Yangon, Myanmar / All the info in thread

[sailsingapore]

Originally Posted by rauldon

bro sail i thought i got her exclusive! hahahaha

kekekek Sorry : pm'd you

[rauldon]

Hahaha no worrys bro so plz try to arrrsnge the date for next week on 16 or 17 ask if anyone else wana join if not we meet lor

[retrosiao]

is there any website like expedia where i can book flight+hotel to Yangon?

don't understand why expedia don't have flight+hotel for yangon

[sailsingapore]

Originally Posted by rauldon

Hahaha no worrys bro so plz try to arrrsnge the date for next week on 16 or 17 ask if anyone else wana join if not we meet lor

hahaha !! Tkx for your understanding
I have pm'd you my hp ... you have to send me yours so we fix date & time for kopi ...
Some other bro's have pm'd interest in joing us as well ... best it to fix kopi-beer meeting by pm only

[maxxartlover]

Hmmm going thru this thread with mix result. Going to Yangoon in mid November.

Any firm suggestion?

[don07]

Anybody have stayed in Yangon City Hotel before? Its at 8 1/2 mile junction. My cordinator booked me in that hotel. Is it girl friendly? Thanks in advance.

[BlueDragon193]

Myanmar gives green light to foreign credit cards.

Posted: 19 October 2012 1228 hrs - AFP/xq.

YANGON: Myanmar has given approval for the introduction of Visa and other foreign credit cards, whose absence has been a long-standing headache for visitors.

Visa, MasterCard, China UnionPay and Japan Credit Bureau have been granted permission by the finance ministry to enter the long-closed country, the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper announced on Friday.

It did not say when the introduction would take place.

The Post and Telecommunications department and Myanmar Information Technology Co. will handle the technical side of the launch of card services at local banks and ATMs and their usage at hotels and restaurants.

Due to decades of US sanctions, major credit cards are not widely accepted in the country, formerly known as Burma, obliging tourists and business people to carry wads of cash.

But Washington opened the door to their return earlier this year, easing restrictions after reforms including the release of political prisoners and the election of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament.

MasterCard said last month it had signed a deal with Myanmar's Co-Operative Bank that it hoped would pave the way for electronic payments, a move it said would have a "huge impact on tourism and travel".

[Pearl]

Originally Posted by BlueDragon193

Myanmar gives green light to foreign credit cards.

Posted: 19 October 2012 1228 hrs - AFP/xq.

YANGON: Myanmar has given approval for the introduction of Visa and other foreign credit cards, whose absence has been a long-standing headache for visitors.

Visa, MasterCard, China UnionPay and Japan Credit Bureau have been granted permission by the finance ministry to enter the long-closed country, the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper announced on Friday.

It did not say when the introduction would take place.

The Post and Telecommunications department and Myanmar Information Technology Co. will handle the technical side of the launch of card services at local banks and ATMs and their usage at hotels and restaurants.

Due to decades of US sanctions, major credit cards are not widely accepted in the country, formerly known as Burma, obliging tourists and business people to carry wads of cash.

But Washington opened the door to their return earlier this year, easing restrictions after reforms including the release of political prisoners and the election of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament.

MasterCard said last month it had signed a deal with Myanmar's Co-Operative Bank that it hoped would pave the way for electronic payments, a move it said would have a "huge impact on tourism and travel".

Credit Cards are accepted at major hotels like Parkroyal and Traders since 7 yrs ago when i started going.

Now.. they are not accepted..

This new rule dont know when will really start, like their FDI law..

[sailsingapore]

Originally Posted by Pearl

Credit Cards are accepted at major hotels like Parkroyal and Traders since 7 yrs ago when i started going.

Now.. they are not accepted..

This new rule dont know when will really start, like their FDI law..

No problem wif cc at Eastern & Orient : The Road to Mandalay cruise as well as The Governor's Residence .....

[Pearl]

Originally Posted by sailsingapore

No problem wif cc at Eastern & Orient : The Road to Mandalay cruise as well as The Governor's Residence .....

Thats my point. CC used to be accepted at Traders and Parkroyal..now they are not accepted..

Rules are not consistent.. just like their VOA.

[sailsingapore]

Originally Posted by Pearl

Thats my point. CC used to be accepted at Traders and Parkroyal..now they are not accepted..

Rules are not consistent.. just like their VOA.

Ahhhhh haaa ! Thanks !!
Heading back to The Gov's Residence in Dec

[rauldon]

A NICE 19 GIRL FL I PICKED FROM JJ AT MY RECENT TRIP

[Pearl]

Originally Posted by rauldon

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A NICE 19 GIRL FL I PICKED FROM JJ AT MY RECENT TRIP

Nice catch bro.. nice front and back bumpers.. hehe

JJ is my fav hunting ground..

Cant recognize the girl.. but can see u are in Parkroyal rooms

[sailsingapore]

Originally Posted by Pearl

Nice catch bro.. nice front and back bumpers.. hehe

JJ is my fav hunting ground..

Cant recognize the girl.. but can see u are in Parkroyal rooms

Excellent target for my next trip to JJ's in DEC : thanks Rauldon

[Pearl]

Originally Posted by sailsingapore

Excellent target for my next trip to JJ's in DEC : thanks Rauldon

I will be in Yangon 1st or 2nd week Nov.

Dec should be another trip. When u arrive in YGN?