8 - 14 JULY 2016
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What’s On FRIDAY 8TH JULY EURO 2016 Semifinals Showing | Activities Germany Vs France. Enjoy Free Flow Draught Beer During 1:00 AM 1:30 AM. (30 Minutes Free Flow) ? Time Out Bar - 459 Pyay Road , Novotel Yangon Max | P FROM 1:30 AM
EURO 2016 - Bartender Championship | Activities The Lineup consists of Eight Bartenders from across our bars who are getting ready for the most intense match seen in Yangon bar scene! Find out who will come out at the top at full-time in the Clash of the Year. Tickets are $25 including 2x Welcome Drinks & Canapes. Cocktails, Draught Beer and House Wine - Buy 1 Get 1 Free between 5-8pm! ? Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, Lobby Bar - Kan Yeik Thar Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Back To Yangon | Nightlife We are happy to bring back LANCE to YangonYangon. Many has seen his performance at YangonYangon earlier this year and once again, we are set to be surprised by his unique open format set. Some of the genres to be expected on the night: R&B, Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Trap, Twerk, Electronica, etc. There is a cover charge of 5000 Ks. which entitles you a free bottle of Heineken. ? YangonYangon - 339, Bo Gyoke Rd, Pabedan Tsp | P 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
BPLAA | Nightlife DJ BPLAA will be dropping the hottest beats this Friday at The Clubhouse! From Thailand's hottest Clubs & Events, BPLAA is no stranger to the nightlife scene recognized by her pumped up EDM sets. Currently a resident DJ at Levels Bangkok and titled on many famous events across Asia. Doors will open at 9:00PM. Dress code: Smart Casual (The Clubhouse dress rules apply). RSVP 09 513 5061. ? The Clubhouse - Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, Kan Yeik Thar Rd, | P 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Friday Yacht Party | Nightlife Enjoy the music by awesome djs and feel the breeze through the Yangon River. ? Vintage Luxuary Yatch Hotel - Strand Rd, Botahtaung Jetty, Botahtaung Tsp | P From 7:00 PM
YURISTAR | Nightlife FUSE presents "YURISTAR" Headliner: DJ YURISTAR, Supporting Artists: Resident Djs from Fuse. Cover Charge @ 15,000ks/person (plus Table Package). Walk-In Fees @ 25,000ks/person (Regular Access). Table Reservation @ 09440007788 (from 2pm to 9pm only) ? Fuse - 4th Floor, Myanmar Plaza P 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Deep & Soulful by James Leatham | Nightlife Dog & Bone Parties' co-founder James Leatham is spinning this Friday some deep soulful house music. ? The Penthouse - 271-273 bar ga yar street, Park side one building 8th floor, Yangon Tsp | P FROM 10:00 PM
8TH - 10TH JULY Plastics Myanmar 2016 | Activities Myanmar Plastics Industries Association (MPIA) is supporting an exhibition promoting the plastics industry in Myanmar. For detail: ivy. chung@pilatus-intl.com, stephanie.fong@pilatus-intl.com. ? Tatmadaw Hall - U Wisara Rd, Dagon Tsp.
