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What’s On - june FRIDAY 6TH Seafood Night at The Square | Dining Dive into a fresh seafood buffet while listening to live music band and enjoying free flow on selected drinks at The Square Restaurant. Call 09251185989 to satisfy your craving such as lobsters, king crab, and big prawns. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459, Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Brazilian Dance Party Vol. 1 | Nightlife With Samba music to celebrate the first TGIF of every month. Special All Night Long promotions: Kirin Draught Beer - US$2, Brazilian Old Fashioned Cocktail - US$4. No entrance fee. ? Club Rizzoli At Chatrium - 40 Natmauk Rd, Tamwe Tsp | P From 6:00 pm
Dj D-Kut : Reggaeton / Hip Hop night | Nightlife Reggaeton and hip hop night with Dj D-Kut straight from Bangkok. Book your table for the dinner and stay for the party. | RSVP: 09 771 239924. ? The Penthouse - 271-273, BarGayar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P From 7:00 pm
Whisky World Cup - Group B - Germany | Activities Blind tasting to help decide which whisky will take part in the finals from Group B. | RSVP: 09 784 151250. ? Mahlzeit - 84, Pan Hlaing St, Sanchaung Tsp | P 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LUST Night | Nightlife Performance from international dancers with the support of C Thu & Mike / TRACK 404 Myanmar DJs Crew. Entry fee is 10,000 kyats with 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
Violet’s TGIF | Nightlife DJ Violet will make you dance. Table reservation @ 09-260047334. ? Brave Bar - No.31B, Kanyeiktar St, 10 Qua:, Mayangone Tsp | P From 10:00 pm
Whisky World Cup - Group D - Celtic Tigers | Activities Big beasts, Japan. Celtic heavyweights Ireland and Wales. Canada, makers of the best whisky in the world (according to Jim Murray 2016)... and Spain. Can’t pick a winner from this group. It’s going to be close. Join the blind tasting to help decide which whisky from will be taking part in the finals. ? British Embassy Club - 46 Gyo Byu Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
6TH - 8TH Thai Film Festival 2018 | Activities Critically acclaimed Thai films such as Bad Genius, Pee-Mak, Die Tomorrow, Premika and From Bangkok to Mandalay. ? JCGV - Junction city, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan Tsp | P 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
SATURDAY 7TH LEVEL 2 Sessions: House & Techno | Nightlife LEVEL 2 Sessions brings you nothing but the best of house and techno Yangon has to offer, all night long. | RSVP: 09 502 0073. ? LEVEL 2 - Yangon International Hotel Compound, Dagon Tsp | P From 10:00 pm
What’s On - june Seven Decades Art Exhibition | Art & Stage Most of the showcased artists are from the Myanmar modern period, but they have survived many storms and made it through to the era of contemporary art. Local - 1,500 kyats and foreigner - 5,000 kyats. ? The Secretariat - No. 300, Thein Phyu Rd (Middle Block), Botahtaung Tsp | P 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
IFT International Hospitality, Events and Tourism Seminar | Educational Combining internationally recognized training to train leaders in the sector. You are warmly invited to IFT Seminar. ? Lotte Hotels & Resorts - No. 82, Sin Phyu Shin Avenue Pyay Road , 6½ Mile Ward 11 Hlaing Tsp | P 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pan Asian Dinner | Dining Let’s celebrate the Diversity of Asian Flavours and follow a Southeast Asian culinary journey from chef Florian Eberhardt. Free Flow food concept, order from a menu right at your table. | RSVP: 01 526289. ? Savoy Hotel Yangon - 129, Dhammazedi Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 7:00 pmm - 10:00 pm
ROAD To RAW MUSIC Festival | Nightlife An unforgettable experience is waiting for you. For more information contact 09 504 7335. ? AREA 51 - No.330, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp | P From 8:00 pm
7TH - 8TH Wedding Fair 2018 Journey of Love | Exhibition Event admission is free. ? Sedona Hotel Yangon - No. 1 Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp | P 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
SUNDAY 8TH Different 3X Knowledge Sharing Workshop | Educational 3 different X-User Photographers: U Zaw Min (GTS), Ko Naing Naing Tun (Exposure), Kyaw Kyaw Winn (X-Photographer) will share their experience in the Fujifilm Photography Workshop. If you are interested in photography, this is the seminar that you should attend. Please RSVP : https://goo.gl/forms/hPcNpMP2X8FRcW8z2. ? PARKROYAL Yangon - No 33, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday Latin Affair | Dining At the Latin Affair, Rose Garden bring you the beauty of Latino cuisine. So sway to lilting Latin Music and quench your thirst with our free flow Bacardi Mojitos, soft drinks or cool off in their swimming pool surrounded by the lush greenery of their gardens for only USD $26.00 / 36,400 Kyat net per person. | RSVP: 01 371 992. ? Rose Garden Hotel - 171, Upper Pansodan St, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Technology and Innovation for a Successful Business | Educational If you are running a business whether big or small, you should attend this seminar. This seminar is mainly for entrepreneurs and business owners for the betterment of their business to grow quickly. | RSVP: 09428026765. ? Sule Shangri-La - 223 Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
