Destination in Myanmar
Entertainment in Yangon
Television Stations:
The main TV Stations are located in Yangon. There are two local
TV channels: TV Myanmar and Myawaddy with programs running from
7 am to 4 am; and from 4 pm to 11 pm. Most hotels also have
satellite TV. Myawaddy was started on the 27th March, 1995. The
average broadcasting hours is about 8 hours per day when it
started. But now there's more, MRTV3, MRTV4 and Channel 5.
MRTV 3:
English programs are telecast for viewers in Myanmar from 9:00
A.M. to 10:00 A.M. The transmission hours for viewers from
abroad are from 13:00 A.M. to 14:00 A.M., 18:00 P.M. to 19:00
P.M. and from 02:00 A.M. to 04:00 A.M. It is an English channel
for oversea audience. It can be received from 126 countries and
is transmitted from Thaicom-3 C Band Global beam. In addition,
the Ministry have also broadcast the MRTV3 programs pm the
Internet using web based video streaming system via the gateway
of Myanma Posts and Telecommunications. It can be accessed on
Internet through http://www.mrtv3.net.mm web site.
MRTV 4:
It was launched on (15-5-2004) like a streaming video via
satellite. MRTV 4 contains non-formal education programs and
other entertainment programs. But for receiving, it can be
matched by MMBox (Myanmar Media Box). This transmission contains
educational programs from Ministries, Myanmar movies, English
movies with Myanmar subtitles, cartoon programs and other
entertainment programs. The transmission time is from 7 am to
11pm daily. For more quality and convenience, MRTV 4 will soon
be broadcasting with Digital Video Broadcasting Technology
(DVBT) terrestrial system.
Channel 5:
Broadcasts movies in different languages such as English,
Chinese, Indian etc ... but all the movies are subtitled in
Myanmar language. There are great cartoon programs for the
children too.
Newspaper:
Three morning newspapers Myanmar Ah Lin and Kye Mon in Myanmar
and The New Light of Myanmar in English are published in Yangon
and The Yadanabon News in Myanmar is published in Mandalay.
Myanmar Times Journal (English Version) is distributed every
Monday, and the Myanmar Version is distributed ever Friday. Both
journals are published in Yangon. The locally published
magazines in English; Golden Myanmar, Myanmar Chronicle, and
Myanmar Perspective, are available in bookshops. Foreign
newspapers such as International Herald Tribune, Singapore
Straits Times, Time magazine, Newsweek magazine and some foreign
magazines and periodicals are available at In-wa (Ava) Bookshop,
No.232, Sule Pagoda Road.
Radio:
Radio Myanmar broadcasts English on the following schedule: 8:30
am to 9:00am 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm; and 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. The
new City FM broadcasts from 07:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M. and from
13:00 P.M. to 21:00 P.M. daily, starting from January 1, 2002.
City FM broadcasts from 7 am in the morning till 9pm in the
evening. Myanmar & English songs, Entertainment programs, Live
Interviews with Movie Stars are broadcast from this Channel.
Entertainment centers:
There are entertainment centers such as Cinema Halls,
Theatres and Karaoke Pubs. The main Music, Video and Film
productions are in downtown Yangon.
Traditional Dances:
There are also Traditional Dance sections at Karaweik Hall,
where locals entertain with different Myanmar dances. Sometimes,
entertainment of the Myanmar Orchestra is also programmed.
Beauty Salons and Spas:
Yangon is full of Beauty Salons and Spas. Beautifications of
hair and body are also popular in Yangon. The Spas are mainly
included in the International Hotels in Yangon. |
