Myanmar Tourism to Korea Shows Steady Increase
By SAN YAMIN AUNG April 5, 2019 Tourists wearing Korean traditional costumes, known as Hanbok, pose for photographs at the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, South Korea, in October 2016. / Reuters […]
Community Connection, a Palace and a Lake — Destination Guide to Eastern Myanmar
By MARIE STARR The Irrawaddy Tuesday April 1, 2019 A woman of the Kayan ethnic group at her home near Demoso in Karenni State. / Thet Htun Naing / The Irrawaddy […]
Indonesia;s First Lady Iriana Jokowi Rides in Packed MRT Trial Run
Ricky Mohammad Nugraha TEMPO.CO, Monday March 18, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo together with VP Jusuf Kalla’s wife Mufidah Jusuf Kalla participated in the limited MRT trial […]
Meet me at Indawgyi, Myanmar’s largest lake
Bertie Lawson The Myanmar Times March 7, 2019 Welcome to Indawgyi, Myanmar’s largest lake. Photo – Face of Indawgyi INDAWGYI, Myanmar – The legend of the lake tells of the decadent […]
Bigger Thingyan celebrations in Mandalay this year
Kyaw Ko Ko The Myanmar Times Wed March 6, 2019 Last year’s Thingyan celebration in Mandalay. Photo – Kyaw Ko Ko Mandalay city will expand the area set aside for […]
Bali to shut down over Nyepi
Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Tue, March 5, 2019 Hindus carry offerings during a Melasti procession at Padang Galak Beach in Denpasar, Bali, on Monday. The self-purifying ceremony served […]
Thousands flock to Bali’s beaches for Melasti purification ritual
Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Mon, March 4, 2019 Balinese Hindus walk along Lembeng Beach in Gianyar, Bali, during Melasti, a purification ceremony held ahead of the holy day […]
Denpasar airport, Bali, to close 24 hours for Nyepi (Day of Silence)
Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Thu, February 28, 2019 / 02:38 pm DENPASAR, Bali, Indonesia – I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, is temporarily suspending all […]
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