Archive for the ‘Burma’ Category

Should the tourists travel to Burma?

By Jonathan Steele | Feb 15, 2010
Ruled by the world’s last military junta, Burma is shunned by both governments and tourists. Yet its people are crying out for contact. So what’s the ethical traveller to do?

February 16, 2010   Posted in: Burma

2009-2010: Burma/Myanmar targets 1 million arrivals

YANGON - Myanmar (Burma) has been making efforts to promote its international tourism market, targeting a tourist arrival of 1 million in the present 2009-10 fiscal year which began in April, sources with the Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) said today.

June 26, 2009   Posted in: Burma

Democracy: At Myanmar's doorsteps?

BY ETN - United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Monday said that an amnesty announced by the government of Myanmar, which reportedly includes some 23 political prisoners, as a "first step" toward release of all such detainees and further progress on democratization.

February 24, 2009   Posted in: Burma

Malikha Lodge in Burma’Â’s Northern Kachin State Offers Luxury Wilderness Experience That Assists Hill Tribes and Sustainable Tourism

NEW YORK, July 2008 — The folks who staff the guest experience at a remote luxury lodge in northern Burma come from nearby hill tribe villages. These villages provide guides for half-day and longer treks. Guests purchase handicrafts at their markets.

July 10, 2008   Posted in: Burma

Tourists to Myanmar doing more good than bad, Lonely Planet founder says

By Yusof Sulaiman | May 20, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler has defended his book’s influence in the travel industry by claiming tourists going to Myanmar (formerly Burma) is “doing more good than bad.”

May 20, 2008   Posted in: Burma

Helping Victims of Natural Tragedy in Burma/Myanmar

The following are things we could all do to assist in this horrifying case of human tragedy and neglect that has occurred in Burma.

May 13, 2008   Posted in: Burma

Tents for Burma

Tents4Peace is a grassroots registered Tasmanian organisation, with a credible history, having supplied emergency shelter to Pakistan and Afghanistan following the 2006 earthquake. Please see our web site for details www.tents4peaceinternational.com

May 10, 2008   Posted in: Burma

Letter and appeal from Myanmar

By eTN Reader from Myanmar | May 08, 2008
Letter and Appeal from Myanmar
The Myanmar Chefs Association has set up an emergency channel via ” Berlin Office ” Rene Esser ( Brother of Oliver E Soe Thet - President of Myanmar Chefs Association ).

May 8, 2008   Posted in: Burma

Aid reaches Myanmar, death toll ‘estimated' at 100,000

By Nelson Alcantara | May 08, 2008
Aid is scheduled to reach cyclone-stricken Myanmar this morning, as the United Nations has been given the go-signal from Myanmar’s military government. As of Wednesday, however, aid workers have yet to receive visas to enter the reclusive country.

May 8, 2008   Posted in: Burma

International community to Myanmar gov’t: Open your doors

By eTN and wires | May 07, 2008
Cyclone Nargis has claimed the lives of 22,500 with another 41,000 missing, Myanmar’s military government said yesterday. Disturbing reports have claimed that the devastation is so overwhelming that "bodies are being thrown into the river."

May 7, 2008   Posted in: Burma