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Pioneer GIS company introduced Vehicle Tracking with Myanmar maps. Equipped with handheld GPS and digital maps, DPS managed to overlay track points of a moving vehicle on maps of Yangon, Mandalay, and the whole Myanmar map on computer.

Manay magazines and journal reported the news and claimed it will effectively manage the drivers pattern of driving and fuel consumption as the system can record and report the length of travel and time of travel for each vehicle. DPS can be contacted at dps@myanmar.com.mm, Tel 204020, 381200, fax 245230. The company address is 165, 35th street. Yangon Myanmar.

Nay Pyi DawJuly 28. Tourism Paper reading session was held at Naypyidaw for the very first time. The event was attended by General Thein Swe Minister of Transport, Gen. Thein Zaw Minister of Post and Telecomm, Gen. Maung Maung Then Minister of Fishery and Livestock and Gen. Soe Naing Miniser of Hotels and Tourism.

Gen. Soe Naing gave opening speech and other ministers also gave words of advice for their respective ministries in relation with tourism.

Diesel prices in Victoria Point are getting high up to 30 baht/li reported by resident in Kawthaung. Kawthaung business depended on fuel prices as the fishing industry is driven by black market diesel.
In an another report the whole police force is transferred due to recent prison break.

Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay express rail service to be launched on 7 June. <>

Quality golden pearls produced from Myanmar to be displayed at the emporium.

YANGON, 15 March — Gems and jade products, ornaments, jade figurines, private shops, and mosaics to be sold at fixed price on the ground floor, imperial jade, commercial jade, utility jade, and uncut jade stones at the environs of the hall, and gems lots and pearl lots to be sold through competitive bidding system, as per the press release from the organizers. According to the Deputy Minister Myint Thein, the quality jade, gems and pearl lots will be sold through tender and auction systems at the 43rd Myanma Gems Emporium this year.

165 gem merchants from 70 companies of 11 countries confirmed to attend the show. It is estimated that over 1,000 gem merchants will attend the 43rd Myanma Gems Emporium. South Sea Pearl is the most popular in the world. At present, the quality golden pearls produced from Myanmar will be displayed at the emporium.

Arrangements are being made to put on display of 250 lots of pearl weighing 16,030.10 mommes. A total of 34 lots of pearl will be sold through competitive bidding and 216 lots of pearl through tender.

In the annual and mid-year shows in 2005, 29 million U.S. dollars and 47.3 million dollars worth of locally- produced quality gems items were put on sale respectively.

With regard to sales of jade stone, 2,459 jade lots including five quality jade stones will be sold. At the emporium, 251 lots of gems are displayed. They are 51 lots of Mongshu gems, and 204 lots of Mogok gems including one ruby lot to be sold at 3.5 million euro floor price. Furthermore, 1,045 items of ornaments will also be displayed at fixed price.

Myanmar started to hold gem shows annually in 1964 and since then the country has earned a total of over 500 million U.S. dollars from such events including the mid-year ones introduced since 1992 and the special sale since 2004, according to official statistics.

Myanmar is a well-known producer of nine kinds of gems -- ruby, diamond, cat's eye, emerald, topaz, pearl, sapphire, coral and a variety of garnet tinged with yellow and it has three famous gem lands -- Mogok in Mandalay division, Mongshu in Shan state and Phakant in Kachin state.

To boost gem mining industry, Myanmar enacted the New Gemstone Law in 1995, allowing national entrepreneurs to mine, produce, transport and sell finished gemstone and manufactured jewelry at home and abroad.

From 2000, the government began to mine gems and jade in joint venture with 10 private companies under profit sharing basis.

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ASEAN 10 January : The web site for Asean Tourism Forum www.atf2006.com is rich with all the vibrant information on the Asia's premier tourism event ATF 2006. Many visitors to the web site are in search of the event information as well as business opportunities in ASEAN travel sector. The web site will continue to feature the event but will eventually be updated with ASEAN Tourism information from April 2006 onwards. Buyers, Sellers and Writers can continue participate in the www.atf2006.com which will become a ASEAN Tourism portal to commemorate 25th ASEAN Tourism Forum - according to the web site owner.

ATF 2006 official website online

BY RUBY GONZALEZ

After several weeks of being kept in the dark, the trade would be kept abreast on the progress of ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2006 with the launch of its new website, www.atf2006.com, on September 1, according to secretariat/ central communications head for ATF 2006, Susan del Mundo.

