markets to Vietnam are in the doldrums and were behind the collapse of total arrivals ... read more

Myanmar Tourism Up 25%

Ministry of Hotels and Tourism: Myanmar tourism booming

Yangon - Tourist arrivals to Myanmar jumped 25 per cent in 2009, despite the global recession ... read more

Myanmar

Myanmar issues advisory to foreign tourists over hot weather

YANGON - The Myanmar tourism authorities Wednesday advised foreign tourists visiting the country ... read more

Myanmar

Myanmar to attend WTM in London

YANGON - Myanmar will join the World Travel Market show 2009 to be held in the United Kingdom ... read more

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

Indonesia - Myanmar Cooperation

Myanmar, Indonesia to boost trade, tourism cooperation

YANGON - Entrepreneurs from Myanmar and Indonesia have met in Yangon recently to seek ... read more

Myanmar

2009-2010: Myanmar targets 1 million arrivals

YANGON - Myanmar has been making efforts to promote its international tourism market, targeting ... read more

Road Trip

Getting the new visa entry stamp

Chiang Mai, Thailand (eTN) - Most of the foreign tourists who visit the border town of Mae Sai ... read more

Myanmar Misapprehension

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

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

Stopping Human Trafficking

60 nations meet in Bali to discuss how to end international smuggling and trafficking of human beings

Representatives from more than 60 countries participated in a meeting with the United Nations ... read more