Every year, during the month of Thingyan (1st month of the year in the Burmese calendar), from 12-13 to 16 April in our calendar, the whole of Myanmar celebrates the “Water Festival” to mark the Buddhist New Year. While the temperature is at its peak, the Burmese throw water over each other in the streets …
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More flexibility to obtain a Myanmar Visa
Last year, Myanmar Government announced the launch of an eVisa program on September 1, 2014, with a quick and easy process by visiting the eVisa website at http://www.myanmarevisa.gov.mm and filling in an online application form. After that the payment of the visa fee of USD 50 can be made by credit card online. In early January, Myanmar’s Ministry of Immigration …