Myanmar city Mandalay Revives Traditional Thingyan Nights to Attract Visitors
By ZARNI MANN, THE IRRAWADDY 8 March 2018 The Mandalay Thingyan Walkway entrance in 2017. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy MANDALAY — The Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) is planning to […]
Malaysian spends below RM700 backpacking to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
BY CHRIS MOHAN The Malay Mail Online Wednesday February 21, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Who says that the Ringgit is holding Malaysians back from travelling and having a good time […]
London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2018
The annual London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival returns to London’s Regatta Centre on the earlier date of Sunday 3rd June 2018. The free, family-friendly, fun day out welcomes 10,000 visitors […]
Indonesia village Banyuwangi Sets 77 Tourism Agendas Throughout 2018
BY FRANSISCA CHRISTY ROSANA TEMPO.CO THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2018 Jaran dance, Banyuwangi, East Java. ANTARA FOTO/Zabur Karuru/ama/16 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Banyuwangi releases 77 tourism agendas throughout 2018, on Thursday, February 1. The release […]
Myanmar to Host First Tour for ASEAN Travel Bloggers, Writers
By LWIN MAR TUN The Irrawaddy February 2, 2018 Visitors inside a temple in Bagan / The Irrawaddy YANGON, Myanmar – The Myanmar Travel Bloggers Club will host media and bloggers […]
Yangon-Mandalay train journey will shorten to 8 hours by 2023
By AYE NYEIN WIN The Myanmar Times January 16. 2018 The new diesel electric trains bought from China for the Yangon-Mandalay express debuted in 2016. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times […]
Malaysia firefly light blinking out as Kuala Sepetang mangrove loses more trees
By John Bunyan The Malay Mail OnlinreWednesday January 10, 2018 About nine berembang mangrove trees which served as a natural habitat for fireflies along the Kuala Sepetang river have been […]
Online derision greets Visit Malaysia Year 2020’s logo
By Seri Nor Nadiah Koris New Straits Times January 28, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The newly-unveiled logo to promote the Visit Malaysia Year 2020 campaign has drawn widespread sneers and […]
Travel Restrictions in Myanmar’s Karenni State to Ease Soon
Tourist will soon get to visit once off-limits communities thanks to a sustained spell of peace between the military and a local ethnic armed group By THET HNIN The IIrrawaddy Friday […]
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