Launching in July 2016
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Photography by Gerhard Jörén
Phone 09 257 999 601 / 602 / 603
Email info@mfc.com.mm
Address MYANMAR FINANCIAL CENTER (MFC) Shwe Asia Tower, 2nd Floor (Corner of Mahabandoola Rd. and 48th St.) Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar
What’s On SATURDAY 9TH JULY Teaching History for National Reconciliation and Democratization | Activities Rosalie Metro will describe her research on the current history curriculum in Burma, and opportunities for revising it. She will explain the design of her textbook, HISTORIES OF BURMA (Mote Oo 2013). Rosalie Metro holds a Ph.D. in Education from Cornell University, and she currently works as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri in the USA. ? Pansodan Scene - 144 Pansodan, 2nd floor (middle block), Corner of Mahar Bandoola & Pansodan, Kyauktada Tsp | P 1:30 PM
Digital Myanmar | Activities RSVP to confirm your seat: jen@learnmyanmar.net, paolo@learnmyanmar. net or 09254723445. This is a "First Come, First Served" basis, so let us know the names of confirmed attendees. You will get a confirmation email by 6th of July. ? UMFCCI Conference Hall - No. 29, Min Ye Kyaw Swar St | P 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Accounting and Auditing Fair 2016 | Activities It is aimed to organize all accountancy professions in both private and public sectors including but not limited to auditors, accountants, accountancy and management training service providers, universities, non-government institutions, accounting firms, advisory firms, accountancy-related software developers, etc. ? National Theatre of Yangon - Myoma Kyaung St., Dagon Tsp | P 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Signature BlueZone - RainDance Festival | Nightlife Grand Royal Signature Blue Zone together with Red&Black Entertainment presents for the first time in Myanmar. It's time to take the rainy season combine it with amazing EDM Djs, good outdoor venue and the best PartyAnimals in Myanmar @ botahtaung jetty at the property of the vintage luxury yacht hotel. Ticket: 10,000ks RSVP: 09792860091. ? Botataung Jetty - Strand Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Social Saturday @ Club Rizzoli | Nightlife “Social Saturday” with L‘N’R Live Band - Myanmar Beer Tower only @ USD 20 nett ? Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon - No 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp
9TH - 11TH JULY Zaw Mong Solo Art Exhibition 2016 | Art On behalf of Artist Zaw Mong, we warmly invite you to his solo art exhibition from 9th to 11th July 2016 at The Yangon Gallery. Opening Reception - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 9th July, 2016 ? The Yangon Gallery - People's Park, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SUNDAY 10TH JULY Yan-Go! The Ultimate Yangon Scavenger Hunt | Activities Hello Yan-goners! The Yan-Go scavenger hunt is a fun way to learn about historical downtown Yangon through clue-solving, entertaining challenges, and in the end, celebration. The hunt will start at Union Bar. Winners will receive gifts from the sponsors Yangon Yoga House and Union Bar. All proceeds will be donated to the Yangon Heritage Trust. Please see further details and register your team by July 6 on our website http://www.yan-go.com. ? Union Bar and Grill - 42 Strand Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P 3:00 PM
What’s On MONDAY 11TH JULY The kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq by Guillaume Nicloux L’ENLEVEMENT DE MICHEL HOUELLE BECQ (2014), directed by Guillaume Nicloux. The famous french author Michel Houellebecq is kidnapped by three men and held for ransom during one of his promotional tours in 2011. The movie is lasted 96 minutes in total. ? Institut Français de Birmanie - 340 Pyay Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 7:00 PM
TUESDAY 12TH JULY Monsoon Staycation @ Sule Shangri-La Starting US$99 with exclusive discounts and benefits! Single, Double, and Suite Family packages available. For bookings, please call our Reservations team at (01) 242829-32 or email reservations.ssyn@shangri-la.com (Exclusive to local residents only. Terms & Conditions apply). ? Sule Shangri-La - 223 Sule Pagoda Road , Yangon
WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY Asian Night @ The Square | Dining Asian Night is Wednesday event and it will occur on every Wednesday, as special plan Live Band Entertainment include. 30USD++ per person including free flow of beverages. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Road, Kamayut | P FROM 6:00 PM
THURSDAY 14TH JULY Entrepreneurs Networking Party | Activities MYEA as leading young entrepreneurs association in Myanmar is hosting an informal gathering to all entrepreneurs in Myanmar for first time ever. FREE ENTRY. They don’t have a speaker to bore you but MYEA as one and only association in Myanmar can offer you all the right knowledge, experience and connection in just couple of hours. ? 50th Street cafe Restaurant and Bar - 9/13 50th St, Botataung Tsp | P 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
