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The Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation has suspended its’ assistance to Burmese seeking to work in Malaysia, in protest of a visa fee hike.
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Thailand and Burma signed an agreement on Tuesday to allow citizens with ordinary passports to make visa-free visits of up to 14 days.
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Foreign tourists may soon be able to visit Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos on a single visa.
The name Moon Aung clearly struck a chord with embassy officials in Bangkok who rejected the Burmese rebel singer-songwriter’s application for a visit to his homeland.
Burmese authorities have introduced new visa regulations for foreign correspondents as of early February, limiting foreign journalists to one month visas, instead of the previous three month stay.
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Just one year ago, Burma was a purely cash economy: there were no ATMs and international credit cards were not generally accepted. Now VISA and MasterCard are leading the way in; but infrastructure in Burma is still a setback.
Chairman of newly formed Myanmar (Burma) Tourism Board said the country’s tourism facilities currently can only provide services to 300,000 tourists
Immigration officials warn that notorious blacklist remains in place despite attempts to attract more foreign visitors to the pariah state
July 3, 2009 (DVB), Aid workers attempting to enter Burma are experiencing increasing difficulties in obtaining visas following a change in protocol which gives sole authority on visa applications for[…]
