MYANMORE : Weekly Guide to Yangon - 24th to 30th May 2019

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24 - 30 MAY 2019

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Weekly Guide

EAT 24th Fri

Seafood Buffet at The Square Get ready for a giant Seafood buffet at Square restaurant. Price at 37$net with soft drink and 45$net with alcohol beverage. Reserve your seat now at 09 444088881. ? Novotel Yangon Max - No.459, Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 6 pm - 10:30 pm

Japanese Seafood Market Buffet Feast on sumptuous Japanese styled seafood offerings in SPOON All Day Dining, every Friday night from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Their mouthwatering seafood highlights include fresh oyster, king crab, lobster, plus Sushi and Sashimi. ? Wyndham Grand Yangon Hotel - No.11, Corner of Kan Yeik Thar Rd & U Aung Myat Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 6 pm - 10:30 pm

26th Sun

The Australian BBQ Enjoy the Sunday Aussie Pool Barbecue Brunch at Rose Garden Hotel Yangon, featuring truly traditional Australian barbecue with all the country’s favorites on offer, such as tender Australian beef & lamb, a few exotics like kangaroo, emu & crocodile and their ultimate, most important pub meal, the chicken Parmigiana. For reservations, please call at 01 371 992. ? Rose Garden Hotel - 171, Upper Pansodan St, Near Kandawgyi Lake, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 11:30 am - 4 pm

Sunday Boutique Brunch at Savoy Hotel Savour mouthwatering culinary creations designed by Head Chef Florian Eberhardt and accompanied by unlimited drinks from Savoy cellar. US$ 54.- net per person for a boutique package including free flow of our house wines, prosecco, draft beer, and fresh juices. ? Savoy Hotel Yangon - No.129, Dhammazedi Road, Kamayut Tsp | P 12 pm - 3 pm

28th Tue

Tuesday Curry Night Buffet Freshly cook live buffet -- casual, yet chic style restaurant with perfect location in downtown for business diners but also gatherings with friends family. For reservation please contact to 01 382 432. ? Pullman Yangon Centrepoint - No.65, Corner Of Sule Pagoda Rd And Merchant St, Pabedan Tsp | P 6 pm - 10 pm

29th Wed

World Food Market Popular dishes from different countries will be served according to each week’s specialities.. You’ll never get bored with World Food Market! Visit every Wednesday night to taste the best out of the best food around the world and enjoy a buffet dinner with 29$ including soft drinks, coffee, tea and chill drinks free flow. Book now at 09444088881. ? Novotel Yangon Max - No.459, Pyay Rd, Kamayut Tsp | P 6 pm -10:30 pm

GO 24th Fri

World Class Digital Business Solutions by Shwetech ShweTech hosts the very first product launch event in coming May 24th. As Deskera is the best Cloud Based Business Software Provider in South East Asia, ShweTech is ready to empower all Myanmar SMEs with Deskera Business Management Softwares. All Myanmar SMEs are warmly welcome to join and ShweTech will offer a great opportunity that’s worth almost 25,000 USD in Lucky Draw program. There’ll also be included with a fortune wheel spinning program to give many special gifts to every guest. For reservation please contact to 09 768 221078. ? Sule Shangri-La - No.223, Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 1 pm - 4 pm

All That Jazz - Jazz Music Party Jazz Music Party will be held at Lobby Lounge Area at 6pm to 9pm.

There will be included free flow of Wine, Beer & Soft Drinks, and Canapé Buffet as well. All That Jazz Music Party, the people who loves Jazz Music will be presented by Bamboo Trio Jazz Music Band with Life & Dance together. For more information, please contact to 01 9351000 ext 1042 . ? LOTTE Hotels & Serviced Apartments - No. 82, Sin Phyu Shin Avenue, Pyay Rd, 6½ Mile, Ward 11, Hlaing Tsp | P 6 pm - 9 pm

Havana Night : New Cocktail Selection & DJ Eric Grab your Sundresses, Guayabera Shirt & Fedora and celebrate the New Year - Cuban Style. HAVANA NIGHTS celebrates the music and flavors of Cuba and Americas. Aung Myo Oö alias Dj Eric will heat up the dance floor from 10PM with latino vibes and Francesco Moretti II will delight your tastebuds with a new selection of cocktail. ? The Penthouse - No.271-273, BarGaYar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P From 7 pm

DOPE Vol. 12 : Party Hip Hop/Trap/R&B LEVEL 2 is back for DOPE vol. 12 - Yangon’s juiciest Hip Hop night.

