MYANMORE : Weekly Guide to Yangon - 9th November 2018

9 - 15 NOVEMBER 2018

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The Taunggyi fire Balloon Festival: A Beginner’s Guide

What’s On - november FRIDAY 9TH Hooked On Seafood | Dining Seafood fans will delight in the latest culinary offering from Novotel.

The Hooked on Seafood night sees guests let loose on three different counters; the Cold Bar, packed with Alaska king crabs, oysters and lobsters, the Chef’s Table, where you can sample something new, and the Fish Market, where you can try a wide range of fish straight from the sea. At only $37 per person with free flow soft drinks, coffee and tea or $45 with free flow wine, beer and cocktails, visit Hooked on Seafood on Friday 9th November. ? Novotel Yangon Max - No.459, Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Homemade Goats Cheese & Chilean Wine Tasting Event | Dining Love cheese? Love wine? Then come along and join Kokkoya Organics for their wine and cheese night. Featuring a mixture of home made and imported goats’ cheese served with baguettes, grapes and figs, a complimentary glass of Chilean wine will also be included. The event will be held at Kokkoya Organic farm, a social enterprise that trains local women in organic farming while growing fresh vegetables for a community. The working farm sits on 1/4 acre in North Dagon. RSVP 09763362650. ? Kokkoya Organics - Bo Hmu Ba Htoo Rd, North Dagon Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Thank God It’s FAB. On Friday | Nightlife FAB is throwing an extra party on Friday 9th, with all the usual ingredients.

As well as their mix of pop, dance and all-time favourites by DJ Mike, the event will feature two drag performances and loads of fun. Entry is 5,000Ks. ? Club Pyrite - No.37, Kabaraye Pagoda Rd, near Inya Lake Hotel, Mayangone Tsp | P From 10:00 pm

SATURDAY 10TH Waterzonic Myanmar 2018 | Art & Stage Get ready to get wet and wild this November. Brave Entertainment and Kirin Ichiban Myanmar brings you the ultimate water festival experience this November. Stay tuned for more exciting news. Headliners include D-Block, S-te-Fan, Angerfist, Subzero Project, Sick Individuals, Third Party and YVES V. For ticket please contact 09 44406 0808. ? The One Entertainment Park - Paw San Hmwe St, Thingangyun Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 12:00 am

Si Thu Lwin: A Part Of Me | Art & Stage Si Thu Lwin will be singing your favorite songs from his back catalogue, taking you back to the good old days! Get ready to sing along. For ticket information please contact 09 44515 1010. ? Hexagon Complex - E Horse Race Course Rd, Tamwe Tsp | P 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Power House Fitness Club | Sports The Power House Running Club Community is dedicated to helping you to prepare for upcoming marathons and knowing how to phase your own running speed. Their new programme will last 6-8 weeks beginning on November 10th at 5.30 am. Join to become a part of a community of fitness enthusiasts. For more details call 09 966661389, 09 966663189. ? Power House Fitness Club - 4th Floor, Myanmar Plaza, 192 Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | P From 5:30 am

What’s On - november Chaine Luncheon at Seeds Restaurant | Dining Join Bailliage of Myanmar on 10th of November for their extended luncheon as Seeds Restaurant & Lounge provides Yangon’s ultimate fine dining experience. Located directly on the magical waters of Inya Lake, the restaurant is the brainchild of Swiss Michelin Star Chef Felix Eppisser and his wife Lucia Eppisser. It is the result of their culinary life journey, a continuous voyage of inspiration, creativity, sharing and love. Dress-code: smart casual with ribbons for members. Price: $100 for members and spouses and $120 for guests and non-members. ? Seeds Restaurant & Lounge - No.63A, U Tun Nyein St, Ward 10, Mayangone Tsp | P 12:00 pm - 4:00 PM

Wonderfruit Reboot with Guest Bartender Mark Lloyd | Nightlife Join the Wonderfruit Reboot at Union on 10th November for a Wonderfruit warm-up party as they welcome back guest bartender Mark Lloyd. ? Union Bar and Grill - 42, Strand Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P From 7:00 pm

Sessions #007: House & Techno | Nightlife Level 2 is super excited to announce the return of Yu KT, Lion Grünenberg, and Karl Ross back together behind the decks, as always with a killer collection of dance floor-ready underground tracks to test out on the Level 2 floor. Support by Patrick Parco. Entry: 8,000Ks with a free beer.

