1 - 7 JUNE 2018
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What’s On - june FRIDAY 1ST Seafood Night at The Square | Dining Dive into a fresh seafood buffet while listening to live music and enjoying a free flow of selected drinks. Call The Square now at 09-251185989 to satisfy your craving for lobsters, king crab, big prawns and more. | RSVP: 01 230 5858. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We Are The 90’s | Nightlife A retro party to reminisce the good old times. Contact for reservations: info@thepenthouse-yangon.com or 09 771239924. ? The Penthouse - 271-273, BarGaYar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P from 7:00 pm
ECO Techno | Nightlife With the help of Sky Bar and the soundtech of Juize Music, and Heineken, this event is a ‘no plastic straws’ event. The first 50 guests will receive a free Palü Bamboo Straw with their ticket. | RSVP: 01 229 229. ? Sky Bar - No.330, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp | P from 6:00 pm
LUST Night | Nightlife Every first Friday of the month. Entry: 10,000 kyats (two free drinks) | RSVP: 09 258 835 885. ? PYRITE - No.37, Kabaraye Pagoda Road, near Inya Lake Hotel, Mayangone Tsp | P from 10:00 pm
1ST TO 3RD 2nd American Trade Show 2018 | Exhibition MPS Co., Ltd organizes for the second time the American Trade Show Yangon at Tatmadaw Hall. Ford is the main sponsor and will display its new cars. ? Tatmadaw Hall - U WISARA Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SATURDAY 2ND Arabian Night Party at Club Rizzoli | Nightlife With a special belly dance performance by Shoko Watanabe Uda from Japan. HHappy hour until 10pm on all house-poured drinks. No entrance fees. ? Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon - No. 40 Natmauk Rd, Tamwe Tsp | P from 9:00 pm
Day of Action for Beating Plastic Pollution | Activities Ahead of the international ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ World Environment Day on June 5th, along with UN Environment, European Union in Myanmar, French Embassy in Myanmar / Ambassade de France en Birmanie, Shwe Taung Group and Trash Hero Myanmar are organizing a day of action to raise awareness of plastic pollution in Myanmar. Join them at Junction City for one or all of the activities. ? Junction City - Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan Tsp | P 1:30 pm - 10:00 pm
APOCALYPSE | Art & Stage The Space: Episode 2 gives you this international indoor EDM festival at The One Entertainment Park. For ticket information contact 09 770 989800. ? The One Entertainment Park - Paw San Hmwe St, ThinganGyun Tsp | P 4:00 pm - 12:00 am
What’s On - june Awaken | Art & Stage Bands include Blood of Century, Break the Curse and Velocity at this free event. ? Maha Bandula Park - In front of Townhall, Kyauktada Tsp | P 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Rain Party | Nightlife Enjoy the scenery, the music and all that Atlas has to offer for the last time before the raining season kicks in, but don’t you worry, they’ll be back in October. | RSVP : 09 767 419413. ? Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge - 84, Pan Hlaing Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Pan Asian Dinner | Dining Let’s celebrate the Diversity of Asian Flavours and follow a Southeast Asian culinary journey of our Head Chef Florian Eberhardt. Join us for a degustation of a wide selection of dishes from Kipling’s bespoke menu paired with wine and other drinks. | RSVP: 01 526298, 01 526305. ? Savoy Hotel - 129, Dhammazedi Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Zumba & Latino | Nightlife Awake your latino soul this Saturday and bring your dancing shoes. We are chasing the clouds and the rain with a Zumba and Latino session. | RSVP: 09771239924. ? The Penthouse - 271-273, BarGaYar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P from 7:00 pm
The Attic Grand Opening - White Party | Nightlife Show up in white. Free flow starts from 9pm-10.30pm | RSVP : 09 977 606888. ? The Beer Factory Yangon - 10A, Shwe Taung Kyar St, Bahan Tsp | P from 9:00 pm
Reggae Junction | Nightlife Nomad Roots Party and 50th Street Bar first collaboration. A unique food and drinks selection, and some reggae tunes for the occasion. Featuring EKIS and special Guest Star for the night - SIR SKATABA THE ALMIGHTY. | RSVP: 01 397 060. ? 50th Street Cafe Restaurant Bar - 9/13 50th St, Botataung Tsp | P from 8:00 pm
DJ NIght with Yu KT | Nightlife Yangon-born and raised in the UK, Yu KT started in events promotion and is no stranger to the funky vibes of the underground London dance scene. With her eclectic taste in music, ranging from minimal, electronic, deep, tech house to techno and 80’s Chicago house, Yu KT takes the room for a flirty spin with her infectious dance grooves. | RSVP: 01 254 041. ? Gekko Restaurant Yangon - 535 Merchant St, Kyauktada Tsp | P from 9:30 pm
