Yangon fee of one million kyats. Certain foreign newspapers and periodicals such as the "International Herald Tribune" and the "Straits Times" can be found only in a few (mostly downtown) bookstores. Internet access in Yangon, which has the best telecommunication infrastructure in the country, is slow and erratic at best, and the Burmese government implements one of the world's most restrictive regimes of Internet control. International text messaging and voice messaging was permitted only in August 2008. Common facilities taken for granted elsewhere are luxury prized items in Yangon and Burma. The price of a GSM mobile phone was about K1.1
Magway University Magway University Magway University (,)is located in Magway. On June 5, 1955, the College of Magway was founded. In 1982, it was promoted to the Degree College of Magway. It was promoted to the University of Magway on December 20, 1994. From the year 2013, the degrees were given at the convocation hall, located in its campus. It is located on Taungdwin Road, in the south part of Magway. It comprises two compus, namely the main and the extension. Generally, science students study at the main compus and art students do in the extension. Now, many new buildings, named Shwe