What’s On - june MONDAY 9TH Wine and Cheese Upon a Time | Nightlife Every Monday Ô’Thentic will make you discover an exceptional wine. Ô’Thentic will bring you to France for one of its best selection. “Wine Upon A Time” is 25,000 kyats and for four hours. ? Ô’Thentic Crêperie & Wine Bar - 45 Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
TUESDAY 10TH Inclusive Tourism Business Accelerator Seminar at Yangon | Educational With innovation and inclusive tourism business models to overcome the obstacles and challenges to reach the BIF Rangoon Inclusive Tourism Business Accelerator Seminar to be held as follows. ? UMFCCI - Min Ye Kyawswar Rd, Lanmadaw Tsp | P 9:00 am - 4;00 pm
THURSDAY 12TH Taste of Thai Gala | Dining As part of the 70-year anniversary of Thailand and Myanmar relations, The Embassy of Thailand and Novotel along with some very special partners are hosting Chef McDang and his team for Taste of Thai Gala. Seats are limited, tables for companies are welcome at US$85 net/ per seat. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459, Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Digital Natives, Ep.1 (Exclusive Event Partner With Grab) | Educational Myanmar is adapting the technology very fast and people are starting to use technologies in their daily life even at home or office. This event target to bring the digital natives of the Yangon into a place where they can share and discuss their knowledge and experience with each other. For more information contact to 095144837, 095103084. ? Impact Hub Yaw Min Gyi - Yaw Min Gyi Ward, Royal Towers, C8, Room 202, Dagon Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Monsoon Food Guide A bowl of nourishing hot soup is often the best meal to eat during Myanmar’s heavy rains. Where to go for the comfort food? Here’s some suggestions. 800 bowls 800 Bowls is an authentic Chinese restaurant serving noodles, wontons, and other well-known dishes such as the Xiao Long Bao. While they do serve a variety of options, the core of the restaurant’s success lies in its Noodle Soup (La Mian) dish. The simple, yet wholesome broth really brings out the texture of the noodles and for a moderately mild dish, it is quite filling. Corner of 48th Street and Maha Bandula Road, Botahtaung Township 09 964 588875 11am - 10pm
Jan Jan Jan Ramen The founder of this noodle joint started his journey back in 1982 by opening Ku Yuan Shop in Nerima-Ku, Tokyo. After years of work, they provide three types of delicious ramen noodles: Kyushu Traditional Pork Ramen Noodles, Tokyo soy sauce Ramen noodles and Sapporo Sora ramen noodles. 3rd Floor, Myanmar Plaza, 1 Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township 09 44044 0445 9am - 9pm
O-shabu Hot Pot A premium hotpot place with a mini buffet including unlimited pork, bacon, chicken, side pots, veggies and appetizers for only 9,000 kyats per
person. You can choose any soup from six flavors. 8A Parami Road, Mayangone Township 01 666 228, 09 7996 99433 11am - 11pm
Kyay Oh Bayin This place opened in 1968 in Yangon and its unchanging fare is a favorite among locals. They serve probably the best meals in the city to deal with the rain. No. 168/188, 27th Street, Room 1, Pabedan Township 01 242 326 9am - 9pm
Shwe Lar Shabu Shabu Hotpot Judging by the long queues outside their branches, Shwe Lar has some of the best hotpots in town. For Saturday and Sunday, book in advance by phone. Hledan - No.1, Room 2, Nar Nat Taw Street, Kamayut Township, Ph: 01 534 087 Dagon - 25 (A1) Nawaday Street, Dagon Township, Ph: 01 242 512 Thamine - No.114, corner of Thamine Station Road and Insein Road, Insein Township, Ph: 09 7909 62688 Sanchaung - 231 Pyay Road, Myaynigone Citymart, Sanchaung Township, Ph: 09 7930 81588
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Afternoon high tea at Chatrium Royal Lake Yangon BY MIN YE KYAW Accompanying their weekday afternoon high tea—a mix of Western sweets and savoury Asian bites—Chatrium Royal Lake Yangon now offers the same buffet on weekends. A Sunday afternoon spent in its elegant lobby bar, or sitting outside to watch the sunset over Kandawgyi Lake, is a Sunday well spent. The high tea includes a welcome drink of sparkling wine, free flow on coffee and tea, and a buffet featuring sandwiches, cakes, and pastries freshly made by the chefs at the scene. Also on offer are fruit mousses, macaroons, rice rolls, tea leaf salad, samosas, satays, classic Myanmar snacks as well as fruits and salads. The high tea is available every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm for US$19 net per person with a different menu for each day. Plus enjoy buyone-get-one-free on selected drinks daily from 5pm to 7pm. For more information and booking, call to 01 54400 ext: 6221 or email to fb.chry@chatrium.com.
