Mandalay

Sunset over Mandalay, Myanmar's future "smart city" © Arno Maierbrugger Mandalay is about to become Myanmar’s first...

Myanmar is close to legalize casino gambling in a bid to boost the local tourism industry and attract...

Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding to set up the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) as part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative,...

Myanmar will grant free visa allowances to Chinese, South Korean and Japanese nationals from August 1 onwards in a bid to promote eco-tourism, U...

Mandalay in north-central Myanmar is the gateway to the country’s most precious (legal) commodity: Jade. And no wonder, Mandalay also hosts the world’s largest...

The heydays for landlords in Myanmar's with sky-high rents in larger cities are apparently over.  A global property firm says that 2018 will bring...

A new bank, Myanmar Tourism Bank, will begin operations within six months in so far three branches in Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw with the sole...

A US-based campaign group focusing on Myanmar urged the World Bank’s financing arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) to reconsider its Myanmar investments, saying its...

Shortly after the presidential elections, Myanmar's property market is clearly cooling off, with prices in the two major cities of Yangon and Mandalay being...

Thailand and Myanmar signed an agreement on July 28 to allow citizens with ordinary passports to make visa-free travel of up to 14 days, provided...

The number of tourists arriving in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw by air during the first seven months of this year is almost double the number...

The coverage of Qatar's telecom company Ooredoo in Myanmar will rapidly extend beyond the three main cities of Mandalay, Naypyitaw and Yangon to include...

Shops in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay have begun selling a limited number of Ooredoo SIM cards, as the Qatari company remains tight-lipped about...

Ooredoo Myanmar is preparing to launch its mobile-phone services in the third week of August and has started testing its mobile network, company sources...

Construction of a railway connecting Kyaukpyu in Myanmar and Kunming in China was cancelled n July 18 due to public opposition, the Myanmar Ministry...

Myanmar's pharmaceutical industry is expected to rev up 10-15 per cent a year thanks to the government's increasing spending on healthcare. The Myanmar Pharmaceutical and...

Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation says two new domestic airlines, Apex and FMI, are expecting to gain the green light soon to begin flying...

Myanmar’s defense budget proposal is the highest in ASEAN, says American economist Bard Robertson, who spoke at the 2014-2015 post-budget consultation held by Action...