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Myanmar's capital struggles to fill empty hotels
Myanmar Times, Published on 18/01/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar - A lack of tourist attractions combined with overly optimistic developers has left around 80% of hotel rooms empty on any given day in Nay Pyi...
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Myanmar car dealers peeved by new import restrictions
Myanmar Times, Published on 02/12/2016
» YANGON, Myanmar - Importers are up in arms over a ban on bringing in cars built before 2015 and total prohibition of more right-hand drive vehicles.
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Yangon considers ending industrial zone bridge tolls
Myanmar Times, Published on 06/12/2016
» YANGON, Myanmar - The Yangon Region government is debating removing toll fees on three bridges that connect Hlaing Thar Yar industrial zone with Yangon and the...
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Yangon's SRT bus line closes due to losses
Myanmar Times, Published on 08/12/2016
» YANGON, Myanmar - Yangon’s SRT bus line, launched with government help last year as a model for passenger-friendly transportation, is to close on Dec 8 after...
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Myanmar to push capital as destination for event organisers
Myanmar Times, Published on 04/10/2016
» YANGON - The government has announced new initiatives to attract tourists and conference and exhibition organisers to the capital city, Nay Pyi Taw.
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Shwedagon Pagoda a no-drone zone
Myanmar Times, Published on 03/10/2016
» YANGON - Shwedagon Pagoda is now a no drone zone. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not welcome to fly over the famed pagoda or its grounds without prior permission,...
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Rescued Myanmar fishermen re-trafficked in home waters
Myanmar Times, Published on 11/10/2016
» YANGON - Four Myanmar fishermen who were enslaved on Thai fishing boats and later abandoned on remote Indonesian islands have recounted how they again became...
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Myanmar hotels look to boost standard with Thai help
Myanmar Times, Published on 20/10/2016
» YANGON - A joint seminar on hospitality management development will be held on Saturday, a cooperative effort by the Myanmar Hotelier Association and Thai industry....
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Mandalay jade traders seeking market protection
Myanmar Times, Published on 31/10/2016
» YANGON - Gems traders in Mandalay have called on the government to enforce a temporary suspension on jade mining and crack down on the illegal export of the precious...
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Defence team team hopeful in Koh Tao murder appeal
Myanmar Times, Published on 02/11/2016
» YANGON - Lawyers for two Myanmar nationals sentenced to death in Thailand for the murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao are optimistic about winning their...