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Gastronomic delights in a bustling bistro BY EDMOND SAILLAND
An evening at Four Tomatoes is a warm evening of good food, friendly service in a cosy environment. It feels like a welcoming family-run neighborhood restaurant. One that you would be happy to visit when you don’t want to cook but want something reliably-tasty. Four Tomatoes’ dinner menu offers hearty Italian fare in a casual intimate restaurant of less than 20 seats. The food was up to standard and reasonably-priced for decent Western fare. That, combined with the staff’s warm reception, has made me add it to a list downtown regular haunts. I visited on a Friday night, when the no-frills wooden tables were packed with families, couples, and groups of friends imbibing in good food and wine. It should be noted that Four Tomatoes serves a different, more Burmese, menu during the day. The noise levels were perhaps at the upper end of pleasurable, but enthusiastic and attentive service from staff put me at my ease. We ordered a variety of dishes from a menu of pastas, pizzas, soups, bakes, and steaks to share and I can confirm that, for the most part, they hit the spot. The spinach and ricotta ravioli (8,000 kyats) was a brilliant blend of creamy cheese, chewy fresh home-made pasta and a tart lemon butter sauce. With only seven ravioli on the plate, however, it’s not a good choice for those of you looking to get full up. The eggplant parmigiana (7,000 kyats) was more like a vegetable lasagne, with pasta sheets among the herby tomato sauce and giant pieces of eggplant. I would not order the risotto with prawns (9,000) again, the consistency was more like rice pudding. The pizzas (12,000 kyats) were all-round crowd pleasers—good doughy base, a liberal mount of cheese and topping although the tomato sauce was a little too sweet for this gourmand. A very pleasant evening of relaxed conversation and gastronomic delights was rounded off with a fantastic crème brulee (6,000 kyats) which was creamy, vanillary sumptuousness on the inside and sweet and crunchy on the top. I will be back, regularly. Address: Maha Bandula Street, opposite of 48th Street Phone : 09 42582 2513 Hours : 9am–2pm and 5pm-10pm
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Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 6th to 12th July 2018. ANT MAN AND THE WASP Ant-Man and the Wasp is a 2018 American superhero film. It is the sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man, and the twentieth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II), Nay Pyi Daw
INCREDIBLE 2 Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated superhero film. It is the sequel to 2004’s The Incredibles and second installment of the film series. The plot follows the Parr family as they balance regaining the public’s trust of superheroes with their civilian family life, only to combat a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all supers.
YAR ZAWIN YINE KHAE THE Yar Zawin Yine Khae The is a Burmese Drama Movie directed by Shwe Yay Htin Htin with stars : Zay Ye Htet, Ye Aung, Aung Lay, Zin Zin Zaw Myint, Khin Zarchi Kyaw, A Khoon Pan and more. Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Junction Maw Tin
WIT NYIN SEIN Wit Nyin Sein is a Burmese Horror Movie directed by Win Htun Htun with stars : Kyaw Thu, Yan Aung, Min Maw Gyun, Nay Myo Aung, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Myint Myat, Hein Wai Yan and Soe Myat Thuzar. Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Junction Maw Tin
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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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