Myanmar To Offer Visa On Arrival To Indian and Chinese Tourists

Myanmar will offer visas on arrival to Chinese and Indian tourists, state media reported, as the ruling junta seeks to lure again overseas viewers and their funds. A start date for the one-year trial scheme “will be announced soon”, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported, citing the junta’s immigration ministry.

Holders of the visas will be “allowed to visit all websites apart from restricted areas for security concerns”, reported the report in Thursday’s newspaper.

Currently, citizens of both international locations should apply for a vacationer visa online, or at a Myanmar embassy.

The military is struggling to crush opposition to its 2021 coup and has admitted there are swathes of the country it does not totally control.

Countries such as the United States and Australia advise in opposition t all tour to Myanmar, due to the ongoing conflict.

China and India, which both share lengthy and porous borders with Myanmar, have maintained ties with the isolated generals since the coup.

The junta’s tourism ministry is also working to entice travellers from Russia, another major ally and arms supplier.

Earlier. this month the national carrier all started direct flights to Russia’s Novosibirsk, and the junta has reported it is working to permit the use of Russia’s Mir playing cards for direct payments.

Myanmar opened up to travelers in 2011 following a long time of military rule, changing into common with travellers.

It closed its borders during the coronavirus pandemic and the military’s coup and subsequent bloody crackdown on dissent have kept viewers away.

The economic system has slumped, with the local kyat currency plunging in opposition t the dollar and rolling power outages roiling major cities, where entry to ATMs and overseas trade counters is patchy.