| Useful Information |
- Airport
Facilities
- Limousine
service
- Airport Tax
- Duty
Free Shopping
- Airline
Offices
- Tourist
Information
- Clothing
- Communication
Services
- Media
- Foreign Missions in Myanmar
- Consulates General and Consulates
- Religious Services (Yangon)
- Myanmar
Embassies Abroad
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.
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.
The airport tax is US $ 6 for
international passengers, payable in FEC (Foreign Exchange
Certificates). There is no airport tax on domestic flights.
Free Shopping
Duty Free shopping facilities are
available in both the Departure and Arrival Halls of Yangon
International Airport.
Office
International airlines maintain offices
in Yangon.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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