Useful Information

Visitors’ Guide to Myanmar

Useful Information

Airport

Facilities

Yangon lnternationalAirport is located

20 km from downtown Yangon. The Arrival Terminal is located

separately from the Departure Terminal and the Domestic Terminal

and simplified procedures ensure that on arrival and departure,

international passengers are processed quickly through

immigration and customs.

 

Limousine

Service

A Limousine Service Counter is located

in the Arrival Hall. Major hotels provide transfer services; and

taxis are also available. Passengers are advised not to use the

services of touts for taxi or other services.

 

Airport Tax

The airport tax is US $ 6 for

international passengers, payable in FEC (Foreign Exchange

Certificates). There is no airport tax on domestic flights.

 

Duty

Free Shopping

Duty Free shopping facilities are

available in both the Departure and Arrival Halls of Yangon

International Airport.

 

Airline

Office

International airlines maintain offices

in Yangon.

 

Tourist

lnformation

Tourist information is available at the

Arrival Hall of Yangon International Airport; Head Office in

downtown Yangon at 77-91 Sule Pagoda Road (Tel: 95-1-252859);

Bagan Office (Tel:95062-70217); Mandalay Office(Tel: 95-2-22540)

at Mandalay Swan

Hotel; Taunggyi Offce (Tel:

95-081-21611, 95-081-21302) at Taunggyi Hotel; Kawthaung Office;

Tachileik Office and Muse Office.

 

Clothing

Light, casual wear, preferably cotton is

suitable all year round. A cardigan or light jerkin, when

visiting northern Myanmar in the cold season and an umbrella

during the rainy season are suggested. Sandals or slippers are

convenient, as the dress code for pagodas and monasteries

prescribe decent apparel and no footwear (i.e. removal of shoes

and socks).

 

Communication

Services

Postal Service

The Yangon Central Post Office, located

at 39, Bo Aung Kyaw Street, is open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.,

Monday through Friday. Major hotels provide mail boxes; and

postage stamps are available at the Reception Counters.

Telephone

International phone calls can be made by

International Direct Dialling (I DD) phone or through operators

from most hotels in Yangon, and from some hotels at major tourist

sites.

 

Media

Newspaper and Magazines

Three morning newspapers Myanmar Ah

Lin and Kye mon in Myanmar and The New Light of

Myanmar in English are published in Yangon and The

Yadanabon News in Myanmar is published in Mandalay. An

evening newspaper City News Myanmar is published in

Yangon.

The locally published magazines in

English; Golden Myanmar, Myanmar Chronicle, and Myanmar

Perspective, are available in bookshops.

Foreign newspapers such International

Herald Tribune, as Singapore Straits Times. and some

foreign magazines and periodicals are available at In-wa (Ava)

Bookshop, No.232, Sule Pagoda Road.

Radio and Television

Radio Myanmar broadcasts English on the

following schedule: 8:30 am to 9:00am 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm; and

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm.

There are two local TV channels: TV

Myanmar and Myawaddy with programs running from 7 am to 8 am; and

from 4 pm to 11 pm.

Most hotels also have satellite TV.

 

Foreign Mission in Myanmar

Australia

88, Strand Road,Tel: 280711/280965

Bangladesh

56, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Tel:

551174/551378

China

94, Kayepin Road,Tel: 221280/221281

Egypt

81, Pyidaungsu Yeikha, Tel:

222886/222887

France

102, Pyidaungsu Yeikha Rd, Tel:

282122/282418

Germany

32, Natmauk Street, Tel:

548951/548952/548953

India

545-547, Merchant St, Tel:

82550/82552/82933

Indonesia

100, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Tel:

281714/281358

Israel

49, Pyay Rd, Tel: 222290/222291

Italy

3, lnya Myaing Rd,Golden Valley, Tel:

527100/527101

Japan

100,Natmauk Rd, Tel:

552288/552290/552298

Laos

Al, Diplomatic Quarters, Tawwin Road,

Tel: 222482

Malaysia

82, Pyidaungsu Yeikha Rd, Tel:

220248/220249

Nepal

11 7, Dammazedi Rd, Tel: 273009

Pakistan

A-4, Diplomatic Quarters, Pyay Rd, Te:

222881/222882

Philippine

50, Pyay Rd, 6� Mile, Tel:

664010/664021/664020

Russian Federation

38, Sagawa Rd, Tel: 241955/273891 Fax:

951-241953

Singapore

326, Pyay Road, Tel: 525688/525700

Republic of Korea

97, University Avenue Rd, Id: 5271

42/5271 43

Sri Lanka

34, Tawwin Rd, Tel: 222812

Thailand

91, Pyay Rd, Tel: 221713/221715/221716

United Kingdom

80, Strand Rd, Tel:

281700/281702/281703/295306/295309/295300

U.S.A

581, Merchant Street, Tel:

282055/282056/282059

Vietnam

36, Winkaba St, Tel: 548905, 549302

Yugoslavia

11 4/A, lnya Road, Tel: 532831/532655

UNDCP

40, Ihanlwin Rd, Tel: 531582/531832

UNHCR

287, Pyay Rd, Tel: 524022, 524025

UNICEF

132, University Avenue Rd, Tel:

531107/531287/531409

WHO

39, Shwetaungyar Rd,Tel: 531135/533959

UNDP

6, NatrraukRd,Tel: 292911 to 292919,

Night Une292616

UNIC

IEL: 292622

FAO

Seed Division Compound, Myanma

Agriculture Service,Insein Rd, Tel: 641672/641673

Fax: 641561

 

Consulates General and Consulates

Austria

No.63, 157th Street, Tamwe,

Yangon.

