My Blog – Page 2

What is the proper way to address to a young lady in Myanmar?

Myanmar is a very conservative and traditionalist country. Ok, I know the younger generation is different and more open to modern ideas, but the majority of the country is still quite conservative. The majority of people, even among the urban…

August 24, 2018

Khow Suey - Myanmar traditional coconut noodle

Khow Suey - Myanmar traditional coconut noodle. I just realised recently that Burmese (Myanmar) “khow suey” is quite popular among foreigners. It was brought to my attention by one of my friends and, true to his words, when I searched…

August 23, 2018

Where to stay and where to eat in Loikaw, Kayah State

Kayah State is one of the poorest State in Myanmar. Situated in the Eastern part of Myanmar, it is bordered by Shan State in the north and Kayin State in the west and south. To the east was Thailand's Mae…

February 2, 2018

Thalat Om Yim Thai Farmers Market in Ratchaburi

This is a travel story written by our guest writer from Thailand. Entrance to Thalat Om Yim, Thai farmer's market Last Saturday, we happened to visit this largely unknown traditional farmers’ market in Ratchaburi while traveling to Suan Phueng. We were just…

January 26, 2018

Get a mobile SIM card in Myanmar

Myanmar is currently being served by three mobile phone networks: one government owned and two privately owned mobile companies. All of them provide attractive package, reasonable mobile coverage and reasonable internet speed. All of them only use GSM network, so…

January 25, 2018

Health Situation in Myanmar - Demographic and Health Survey

Myanmar DHS (Demographic and Health Survey) results are available now. The survey was conducted in 2015 all over Myanmar by the Ministry of Health, with the aids from DHS foundation and USAID funding. A total of 12,885 women and 4,737…

January 23, 2018

Myanmar Restaurant in Bangkok

Myanmar Cuisine For those Myanmar food lovers living in Thailand or visiting Thailand, it is not always easy to find Myanmar food in Thailand. We at Myanmar Today would like to point those Myanmar food lovers to a Myanmar restaurant…

January 12, 2018

Myanmar Today is Back!

Visitors to Myanmar Today may notice that we have not updated any new posts in the past two years. No more! We are back. In coming weeks, we will be updating our website on frequent and regular basis with new…

February 19, 2017

Myanmar Election 2015 in Numbers

Myanmar will hold its first nationwide free and fair election (sort of) in 25 years on 8th of November 2015. The main opposition party led by the Nobel laureate Aung San Su Kyi is poised to win a landslide election. It…

November 3, 2015

Myanmar Kyat US Dollar exchange rate over past six months

Here is the graph that shows the Myanmar kyat exchange rate versus US dollar since it was floated six months ago. We at Myanmar Today track the exchange rate everyday and plotted it against 1 US dollar. It shows the…

November 24, 2012

Living with Electricity Outage in Myanmar

Electricity outage is a regular event in Myanmar. The electricity produced in Myanmar is not enough for domestic use. As a result, even in Yangon which is the largest city in Myanmar, electricity outages are quite common. The outage frequently…

May 27, 2012

Get married to a Myanmar man or lady

For a foreigner trying to get married to a Myanmar lady or man can be quite complicated. Here is the advice from my personal experience, and how we did it. This article give advice on getting married to a Myanmar…

November 13, 2011