IT has been 10 years since I start participating in My-anmar-France  field  sur-vey  on  primate  fossil  in  2008. In the first year our trip to Bahin  Village  in  Myaing  Town-ship via Pyay and Pakokku was a very difficult one. Road trans-port was very bad. As some rains had  fallen  I  vividly  remember  reciting all the religious verses I knew as we made the journey arduously.

MANDALAY i s where    Myan-mar’s   cultural   heritages   are.   Many ancient Myanmar wooden monasteries with late Konbaung dynasty’s Inwa, Amarapura and Yadanapon  era  architectural  and  construction  styles  were  constructed  in  Mandalay.  The  monasteries were treasured and well maintained and thus can be seen in magnificent forms today.

The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate from May 31 to June 6 this year reached about 19,906,

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has been making appropriate arrangements for international visitors to flock to Myanmar in a safe and secure manner. The ministry also organized some travel itineraries for tourists who enter the country through border checkpoints.

AN elephant  camp  near  Nant  Pan  Tet  Village,  Kalaw  Township  was  frequently  packed  with  holiday  makers  and  is  becoming  a  popular  tourist  attraction  spot  in  Southern Shan State.

Maung Aw is considered “the master who sells colour” by Myanmar artists, because of his paintings, which display colours that are unique to Maung Aw.