Shopping in Myanmar

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Myanmar offers many interesting souvenirs to tourists. Among the items that you can purchase are as follows:

lacquerware
marionettes
textile
gold leaf

Souvenirs of Myanmar (25 November 2003)
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Public Holidays in Myanmar

The following are public holidays when all offices close.

Independence Day: 4 January, to commemorate the 1948 independence from Britain
Union Day: 12 February, to commemorate Aung San's agreement with the various ethnic minority groups
Peasant's Day: 2 March
Tatmadaw @ Resistance Day: 27 March, to commemorate the struggle against the Japanese in World War II
May Day: 1 May
Martyrs' Day: 19 July, to commemorate Aung San and his cabinet, who were assassinated in 1947
Independence Day: 4 January

Useful Phone Numbers in Myanmar

Police (Yangon): 199

Fire (Yangon): 191, 192

Ambulance (Yangon): 280204, 281722 ext 286

Airport: 662811

Myanmar Railway: 662811

Tourist Information: 252859

Myanmar Area Codes

The Country Code for Myanmar is 95. The following are some of the area codes in Myanmar:

Yangon: 01

Mandalay: 02

Bago: 052

Sagaing: 072

Dialling from Myanmar to another country
International Direct Dial calls are available in more established hotels and at many public telephone offices. Such calls are very expensive - about $6-$7 per minute to US.

Myanmar Yellow Pages: http://www.myanmaryellowpages.biz/

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