My Blog – Page 16

Weekly update of US Dollars exchange rate in Yangon

Starts from this week, we will be updating the latest US dollars exchange rate in the black market of Yangon. We will be providing our visitors with exchange rate between US dollars and Myanmar kyats as well as FEC and…

January 11, 2009

Prepaid mobile phone SIM cards available in City Mart Supermarkets in Yangon

Newly introduced prepaid mobile phone SIM cards from Myanmar Telecoms and Telegraph are now available to general public in City Mart Supermarkets in Yangon, according to The Voice Weekly News Journal from Myanmar. According to The Voice, the phone cards…

January 10, 2009

Planetary Posts in Myanmar Pagodas

Ever wonder what these people on Shwedagon Pagoda are doing pouring water on Buddha's statue? This custom is not only seen on Shwedagon but also on many other pagodas in Myanmar. You might think this is a simple offering of…

January 16, 2009

Thingyan Sar

What is Thingyan Sar? Probably you might never heard of this term before. It might be a strange term and concept for outsiders, even for our South East asian neighbours from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Actually, thingyan sar is an…

January 14, 2009

Yay-Khin-Taw - Myanmar Royal Tune

The above video is from Youtube of a Burmese (Myanmar) traditional orchestra play ing Yay-Khin-Taw tune. Yay Khin is a special tune, usually reserved for the royal ceremonies. Traditionally, it is a tune used in the Royal court of Burma…

January 10, 2009

Lwin Moe Traveling in Chin Hills VCD to be released on 14 January

The popular TV documentary series "Lwin Moe Traveling in Chin Hills" is planned to be released as DVD on 14 January 2008, according to Popular Myanmar Journal. During an interview with famous Myanmar actor Lwin Moe, the actor Lwin Moe…

January 7, 2009

To all the visitors who would travel by train to Bagan (Pagan)

The following is the translation from the Myanmar Popular Journal - a leading weekly journal from Myanmar (Burma). The original article is written in Burmese, in journal vol. 13/No. 1. It has some interesting facts about train travel in Myanmar…

January 8, 2009

A New Blogger Joins Today in Myanmar

Today, we are proud to announce our new member at Today in Myanmar. The blogger Thet Naing is the new member of "Today in Myanmar". He will be writing about atricles and stories about Myanmar, Myanmar culture, Myanmar custom, Myanmar…

January 6, 2009

An interesting travel story from Myanmar

Yesterday, I stumble upon a travel blog named Oh, Matero. It is a personal blog of a person with many travel blog interies. Recently, he traveled to Myanmar, and stayed there during New Year's Day. He wrote quite interesting account…

January 4, 2009

Yangon Travel Guide - Colonial Buildings

Under British rule, Rangoon (Yangon) was a major port city as well as a major financial, political and administrative center. As Burma at that time was a major exporter of oil, cotton, rice and timber, many foreign businesses open their…

January 9, 2009

Myanmar's Famous and Popular Tourist Attractions

Myanmar is a country rich in history, culture, custom and tradition. It also has a number of tourist attractions, with many more unknown and yet undiscovered tourist attractions. Many of Myanmar's popular tourist attractions are famous all over the world.…

February 6, 2009

Make Yadayar to promote your luck

Yadayar is a custom of Burmese people, done to promote one's luck. Originally a belief of Indian Hindi Brahmans , it has established itself as a Burmese custom, even incorporated into Buddhist belief of Myanmar people (although it is a…

January 19, 2009