SUNDAY 3RD Introduction to Practical AI | Educational Do you want to start using machine learning but are not sure where to begin? This one-of-a-kind workshop with four experts aims to help you get started. Entrance fees 5,000 kyats. ? Phandeeyar - 10th Floor, Royal River View Condo, 628/636 Merchant Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Manga Talk | Activities This event is the gathering of Manga lover. Manga that they chose to talk about is “One Piece.” Please register at 09 45914 8405. ? Japan Culture House - Room 322B, 2nd Floor, Building C, Pearl Condo, Kabaraye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
What’s On - june Outdoor Yoga and Meditation | Sports Outdoor yoga and meditation by #YorkYogaCorner at #TheTreeHouseGarden to celebrate the world environment day. This session is donation based and open for all to join. ? The Tree House Garden - 12 Shwe Taung Kyar Yeik Thar St, Bahan Tsp | P 7:30 am - 9:00 am
MONDAY 4TH Panel discussion will tackle plastic pollution | Educational Sustainable consultancy and change agency Conyat Create will host a panel discussion on plastic pollution in Myanmar. The ‘Breaking Up with Plastics’ event will take place at Urban Village (between 47 and 48 streets) at 4pm on Monday, June 4—a day before World Environment Day. ? Urban Village - G/F of Urban Asia Center, Corner of 48th Street and Mahabandula Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P from 4:00 pm
TUESDAY 5TH Connect@Breakfast: World Environment Day | Dining According UN Environment, the World Environment Day is the most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. The theme for 2018 is beating plastic pollution. The following experts will present their different projects and the importance of environment awareness: Member: 10 USD, Non Member: 15 USD. ? CCI France Myanmar - Parkside One Building, 271-273 Bagayar St, Sanchaung Tsp | P 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Myanmar Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet Up | Social Khaing Mon Oo, Centre Director of Heguru Yangon Centre will join. If you are interested in the education business, this is a great chance to speak with an experienced entrepreneur. ? Signature Fine Dining & the Garden Bistro - Corner of Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd & Kan Yeik Thar St, Bahan Tsp | P 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
WEDNESDAY 6TH Indian Summer Collection | Fashion The Golden Closet Singapore is Singapore’s leading multi-designer popup store offering an exclusively curated designer wear collection of top designers. They are coming to Myanmar for the very first time with the best of Indian Summer Designer Collection, ranging from Indian to IndoFusion wear, accessories and lots more at an affordable price range. ? Sule Shangri-La - 223 Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Japanese Art style Drink & Draw | Nightlife This drink and draw will be dedicated to Japanese art, with looking at more traditional artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, and then of course looking at the wonderful side of commentary art by feminist artist Yayoi Kusama and more. | RSVP : 09450218080. ? Father’s Office - Bo Aung Kyaw St, Kyauktada Tsp | P 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Sunday Brunch at Melia | Dining 3rd June 2018 The award-winning Sunday Brunch has been upgraded with free-flow of two additional refreshing cocktails – Mojito and Sangria. Get ready for the best of Asia and Europe, combined in a unique setting. $48 net per person inclusive of free-flow sparkling wine, Mojito, Sangria, house wine, beer, soft drinks, chilled juice and water. Take advantage of their limited prepaid discounted online tickets available Monday to Saturday prior to their Brunch to enjoy the best Brunch in town for $42. Meliá Yangon - 192 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon
ONE: SPIRIT OF A WARRIOR | Sports 29th June 2018 Asia’s biggest martial arts blockbuster is set to return to the city of Yangon. Aung La Nsang will fight against Leandro Ataides under the title of ONE: Spirit of a Worrier. For MYANMORE Readers, you can get 25% Discount by using promo code “ONEMYANMORE”. Thuwunna Indoor Stadium - Way Za Yan Tar Road, ThinGankyun Township
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A valley between the road from Inle to Kalaw. (Sampan Travel)