Get down low to bouncing party Hip Hop, Trap n R&B beats. It’s all about fat basslines and dirty beats. Expect everything from old school Hip Hop & RnB classics to the newest Trap Rap. It’s going to be hot. Entry fee is 10,000 Kyats. ? LEVEL 2 - Yangon International Hotel Compound ,Dagon Tsp | P From 10:30 pm

24th - 26th

Back to School Super Sales Promotion It is time to go back to school and Kantharyar Shopping Mall is offering promotions not only for school boys and girls but also for adults. ? Kantharyar Shopping Mall - Corner of Kan Yeik Thar Rd and U Aung Myat Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 9 am - 8 pm

25th Sat

Data4Change Hackathon Phandeeyar is hosting a second hackathon for 2019. It is coming up on May 25th and 26th. You will have to develop Tool (or) App using the Township Development Indicators (TDI) database got from 330 townships in Myanmar. The hackathon will take two days. ? Phandeeyar - 10th Floor, Royal River View Condo, 628/636 Merchant Rd, Between 29th and 30th street, Pabedan Tsp | P 9 am - 9 pm

The British Ball The British Chamber of Commerce would be honored by your presence at the third annual British Ball. The British Ball has become a staple of the social calendar and a highly anticipated annual event.

There will be dinner and dancing with two live musical performances. It promises to be an evening of style and glamour with a dress code of Diamonds are Forever and Casino Royal. Purchase a table and invite your business partners, clientele and friends. Reserve your place now with the names of your guests and any dietary requirements. ? Strand Hotel - No.92, Strand Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 6 pm - 11 pm

Humanity Festival A public event to promote “sense of Humanity and values of Humanity� in Myanmar society. Many artists including musicians, installation and graffiti artists and documentary filmmakers will join and show their support to Humanity. Documentary films of the Peace Bike Tour-2019 will also be shown. ? The Corriander Leaf Yangon - Building No 12, Yangon International Hotel Compound, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 6 pm - 10 pm

Solo Recital of the Polish Violinist Voytek Proniewicz The Representative Office of the Republic of Poland in Myanmar presents a solo concert of the Polish violinist Voytek Proniewicz with Goethe-Institut Myanmar as the venue partner. Proniewicz will perform solo pieces by various Polish and European composers.

The doors of Auditorium opens at 6.30pm. ? Goethe-Institut Myanmar - Corner of Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd and Nat Mauk St, Bahan Tsp | P 7 pm - 9 pm

Charity Bazaar Shangri-La Serviced Apartments Yangon will hosts the second Charity Bazaar. All the funds will be donating to Shangri-La Embrace projects. ? Shangri La Serviced Apartments - No.150, Kan Yeik Thar Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 2 pm - 6 pm

25th - 26th

Pwel - The Event (3rd Event) This time Burbrit is aiming to bring more exciting activities, more diverse vendors and an overall better event. They all sincerely invite you to be part of them. Come crack open a cold one with them in this weather. ? Burbrit Taproom - No.7, Ma Naw Hari Street, Dagon Tsp | P 9 am - 4 pm

26th Sun

SING OUT LOUD Sing out loud is the music concert which will perform by Gitameit Music Institute and Spizzwinks from Yale University. ? The Yangon Gallery - People’s park compound, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp | P 6 pm - 8 pm

