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COMMUNICATIONS Mobile Phones Your mobile phone will NOT work in Myanmar as Myanmar currently has no roaming agreement with any country. Prepaid cards in value of USD/FEC 50 (CDMA-450 MHZ) are available for purchase within the country. The USD/FEC 50 card is maximum PAGE 3 90 days validity after activated. These prepaid mobile phone cards Population | Time | Visas Insurance | History are aimed at tourists visiting Myanmar who wish to keep in touch with friends and family. PAGE 4-5 History | Language Internet PAGE 6 Climate Internet access is still in its development stages and not reliable- the connections can be extremely slow at PAGE 7 times so patience is required! Internet is also regulated The Land in Myanmar and the access to some websites is filtered PAGE 8 or impossible. Many internet cafes, however, can offer People | Safety & Crime a different URL that will allow access to email providers such as gmail and yahoo. PAGE 9 Currency | Credit Cards Changing Money | Tipping Most of the hotels now have some internet terminals and in cities like Yangon, Mandalay and Nyaung Shwe PAGE 10 Religion | Etiquette (Inle Lake), you will find some small internet cafés. PAGE 11 ELECTRICITY Communications Health & Vaccinations The standard electrical current is 230-volt, 50 hertz. Voltage surges are common. PAGE 12 Food| Shopping | Customs HEALTH PAGE 13-14 All visitors to Myanmar should take appropriate anti-malaria Culture & The Arts | Religion precautions before entering the country, and should continue to take medication throughout their stay. The risk is highest at altitudes below 1,000 meters (3,000 ft.) between May and December. Perhaps the two most common hazards to Myanmar visitors are sunburn and "Delhi Belly." (Diarrhea). Health standards in much of Myanmar are still relatively low. You should absolutely avoid drinking any water unless you know it has been boiled or is bottled. All fruit should be carefully peeled before being eaten, and you should avoid eating any raw vegetables, including fresh salads because it is likely they have been rinsed in water.