Trekking Myanmar Intrepid trekkers are diverging from the well-trodden trails between Inle and Kalaw in search of Myanmar’s best routes. Recent winner of the Travelife Certified award Sampan Travel offers four alternative places in Myanmar to explore the great outdoors on two feet. With the Pa’O The Inthar are most commonly associated with Inle, however a score of ethnic groups live on the banks of the lake, one of the largest being the Pa’O, famous for the fiery orange headdresses that some of the women wear. The Pa’O Self Administered Zone extends over the southern part of Inle. From the Magyigone Jetty trek into the heart of Pa’O territory (not so long ago a no-go ‘black’ region) and stay the night at one of three villages now hosting international visitors. With the Danu In the other direction from Inle Lake, Pindaya town offers hikes through the land of the Danu. Trekking usually commences from the town’s ‘Shwe Umin,’ Myanmar’s Aladdin’s cave, where thousands of shimmering Buddha statues sit among sweating boulders and stalactites. A giant model spider—the supposed former inhabitant of the cave, and from which the town takes its name—grimaces from outside the cavern, and adds to the kitschy atmosphere.
Over the tea-fields of the Danu, embark upon one to three night treks. The land is at its most verdant during the monsoon. The small sheds that pepper the tea fields serve as shelter from the frequent downpours, as well as cozy spots for picnics. If hiking in the summer, cool off after your trek by leaping into the Phone Tanoke Lake at the center of Pindaya. It is said to turn those who bathe in it beautiful. Consequently, you are likely to be one of many splashing about at dusk. Hsipaw & Kyauk Me Hsipaw in northern Shan State has for a few years been an increasingly popular destination for hiking, but the lengthy trip to the town (either along the traffic jam-prone Burma Road or upon the lumbering ‘Lashio Mail’ railway line) has deterred many travellers short on time. We believe the charming villages make it worth the journey. Although the sight of a foreign face is not as huge a novelty as it was three years ago, in contrast to the children on the Kalaw-Inle route who can commonly ask after your health in a handful of languages, the bairn of the Hsipaw hills display their inexperience in such matters, mixing up their ‘hellos’ and ‘goodbyes.’ Kyauk Me is just to the west of Hsipaw and is favored by those who consider Hsipaw too mainstream. Though treks between the two towns are no longer possible, two or three day treks in the hills of Kyauk Me are an option, and likely bring the opportunity of sipping tea with local militia. Although it is still permitted to go trekking around both towns, ensure that you are travelling with a professional tour operator who can connect you with experienced local guides. Chin State Chin State is fast becoming a favorite among adventurous Yangon residents, and for good reason. Its fissured landscape coupled with the hardy natives and thick, grainy coffee differentiates it from other parts of the country. The government also sees tourism as part of the solutions to solve Chin State’s poverty and stem its brain-drain, meaning that considerable investment is being put into the state in the form of guesthouses, improved roads, and Community Based Tourism (CBT) projects. All welcome news for travellers. Sampan Travel is a boutique and green tour operator based in Yangon, curating tailor-made journeys around Myanmar.
Pa’O Self Administered Zone extends over the southern part of Inle Lake. (Sampan Travel)
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Starbucks in $6 million Myanmar investment Social media was ablaze last week with the news Starbucks was coming to Yangon—the first Myanmar store of a US$6-million investment. The store will open at Sule Square—the high-end mall and office tower up the road from Sule Pagoda in Kyauktada Township—said U Thant Sin Lwin, deputy director-general of DICA (Directorate of Investment and Company Administration). Through its licensed partner Coffee Concepts (Myanmar) Limited, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Maxim’s Group, the US-based coffee giant will follow a model similar to its entry to Cambodia, according to a company source, who said the Sule Square outlet will open in December. Starbucks first entered the Cambodian market in December 2015 with a small kiosk at Phnom Penh International Airport. Since then it has opened 11 stores in the capital and two stores in Siem Reap. Coffee Concepts (Myanmar) is currently training 40 local and two foreign staff, added U Thant Sin Lwin. The firm has also set its sights on locations at Myanmar Plaza, Yangon International Airport, People’s Park, Junction City and Yaw Min Gyi, according to local newspaper 7Day Daily.
