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Letter What a year it is has been! This year has included the excitement of Thingyan, the horror of the floods, the inspiring commitment of the relief efforts and the nail biting drama of the elections. After such a frenzy, December seems like a well earned break, and in that vein we have placed a travel theme in this issue. In December we take a look at trekking in the mountains, day trips from Yangon and even an outside artist’s perception of Yangon and the Golden Land. It is also impossible to omit Christmas and New Year as stand out celebrations in December and inside is a quick list of where to go and celebrate these joyous events in Yangon. What happens after New Year? This editor is out of opinions but full of optimism. Hold on Yangon, what is about to occur has only just begun.

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Contents

Travel Special

Pazundaung 12

Escape To...

Yangon Day Trips

Your guide to Yangon. Find out about travelling in Myanmar, trekking, the circle train and more ...

Daily Life

Fair Ground Travellers

Neighbourhood

Kids

Providing Learning Materials

Plot Ahead Street Style

Explore Yangon

Yangon Trends Trekking

Best of

Christmas & New Year Parties

Features 24

Business

Website Development 26

Yangon Trends

Property

Holiday Homes Property Listings 32

Meet

Ma Darle

The Circle Train

Business

Health & Beauty Ethnic Beauty

Shopping

Wear What You Want 42

Art

Myanmarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hidden Masterpieces

Restaurant Guide

Bar & Clubs

Khit Yangon

An Artist Visits the Golden Land

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Plot AHEAD December 2015 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Myanmar Cartoon 100 Year Anniversary . Sule Shangri La Hotel.

Thursday

Enchantment Cultural Show Utopia Tower

Friday

Myan Build Myanmar Event Park

4 Nightly Live Music 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Kokkine Bar and Restaurant

11 Romance’s Violin Night 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM B2O Bar and Bistro

Salsa 7:00PM to 11:00PM Club-5, Park Royal Hotel

Open mic with Brian 7:00PM 7th Joint Bar and Grill

Girls Night out Mojo Bar, Inya Rd

Yangon Running Club 6:15 AM to 9:15 AM Balance Fitness 2

Pool Tournament 7:00 PM to 10:00 Pm The Fat Ox Bar

Capoeira class 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Institut Francais de Birmanie

Dim Sum lunch à la carte buffet (Daily) Chatrium Hotel 40, Natmauk Rd, Tamwe Tsp

Martini night Mojo Bar, Inya rd

Wine Charcuterie Night 5pm The Strand Bar

BOGOOS! Children’s Workshop 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Institut Francais de Birmanie

Tuesday Snippets 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Pansodan Gallery

Zumba 6:45 PM to 7:45 PM British Embassy Club

Enchantment Myanmar Culture Show 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Utopia Tower

Christmas Party 7:00 PM to 11:00PM Summit Parkview Hotel

Buffet Dinner 6-9 pm Kan Daw Gyi Palace Hotel

Al-Anon Family Group 7:00 PM Acacia Tea House

Happy Hour 4-7 pm Rangoon Tea House

see page - 22 for a List of Events Happy New Year

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Sunday

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Pool White Party 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Novotel Yangon Max

Burmese Drawing Club 10:00AM to 3:00 PM Pansodan Scene

Saturday Night Live 7:00 PM Novotel Yangon Max

The first Jam vol 4 2015 Hledan Center

Together Festival Shwe Htut Tin Field, Sky Star Hotel

Burmese Language Club 4:00 PM Pansodan Gallery

World Skateboard Competition Htauk Kyant

Capoeira Class 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Institut Francais de Birmanie

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ocated on the southeastern part of Yangon, Pazundaung Township was the eastern most part of the original city plan laid out by the British. Somewhat tucked away and forgotten, Pazundaung is the main route between Downtown, Mingalar Taung Nyunt and Dawbon Townships and as such is often passed by. It does however, hold a few little gems and if you are looking for the convenience of downtown without so much of the bustle, it is the perfect spot. The Yangon City Development Committee has designated a few choice buildings as landmarks and there are the focal shopping hubs of Pazundaung Market and Yea Kyaw Market. So if you want to experience a section of Yangon that will seem familiar yet unexplored, step out and experience Pazundaung.