The website will be managed by the Philippines, which has taken over hosting of ATF 2006 from Myanmar.

Meanwhile, preparations for host city Davao have started revving up.

Official venues have begun upgrading their facilities and services. The NCCCMall Convention Center has been designated as the venue for the opening ceremony while the Marco Polo Hotel would provide accommodation to the VIPs. Sites for the ministerial meetings and conferences are still being finalised.

Locations being considered for these events are the Davao Convention and Trade Center, Central Bank Auditorium, or the function rooms of other proposed official hotels such as Waterfront Insular Hotel, Grand Regal, The Royal Mandaya, and Apo View Hotel.NCCC is being eyed to be the venue for the travel exchange (TRAVEX). del Mundo said the final decision would depend on the recommendation made by the event organiser.

With a short lead time, support from Davao’s government and private sector is helping the Department of Tourism (DoT) get on in preparing for the event.

del Mundo said an announcement that Davao City would be hosting ATF in 2006 had been made to the locals in the latter part of August during its annual Kadawayan, a thanksgiving festival.

“It turned out to be a double celebration,” she said. “While they were celebrating Kadayawan, they were also very happy that the city will be hosting the biggest travel forum in South-east Asia.” DoT said some 3,000 guests from all over the world are expected to attend ATF 2006.

The last time the Philippines hosted ATF was in 1998 in Cebu. Immediately after the news broke at the start of August that the Philippines will be hosting ATF 2006 a year earlier than the originally scheduled, other destinations in the country expressed keen interest in vying for the host city status. Among these were Manila, Clark and Cebu.

Naga Traditional New Year Festival 2006 will be held as per the following details.

Itinerary: Yangon-Mandalay-Homalin-Htamanthi-Leshi-Htamanthi-Homalin-Mandalay-Yangon for 5 Days / 4 Nights.

Schedule: 12th ~ 16th January 2006
Deadline for confirmation of naming list: 10th January 2006
Deadline for issue of Myanmar Airways tickets: 11th January 2006

Cost per Person: US$ 850 exclusive of domestic airfares to and fro Yangon, Homalin, and Mandalay respectively.

Contact: +95 1 204020


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Welcome to Naga Traditional New Year Festival 2006

Yangon-Mandalay-Homalin-Htamanthi-Leshi-Htamanthi-Homalin-Mandalay-Yangon
(5 days / 4 nights)
January 12 Leave from Yangon Airport to Homalin by flight via Mandalay. More visitors come on board at Mandalay and the plane leaves for Homalin. Arrive at Homalin and proceed to Htamanthi by boat, lunch on board. Arrive at Htamanthi, enjoy dinner and rest for the night.
January 13 Breakfast at Htamanthi and depart to Leshi by car. Arrive at Leshi. Enjoy lunch and check-in to your accommodations built with native materials. Enjoy dinner and rest yourself for have a night sleep.
January 14 The traditional Naga Ceremonial Pole will be erected at the festival grounds and Naga clans in their traditional costumes will be there to participate. Explore the surrounding villages or the town of Leshi and see the Naga in their daily life.
January 15 The Official Opening Ceremony of the Naga New Year begins on the festival grounds early morning. Partake the traditional New Year food and rice wine with the Naga community elders. After the conclusion of the official ceremony, dance competitions by various Naga villages. In the evening a large bonfire is lit and everybody takes part in welcoming the Naga New Year, dancing around the bonfire.
January 16 Depart Leshi for Htamanthi by car. Arrive at Htamanthi and proceed to Homalin by boat. Lunch at Homalin. Depart Homalin for Mandalay and Yangon by flight.
End of service.

Cost per pax US$ 850.
Above cost includes accommodation, meals, Homalin-Leshi-Htamathi (by car & by boat).
Excludes Yangon - Homalin - Yangon US$ 350.
Mandalay - Homalin - Mandalay US$ 275.
Yangon - Homalin - Mandalay US$ 310.
Mandalay - Homalin - Yangon US$ 310.

MEETING was held at the head-office of the Department of Civil Aviation, attended by the Director General and officials of the department, tour operators, hoteliers and airlines.

It was decided that:

- A closure of the airport in November, December and January should be avoided, as tourists have made firm travel plans that often can not be changed.

More info on Myanmar Latest News.