Economy

VISA: Both tourist and business visas can be applied for online. The tourist visa has a duration of 28 days and takes no more than three days to get approved, while the business visa is valid for 70 days. You are required to submit a colour passport-sized photo, letter of invitation and company...

Home to floating villages and monasteries, and wrapped by mountain ranges, the pristine freshwater of Inle Lake continues to attract visitors. Even before the reopening of the country to the outside world, foreign tourists ventured to Myanmar, eager to soak in the lake’s natural surroundings. Today the lake is still one of the country’s top...

CHATRIUM HOTEL ROYAL LAKE YANGON No. 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon T: +951 544 500 F: +951 544 400 info.chry@chatrium.com www.chatrium.com Rooms: A total of 300 rooms and suites, with 165 deluxe rooms, 89 Chatrium club rooms, 10 corner deluxe rooms, 7 studio suites, 8 junior suites, 15 deluxe suites, 5 luxury suites and 1 royal lake...

In July 2015 the US-based fried-chicken restaurant chain KFC opened its doors for business in downtown Yangon, becoming the first Western fast-food restaurant chain in Myanmar. At the grand opening event and for a week afterward, locals lined up out the door and around the block. The fast-food restaurant’s evident popularity is just one of...