3 things you should do when taking taxi in Yangon !

As Yangon not still having (2016) very safe and comfort transportation for foreigners, you should note and be aware of these things to do when taking taxi.

1 - Try to take photo of car Number Eg. EE-3190, from back. If you are not alone it can easily be done before entering to taxi. If you are alone you should find ID card on dashboard and take capture or even you didn't find it try to take the driver photo and car silently.

2 - Try to show your map or GPS to drivers that you are knowing the way they should go.

3 - Do not let him to take another passenger on the driving way .

These three things should be done when you take taxi in Yangon.

Yangon Emergency Contacts

1 - How to contact Yangon Police The official way is to contact with call center 199 ,it again activates after 2016. The best way to contact for foreigners is Facebook chat to Yangon Police Page. Since all Myanmar departments having Facebook pages, you should had Facebook account before going to Myanmar. Here is direct link to Yangon Police Office Page. https://www.facebook.com/yangonpolice You can send message anytime, and more easier than calling to 199 and can give most exact data for your emergency eg. Map, photo, voice, others . Here is Yangon Traffic Police contact Page. https://www.facebook.com/Yangon-Traffic-Police-1514210572136281 Other useful Numbers -

6 Cinemas in Yangon for foreigners

These cinemas in Yangon offering you with Latest favorite English Movies. 1 - Thamada Cinema Address - Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Yangon. Phone No : +95 9 259 787 230

Myanmar Trishaw

Myanmar Trishaw was invented by Sayar Nyo, a car repairer from Nyaung Bin Market, Mandalay in 1938. The trishaw is made of three wheels – a combination of a bicycle and sidecar which has two back to back seats for two passengers on the left side of the driver. Myanmar trishaw is very different from others in Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. History The reason for the invention of the trishaw was a significant economic revolution in transportation at that time. Unlike Yangon there were no rickshaws in Mandalay at that time, only horse cart and train. When the nationalist uprising occurred across the whole country, the people decided to make their own national economy and tried every way to get rid of foreign industries. They figured out a way to make their own vehicles using only bicycles based on the amount they could spend. Thus, the very first trishaw was invented in 1938. Victory At that time, 60 miles of the road was made in Mandalay by the British government bu...

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