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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar visit agenda

Thet Naing — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:52:45 +0000

The following is the tentative agenda of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic Myanmar visit as obtained by Myanmar Today. November 30 3:00 PM – arrival to Naypyidaw by air December 1 9:00 AM – meeting with Myanmar foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin 10:00 AM – meeting with President of Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein 12:00 Noon – lunch with foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin 1:00 PM – meeting with Chairman of upper house Khin Aung Myint and Chairman of lower house Thura Shwe Mann 4:00 PM – left for Yangon, visit to Shwedagon Pagoda Stay at Chatrium Hotel Yangon December 2 9:00 AM – meeting with Democracy icon Aung Sann Su Kyi at her lakeside resident Visit to Shan cultural museum Afternoon – meeting with political parties and politicians at US embassy in Yangon 4:00 PM – left Yangon by air US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar visit agenda is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We [...]

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Get married to a Myanmar man or lady

Bamarlay — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:10:02 +0000

The following is the article from Myanmar Man’s Diary blog with permission. The article give advice on get married to a Myanmar man or lady. It is quite difficult, due to restrictions in Myanmar law, but entirely possible. Many of our visitors asked us information on getting married to a Burmese. Apparently, they find it difficult to find information on getting married to a Burmese. There are no information available on marriage to a Burmese (guy or girl). I think it is time to give you some information on this issue for those Burmese guys and girls who found difficulty getting married to a foreigner, and those foreign men and ladies want to get married to a Burmese. Burmese law allows Myanmar citizens to get married to a foreigner. In the past, it used to be easy to get it done. Just head to a local judge and he will marry you. However, since about 10 years ago, local judges refused to do it on the ground that it is difficult to distinguish between real marriage and the human trafficking. Today, no judge or local court would marry a Burmese and a foreigner. Even after you get married, your marriage certificate (actually [...]

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Hotels and Guest Houses in Bagan Nyaung U – Cheap Budget Accommodation

Bamarlay — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:48:00 +0000

Although Bagan is the major tourist place in Myanmar, and most visited place in Myanmar by foreign and local tourists, cheap hotels and guest house are still plentiful in Bagan. All of them serve both local and foreign tourists. Below are a few in Nyaung U that are usually recommended by visitors. Please be mindful that most of them have standard or limited facility and might not serve breakfast. During peak tourist season, they may be readily full, so book in advance. May Khalar Guest House My favorite! I stay here whenever I visit Bagan. The owner and the staffs are friendly, and the price is cheap. There is no breakfast provided, but there are many tea shops and cheap (but nice) restaurants near by. The rooms and clean but basic. There is air condition in every room, and hot and cold water is available. There is a back up electric generator during the time of frequent electric outbreak, but it is not enough for air-con. This means, during power cut, you will not have air con. The bath room and toilets are a little worn out, but OK for a cheap guest house. Serves breakfast. Price range from 7 [...]

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Going around Bagan

Bamarlay — Mon, 02 May 2011 09:13:00 +0000

If you are travelling in a tour group, your tour operator will handle all travelling arrangement for you. However, if you are travelling on your own, you will have to take care of your own travelling arrangement in Bagan. But travelling around Bagan is not difficult. Travelling in Bagan is easy for both tourists with a very limited budget to rich tourists. Cheapest – Bicycle My favorite way of travelling in Bagan. I always travel in a bicycle, at least a day, whenever I visit to Bagan (another day is reserved for horse cart travel). Not only it is cheap, you also have freedom to go wherever you want to go. Bagan is such a small place that you can reach most of the temples and pagodas by bicycle. Almost all hotels and guest houses have bicycles, and you can hire bicycles cheaply from many hiring shops in Bagan. It will cost around 1,000 kyat to as high as 3,000 – 4,000 kyat a day, depending on season. Avoid taking bicycle during summer as it is unbearably hot during summer. Also, bring enough oral rehydration salt packets (ORS) as you will lose a lot of swet, water and salt [...]

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Bagan – Getting there

Thet Naing — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:03:38 +0000

Bagan is the most visited place in Myanmar by foreigners, apart from Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Almost all travel itineries include Bagan. Going to Bagan is easy, either Bus, boat, train or air. By Air Perhaps the easiest and most convenient way to travel to Bagan is by Air. All local airlines have daily flights to Bagan. Some airlilnes run more than one flight a day. These flights usually follow the rout Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Hehe-Yangon (or in the opposite direction). Thus it is convenient to plan your trip along these destinations. Air far is usually around US$ 80 – 100, one way, depending on season. For details on airlines, please see the article Domestic Air Travel Advice. From Bagan (Nyaung Oo) Airport, you can take a taxi to Nyaung Oo town or Bagan. One point to remind you is, if you include Mandalay in your trip schedule, Mandalay Airport is outside the town and about one hour drive from the city. And taxi to and from Mandalay Airport is quite expensive. By Bus If you are on budget, then the best way to travel to Bagan is by bus. From Yangon, all buses leave at around 3 PM, and arrive to Bagan [...]

