Myanmar Travel News

Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties.

Propped up on bamboo scaffolding, two artisans are gently applying a dissolving solution to an arched ceiling inside Ananda, a signature temple of the ancient Burmese city of Bagan.

A boat carrying up to 150 Rohingya Muslims fleeing a cyclone has capsized off Myanmar's coast, the UN said today, as the storm threatened to strike flood-prone Rakhine State over coming days.

Three acres of private grounds provide the setting for this Uplands residence. A multi-million dollar restoration revived the 1914 estate to the epitome of elegance.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 -- Budget carrier AirAsia Bhd's travel protection plan, "Tune Insure" is available for AirAsia flights departing Myanmar.

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

A river cruise must be the most relaxing way to take a touring holiday. Unpack once, and the sights come to you.

Myanmar should place the emphasis on people and strike a balance between modernisation and its own heritage in entering the era of urbanisation, experts have suggested.

As calm returns to eastern Ladakh after three weeks of military standoff between Delhi and Beijing, a complex dynamic is unfolding on China's frontiers with Myanmar.

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

Although "Burma: Rivers of Flavor" has dozens of recipes and plenty of instruction on ingredients and techniques, it is much more than a cookbook.

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

A Thai cultural village is set to be built near the Burmese city of Mandalay, reflecting the ancient Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya in a joint project Burma and neighboring Thailand.

The inaugural event will be held in Yangon June 15-19, before going on a screening roadshow to 13 rural villages across the country.

Myanmar targeted the number of tourist arrival to 3 million by 2015, a near triple of the 2012 figure, official media reported Wednesday.

DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok marks the company's major regional expansion with another 170 hotels scheduled to open in the next five years.

Japanese logistics giant Kamigumi Co Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation to facilitate the shipment of rice from major production points throughout Myanmar to Japan.

Acting US Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at American Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday.

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

Burma and Indonesia agreed to deepen economic ties during a meeting on Tuesday between President Thein Sein and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, according to state media.