The five-star Zealax Hotel & Residence by Eskala is slated to open January 1, 2020, its management announced at a November 20 press conference.
The development with 100 rooms and 45 residential apartments is located on Strand Road, Ahlone Township. It offers views of Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon River and the...
The Bagan Tour Guide Association has urged the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and the District Administration Office to implement a specific route for electric bicycles in order to prevent e-bike related accidents and ensure safe riding experiences.
“We proposed the plan during our last meeting on October 20,” the...
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake centered some 13 miles southwest of Taikkyi City hit Yangon on November 12, leaving 25 buildings leaning slightly to one side. Eight of these buildings need repair works to set them upright again.
The affected buildings include one in Pazundaung Township, two in South Okkalapa Township,...
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In “Patriot Act,” his topical comedy series on Netflix, Hasan Minhaj is ambitious. “The types of stories that I gravitate to are big international stories, big cultural stories or big domestic issues,” he said. “That’s the gamut for me.”
But in his personal life, intimacy...
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Local and foreign microfinance institutions have provided a total of K172 billion in loans to 5.6 million people, representing 1.59 percent of GDP, according to Deputy Minister of Commerce U Maung Maung Win.
“Those loans go directly to low-income people, because people with high income can get...
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The Asian Development Bank will provide $51.2 million assistance to build all-weather rural roads in Ayeyarwady and Magway regions.
The project will include upgrading about 152 k.m. of rural roads with paved surface and climate-resilient features across 150 villages in Ayeyarwady and Magway, two less-developed regions...
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Following a one-year trial period ended September 30, during which visas on arrival were offered to visitors from Australia, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and Switzerland, Myanmar plans to extend the privilege to citizen of five other countries later this year.
The five new countries include Hungary,...
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Myanmar recently played host to the 10th Regional Policy Dialogue on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), during which senior officials from ASEAN member states discussed TVET quality development and quality assurance.
The Ministry of Education hosted the event at Wyndham Grand Yangon Hotel during...
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The government has been working to categorize mining plots in line with a newly adopted law, according to Dr. Ye Myint Swe, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
“We are preparing the land plots after Myanma Gems Enterprise and the ministry checked ground inspection...
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The Ministry of Electricity and Energy is prepared to start granting licenses to operate village gas stations. The move is aimed to boost small and medium enterprises and the agricultural sector and to create jobs and income for local villagers.
Applicants must be residents of the village...