27th Mon

Climate Talk Series #5 | Water & Climate Change Conyat Create and Pansuriya are partnering to address the relationship between water and climate change in Myanmar - Part 5 of Climate Talks. Two speakers: Mr Kyaw Nyunt Linn, Project Manager at The Water Agency and Mr Salai Thura Zaw, Freshwater Programme Officer of WWF Myanmar will discuss the title. The presentations will be delivered in English; translation devices will be provided for Burmese speakers. ? Pansuriya - No.100, Bogalay Zay Street, Botahtaung Tsp | P 6:45 pm - 9 pm

GTalk Yangon: Stimulate Creativity and regenerate the city scape On 27 May, Delphine de Lorme, Alex Sithu, Alexandre Bertrand will be hosting a talk at Hotel G Yangon/ Babett Yangon about developing Yangon walls project and the beneficial aspect of street art in urban development. For more information please contact marketing@hotelgyangon.com. ? Hotel G Yangon - No.5, Alan Pya Pagoda St, Dagon Tsp | P 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

28th Tue

Zumba with Bori Join Bori classes to experience what it is like to workout but not feel like you are actually working out. His goal is for you to leave classes with a smile and be back craving for more. At least, that’s how it all happened with him and Zumba. ? York Yoga Corner - No.28, 4th floor, Boyar Nyunt Street (in front of Now Hair Design), Dagon Tsp | P 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm

Friend Tuesday - Drag Queen Show Time Friends Tuesday at OThentic is back with The Drag Queen Show Time. We will welcome Miss ALICE ZAW For our Friends Tuesday on 28th May 2019. Do not miss her and be at OThentic from 6pm till late in the evening. Happy hour “BUY 1 GET 1 FREE” still on from 5pm till 8pm. ? Ô’Thentic Crêperie & Wine Bar - No.45, Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 6 pm - 11 pm

30th Thurs Blind Pony

The Blind Pony is an event where they give opportunities for DJ students to spend time with their friends enjoying their music styles and mixing techniques. The students’ time will be from 5pm 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. ? YangonYangon - No.339, Bo Gyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P From 5 pm

DRINK 24th Fri

International Chardonnay Day Celebrate International Chardonnay Day with the delicious inhouse collection! Get together with your friends and enjoy the night as they offer a 25% discount on all kinds of white wines. It is a great opportunity to indulge in your favorite variety of white wines.

Enjoy it and share generously. ? Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge - No.84, Pan Hlaing Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 5 pm - 11:30 pm

Thank Goodness It’s Free Flow Friday Come and savor fine wines from around the world accompanied by music from the Sunset Trio Band in the Lobby Lounge every Friday.

For more information, please contact 01 544 500. ? Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon - No.40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | P 5 pm - 8 pm

27th Mon

Wine Upon A Time Every monday, get 20% OFF on every bottle of wine ordered within the selection of 25 wine reference from France, Italy, spain, Australia, chili, german. Enjoy it with cheese platter, baked French camembert, tapas platter or Italian Pizza. ? Ô’Thentic Crêperie & Wine Bar - No.45, Yaw Min Gyi St, Dagon Tsp | P 5 pm - 10 pm

Promotion of the week

Cocottes Madness at Babett Yangon Until the end of May, keep popping up at Babett to try special cast iron pot recipes curated by Executive Chef Christophe Buzaré.

Specials will include organic vegetables assorted “Mini Cocottes’, Mussels, Tartiflette with cheese imported from France, Cheese Soufflé and Chicken or Duck casseroles. Babett will also feature a unique selection of high-quality wines, Les Plots Chardonnay 2017 and Les Plots Merlot, both starting at 8,500 MMK by the glass and 42,000 MMK for a bottle. ? Babett Yangon - 5 Alanpya Pagoda Street, Dagon Tsp | P All day

DISCLAIMER : Information as of 21st May 2019. The events’ times and dates may change without notice. For more updated Information, please check http://myanmore.com/ yangon/events

GUIDE

Gadget guide: Action cameras Are you an adventurer? A blogger? Or an influencer? When it comes to create a content, medias (pictures and clips) are essential to put together with your piece -- even a photograph lone in your instagram feed. Mountain climbing, exploring the city late at night or maybe even filming your entire trip throughout the Golden Land; an action camera comes in handy when you decide to capture all the wonderful moments you can enjoy and maybe even reminisce later. Kyaw Soe Han and Min Pyae Sone collected best action cameras that are available in Myanmar to level up your “gram” feed.

