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Remote Myanmar gets ready for tourism boom

14 December 2016
Channel News Asia
(Culture and religion) / (Language) / (Livelihood) / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights / Ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples profiles / Industries / Tourism
International Trade Centre / Jens Uwe Parkitny / Karenni National Progressive Party / Kayah State / Loikaw / Myanmar / Pichayada Promchertchoo / U La Yu / Win Nie

After a decades-long blanket ban on tourists, Kayah State in eastern Myanmar has opened up to the outside world. Travellers are pouring in to get a glimpse of its untouched beauty. As Pichayada Promchertchoo reports, the remote state is hoping to develop a tourist industry without losing ...

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