News in Asia

Sal Eain Tan beach two hours south of Yangon, Myanmar, may get modern tourism infrastructure. Before any investment a respective feasibility study will be carried out.

Myanmar's Kawthoung airport, one of 3 airports chosen for upgrade to promote tourism and boost regional development, may need governmental investment as private sector is reluctant to lend a helping hand after Golden Myanmar Airlines, a domestic airline based out of Yangon, pulled out of the project.

Singapore's annual eclectic food extravaganza, Singapore Food Festival (SFF), is returning this year in July, from 12th till 28th. An array of exciting food-related activities will be held in different locations throughout the city.

Singapore's signature summer mega-sale, Great Singapore Sale (GSS), started June, 21 and will be on till July, 28 this year. 

The Escape theme pfark in Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia, will soon feature the world's longest water slide. Construction of the new attraction is well underway. 

Malaysia Association of Hotels (MAH) of Sabah–Labuan Chapter reports it is totally safe to travel to Sabah, including visits to the Sandakan and Tawau districts that are traditionally viewed as a great destination for nature and sea lovers.

In a bid to join the Asean Green Hotel Award ceremony for 2020-2022, 35 hotels from different parts of  Cambodia have submitted applications for certification by the Asean Green Hotel Standard.

The earlier announced Cambodia-Thailand train service will not start on July, 1 as the talks with concession-granted company Royal Railway on the service on the Cambodian side are still underway.

Munnar, a hill station in the Indian state of Kerala, may get back its unique monorail constructed by British engineers in 1902.

Hotels in the Indian city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, are facing water shortage due to the delayed monsoon this year. 

The state government of Rajasthan, India, may soon declare the state capital and India's Pink City of Jaipur a ‘no construction zone’ within the walled city area in a bid to get the city recognised as a UNESCO world heritage site. 

Cochin International Airport in the Indian state of Kerala will be closed for the mandatory runway renovation during daytime later this year.

The historical city of Hoi An has recently had free drinking water taps installed in four locations. The installation of free taps for refilling water bottles goes in line with ASEAN's policy to combat plastic waste.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines revealed that foreign tourist arrivals in April grew 12.15 percent on year-to-year bases reaching 662,987 visitors compared to 591,137 received last year.

The Tourism and Sports Ministry of Thailand are looking to limit the number of tourists at natural destination in order to keep the environmental issues under control and to promote a more sustainable tourism.

The high-speed rail project in Eastern Economic Corridor that will link three major airports in the region – Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports and U-Tapao in Rayong – has passed vetting by the subcommittee on the environment this month.

TripAdvisor has revealed 'Top–10 Experiences in Asia' list based on their users' reviews. The list mostly includes organized day tours by local providers. Now we know what travellers like to do in Asia!

United Airlines, a major American airline, and an Indian domestic New Delhi-based airline, Vistara, will enter into a codesharing agreement effetive from this autumn.

Japan is going to solve the issue of too long departure queues at the country's airports by introducing automated gates that will speed up immigration checks considerably. As a result, arrival lines might also be shortened.

Thai Airways, the flag carrier airline of Thailand, is going to launch direct flights between the capital city of Bangkok, Thailand and Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.