Mon State attracted 109,560 foreign tourists from January to July 2016, according to Mon State’s Hotel and Tourism Department (Mawlamyine Branch). Of those travelers, 70,459 visited Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, commonly known as the Golden Rock, in Mon State’s Kyaikhto Township. “We are still working to at...

Burma’s general election will be held on Sunday, 8 November, the Union Election Commission (UEC) said on Wednesday. The announcement comes after months of speculation, and just two weeks after MPs voted down a motion to amend the constitution to allow persons with foreign family members, such as ...