Myanmar, India to sign six MoUs
Myanmar will sign six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with India during President U Win Myint’s four-day goodwill visit to India, said U Zaw Htay, Spokesperson of Myanmar President Office, at [...]
Yangon Orders Closure of Unlicensed Luxury Spa in Myanmar’s Historic Secretariat
A newly-opened deluxe spa at Yangon’s Secretariat will have to be closed because it has no operating license, according to the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). “We have not officially [...]
Interesting things about Myanmar
When you live in a place long enough it can become boring, and the things that were once exciting are now ordinary and humdrum. As you walk across the congested streets, or contemplate moving to [...]
Myanmar economy to grow by 6.6% in 2020: World Bank
The Myanmar economy is projected to grow by 6.6 percent in 2020, according to the World Bank, a tad higher than its 6.5pc projection for this year. Economic growth is expected to further [...]
Public Video Contest Aims to Boost Myanmar Tourism
In the past two years, the number of tourists visiting Myanmar has dropped, so CCI France Myanmar, the French chamber of commerce, has formed a partnership with the Myanmar Tourism Marketing [...]
Myanmar Among World Bank’s Top 20 for Business Ease Improvements
As the Myanmar government makes efforts to complete its ambitious goal to reach the top 100 of the World Bank’s ease-of-doing-business index 2020, the country was listed among the top 20 [...]
An Alternative Guide to Travelling Myanmar
For a long time, travel in Myanmar was dominated by visits to the “Grand Four” of Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake, with Ngapali Beach tagged onto the end. It has been exciting [...]
US Embassy warns of possible attacks in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay
Major cities, including three of the largest in Myanmar could face potential attacks this month, the next, and coming months, US Embassy in Myanmar warned on Wednesday. A security alert posted on [...]
How Myanmar’s Military Chief Could Become President
Have you ever entertained the notion that Myanmar’s military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, could be the president of the country after the 2020 election? No one should underestimate him, [...]
UN’s Myanmar Rights Envoy Urges Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘Open Your Eyes’
An appeal by a United Nations envoy on human rights to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop ignoring the situation of persecuted Muslim refugees in Bangladesh and those still living in the [...]