GoPro A quintessential piece of equipment for every budding action v-logger, GoPro debuted its flagship HERO series in September 2004. And as it hits global, the cameras have been getting better and better. Every HERO is waterproof down to maximum 33ft (10m), the latest model HERO 7 Black has 4K at 60fps, 8x SloMo, and great accessibility.

You can easily buy the extra accessories at nearby camera stores in Yangon. Indulge yourself!

Price starts from $199 - $399.

DJI A rival to GoPro, the DJI Osmo Action Camera is also one of the best in the market.

With its patented RockSteady Stabilization and Dual Screen feature, you can take it anywhere your heart longs to be. Osmo Pocket was designed the DJI appeal to modern technology. The candy bar-sized device was made to be as convenient as your smartphone, wallet, and other daily essentials to offer everything you need for shakefree footage in any situation in 1/2.3-inch sensor, 80° FOV, and f/2.0 aperture, 4K/60fps video at 100 Mbps, slow motion and photos at 12 MP with a pixel size of 1.55 μm Price starts from $349

Hoco HOCO makes everything from Bluetooth peripherals to phone charger cords. Could there be a device that will aid your frugal aesthetics? The answer is Yes. The HOCO D3 4K Sport Action Camera is an absolute bargain.

However, at its price point, you’re lucky that you get 10fps with the 4K resolution--it does go up to 30fps if you lower it to 1080p.

Price starts from 90,000 Kyats.

Mi A step up in both price and quality is the simple-named Mi Action Camera 4K. It has 30fps frame rate at 4K and 60fps at 1080p--it also has a touchscreen.

Mi, is also a big player in the smartphone market so you can expect great support from any Mi devices you currently have or will get in the future. A great camera nevertheless.

Price starts from $172.

Eken Just when you thought there wasn’t anymore cheap, the EKEN H9R Action Camera with its too-good-to-be-true price point features: which includes 4K support at 30fps and 1080p at 60fps plus 2 batteries.

However, if you’re going to actually use it, you might want to consider buying an SD card.

Price starts from $55.90.

Here is a list of all the places you can purchase most of the devices mentioned above: Royal Digital Camera 34th Street, Kyauktada Tsp 01 391 615 Image Camera & Accessories Online Store No.3, 3rd Floor, Zeya Thiri Kyaung Lane, Yeiktha Street, Waizayantar Housing, Thingangyun Tsp 09 253 636 699 Myanma A-hla Anawrahta Road between 39th & 40th Streets, Next to Lotteria 09 782 938607

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REVIE

Port Autonomy: Craving(s) Satisfied Port Autonomy, the fusion-food baby of 57Below and Pun+ Projects now claims to be a part of Yangon’s culinary sequence after all its reincarnation. Located just next to the red cross building on Strand road, previously known as Union Bar & Grill, the new P.A is bound to please the gastronome in you, with its unique admixture of Mexican, Asian and Western menu.

Rustic decor, a vintage atmosphere and a strict no-plastic scheme makes Port Autonomy a silver lining in the falling industry. Just in time for lunch, Myanmore team went for a quick exploration of the fusion menu. Unfortunately with the daylight, the signature pink neon glow–that we’ve all seen in our Social Media feed–won’t be present at the time. Tacky lighting aside, we made do with a comfy booth table with firm leather seats.

We went with the Mains first––a lightly battered and deep fried set of catfish dressed with sweet pickles and mildly mixed ‘slaw. As delicious as that might sound; there was only 1 small tortilla which was sadly not enough for the both of us; though the Baja Catfish Taco (5000Ks), isn’t really a thing to share.