Nether Lands

53/55, Maha Bandoola Garden St. Tel:

271495

Bangladesh

Main Road, South Lanmadaw (Sittwe), Tel:

(042) 2211 26

China

63rd & 22nd

St, Aung Myay Ihar Zan, Mandalay.

 

Religious

Services(Yangon)

Mediation Centres

Chanmyay Yeiktha

55/A, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd., Tel: 661 479

Panditarama Golden Hill

80/A, Shwetaunggya Rd., Tel: 531448

The international Meditation Centre

31/A, Inya Myang Rd.,Tel: 531549

The Mahasi Centre

16, SasanaYeiktha Rd., Tel: 541971,

552501, Fax: 289960, 289961

 

Protestant

English Methodist Church

63, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Tel: 272808,

Service:9:30 A.M, Sunday

Holy Trinity Cathedral (Anglican)

446, Bogyoke Aung San St, Tel: 272326,

Service Hour : 7:00 A.M, Sunday, 8:30 A.M, Sunday

Immanuel Bapt/st Church

Maha Bandoola Garden St, Tel: 275905,

Service Hour : 8:30 A.M, Sunday

Judson Church

Yangon University Estate, Tel: 531509,

Service Hours: 4:00 PM, Sunday

St. John the Baptist

Armenian Church, 11 3, Bo Aung Kyaw St,

Service Hours : 8:00 A.M, Sunday

KUO-YU Chinese Methodist Church

(Mandarin Speakng Church)

 

Catholic

47, Mim Ye Kyaw Swa Road, Ahlon, Tel:

225141, Service Hours :9:30 A.M, Sunday

St, Mary’s Cathedral

372, Bo Aun8 Kyaw St. Tel:

294896, Service:6:00 A.M-8:00 A.M, 5:00 P.M, Sunday

St. Augustine’s

64, lnya Road, Tel: 530620, Service

Hours: 7:15 A.M – 9:30 A.M., 5:00 PM, Sunday

 

Hindu

Sree Sree Siva Krishna

141 Pansodan Street, Service Hours:

10:00 AM-11:00 AM daily, 3:00 PM-8:00 PM

Arya Samaj Temple

No.166, Anawrahta Street, Service

Hours:8:00 A.M-10:00 A.M (Every Sunday)

Sree Sree Durgakari

No.307, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Kyaukada

T/S,Ygn.

 

Jewish

There is a synagogue in 26th

Street where services are held when Jewish Communities gather.

 

Mosques

Surti Sunny Jama Mosque

Shwe Bontha St.

Narsapuri (Moja) Mosque

227, Shwe Bontha St

Cholia Jama Mosque

Bo Soon Pat St, Service Hours:

Noon Prayer – 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Daily

Evening Prayer – 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Daily

Friday Prayer – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

 

Sikh Temple

256, Theinbyu St.

 

MYANMAR

EMBASSIES ABROAD

AUSTRALIA

22 Arkana Street,Yarralumla, Canberra, A.C.T 2600 Australia,

Tel: 2733811, 2733751

Telex: MYANMARAA 61376. Fax: 2734357

BANGLADESH

Chancerry No.89 (B)Road No. 41Banani, Dhaka-1 3.

Tel: 601461, 601915 Fax: 88-02-883740

BRAZIL

SHIS QI 08 CONJUNTO 04, CASA 05, LAGO SUL BRASILLIA – DF

Tel : 00-55-061-248-3747, 00-55-061-364-2747. Fax : 00-55-

061-248-1922

BRUNEI DARASALEM

Lot No.2815, Simpang 212, Jalan Rimba, Tungku Link Negara,

Brunei – 03385,

Bander Sen Begawan

Tel: 673-2-450506, 450507 Fax: 673-2-45100

CANADA

85 Range Road, Apartment No.902-903, Tke Sandringham, Ottawa,

Ontano, KIN 8J6

Tel: (613) 232-6446 Telex: 053-3334

UNIMYANMAR OTT Fax: (613) 232-6435

EGYPT

No. 24, Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek,Cairo.

Tel: 34041, 3412644 Telex: 20957 UMEC UN, Fax: 202 3416793

FEDERAL REPULIC OF GERMANY

Schumannstr. 112, 5300, Bonn 1, Tel: (0228) 210091

Telex: 8869560 MYAN D Fax: (0228) 219316

FRANCE

60, Rue de Courcelles,75008 Paris.Tel: 4225 5695

Telex: MYANMAR 642190 F, Fax. 4256 4941

HONG KONG

Myanmar Consulate General, Room 2424, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30

Harbour Road, Wanchai.

