Myanmar is a country which offers great potential for businesses and investors. Besides being rich in natural resources its people are educated and disciplined. It is an economic story waiting to happen. The culture and traditions in Myanmar are altogether different from other Indo-Chinese countries because it has a degree of affinity with our South Asian culture.
The people of Myanmar pride themselves on their Buddhist culture and traditions and have their own sect within the Buddhist belief. There is a sizeable Muslim minority within Myanmar which lives side by side with the vast Buddhist majority. In fact Yangon's Muslim Free Dispensary Hospital is a legacy of the Muslim community's presence in Myanmar. Many people from different communities and provinces in Pakistan were represented in Myanmar's Muslim community prior to World War II. Today the Myanmar Muslim community is predominantly of ethnic Myanmar origin but there are still many whose ethnic origins are from South Asia. There is even an active Yangon Memon Jamaat on Edward Street which was founded by the late Sir Adamjee who was a pioneer of business in Myanmar. The last Mughal Emperor and poet Bahadur Shah Zafar's mausoleum is also located in Yangon. It is visited regularly by tourists and is very well maintained.
Yangon has several five star hotels and minimal street crime, if at all. Food is excellent and people very friendly. It will not be long before the impact of the renewed interest of the world in Myanmar will make it a destination of choice for not only businesses and investors but also tourists. In fact tourism was always prevalent in Myanmar and was somewhat of a well kept secret. Myanmar has preserved its local traditions, architecture from both the colonial days and the era of the Burmese Kingdoms. Myanmar's Pagoda architecture is probably one of the best preserved examples in all of South East Asia and South Asia and is well worth visiting.
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The people of Myanmar pride themselves on their Buddhist culture and traditions and have their own sect within the Buddhist belief. There is a sizeable Muslim minority within Myanmar which lives side by side with the vast Buddhist majority. In fact Yangon's Muslim Free Dispensary Hospital is a legacy of the Muslim community's presence in Myanmar. Many people from different communities and provinces in Pakistan were represented in Myanmar's Muslim community prior to World War II. Today the Myanmar Muslim community is predominantly of ethnic Myanmar origin but there are still many whose ethnic origins are from South Asia. There is even an active Yangon Memon Jamaat on Edward Street which was founded by the late Sir Adamjee who was a pioneer of business in Myanmar. The last Mughal Emperor and poet Bahadur Shah Zafar's mausoleum is also located in Yangon. It is visited regularly by tourists and is very well maintained.
Yangon has several five star hotels and minimal street crime, if at all. Food is excellent and people very friendly. It will not be long before the impact of the renewed interest of the world in Myanmar will make it a destination of choice for not only businesses and investors but also tourists. In fact tourism was always prevalent in Myanmar and was somewhat of a well kept secret. Myanmar has preserved its local traditions, architecture from both the colonial days and the era of the Burmese Kingdoms. Myanmar's Pagoda architecture is probably one of the best preserved examples in all of South East Asia and South Asia and is well worth visiting.
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