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editor’s note Hello MYANMOREans Yes it’s finally here - our PINK party! We’ve been wanting to throw this one for so long, it’s now finally happening with the launch of our brand-new MYANMORE card the 2nd edition of the Dining & Nightlife Guide. MYANMORE card - Enjoy more of Yangon for less. This card gives you the most deals and discounts from venues about town from food and drinks to spas, travel, sports and more. Dining & Nightlife Guide - We’ve double the pages! It’s now chock-full of venues we recommend. It’s a momentous occasion and we want you to be a part of it. Lots of free drinks. canapes, prizes and cool music! Go to MYANMORE.com to get your MYANMORE card today! See you at the PINK party!
what’s on FRIDAY 1ST AUG REGGAE PARTY @ 50TH STREET BAR - NIGHTLIFE
Dj Bay Tar will be bringing a chill vibe and do what he does best, Reggae-style!.Specials on Bob Marley Cocktails. ? 9/13 50th St, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P 8:00 PM - TILL LATE Start the first day and weekend of the month- Reggae-style! Ya man!
RUN THIS TOWN PARTY @ GTR CLUB | NIGHTLIFE
Shuffle competition, Hottest Dance competition, Tequila Queen competition, KING & QUEEN contest and many more. Call: 094 2110 4272. Pre-ticket: 7,000Ks includes 1 beer. ? GTR Club - 37 Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd (inside Inya Lake Hotel Compound) | P 5:55 pm - 11:11 pm
THE YANGON VIBE | NIGHTLIFE
Resident Mr Y is spinning for your pleasure : R&B, party anthems and a dose of house to dance and sing all night ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 10:00 PM - TILL LATE
what’s on RE-OPENING OF GREEN GALLERY | DINING
Green Gallery is re-opening after renovations! Bobo-licious Buffet will be served; make sure you come early if you want a taste! Celebration are till late! Check out the new digs and party with us! Call - 09 3131 5131. ? Corner of Mahabandoola Rd and 52 St | P 6:00 PM - TILL LATE If you had not met Bo and her super-duper delish Thai-style home-cooked food,now’s a good time.
FRIDAY 1ST - 3RD AUG INTERNATIONAL LIFESTYLE PRODUCT EXHIBITION | BUSINESS
Modern Kitchen will take part in the expo and there will be promotions during the exhibition. ? Tatmadaw Hall - U Wisara Rd (Next to Minder Ground), Dagon Tsp | P 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
FRIDAY 1ST - 31ST AUG CITY OF SMALL EXHIBITION | ART
Photographic exhibition ‘City of Small’, a series of intimate images exploring urban migration in Myanmar by the massively talented Thet Htoo. ? The Witness Yangon Documentary Arts Space - 3rd Floor, Pyan Hlwar Building, 4A Parami Road (Chawtwingone Junction) | P Every Thur 1211pm, Fri 12pm-5pm, Sat 12-5pm
FRIDAY 1ST - 3RD BUSINESS SET LUNCH @ THE STRAND CAFE | DINING
Are you thinking ofhosting a lunch for your business partners, colleagues or friends? Business Set Lunch created by our French Executive Chef, Wilfrid Aubier. RSVP @ 01 243377~92. ? 92 Strand Rd, Kyauktada Tsp (Next to the British Embassy) | P 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
SATURDAY 2ND AUG PINK PARTY BY MYANMORE & STORK AGENCY @ CLUB 5
Join us to celebrate the launch of MYANMORE’s 2nd Edition of the all-new Dining & Nightlife Guide, as well as the MYANMORE Privilege Card, a card to to enjoy more of Yangon. ? Parkroyal Hotel – 33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 8:00 PM - 2:00 AM Our babies are due and everyone’s invited! Wear something perky and pink!
2NE1 KPOP LIVE MUSIC | STAGE
They are one of the most famous Kpop group and will sing their popular songs all night long! Ticket: 25,000ks, 40,000ks and 250,000Ks. Hot Line: 09 42000 7777.