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World chefs prepare 12,000 meals for Ayeyarwady Delta tour Renowned chefs will host a charity gala on Saturday, June 9 to raise funds for an initiative to feed thousands of people living in the Ayeyarwady Delta. Organized by World Chefs Without Borders and Myanmar Chefs Association (MCA), the five-course dinner at Pullman Hotel Yangon will launch a campaign to mark the 10th anniversary of Myanmar worst recorded disaster, Cyclone Nargis. Seventy chefs from 24 countries traveling to Myanmar at their own expense and donating 1,000 euros each will cook 4,000 meals for passersby outside Shwedagon Pagoda’s south entrance at 6am on June 10. The following morning the chefs will board a cruise ship to the delta, where they will donate some 8,000 meals and 8,000 aid bags to people affected by the cyclone. MCA has a history of helping people in the region—especially in the aftermath of the cyclone, when it donated fishing boats and helped build a shelter. In addition, about 150 orphans will be given school bags and equipment, the group’s dentist and doctor will visit a local hospital, and all of the cooking utensils—10 gas burners, 20 pots, stirring spoons—will be donated to local communities. MCA president Oliver E. Soe Thet also hopes to release thousands of native fish in the rivers in order to boost the local ecosystem. Other top chefs presenting courses in the gala and joining the cruise include Singaporeans Tony Khoo and Louis Tau, Kam Kui Mak from Hong Kong, and Philippine pastry chef Buddy Trinidad. Tickets to the charity gala cost US$100 before 30 May and $125 after 30 May. Buy 10 tickets and get one free. Contact the Myanmar Chefs Association on 01 501 123 or Ma Kay Khaing at angelatmyanmar@gmail.com.
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INDOCHINE RUGBY CUP 26TH MAY 2018 PHOTOS BY THE PICTUREMAN
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Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 1st to 7th JUNE 2018. SOLO Solo is a 2018 American space Western film based on the Star Wars character Han Solo. This is the second of the Star Wars anthology films following 2016’s Rogue One.
NGAH KO NAN TAE MONE TINE Ngah Ko Nan Tae Mone Tine is a Burmese Drama Movie directed by Aung Zaw Lin and Win Lwin Htet with stars : Phway Phway, Hlwaing Pain and Ye Yint Aung.
Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II), Nay Pyi Daw
Junction Maw Tin, Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Thamada Cinema, Thwin, Mingalar
GONJIAM Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is a 2018 South Korean-German found footage horror film directed by Jung Bum-shik. Junction Maw Tin, Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall
THE ATTACHMENT The Attachment is Burmese Movie directed by Van Gyi with Stars: Khing Htoo Thar, Zar Ti, Nan Su Oo, May Thinzar Oo, Khin Zarchi Kyaw and so many actors. Junction Maw Tin, Junction City, Junction Square
Junction Maw Tin | 01 225 244 Junction City | 01 9253591, 01 9253592 Junction Square | 01 527 055 City Mall | 09 764802081 Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex | 09 260 887 035 — 36, 01 230 3 165 Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint) | 09 779 054 671 — 73 Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II) | 09 732 54 091 — 92 Nay Pyi Daw | 01 251 277, 01 251 288 Shae Saung Cinema | 01 252 113, 01 388 034 Thamada Cinema | 01 246 962, 01 246 963 Thwin | 01 372 594, 01 388 033 Mingalar | 01 243057 Mega Ace (Tharkayta) | 01 556 782 Mega Ace (Tamwe) | 01 554 383 Mega Ace (North Okkalapa) | 09 971 750 91
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