We Love

Pazundaung Win Win Htwe

No.111, Sule Pagoda Road 01 246 953, 01 518 248, 01 397 325

Nan Htike Shan Foods Nan Htike is not large but they offer affordable and delicious Shan food. The Lemon Steamed Fish and Shan noodles are the dishes to go for. (11:00am to 10:00pm) Bogyoke Aung San Road

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Eat Farhenheit A true fusion of Mexican and Asian Cuisines, Farhenheit is a good spot to relax with friends and enjoy some food and cocktails. They often hold events and promotions throughout the week so you are likely to walk into something going on when visiting there. The prices are reasonable, although more expensive than what you might expect from a local restaurant. (5:00 pm - 11:00 pm) No 38, Bo Gyoke Road & Corner of Botataung Pagoda Road (Near Pazundaung Park) 09 780 635844

Maung Aye Café Maung Aye Cafe is famous for its Tea and small Samosas. As well as a small bakery in the evenings, the street outside turns into a BBQ restaurant that has some traditional footstalls attached. The Café is so popular that it is well-known across the city. Even though it very seldom gets foreign clientele, it is well worth a visit. 116, Bogyoke Aung San Road 01 290 825

Golden City Chetty Restaurant There are a few branches of this restaurant in Yangon, and the branch in Pazundaung Township is very much in the same mould as the others – Cheap and tastey southern Indian food. A meal is unlikely to cost you over 2500 Kyats and is served promptly. (6am to 9pm)

A cheap restaurant with interesting decoration that is often full of young Myanmar teenagers, sometimes playing acoustic guitar. Their menu is an eclectic mix of sushi, eggrolls, and hamburgers. The staff are super friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed. No.11, Yay Kyaw Main Road 09 430 52652

Shop OMG Fashion Shop OMG is the Fashion shop owned by Myanmar singer Nay Win (Snare). They sell hip-hop themed clothing and bling with a Myanmar twist. No.144, Bogyoke Aung San Road, 47th Street 09 431 79313

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Places To Stay Yoma Hotel Yoma Hotel is a small and well run hotel that is a decent low budget option. The rooms are clean, but vary a little in shape and services. There is Wifi available in the business centre. No (146), Bogyoke Aung San Road 01 299 243

MK (Mya Kyauk) Hotel This one of the best downtown lower budget hotels, MK hotel, has friendly staff, decent services and complimentary high speed wireless Internet access. No-1, Wut Kyaung Street, Yay Kyaw 01 297 274, 01 202 187, 01 861 0640

Aung Si Guest House

Yae Kyaw Market

Shwe Phone Pwint Pagoda

A traditional open air street market at the lower end of Yea Kyaw Road that sells street foods, fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and fish. Near Yae Kyaw Market there are a few shops and stalls that sell old clothes as well as launderettes and home-ware shops. Yae Kyaw Road

Founded and built in 1928 by Indian migrants Shwe Phone Pwint Pagoda is hidden away down a maze of alleys. Although small it is striking especially at night and has recently raised money for repairs to its longtime cracked plaster. Near Yae Kyaw Road

A friendly guest house that offers breakfast and free airport pick-up. The owners are exceptionally nice. No. 100, Bogyoke Aung Sun Road 01 299 874

Hotel 51 Yangon Well known for its helpful and attentive staff. The rooms are well sized and air-conditioned. 154-156, 51st Upper Block 01 293 022

Pazundaung Market A large open air market which sells all sorts of foods and condiments. It is very busy in the mornings. Near Pazundaung Market is a line of shops that sell large umbrellas. Upper Pazundaung Road, Ward (6)

Things to Do Cuba A great beer station that sells cold cheap beer and morish Myanmar/Chinese food. They have a few TV screens that show football and some other sports. A nice place to hang out for the evening and chat. 66, Yae Kyaw Street 09 313 26724