what’s on S.I.R - AFTER BOMBSHELL CONCERT | STAGE
Most popular bands in Myanmar:Bigbag Band, Fokker, Wanted, REASON and Idiots will Rock you! Organized by Live Music Entertainment! Ticket at the door:7,000Ks. ? Kandawgyi Myaw Sin Island, Nat Mauk Rd (Inside Kandawgyi Park) | P 7:00 PM - ONWARDS
DJ SLEEM FUNKADELIC SHOW | STAGE
Time to get funked up! Our DJ Sleem from Nigeria will set the dance floor on fire with a groovy set of Disco, Hip Hop and Funk! Free entry. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 10:00 PM - TILL LATE
SATURDAY 2ND - 3RD WEEKEND ACTIVITIES & PROGRAM FOR KIDS | ACTIVITY
Board Games: Our board games bestsellers will be free to play during this weekend! ? Monument Books - 150 Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp (Junction of Link Ln & Dhamazedi Rd) | P 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SUNDAY 3RD AUG 3RD MYANMAR OTAKU & COSPLAY FESTIVAL BY MMOTAKU | ACTIVITY
We promise you that every otaku and every anime-lover will definitely enjoy in this festival!! ? CBC Ballroom - Corner of Sayar San Rd and New University Avenue Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM You’ve never heard of Cosplay and anime? Whoa… you don’t know what you’re missing
BIRD WATCH IN HLAWGAR PARK | ACTIVITY
The local NGO Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) is hosting a bird watching trip in Hlawgar. Admission: 10,000Ks per person includes transportation, entrance feeds, ? BANCA T-shirt and a water bottle. Call for more detail 094 2008 0979. Yangon, Myanmar | P START FROM 6:00 AM
MONDAY 4TH AUG PUB QUIZ NIGHT @ 50 STREET BAR | NIGHTLIFE
Free pitcher of beer for every round winning team! Competition intensifies every week. ? 9/13 50th st, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P 8:00 PM - ONWARDS
MONDAY BLUES @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Come and enjoy an evening of quality live blues music by “The Experience Band”. Blues night on the stage upstairs! ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 9:30 PM - TILL LATE
TUESDAY 5TH AUG MYANMAR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS’ CLUB DRINKS | ACTIVITY
Meet new friends, chat, cheap drinks and bbq all night while ocial networking! ? Kaung Myat beer station (next to Ko San bar) on 19th Street, Chinatown | P START FROM 6.30 PM
what’s on WINE TASTING @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
We continue to explore the wine universe this week; merging 2 reds and 1 white with paired snacks. Only 12,000Ks, admission fee! ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
TUESDAY 5TH - 6TH MYANMAR GREEN ENERGY SUMMIT | BUSINESS
The Myanmar Green Energy Summit 2014 is designed to provide a platform for international green and renewable energy industry players and potential investors to gather in Yangon. More detail http://www.myanmargreenenergysummit.com. ? Sule Shangri-La Hotel - 223 Sule Pagoda Rd (opposite Sakura Tower)
WEDNESDAY 6TH AUG LIVE MUSIC NIGHT @ 50TH STREET BAR | NIGHTLIFE Come and hear this local band doing great cover songs! ? 9/13 50th St, Botahtaung Tsp (off Merchant Rd) | P 8:00 PM - ONWARDS
GIRLS NIGHT OUT @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Meet your besties, sip a complimentary cocktail while enjoying groovy tunes of our resident DJ Mr Y and get your nails done - all for free! ? 135 Inya Rd (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 8:00 PM - ONWARDS
THURSDAY 7TH AUG FOLK ON FIRE @ MOJO | NIGHTLIFE
Jean Francois Rancourt will once again set the stage on fire with his witty folk songs, in English and in French ! Free entry. ? 135 Inya road, Bahan Tsp (Opposite Savoy Hotel) | P 9:30 PM - TILL LATE
junction cineplex (1 - 8 august) M the extreme fox | M in the dark / z storm Show Time : Sun to Thu @ 10 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM & 7 PM Fri to Sat @ 10 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM & 9:30 PM Please call and book your tickets in advance via phone.
