Myanmar E-Visa Set To Launch On April 1st

Myanmar online visa (E-Visa) will be kicked off a one-month testing period between April 1st and 30th in the government-run website www.myanmarevisa.gov.mm. With this system, tourists will have a chance to apply for visa on their own. The E-visa is valid for 30 days and will be allowed for the entry to Yangon airport only.

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Myanmar Airlines Fuel Surcharge Revoked In Five Days

On 28th February, Ministry of Energy notified all airlines that the price of aircraft fuel (JET-A1) was floated at the market rate and some airlines passed the increase as fuel surcharge to the passengers on 1st March.

Yangon Hotels May Increase Room Rates Soon

Cheered by fully-booked rooms during the tourist season, some big-name hotels in Yangon prepare to raise the rates in the next season – from October 2012 to March 2013.

Ancient Pyu Burial Site In Sri Khettara Open To Public

(Photo Credit: mrtv.net.mm)

Newly discovered ancient Pyu burial site in Sri Khettara nearby Pyay is now open to scholars, domestic travelers and foreign tourists as well.

24 Hour Emergency Health Care Service In Bagan

Leo Medicare is planning to set up a 24 hour emergency health care service in Bagan area in the last week of December 2011.

Free Internet Wifi in Bagan

An Internet service provider, Redlink have offered free internet wifi at some temples in Bagan, the major tourist sight in Myanmar.

George Soros To Meet U Thein Sein, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

George Soros is scheduled to meet President U Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi separately according to sources close to the government.

Myanmar Online Visa Underway

Within a few months, Myanmar online visa could be available for tourists who plan to come to Myanmar, which ranked number 2 in Lonely Planet’s top ten countries. The system is still in progress, and expected to come out during the tourism high season – from October through February.

Burma, Myanmar or Mranma?

Mranma

The word “Mran” in Myanmar language is equivalent to “horse”, in Old Tibetan: “rman” and in Proto-Tibeto Myanmar: “Mran”, meaning “horse”.

Travel To Naypyidaw Possible In 2012

(Photo Credit: ZEAL@mmcpcommunity.net)

In 2012, foreign visitors could have a chance to see the forbidden city, Naypyidaw, which was built a couple of years ago to be an administrative capital in place of Yangon.