21 November
THE Bago Region Tourism Committee held a workshop on the tourism development sector of Bago Region on 19 November at 9:30 am at Bago Town Hall, discussing new destination created, commu-nity based tourism program, hotel and resort businesses and formation of the restau-rant association, souvenir entrepreneurs association, transportation, and others relating to tourism develop-ment sector.
Bago Region is 15,214.23 square miles long and it provides the smooth public transportations. It is also rich in cultural heritage destinations including ancient Hanthawaddy, Kaytumadi and Sri Ksetra cities, pagodas, temples, dams, gardens and other tourist attraction plac-es in Bago Region. The regional government has planned to cre-ate the ancient Kaytumadi city in Taungoo Town and Hantha-waddy city in Bago Town in order to upgrade the tourism sector of Bago Region. The airfields near Nanchun Village, Yedashe Town-ship, Taungoo District is currently conducted the second World War Memorial Park project with the aim to create a new destination in Taungoo District.
Furthermore, the resort center projects will be operated at the dams in Toungoo District. The regional government is also encouraging the small and medi-um-sized enterprises and souve-nirs producing businesses. —Tin Soe (Bago)(Translated by La Wonn)