Tel: 827-7929, 827-9843Telex: 74373 UIMM HX, Fax: (852)

827-6597

INDIA

3/50 F Nyaya Marg, Chankyapuri, New Delhi 110021

Tel: 600251, 600252 Telex: 3172224 MEND IN, Fax: 6877942

INDONESIA

109, Jalan Haji Agus Salim, Jakarta. Tel: (021) 320440

Telex: 61295 UNIMAR IA Fax: 327204

ISLAMIC REPULIC OF PAKISTAN

No.12/1, Street No. 13, Sector F-7/2 Islamabad

Tel: 822460, 210620, Telex: 54282 MEISL PK Fax: 92 51 820123

ISRAEL

No.12, Zalman Schneer Street, Ramat Hasharon 47239,

Tel Aviv. Tel: (03) 5400948, Telx: 371504 MYANMA IL, Fax: 972

3 5493866

ITALY

Via Vincenzo Bellino 20, Interno 1, 001 98 Rome

Tel: 8549374, 8416863 Telex: 625103 MERM I, Fax: 8413167

JAPAN

8-26,4 Chome, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 1 40.

Tel: (03) 3441-9291/5, Telex: MYANMAR J 32289, Fax: (03)

3447-7394

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPULIC

Sok Palaung Road, PO.Box No.(11), Vientiane. Tel: (856) (21)

2789

Telex: 4347 UNIMAR LS

MALAYSIA

No.5, Taman U Thant Satu,55000 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2424085 Telex: MYANMA MA 21 265, Fax: (603) 2480049

NEPAL

Chakupat, Patan Gate, Lalitpur, Kathmkndu, PO.Box No. 2437.

Tel: 521788, 524788, Telex: 0891 2396 MYANMAR NP, Fax: 977 Ol

523402

PEOPLE REPULIC OF CHINA

No(6)Dong Zhi Men Wai Street, Chaoyang District,Beijing

Tel:532 1584 ,5321425, Telex:085-210416 UNIMYAMAR CN, Fax:0086

1 5321344

REPULIC OF SINGAPORE

No. 15, St. Martin’s Drive, Singapore 1025.

Tel:2358763, 2358704 Telex: RS 21467 UNIMAR, Fax:2355963

REPULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

634, Park Street, Aroadia, Pretoria

Tel:0027-12 3420706, 27-12 3420796, Fax: 0027-12 3422039

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

41, UI Gertsena, Moscow

Tel:2910534, Telex: 413403

UMYAN SU

Fax:2910163

REPULIC OF KOREA

723-1, 724-1. Hannam-dong, Yongsan-ku, Seoul.

Tel: 792-3341, 796-9858, Telex:

UNIMASL K 28921 Fax: 796-5570  

SRI LANKA

1 7, Skelton Gardens1 Colombo 5.

Tel:587607, 587608, Telex:

22844 UNIMM CE Fax: 580460

THAILAND

132 Sathorn Nua Road. Bangkok 10500.

Tel: 2337250, 2344698, Telex:20971

MEBI TH Fax: (662) 2366898

THE PHILIPPINE

4th Floor, Basic Petroleum Building, 104, Carlos, Palanca Jr. Street, Legaspi Village,

Makati Metro, Manila.

Tel:817 23 73, Telex:66017

MYANMAR PN, Fax: 6328175895

UNITED KINGDOM

1 9 A Charles Street, London W IX 8 ER

Tel:071-629 6966 Telex: 267609 MYANMA G,

Fax:071 629 4169

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2300 S Street, N.W.WasWington D.C. 20008

Tel: (202) 332-9044 Telex: 248310 MYAN UR,

Fax:(202) 332-9046

VIETNAM

Building No.A-3, Ground Hoor, Ban Phuc, Diplomatic Quarter, Hanoi. Tel: 253369

Telex:411427 UNYAN VT Fax: 84 2 52404

YUGOSLAVIA

Kneza Milosa 72, Belgrade

Tel:645 420, 645 128, Telex:72769

[MBBUR YU, Fax:38 11 644845

MYANMAR CONSULATE GENERAL

KUNMING

3rd Floor, Building – 3, Camellia Hotel, No. 1

54, East Dong, Feng Road, Kunming 650041,

Yunnan PR.C

Tel:3176609 Telex: 64165 MO KM CN, Fax:86-871-3176309

PERMANENT MISSION OF THE UNION

OF MYANMAR TO THE UNITED

NATION

10 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021

Tel:(212) 535-1310 Telex: 224675 MMNY UR,

Fax:(212) 737-2421

PERMANENT MISSION OF THE UNION

OF MYANMAR TO THE UNITED NATION

47, Avenue Blanc, 1 202 Geneva

Tel:(022) 731 7540, Telex: 412858 MMGE CH Fax:

(004122)738 48 82