by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
So this Home for the Aged is located on Hninsigon – Rose Hill – on the Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, BahanTownship in Yangon, it is famous as Hnin¬sigon Home for the Aged, founded by Daw Oo Zun in the year 1952. Daw Oo Zun was born in 1860 A.D. at Mandalay. Her...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Local people should be involved in safeguarding biodiversity in tourist hotspots, the UN recommends. A manual issued this month (3 July) by the UN Environment Programme says local management of wildlife and nature is the best way to protect sensitive,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
About: Heineken N.V. (HINKF) The world’s major beer brewers are all facing the same problem. As their tradition al markets become increasingly saturated, sales in these regions are slowing down, which means these companies must develop new markets in order to...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Date:24-Nov-15 to 26-Nov-15 Location: Beijing Exhibition Centre / Shanghai / Alabama / China Category: Aviation Aerospace Conferences & Trade Fairs As an important part for the development of science and technology and national. economic construction, Advanced...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Chinlone is the traditional sport of Burma (Myanmar). Chinlone is a combination of sport and dance, a team sport with no opposing team. In essence chinlone is non-competitive. The focus is not on winning or losing, but how beautifully one plays the game. It is also...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Curriculum is drawing for tourist guide course to train tourist guides in Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake in August, 2015, learnt from Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. Professional tourist guides will train the junior tourist guides who have two years working experience...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
As per record, dead toll of people in road accidents reached to 11.8% on daily basis all over Myanmar and the dead toll jumped from 3,700 to 4,200 in a year. At the end of 2014 about 290,000 vehicles including 25,000 commuter buses were registered in Yangon area. The...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Union Government has decided to terminate the urban projects to construct at former National Defence College and No. 1 Vehicle Station compounds in Dagon Township, Yangon. Yangon Heritage Trust evaluated that such decision shows that effort for Yangon urban and...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
As Myanmar tourism sector is thriving, every region has hotel constructions. To set up international standard hotel business is allowed in Ngapali Beach in Rakhine State, per source of Myanmar Investment Commission. Recently, MIC had approved in July, 2015 the...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
New airport will be established for the convenience of all travelers and for regional development. The expenditure for the new airport will be 1,000 million Kyat, learnt from Ministry of Transport. The construction work will start in July, 2015 and completed within...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 2014-15 tour season, about 4.8 million local holiday makers visit ordinary scheduled destinations and new destinations, short and long trips are popular, per source of Myanmar Pilgrimage and Tour Services Association. Currently, UNESCO listed ancient Pyu cities,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The 2nd Toyota Mekong Club Football Championship will launch in five countries – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in late 2015. The Championship was resumed in 2014 and the project is operated by Toyota to show the supports for the development of...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Directorate of Hotels and Tourism speeds the issuance of hotels and guesthouse licences with faster process than last years. In June, 17 hotel and guesthouse licences have been granted, per source of the Directorate. Thus, licence issuing process is rapid and also...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The lack of electricity at night in Yangon added to the cause of the 60% road accidents, said U Ba Myint, the secretary of All Bus Lines Control Committee (Yangon Region). Road accidents often occurred at night, mainly because of the lack of electricity on the roads,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Urban Planning Department’s Capacity development project which is carried out in cooperation with Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), Myanmar Egress and Yangon Heritage Trust has concluded successfully last week. Project procedures like urban...
by admin | Feb 27, 2015 | Business, Travel News
Tourism in Myanmar has been hampered by many factors – Boycotts, regional conflicts, embergos, unrest, lack of stability and the last but not the least virus and diseases. Hotels and tour companies have been striving for market share from neighboring countries...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Celebrity News
Harley Davidson owners put on a show in Mandalay. Photo Khunlatt. Credit : Popular Myanmar News Journal