14TH - 16TH JULY Myanmar Training Development Expo 2016 | Activities Myanmar Training Development Expo (MTDE) 2016 is an inaugural learning exhibition with a comprehensive platform that will showcase the industry’s best ideas and solutions to meet the growing education, For more information, visit www.mtde.com.mm. ? Tatmadaw Hall - U Wisara Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
23RD - 24TH JULY Building Great Business In Myanmar 2016 | Activities Two days Entrepreneur Workshop in Yangon. This highly interactive twoday workshop will help young entrepreneurs create strong, internationally competitive and socially responsible businesses. Delivered by Mark Ostryn, an international authority on business growth, this workshop will help you develop key leadership, negotiation, financial and marketing skills. 20,000ks per ticket and Buy your ticket via online at http://bookme. com.mm/events ? Myanmar Financial Centre, 2nd Floor, Shwe Asia Tower10/H Mahabandoola Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
bubble tea guide
Pop The Seal At Bubble Tea Spots in Yangon BY TIFFANY FAN
A blast straight from 1980s Taiwan. Bubble tea - also called boba or pearl milk tea - is a sweet, tea-based beverage (usually some parts milk), with either tapioca pearls or some other jelly topping added. Having charmed the hearts of deemed “coffee countries” like the Philippines and the U.S., bubble tea’s success is expected in Myanmar, where tea leaves or lahpet are consumed as a national dish, and roadside teashops are ubiquitous. There has been a surge in shops and street vendors selling boba, and the new industry’s bubble doesn’t look like it’s about to burst anytime soon. ITEA (SERENITEA)
? 76, Sinn O Dan St, Across from Taw Win Centre ? No. 17A Nawaday Street, Dagon Township
Besides the boba business, iTea is also a Korean hotpot and BBQ restaurant. It’s an odd combo, but milk bubble tea has proven to be quite effective at cooling spicy flavours. Some of the best-selling drinks here are the Malty Choco, and the Matcha Frost. Toppings at iTea are called ‘sinkers’. If you’re feeling fruity, opt for the popping boba which comes in three flavours: mango, passionfruit, and lychee. Likewise, there are plenty of smoothies (actually they’re more like slushies) sold at iTea. Around 3,000 Ks - 3,500 Ks CHATIME
? Ocean Centre, Corner of Phone Gyi & Maharbandoola Road, Pearl Condo Ground Floor and more
A more upscale Taiwan-based drink franchise with a growing number of outlets in the city, Chatime is consistent in convenience, but it’s a bit pricey. It has a very customer-friendly approach to drink customization with an extensive categorized menu including milk teas, fresh-brewed oriental teas and more but some less ordered menu items have poorer quality control, like the matcha smoothie which can have a sandy texture. Ask for less ice to get more for your money, since they allow you to change sugar and ice levels. Around 3,500 - 4,000 Ks.
MAGIC BUBBLE TEA
? 279, Kyaikkasan Rd, 76A Hledan Rd, and a mobile shop
Fresh juice and tea lattes are also on the menu at this crowd-pleasing local business. Taiyaki, a Japanese snack cake with a fish-shape and sweet red bean filling, is a must-try, and even better with taro milk tea to pair. Also on offer are ‘healthy drinks’ including ginger milk and a section devoted to osmanthus teas - believed in traditional Chinese medicine to have various health benefits and illness-preventing properties. Magic Bubble Tea also has a white and green food truck roaming the streets of Yangon. Around 2,000 - 3,000 Ks MR. ICE
? Rm. 19, Bogyoke Aung San Market
Be on the lookout for its colourful sign, since this small stall can be hard to miss. Bubble tea here are sold as ‘shakes’. Around 1,000 - 2,000 Ks GONG CHA
? Dagon Centre, Junction Square, and more
Another Taiwanese tea shop chain with a similar experience as Chatime; Gong Cha’s much smaller presence in Yangon’s global boba scene is still limited to malls where both stores are present. ‘Signature’ drinks stay close to home, invoking bubble tea’s origins as a shaken milk tea with a layer of frothy foam to top it off. A few unique drinks thrown into the mix like the lychee and wintermelon flavours. Toppings are fairly standard plus some more bizarre ones like aloe and basil seeds. Around 2,000 - 3,000 Ks SHAKE BUBBLE TEA
? 209/211, Anawrahta Rd, 9/2A U Tun Lin Chan Street, 1201 Pin Lon Rd, and more
Shake Bubble Tea is a one-stop shop for boba, milkshakes, baked goods, noodles, light Shan foods and Wi-Fi. The drink sizes are on the smaller side, but you can’t complain since it’s so inexpensive. Don’t miss out on faluda, a colourful Indian drink mixed from rose syrup, milk, basil seeds, tapioca pearls, fruit jelly and more. Cheese bread, hard-boiled tea eggs, and kaw yay noodle soup are popular food options. Around 700 - 1,100 Ks TEA BLACK
? No. 91B, Sinn O Dan St.
