By KYAW HSU MON / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, January 7, 2016 | RANGOON — Burma’s immigration ministry has announced new visa regulations effective from Jan. 11, clarifying visa options for short and long-term visitors. The Wednesday announcement outlines 12 types of single-entry visas and three multiple entry visas, detailing how and when ...
18 Nov 2015 In this file photo from November 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at her National League for Democracy headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar The outlook for education The opportunity in international education, therefore, is two-fold: foreign providers can enter the market and operate directly within Myanmar, whether by opening schools or ...
By Phyo Wai Kyaw | Monday, 18 May 2015 When private schools were first allowed in Myanmar in August 2012, for the first time in half a century, Myanmar’s public education system appeared to be letting down its students: not just in quality but in quantity. The system offered five years of primary ...
By KYAW HSU MON (THE IRRAWADDY) - January 16, 2015 RANGOON — Foreign direct investment in Burma is continuing at a staggering pace, hitting more than US$6 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, according to figures from the Myanmar Investment Commission. From April to the end of ...
26 Aug 2014 Burma has recently announced the first scholarships in 50 years for Burmese students to study abroad. Despite the opening it suggests regarding Burma’s relationship with the wider world, the news of the President’s Scholarship Awards has raised some eyebrows due to the programme’s stringent eligibility requirements and terms. In ...
By SAN YAMIN AUNG, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 RANGOON — The Burmese government announced it will be offering scholarships for outstanding students who want study under- and postgraduate courses at international universities. It will reportedly be the first time in five decades that the government offers support for Burmese students ...