Nevertheless, the chef redeemed himself with the next addition to our rumbling tummies, four toasted mini brioche with juicy Country chicken–yeah, with all that buttermilk–and kimchi salsa with maybe what I think was Gochujang, all topped off with a few pickles. Two Korean Fried Chicken Sliders, both worth the 10K price tag, are the go-to at Port Autonomy.

Not A Steak Sandwich? I don’t think so. The medium-rare piece of Aussie Sirloin, which was slightly under-seasoned for our taste however an awesome piece of beef–juicy and oozy when it’s picked up. Oops, did we make you drool? Don’t worry, we’re just getting started.

Holding the Not A Steak Sandwich (20,000Ks) was the Asian twist to the Chimichurri Sauce–When in Southeast Asia, Eat Fish Sauce– which, when combined with the Aioli toasted sandwich bread lightly floured on the top, was a great burst of flavours that serves to be a reminder of a good meal in P.A. However, we did find the Phở dip unnecessary–just not our bowl of soup.

Continuing with our poorly timed appetizers, our food odyssey brings us to the final dish––the Mexican classic Chips & Guac.

Decently priced at an easy 4000Ks, it’s a bang for your buck. It’s condiments: chunky guacamole, sour cream with toasted sesame and pumpkin seeds and salsa are just a wow. And the store-made tortilla chips were the highlight as we just couldn’t get enough.

Overall, we would recommend you to pop-in either for a lunch bite if you are bustling around the downtown area or a few drinks if you are out partying with fellas after work, even setting up a business meeting. Though we didn’t have a chance to try their signature burger, the P.A itself would stand out as an expat eatery in Yangon’s favorite dining list.

Address: 42 Strand Road, Botahtaung Township, Yangon 01 392 263 Opens 11 am till late

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IN CINEMA

Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 23rd to 29th May 2019 Aladdin A kindhearted street urchin and a power hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

Mingalar Cinemas Gold Class, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II), Mingalar Sein Gay Har, Mingalar North Okkalapa, Mingalar Tamwe, Nay Pyi Taw, Mega Ace Cineplex (North Okkalapa), Mega Ace Cineplex (Dawbon)

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum In the third installment of the John Wick film series,Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassin’s guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head. He is the target of hit men and women everywhere.

Mingalar Cinemas Gold Class, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Sein Gay Har, Mingalar Tamwe, Nay Pyi Taw

The Curse of La Llorona American supernatural horror film which is based on the Mexican folklore of La Llorona. The plot follows a mother in Los Angeles 1973 who must save her children from a malevolent spirit who is trying to steal them away.

Hit Tine A six years old girl , Ou Daung Nge, who was raped and killed by a neighbor. Her mother,strong-minded Daung Ni wants to take revenge on the guilty. You will see how she will take revenge on the movie.

Mingalar Cinemas Gold Class, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Nay Pyi Taw

Mega Ace Cineplex (Tamwe), Mega Ace Cineplex (Thar Kay Ta), Mega Ace Cineplex (North Okkalapa), Mega Ace Cineplex (Dawbon)

Junction Maw Tin | 01 225 244 Junction City | 01-9253591, 01-9253592 Junction Square | 01 527 055 City Mall | 09 764802081 Mingalar Cinemas Gold Class | 09 266660911, 22, 33 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 Mingalar North Okkalapa | 09 402027001 Mingalar Tamwe | 09 402199991, 2, 3 Nay Pyi Taw | 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 Cineplex (Tamwe)| 01 554383 Mega Ace Cineplex (Thar Kay Ta) | 01 556782 Mega Ace Cineplex (North Okkalapa) | 09 971750101 Mega Ace Cineplex (Dawbon) | 09 400686992

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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THIS WEEK’S PHOTO

Artist: Aung Khaing . Image courtesy of Nawaday Tharlar Gallery. www.nawadaytharlar.com