Significant places and pagodas have been temporarily closed to prevent spreading of Covid-19 in Kalaw Township, Shang State (South), said U Than Maung, a member of a pagoda board of trustees. The temporarily closed significant pagodas are Kalaw Hnee pagoda located in Ward- 8, Kalaw Shwe Oo Min Natural Cave Pagoda located in Ward-10 and...Continue Reading

Suspension of Visa on Arrivals to Chinese Tourists Nay Pyi Taw, February 2 Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is carrying out the task in developing sustainable tourism and providing safe and secure and convenient travel in Myanmar. Due to the recent outbreak of COVID – 19 acute respiratory disease, which was started from Wuhan, China,...Continue Reading

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili led a high- delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva to further advance the two agencies’ coordinated response to the worldwide Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the delegation to Geneva and thanked UNWTO for its close collaboration...Continue Reading