RSVP 09 254 272 460. ? LEVEL 2 - Yangon International Hotel Compound, Dagon Tsp | P From 11:00 pm

SUNDAY 11TH Weekend Afternoon Tea | Dining If you’re craving an an indulgent weekend afternoon with buddies over a cup of flavored tea and a three-tiered stand of tasty sweet treats, head for the chic ambience of The Steel Brothers restaurant in Yangon Excelsior.

RSVP 01 925 3861. ? Yangon Excelsior - No. 19/43, Bo Sun Pat St, Pabedan Tsp | P 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mexican Brunch | Dining Mexican Brunch is back. Join the fun at Union Bar and Grill on Sunday November 11th for delicious huevos rancheros, breakfast burritos, tacos, quesadillas and mexican style steak and eggs. Their famous “build your own Bloody Mary” will be in action from 11am, with 2 hours for free-flow cocktails, house wines and beers available for just 25,000Ks per person.

RSVP 09 250 355 064. ? Union Bar and Grill - 42, Strand Rd, Left corner of the Myanmar Red Cross Building, Botahtaung Tsp | P 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Frühschoppen Bavarian Brunch | Dining Frühschoppen might sound like a form of retail therapy, but in fact it’s not. It is a traditional, German and Austrian equivalent of brunch which takes place on Sundays. Enjoy the beautiful weather by the Rose Garden Hotel’s swimming pool for only $26 per person. For more information please contact 01 371 992. ? Rose Garden Hotel - 171, Upper Pansodan St, Near Kandawgyi Lake, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 11:30 am - 4:00 pm

Boutique Sunday Brunch | Dining If you are looking for a getaway from Yangon’s hustle and somewhere to relax on Sunday, head to Savoy Hotel to join their city oasis for a boutique brunch. Enjoy mouthwatering culinary creations designed by our Head Chef Florian Eberhardt, accompanied by unlimited drinks from their cellar.

RSVP 01 526289. ? Savoy Hotel Yangon - 129, Dhammazedi Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

What’s On - november Splash & BBQ Bash | Dining Book in for a BBQ party by the pool each Sundays of November from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Grand Mercure Yangon Golden Empire.

Indulge in a selection of grilled meat and seafood freshly cooked by their culinary team. Children get to enjoy a special kid’s buffet at a playpen just before the pool entrance. The buffet includes soup, salads, side dishes, and desserts that are sure gastronomic treat. Guests can enjoy complimentary use of the swimming pool and live entertainment while they dine. RSVP 01 233 0288. ? Grand Mercure Yangon Golden Empire - Corner of Myittar & Tha Khin Phoe Hla Gyi Rd, South Okkalapa Tsp | P 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Yangon Yangon Rooftop Party Vol. 6 | Nightlife Yangon Yangon have suffered through a long, wet monsoon season, and feel like it’s about time for a proper sundowner with some fresh tunes, ice cold drinks and the best view in Yangon. Come catch the sunset panorama views at Yangon Yangon, and stay for the breezy, open-air vibes, with fresh and funky music brought to you by the Yangon House Collective crew.

RSVP 01 255 131. ? Yangon Yangon - 339, Bo Gyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

MONDAY 12TH Live Music by Guitar Legends – Win U & Myu Htoi Awng | Nightlife Are you a fan of real music and keen to find a charming venue where you can hangout and listen to exciting guitar players whilst have a drink and snacks? If so, why not join The Envoy every Monday when guitar legends Win Oo and Myu Htoi Awng will be live on their famous terrace.

It could get busy so don’t forget to make a reservation at reservation@ theenvoyyangon.com ? The Envoy Restaurant & Bar - No.108, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Lower Block, Botahtaung Tsp | P 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wine & Cheese Upon A Time | Nightlife Every Monday Ô’Thentic will help you discover an exceptional world of wine and cheese. Ô’Thentic will bring you to France or Italy for this special event for which costs only 25,000Ks and lasts for 4 hours. Pair your wine with a cheese platter, including raclette cheese melted on potatoes or the authentic baked Camembert with toasted bread. RSVP 09 44952 9557. ? Ô’Thentic Crêperie & Wine Bar - No.45, Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

TUESDAY 13TH Mundo Lingo | Activity Come and join the language exchange event, created by Mundo Lingo Group. Their huge community comes from a variety of different countries that meet once a week to chat to new people and practice speaking another language. You don’t have to be an advanced speaker, or even speak a second language – it’s for all levels. ? 50th Street Cafe Restaurant Bar - 9/13, 50th St, Botataung Tsp | P 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