The essential flavours of bubble tea are available, but there’s even more juice and smoothies on the menu that you can add pearls or jelly to. The ‘combination series’ has mixed juice pairings like pineapple with dragonfruit, and apple with carrots. Drinks are cheap and offer up good quality, comparable to more expensive shops. Staff are open to special requests. Tea Black also serves up waffles with optional honey or chocolate, in case you get hungry. Around 1,000 - 2,000 Ks
GREEN BUBBLE ? No. 92, Phone Gyi St. Lanmadaw Township
This sit-down restaurant serves up several bubble tea drinks made with fresh ingredients, a variety of fruit juices, strawberry ‘milk’, as well as Chinese food, Thai food, and sandwiches. Delivery is an option. Try the potstickers, stay for the jasmine lemon bubble tea. Around 800 - 1,200 Ks BIG MOUTH
? No. 675, Mahabandoola St.
A cafe with bubble tea, coffee and juice. Around 1,000 - 1,500 Ks
review
THE WEST BAR & GRILL BY BEN HOPKINS
There’s enough space to swing a lasso at The West Bar & Grill, where beer is served in litre jugs and the menu almost drips with the succulence of red meat. On the night I claimed my seat on the first floor balcony, a live Myanmar band echoed the sounds of Arizona while long tables full of party goers clashed their litre jugs to celebrate the coming weekend. Others paid more attention to live sports beamed down from the wide screen TV while over in a far corner couples smooched and barflies hovered. The West is a venue for everyone. As you’d expect, the menu is western with pasta, pizza, burgers and grills ranging from 8,000K for a Pizza Margarita to 38,900K for a 250-gram slab of Australian Angus Tenderloin. If there’s still space after that try the Red Devil’s Pancake oozing strawberry sauce and ice cream at only 6,900K. If you’ve eaten, no worries, the endless cocktails, mocktails, wine beer and whisky by the gallon at reasonable prices make The West Bar & Grill an ideal night out for diners and drinkers alike. The West’s authenticity lies in its rustic veneer. A bull’s skull and horns woven together with wire and bolts looks down on the crowd while the wooden and stone interior is warm and comfortable without being cheesy. Just like you’d expect a bar to be back in the glory days of John Wayne. Enjoy y'all. THE WEST BAR & GRILL Sandwich and Coffee Bar: 6 am until 3 pm Bar & Grill: 5 pm until midnight. Opening Hours: 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM Pearl Condo, Building D, Ground floor, 12 Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar. 09 252 888 738
new openings
Suki Hot Pot Buffet ? No. G2, SOHO Bo Myat Htun Tower, Botahtaung Township 09 966 766 764 // 09 966 766 765
This restaurant should really be called Suki Shabu Shabu considering it serves a Japanese selection of ingredients. This place serves food buffet style instead of per ingredient like most Hot Pot businesses. 9,900 Ks for 1 hour and 30 minutes of eating.... So try to get your money's worth! You can get 30% off of their meal if you share and like their promotion on Facebook. Only open for a late lunch or dinner, 3pm-11pm.
The Loft House ? 33 Kyaik Waing Pagoda Road //
09 788 887788
The next rooftop spot has arrived in Mayangone Township. Loft House has a similar modern look to that of Penthouse, with more focus on the food, less on entertainment and nightlife. They are self-described as fusion, but the menu is predominately western with burgers, fish and chips and mashed potatoes featured on their menu. The Loft House is still in 'soft-opening' stages, which in Yangon means hours of operation and menu offerings are undetermined. Call ahead of time to make sure that they are ready for customers.
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