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Tourists to Myanmar doing more good than bad, Lonely Planet founder says

Myanmar Tourism

Tourists to Myanmar doing more good than bad, Lonely Planet founder says

By Yusof Sulaiman

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler has defended his book's influence in the travel industry by claiming tourists going to Myanmar (formerly Burma) is "doing more good than bad."

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Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary

Myanmar

Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary

By Danna Harman | The Christian Science Monitor

Pakokku, Burma - The elderly monk is nervous. He paces the room, leans over an old TV set and slips in a "Tom and Jerry" DVD, raising the volume to an uncomfortable pitch. He peers out one window and then the next, fidgeting. He sits down, gets up again. Finally, he talks. But after all that, there is not much to say.

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Myanmar: Surprise, surprise!

Myanmar

Myanmar: Surprise, surprise!

By Stephane Hanot'

(eTN ) - During last week’s ASEAN Travel Forum (ATF), the biggest surprise came probably from Myanmar. Following the government’s brutal repression to peacefully demonstrating citizens and monks last September, tourism was expected to collapse with no hope for a quick turn-around. Not so, according to new numbers.

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