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Myanmar Today new site design launched

Bamarlay — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:18:17 +0000

Myanmar Today has just launched our new site design yesterday. Although the old site design serve our purpose as bloggin tool, it serves our site’s purpose as an information website. We have extensively redesigned our site with a new wordpress template. The following are some important changes to our site. Improved color scheme Improved menu bar with pull down menus Improved Category menu bar New: individual pages for places and destinations of Myanmar New: Magazine style home page with Latest post at the top and previous posts in 2 and 3 column layout. Improved search box Improved popular articles in sidebar Improved featured articles in sidebar Easy navigation bar at the foot In addition, we will be publishing new articles on Myanmar as well as updating our old articles to be up to date. In following weeks, we will be publishing our Ultimate Bagan travel guide. Myanmar Today new site design launched is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We really appreciate [...]

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Night Life in Yangon

Bamarlay — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:58:50 +0000

Night life in Yangon, for a foreigner, is quite dry and boring. Even for us who are long time residents of Yangon feel night life in Yangon is becoming more and more boring. There are very few bars and night clubs. Very few restaurants and tea shops open until midnight, due to government restrictions (in the past, many tea shops and restaurants open the whole night, especially in the China Town). Anyway, for those who have money, people still can enjoy a bit of night life, although one will feel it quite boring compared to that in neighbouring Thailand. Original image by Onourownpath.com at Flickr. For Simple Night For those who just want to spend their night in a simple way, just head to China town. Even though not officially allowed to open beyond midnight, you can still find bustling night bazaar and roadside food stalls in China town. You can have nice and delicious Chinese food at a cheap price there and observe the local way of life in Chian town. China town in situated in downtown Yangon. Ask taxi driver to bring you to Latha Road, get off there and walk in the streets full of stalls and [...]

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Myanmar hit by magnitude 6.8 earthquake

Bamarlay — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:24:22 +0000

A magnitude 6.8 earth quake hit eastern Shan State close to Thai, Laos and China border, according to State run official media. According to Myanma rRadio and Television (MRTV), the quake hit an area near Keagtong, the capital of eastern Shan State. 74 people died and 111 injured according to State media reports

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List of Government Ministers submitted to Myanmar Parliament

Bamarlay — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:57:15 +0000

The following is the list of Government ministers submitted by president elect Thein Sein to the new Myanmar Union Parliament. 30 government ministers were proposed to head 34 government ministries. Lt-General Ko Ko Maj-General Hla Min Maj-General Thein Htay U Wunna Maung Lwin U Myint Hlaing U Kyaw San Wunna Kyaw Htin U Win Myint U Tint San U Khin Maung Myint U Thein Htun U Hla Htun U Thein Htike U Nyan Htun Aung U Tin Naing Thein U Win Htun U Aung Kyi U Ohn Myint U Kyaw Swar Khaing U Soe Thein U Than Htay U Aung Min Dr. Mya Aye Dr. Pe Thet Khin U Aye Myint Thura U Myint Maung U Khin Yi U Zaw Min U Khin Maung Soe U Thein Nyunt U Soe Maung Of these, only 4 are civilians: Dr. Mya Aye, Dr. Pe Thet Khin, Wunna Kyaw Htin U Win Myint and U Tint San. The rest are either army personnel or ex-army officers. List of Government Ministers submitted to Myanmar Parliament is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in [...]

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Shwedagon Pagoda Guide

Bamarlay — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:47:40 +0000

History According to legend, Shwedagon Pagoda was built more than 2,500 years ago during the time of Lord Buddha. The two merchant brothers from then Okkalapa (now Yangon) met with Gautama Buddha shortly after he attained enlightenment, and became the first disciples of Lord Buddha. Gautama Buddha gave them eight hair relics which they brought back to their country. In Okkalapa, they built the first pagoda in the history of Buddhism, Shwedagon on the holy Singuttara Hill. Although there is no archeological evidence to support this official story, most Buddhists in Myanmar and around the world believe in this story and Shwedagon becomes one of the most important centers of Buddhism. For detailed history of Shwedagon Pagoda, please see the article Shwedagon Pagoda History. Stairways (Zaung-dans) Most visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda climbed up the Singuttara Hill by one of four stairways or zaungdans. Shwedagon Pagoda, like most other pagodas in Myanmar, has four stairways or zaungdans, one on each side of the pagoda (north, south, east and west). The stairway that is most used by the foreign visitors is the Southern Stairway, which ascends from the direction of the city center. The stairway starts immediately at the end of the [...]

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