There are over 100 dialects spoken in Myanmar. English is spoken in business circles. The remainder are Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Animist. IDD is available to the main cities. There is a limited public internal service.
Fees are high and coverage limited.
Set-up fees are high. Service to Europe takes up to a week and letter forms are quicker than ordinary letters. To ensure despatch it is advisable to go to the post office personally to obtain a certificate of posting, for which a small fee is charged. The only English-language newspaper is The New Light of Myanmar. Locally published magazines in English include Golden Myanmar , Myanmar Chronicle and Myanmar Perspective , which are all available from bookshops.