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Yangon :
Yangon International Airport is located 20 km
from downtown Yangon. The Arrival Terminal is
located separately from the Departure Terminal and
the Domestic Terminal and simplified procedures
ensure that on arrival and departure, international
passengers are processed quickly through immigration
and customs. The Yangon International Airport works
24 hours daily.
Mandalay :
Mandalay International Airport is located in the
centre of Myanmar about 35km outside Mandalay, the
countrys second largest city. It takes
approximately 1hr to get from the airport to the
centre of the city. It is a modern airport with six
passenger boarding bridges and three of them can
handle modern Boeing 747-400 planes.
A Limousine Service Counter is located in the
Arrival Hall. Major hotels provide transfer
services; and taxis are also available. Passengers
are advised not to use the services of touts for
taxi or other services.
- Government Offices 09:30 to 16:30
hrs. - Weekdays Mon. to Fri.
- Banks 10:30 to 14:00 hrs. - Weekdays
Mon. to Fri.
- Shops 10:00 to 21:00 hrs. - Mon.
through Sat, some open on Sunday too
International Driving Permit required which must
be presented to the authorities to endorse or issue
a Visitor license.
Newspaper - Three morning newspapers
Myanmar Ah Lin and Kye mon in Myanmar and The New
Light of Myanmar in English are published in Yangon
and The Yadanabon News in Myanmar is published in
Mandalay. Myanmar Times Journal (English Version) is
distributed every Monday, and the Myanmar Version is
distributed ever Friday. Both journals are published
in Yangon. The locally published magazines in
English; Golden Myanmar, Myanmar Chronicle, and
Myanmar Perspective, are available in bookshops.
Foreign newspapers such International Herald
Tribune, as Singapore Straits Times. and some
foreign magazines and periodicals are available at
In-wa (Ava) Bookshop, No.232, Sule Pagoda Road.
Radio - Radio Myanmar broadcasts English
on the following schedule: 8:30 am to 9:00am 1:30 pm
to 2:00 pm; and 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. The new City FM
broadcasts from 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M., and from
13:00 P.M. to 17:00 P.M. daily, starting from
January 1, 2002.
Television - There are two local TV channels: TV
Myanmar and Myawaddy with programs running from 7 am
to 4 am; and from 4 pm to 11 pm. Most hotels also
have satellite TV. Myawaddy was started on the 27th
March, 1995. The average broadcasting hours is about
8 hours per day when it started. But now.
MRTV 3 - English programs are telecast for
viewers in Myanmar from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. The
transmission hours for viewers from abroad are from
13:00 A.M. to 14:00 A.M., 18:00 P.M. to 19:00 P.M.,
and from 02:00 A.M. to 04:00 A.M. It is an English
channel for oversea audience. It can be received
from 126 countries and is transmitted from Thaicom-3
C Band Global beam. In addition, the Ministry have
also broadcast the MRTV3 programs pm the Internet
using web based video streaming system via the
gateway of Myanma Posts and Telecommunications. It
can be accessed on Internet through
http://www.mrtv3.net.mm web site.
MRTV 4 - It was launched on (15-5-2004)
like a streaming video via satellite. MRTV 4
contains non-formal education programs and other
entertainment programs. But for receiving, it can be
matched by MMBox (Myanmar Media Box). This
transmission contains educational programs from
Ministries, Myanmar movies, English movies with
Myanmar subtitles, cartoon programs and other
entertainment programs. The transmission time is
from 7 am to 11pm daily. For more quality and
convenience, MRTV 4 will soon be broadcasting with
Digital Video Broadcasting Technology (DVBT)
terrestrial system.
Domestic Flights
The main tourist centers are located at a
distance from Yangon, and it is convenient for
visitors to travel by domestic flights. Myanmar
Airways, Air Mandalay and Yangon Airways operate
flights of major tourist sites including Mandalay,
Bagan, Heho, Thandwe, Myitkyina, Tachileik and
Kawthaung.
Rail Service
Yangon-Mandalay is the main rail link with four
express trains running daily between Yangon and
Mandalay. Furnished coaches (Cherry and Padauk) for
a group of 4 or 8 persons are available. From Thazi
on the Yangon-Mandalay line, a branch line runs to
Shwenyaung (the nearest station to Inlay Lake) and
to Taunggyi.
From Mandalay, there are rail services to Pyin Oo
Lwin, Lashio, Monywa and Bagan. There is also a rail
service from Yangon to Bagan which operate on
alternate days.
- Dagon-man 01-277503
- Station Enquiry 01-274027
- Malikha-Mandalar 02-21385
- San Thaw Tar 01-221460
- Goods Train 01-222700
Road Transport
Most tourist sites are also accessible by road.
There are 12 Highway Bus services running between
Yangon and Mandalay using air-conditioned coaches.
Traveling time is about 14 hours with brief stop -
overs at Taungoo and Pyinmana. Limousine taxis and
mini-buses are available in Yangon for sightseeing
and up country tours.
Inland Waterways
Myanmar has many rivers and a large delta in
which the Inland Water Transport operates a huge
fleet of double and triple-decker boats. There is a
regular service between Bhamaw and Mandalay and
between Mandalay and Pyay (Prome) via Bagan.
If any tourist gets sick inspite of all the
precautions, many hospitals can cater for foreigners
medical needs. Some are as follows :
- SOS Assistance
Inya Lake Hotel, 37 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Tel : (95-1) 667877, 667879
- Kandawgyi Clinic
Natmauk Road
Tel : (95-1) 530083
- Pacific Medical Centre & Dental Surgery
81, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Tel : (95-1) 548022
- MT & K Tourism
Corner of Yodaya St & Pyay Road, Mayangone Tsp,
Yangon
Tel : (95-1) 663161, 666220
- Myanmar Airport Limousine Services Co.,
Ltd.
15, Dhammayone St, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon
Tel : (95-1) 524993, 530430
- Khine Thazin Tours & Travels Co., Ltd
No. 59, Room 28, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road,
Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar
GPO Box: 791 Tel: (+951) 663796 / 707003 /
700442
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