Local Culture & Travel
Local Culture & Travel
Experts rally for Bagan’s inclusion in World Heritage List
27/05/19
“If Bagan gets included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List, it will increase our national integrity and promote tourism,” said U Thein Lwin, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Archaeology and National Museum.
23809 tourists visit Myanmar via Tachilek in one week
25/05/19
The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate from May 17 to 23 this year reached about 23809, according to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (DOHT), Tachilek branch.
MraukU aims for World Heritage status by 2021
23/05/19
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has stepped up efforts for submitting a Nomination Dossier to UNESCO for putting the ancient city of MraukU in Rakhine State on the World Heritage list.
Heading for Maliwan
20/05/19
ASPEED boat on Dawei-Myeik-Ka-wthoung run left Dawei at dawn and reaches Myeik Jetty at 9 a.m. Before these speed boats ply this route, travellers from Dawei to Myeik or the other way round took coastal liners from My-anmar Five Stare Line, private motor launch-es, trawlers or cargo boats which makes the travel time longer.
The ArtofCarving Statuesfrom Marble Stones in Mandalay
19/05/19
THE art of carving statues from marble stones is one of the 10 Myanmar traditional art pro-fessions.
Bolakhe’s Pun Creek crowded with visitors
14/05/19
The day temperature in Bolakhe Township, Kayah State is 42°C. The Pun Creek is packed with visitors who want to relieve from extreme hot weather.
Memories Group takes stake in Strand Hotel
13/05/19
Myanmar tourism trailblazers Memories Group had bought a minority share in Strand Hotel International Ltd. The US$3.19 million investment gives the Group stakes in a cruise ship and three hotels, most notably the world-famous Strand Hotel, an iconic landmark on the Yangon waterfront, which was built during the British colonial era in 1901, according to a release on 3 May.
Tourist arrivals to Inwa (Ava) likely to rise in 2019
13/05/19
Inwa Region is located at the confluence of the Ayeyawady River and Dokhtawady River about 2 miles and four furlongs north of TadaU Township and around 20 miles southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest cultural city.
Tourists visit Myanmar by car
08/05/19
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 in peak season.
Thai visitors throng Myanmar
08/05/19
The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has been making arrangements for globetrotters to visit Myanmar in a safe and secure manner. The ministry also arranged some travel itineraries for foreign visitors who enter the country through border checkpoints.
