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 art of carving statues from marble stones is one of the 10 Myanmar traditional art pro-fessions.

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.

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.

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.

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.