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Rugby @ Pun Hlaing 26th july 2014 photo by the picture man
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fab Sunshine Party @ VIP Bar 26th july 2014 photo by the picture man
POP UP CLUB TROPIC THUNDER @ ZERO ZONE 26th july 2014 photo by wernich hein
throwback This movie The Old Man & The Damsel was based on a Hollywood movie Blue Angel starring Kurt Juergens. The actress’s name is Khin Than Nu. She won a Miss Union crown around 1960 and then became an actress. She also won many Myanmar film industry’s Academy Award several time. She is still alive and lives in Yangon. The Myanmar adapted version of this movie also starred Collegian Ne Win, another famous actor. One of the last old cinemas in Yangon is the Waziya Cinema in Bogyoke Aung San Road. This was called was Excelsior Cinema before nationalization in 1964. The government changed all cinemas with English names into Myanmar names after nationalization. On the 33rd street side of the cinema there used to be a shop called ABC Hirers. It hires out tables, chairs and cutlery etc. for outdoor functions. Also at a small shop at the front of the cinema was a milk bar called Golly Bar. We could get fresh chilled milk and ice creams there. There is a winding staircase, as one enters the building, to get to the Dress Circle on the upper storey of the auditorium. Many Hitchcock’s famous movies were screened at the Excelsior, like Psycho, North by Northwest as well as other blockbuster Hollywood movies starring Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando, William Holden etc. Credit: Harry Hpone Thant & Bob Percival Yangon Walking Tours http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294191-d4744105-Reviews-Yangon_Walking_Tours-Yangon_Rangoon_Yangon_Region.html
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A lone worker unloads cargo from a boat on on the outskirts of Yangon. Credit: Bryan Berenguer Off the Beaten Track Cafe
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For pizza fanatics
Wood fired pizza oven Shwedagon Pagoda view Union Business Centre, Annex B, 40 Nat Mauk Road, Bahan township +95 (0)930258388 , 093025839 | 12am-3pm to 6pm till late http://myanmore.com/yangon/dining-listings/listing/peperoni-pizzeria
lavazza | italy’s favourite coffee 16, kyaik ka san road, tamwe tsp, (near united living mall), yangon. ph: 01-8604415
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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK BY TERENCE CLEVE
WHAT IT IS Off the Beaten Track owners Brian and Nay Lin call the place a travel café. The idea is that you can talk to the owners – one a well-travelled, six-year resident NGO worker, the other a tour guide of 17 years – and meet with fellow travelers to discuss your future, or past, adventures in the Golden Land and find out up-to-date information about places that are, well, off the beaten track. ATMOSPHERE Mingling might not happen as much during this rainy season, but the hanging out does, sitting in the cosy, intimate, chilled out little huts. In the dry season, there are tables outside where people can sit together and get a bit social with strangers. Unplugged concerts and a B-movie night are also on the cards. OFBT has only been open less than three months so they are trying out different things. Kandawgyi Lake itself is surely one of Yangon’s most relaxed and beautiful spots. WHAT’S HOT The Burmese and Chinese food. The atmosphere and the setting, be it rain or, one would presume, shine. There’s a library and book exchange hut; packed with travel books, and novels from Dan Brown to literature. The owners are friendly, helpful, interesting, up for a chat. The service was also top. It’s a great spot to while away the hours with a book, to nurse a hangover, or to create one. WHAT’S NOT The Western food. It took forever to arrive. And when it did, the Cheese Burger came with the cheese, but not the burger. The Steak was doused in tacky sauce. The Chicken Cordon Bleu was medium rare. Brian says they are trying to find a second chef. They need to get one who can do Western food if they want to keep it on the menu. RECOMMENDATIONS The Asian food was fantastic, fast, and costs little more than at local restaurants. Brian recommended the Country Style Chicken Curry, and I’m glad he it. It was a liquid-y, yet incredibly flavoursome, spicy delight. It was not oily; just delicious. As was the Chinese Chicken Paprika. The Tea Leaf Salad was a well-done classic, though a little too prawn-y for some. The Tea Leaf Rice was like the salad, but with rice. And hot. There were six of us. The three who ate the Western food are not keen to return, those who ate the Asian food are. PRICES Entrée and Main with a drink range from 8,000Ks to 12,000Ks. Kandawgyi Natural Park, Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar, Mingla Taung Nyunt Tsp | Tel: +95 9 510 2657 OPENING HOURS | 11am-11pm Daily
coupon of the week buy 2 cocktails
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get one free Kandawgyi Park, Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar, Mingala Taung Nyunt Township.
till 1st week of August lavazza | Italy’s Favourite Coffee 16, kyaik ka san road, tamwe tsp, (near united living mall), yangon. ph: 01-8604415
1 tasting portion of choice of Tahu Gerus, Tahu Isi or Tahu Telor Istimewa to each original coupon. Redeemable from 12pm to 8pm. No min spending required. While stock last.
Till 1st week of august No-15 Nawaday St., Dagon Tsp, Yangon | +95 9 3022387
Bo Gyoke Museum Street, Bahan Township Tel: 01 860 4434 Open Daily 11:00am - 11:00pm Only printed version of this deal is valid. Expires 1st week of August.
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