Traditional dancers wait to perform at the Rakhine State Investment Fair at Ngapali beach in Thandwe, Rakhine, Myanmar (Illustrative image - Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels andTourism has rolled out plans to resume international tourism in early 2022.
In the first phase ofreopening tourism, the ministry expects to welcome visitors from regionalcountries, the Xinhua News Agency reported. In this connection, the ministry needs to make alignment with theirreopening plans, travel bubbles or travel corridor schemes.
Myanmar suspended operations of international commercialpassenger flights excluding relief flights, medical evacuation and specialflights, and the issuance of all types of visas for foreign nationals from allcountries were also suspended, following the report of first two COVID-19positive cases on March 23 last year.
According to a recent release of its Information Ministry, thenation’s land border crossings with Thailand will reopen next month ahead of aresumption of international air travel by the end of first quarter of 2022.
Minister of Information Maung Maung Ohn said in the releasethat international air travel is expected to resume in the first quarter of2022 once the country’s vaccination program reaches targets and if globalinfection rates drop.
According to the latest figures released by the Ministry ofHealth, over 10.4 million people have been fully vaccinated while over 4.91million people have received the first jabs of COVID-19 vaccines as of November20.
The Hotels and Tourism Ministry launched the COVID-19Tourism Relief Plan last year to put the tourism sector back on track. It launchedthe health and safety protocol for the tourism-related businesses to renderservices to visitors in August this year.
Myanmar received about 100,000 visitors up to September thisyear, down by 88 percent on-year due to travel curbs over COVID-19 in thecountry./.
Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a proposal to allow four groups of migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar to legally stay and work in Thailand until July 27 next year, in order to allow them to sort out their employment status and work permits as required by a previous order, according to local media.
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Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) announced on August 1 the formation of a caretaker government with army chief Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing as its prime minister.
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The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
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Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
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The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
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Efforts to empower women must transcend dialogue and translate into concrete commitments, including corporate pledges and government partnerships, according to the spouse of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The forum featured two in-depth discussion sessions, engaging representatives from governments, think tanks, and businesses from both ASEAN and China, on how to forge closer ties for a common future.
The new FIFA Hub in Jakarta will not only support football development in Indonesia but also serve as a coordination centre for 21 football associations across Southeast and East Asia.
Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
PM Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the determination of Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair for 2025, to utilise all viable regional mechanisms of the bloc and work with partners to de-escalate violence and restore a peace process led by Myanmar.
Traditional dancers wait to perform at the Rakhine State Investment Fair at Ngapali beach in Thandwe, Rakhine, Myanmar (Illustrative image - Source: VNA) 
