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While most people flock to countries like Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam when they’re looking for a Southeast Asia adventure, there’s one destination that they’ll be sad they overlooked. Dotted with ...
These include the lifting of sanctions, the release of political prisoners and the floatation of the Myanmar currency, which is currently trading at about 850 kyats (pronounced “chat”) to the U.S.
If you do not agree with the oppressive nature and policies of a country’s government, is it better to stay away and protest those policies by not spending your tourist dollars there, or does staying ...
Despite a brutal civil war, Myanmar’s holiday industry is trying to revive interest in the army-ruled country. Hailing a "glowing sense of optimism and positivity within Myanmar’s tourism industry ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover digital marketing and PR in Asia. When you think of Myanmar, you may not think of digital marketing. But the country is ...
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Myanmar, officially known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian country bordered by Bangladesh and India to the west, China to the ...
BOULDER, Colo. -- For Davies Stamm, one visit to Myanmar just wasn't enough. Since his first trip to the area in the 1970s, Stamm has returned many times -- in fact, he has made more than 40 trips in ...
BAGAN, Myanmar — Mr. Aye has a round, aged face and a wide, betel-nut-stained smile. Like many Burmese, he punctuates his speech with giggling, which can be alarming to a Westerner. “Just three years ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In November, President Obama will travel to Myanmar to attend the East Asia Summit ...
Nov 28 (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's leader and military chief Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity in the alleged ...
BALI, Indonesia — In a breakthrough with a nation long shunned and sanctioned by the United States, President Barack Obama is sending Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Myanmar next month, ...