Local Culture & Travel
Local Culture & Travel
Foreign visitors to Mandalay Region on the rise
27/06/19
By Kyaw Htike Soe
The number of foreign visitors to Mandalay Region totaled 241,559 in the first four months of this year, with China being the biggest source of visitors, according to the statistics from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) under the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
Ywanganthat I’ve been to
24/06/19
I WENT on a field survey with geology students in 2017 to Ywangan Region in Danu Self Adminis-tered Zone. Ywangan Town is at an elevation of 4,028 ft. above sea level. It was formed with 28 village tracts and had a popula-tion of more than 82,000. It was in Shan State south and can be reached from Aungban-Pindaya road junction. As Ywangan town was surrounded by unspoilt nat-ural beauties it was considered as a virgin land. It is a land where peace and tranquillity prevails.
Trekking in forests, seeing Popa Taungkalat in the clouds, guarantees life-long memories
23/06/19
With the first two or three rainfalls of the monsoon season, the high temperatures in central Myanmar have fallen and local residents are at last feeling some relief from the heat. The early rain during the monsoon season reminds me of my annual trekking to Mt. Popa in central Myanmar.
Union Minister for Information receives UNESCO Regional Director
22/06/19
Union Minister for Information Dr. Pe Myint received Mr Shigeru Aoyagi, Director of the UNESCO Asia Pacific Region, and Ms Min Jeong Kim, Head of UNESCO Myanmar Office, at his office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Tourists visit Myanmar by motorbikes
20/06/19
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, foreign and domestic tourists have been visiting Myanmar through different modes of transport to enjoy well-known destinations, beautiful sceneries and a diverse range of cultures and traditions of local tribes in Myanmar.
Tourists visit Myanmar by cars, motorbikes
18/06/19
Nay Pyi Taw 18 June
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, foreign and domestic tourists have been visiting Myanmar through different modes of transport to enjoy well-known destinations, beautiful sceneries and a diverse range of cultures and traditions of local tribes in Myanmar.
Natural hot spring in Namtkham packed with vacationists
17/06/19
A hot spring near Mangpon Village about two miles from Namtkham Township, Northern Shan State is crowded with holidaymakers.
Mogok sees nearly 600 tourists as of May
16/06/19
NEARLY 600 tourists visited Mogok, which is famous for Myanmar’s gemstones, from January to May 2019, accord-ing to official statistics from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism.
Over 24,000 tourists visit Myanmar via Tachilek in one week
15/06/19
The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate from June 7 -13 this year reached 24,093, according to statistics provided by the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT) Tachilek branch.
Sri Ksetra, World Heritage Cultural Site in Pyu Era
15/06/19
SINCE prior to the classification into the World Heritage Cultural Site by the UNESCO, Sri Kestra (Thayekhittara, pronounced in Myanmar) situated at 5 miles far away from south-east of Pyay in Bago Region had already been famous as an ancient city of Pyu, in home and abroad.
