Jun 18, 2008 (DVB)-Following last September’s uprising and the destruction of Cyclone Nargis, there has been a significant decline in tourism within Burma and the industry is beginning to suffer. Workers in Burma’s hotel and travel industry have said that some private airlines have suspended flights to Burma due to the decline in tourism. Air …
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Tourism in Burma down after protests
Dec 3, 2007 (DVB), Tourism industry workers in Burma have noted a significant drop in the number of tourists visiting the country this year following the government's crackdown on protests in September. A hotel manager in Bagan, Mandalay, said that there had been a marked decrease in the number of tourists travelling to Burma compared …
Burmese tycoon denounces US sanctions
Nov 6, 2007 (AFP), Flamboyant Burmese tycoon Tay Za Monday denounced US sanctions against his airline and other firms which he said would only hurt the people of the impoverished Southeast Asian nation. US President George W. Bush last month ordered sanctions against seven companies with ties to Burma’s ruling junta. Tay Za’s Air Bagan …
Implications of US Myanmar sanctions unclear: Singapore
Oct 22, 2007 (AFP), The implications of US sanctions against three companies in Singapore are not clear, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late Monday. "MFA has just been formally informed by the US embassy in Singapore of the stated sanctions today, which affect three companies in Singapore that are linked to a Myanmar national, …