WEDNESDAY 14TH Jazz under the Stars | Nightlife Enjoy a night full of stars and great music at Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge and let the Bamboo Trio guide you through an evening set to the sounds of the best jazz in town. ? Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge - 84, Pan Hlaing Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

What’s On - november AMCHAM Logo Launch Party | Nightlife AMCHAM in collaboration with Pastel Communications invites you to the unveiling of their new branding at their anniversary event on Wednesday, November 14. As they mark their five year anniversary supporting American business in Myanmar and their first year as an independent chamber, they are proud to reveal a fresh new look and hope you will join them to mark this special occasion. Please join to raise a glass at this festive event held in the outdoor garden of L’Opera Italian Restaurant.

Drinks and canapes will be served and you’ll have a chance to network with new and old friends.

Cost: $15 per member; $25 per non-member (includes canapés and three drinks). ? L’Opera Italian Restaurant & Bar - 62D, U Tun Nyein St, Mayangone Tsp | P 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

World Food Market | Dining Get your chance to try 80 famous dishes from around the world every Wednesday only at The Square. Enjoy a buffet dinner with soft drinks, coffee, tea, chill drinks free flow. Experience new tastes of special Italian food for this week. Reserve your seat now at 09-251185989 before you missed it. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Legal Talk with DFDL | Educational The seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of the SIAC Arbitration Rules (6th Edition, 1 August 2016) and illustrate examples of how the Rules have been implemented in practice to efficiently resolve commercial disputes. And it will also present an overview of one of the key concerns with respect to arbitration in Myanmar -- the recognition of foreign arbitral awards and their enforcement in Myanmar, including grounds for recognition or refusal, challenges and legal issues that may arise, and how the process operates in practice. ? Meliá Yangon - 192, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 8:30 am - 11:00 pm

THURSDAY 15TH Blind Pony | Nightlife The Blind Pony is an event where DJ students are given the opportunity to spend time with their friends, fine-tuning their music styles and mixing techniques. The event starts at 5pm. The students’ time will be from 6pm to 9pm. After 9pm you will get one last boost for Friday with international DJs presenting their best sets till 12am. Come and enjoy your Thursday night with Yangon Yangon bar and Juize DJ’s School. ? Yangon Yangon - 339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P From 5:00 pm

50th Street Pub Quiz | Nightlife Come show off your general knowledge, and potential drinking ability, at the 50th Street Pub Quiz every Thursday. Winners of each quiz section get 50% off their next round of drinks. ? 50th Street Restaurant & Bar - 9/13, 50th St, Botataung Tsp | P 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

DISCLAIMER Information as of 6th November 2018. The events’ times and dates may change without notice. For more updated Information, please check http://myanmore.com/yangon/events-calendar

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The Taunggyi fire Balloon Festival: A Beginner’s Guide When is it: 16th - 22nd November 2018 Where is it: Located just outside the hilltop city of Taunggyi in Shan State, travellers from Yangon can either fly to Heho Airport or take the overnight bus from Aung Mingalar Highway Bus Station to Nyaung Shwe.

What is it: To celebrate the Tazaungmon full moon, which signals the end of the rainy season, thousands descend on Taunggyi for a 7-day festival. Competing teams build huge paper balloons, decked out with candles and firecrackers, and launch them into the sky each night.

What to expect: The Taunggyi Balloon Festival is one of the most spectacular events in Myanmar’s calendar. Where else in the world can you see paper balloons, rigged with fireworks, being launched into the air before exploding overhead? A health and safety nightmare, be ready for dense and drunken crowds, plus the occasional rogue explosive. But all that aside, it’s a wild and unique adventure, complete with a man-powered Ferris wheel, lots of beer and a spectacular show.

What to bring: Though the area around Taunggyi, including Inle Lake and Nyaung Shwe, is warm during the day, temperatures drop at night. Much of the festival is open air so jeans and jumpers are advised, but there are plenty of clothing stalls too so you’ll have the option to top off your outfit with a hat, anything from Pokémon beanies to knitted pink bonnets are strongly encouraged. Many bring blankets that serve a variety of purposes – including being somewhere to shelter under in case fireworks spray into the crowd. The festival is situated in a large sloping field so scruffy trainers are best. Bring enough money for the fair ground attractions, shops and bars as well as an extra bit for the ride back to your hotel, which can be extortionate late at night.

Where to stay: Though there are places to stay in Taunggyi, many make for the more scenic town of Nyaung Shwe or even the shores of Inle Lake. The options include: Ostello Bello Nyaung Shwe Yone Gyi Street, Nyaung Shwe 081 209 302 ostellobello.com Inle Cottage Hotel Nyaung Shwe 081 209 305 inlecottage.com Inle Princess Resort Maing Tauk Road, Nyaung Shwe 09 525 1407 inle-princess.com

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HOMEGROWN HEROES New pop-up Recess on Baho Road opens its doors and ushers in a new generation of local talent.

One of the biggest challenges facing shoppers in Yangon hoping to buy authentic locally designed clothes is that there are few places where homegrown labels are showcased together. While international and wellestablished brands can afford the city’s lofty commercial rental prices, few options remain for newly emerging brands. The result is that much of Myanmar’s burgeoning fashion scene exists mainly online and country’s creativity often remains unrecognised.

Recently, a group of seniors at The International School Yangon (ISY), Sithu Kyaw Win, Thomas Aung, Albert Paing, Ye Khant Moe, Zwe Myo Aung and Dillon Kelly, came up with an idea to challenge this. The boys, aged between 17-18, saw the need for Myanmar brands to have the space to showcase their work and as a result, the pop-up Recess opened its doors on Baho Road on October 20th Thomas Aung, one of the student founders of Recess, explains that the concept for the pop-up originally grew out of the idea to create a unisex

ready-to-wear label of their own. This in turn led the boys to discover other Myanmar brands trying to do the same thing and the idea to unite them all was born.

“In the past few months we realised there has been a sudden increase in local labels, but they don’t have a platform,” says Thomas. “It’s all online and all dispersed. We wanted to gather everything into a physical location.”

The space the boys have taken over is three floors of an empty office on Baho Road. Each floor has been developed into a specific section for the three aspects of the pop-up. On the ground floor is the café My Drinks, on the next level is the clothing outlet and the third floor is reserved for an art gallery. Created in collaboration with ArtAnt, the gallery features works from local artists including Nyan Ye Naing and Aung Kyaw San. At Recess there are a number of little known labels to discover, including Fragment of Imagination and Youth of Burma. There are also some wellknown local labels, like Her Alchemy and Rangoon Studios.

As well as being a place to come check out local designers and artwork, for the founders and many of the designers themselves, the pop-up represents the growing confidence in Myanmar design and creation.

“I think the store is a representation of how Myanmar is coming up,” adds Dillon. “In places like Bangkok, you would see this kind of thing, but it’s new here. Now we can show that there is actually good, original clothing labels in Myanmar.”

Currently Recess is confirmed to run until November 20th but there is a hope to extend the pop-up until December. Check the Facebook page for more information. Baho Shop House 1, Baho Road, Sanchaung Township

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JAZZ UNDER THE STARS @ ATLAS ROOFTOP BAR 7TH NOVEMBER 2018 PHOTOS BY THET OO MAUNG

now showing

Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 9th to 15th November 2018.

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a 2018 American fantasy adventure film. The Nutcracker is about a young girl who is gifted a locked egg from her deceased mother and sets out in a magical land to retrieve the key.

Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Shae Saung Cinema

THUGS OF HINDOSTAN Thugs of Hindostan is Indian Hindilanguage epic action-adventure film.

The film follows a band of Thugs led

by Khudabaksh Azaad, who aspires to free Hindostan from the rule of the expanding British East India Company.

Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II), Nay Pyi Taw, Mingalar Sein Gay Har, Mingalar North Okkalapa

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film about the British

rock band Queen, focusing on lead singer Freddie Mercury’s life and leading up to Queen’s Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985.

Nay Pyi Taw

RAMPANT Rampant is a 2018 South Korean historical action zombie film directed

by Kim Sung-hoon.The action story of a hero named Yi Chung who fights against “Night Demons” to save the Joseon nation.

Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex

ME Me is a Burmese Dram Movie directed

by Na Gyi with Stars : Nay Toe and Paing Phyo Thuh.

Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Sein Gay Har, Mingalar North Okkalapa, Thamada Cinema, Thwin, Mingalar

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 Mingalar Sein Gay Har | 09 402177771— 73 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

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emergency numbers POLICE STATION

AMBULANCE

199 / 01 549309

192

FIRE STATION

TOURIST SAFETY UNIT

191 / 01 252011 / 01 252022

01 642742 / 01 549209

TOURIST INFORMATION

YANGON GENERAL HOSPITAL

01 252859 / 01 378376

01 256112 / 01 265131

HOTLINE NUMBER 1876

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