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The Colors Nail Arts Near Yea Kyaw temporary market, The Colors Nail Arts opened during October. They use US made products for nail painting, for example, NYX & e.l.f.. Opened by three girls you can get both your nails painted and foot cleaning. In November and December have a promotion for wedding couples. The Colors Nail Arts also offer nail art classes given by a professional nail art artist. The Colors Nail Arts 10 am to 10 pm, No.13, 2nd Floor, Yay Kyaw Street, Pazuntaung Township 09 732 31 212 11

Daily Life

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Interview with a

Fair Ground Traveller Singing a Song During a Trip I live with my parents and younger sister at a home built up with bamboo walls and a leaf roof. I eat meals with my family when it rains outside. It’s really cool to have a meal with all the family members even though the meal is not good. As you know, we are not rich and we can’t eat good food like rich people. Our family conversation is accompanied by eating tea leaf salad made by my mom and which is really amazing. Sometimes I go fishing in the fields in the Hlaing Thar Yar Region and sometimes I work as spare man on the bus driven by Ko Sein Maung who lives at Mee Kwat Zey. My younger sister will be 5 next year. So I have to work hard and save money so we can afford to send her to school. “Hey Mhway Ni… Get ready!! Tonight is festival Night, so you will be busy” It’s the voice of Ko Kyaw Gyi. When I hear that I run out of my house and go to work with Ko Kyaw Gyi. Now it’s the festival time so I work as a guy who builds and works a Ferris wheel (which is man-powered) and watch the customers.

Written by Sithu Lin Latt Translation by Nwe Ni Mar Lay

There are 16 seats on the Ferris wheel and its height is about 30 feet. I started working with them last year. We travel around to the places where the pwe zey (festival) is celebrated so I have been to many villages and cities. I can save the money I get because I am provided with a place to stay and I don’t have to worry about meals. When we travel from one place to another to catch up with the pwe zey, we have to drive a long time so I can see amazing views of Myanmar and I sing songs during our journey. I am so happy and I really love my job.

you know my job is very dangerous and the happy faces of my customers give me the strength to work well.

It is exciting to hang from and power the Ferris wheel. Our Ferris wheel is a small one so my job is to make the wheel go faster and faster. I am really glad to see the customers happy faces and hear them shouting whilst riding our wheel. The most joyful times are when beautiful girls who are the same age as me, look at me with pleasant eyes. As

In the morning, our crew will go to Twantay Pagoda Festival. We will pick things up and have to go to a new place. We will go to Twantay across many fields singing songs. This is life and I really enjoy it. I have to work hard for my future and I believe one day I will get a better and beautiful life. I think I can buy the new school uniform for my sister soon.

Tonight is the last day of the pwe zey so we will finish our job at 2 am. There are plays and state shows at the pwe zey. I always hear their voices, but I can’t go and watch because of my work. Like the other people I want to walk the pwe zey with my family and watch the shows the whole night. One day my dream will come true.

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Want to escape Yangon but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go on a plane or an overnight bus? Here are some places that are not more than a 3 hours drive from Yangon.

West

North

Nyaung Chaung Thar (also known as Yankin Thar Beach)

Allied War Memorial Cemetery

A riverside beach which can get very crowded during the summer and winter holidays and government gazetted holidays. Distance from Yangon: 64.28 km

South Dala Take the ferry from Pansodan Jetty across the Yangon River to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. You will see the daily life of the people who live in Dala and the surrounding villages. Distance from Yangon: 2.25 km

A memorial to the 27,000 Allied soldiers and graves of 6,374 Commonwealth and Allied soldiers who died during World War II. Distance from Yangon: 29 km

Bago Founded by two Mon princes from Thaton in AD 573, it became the Mon royal capital, Hansavati (Hanthawady) in the 13th century, but was captured by the Bamar in 1539. The town was fought over again in the late 18th century with King Alaungpaya destroying it in 1757. It was rebuilt by King Bodawpaya between 1782 to 1819. There are a large number of historical and religious sites to see including Hinthakone Pagoda on top of

the hill; Kanbawzathadi Palace, a replica of the old palace; Snake Monastery, where a 118 year old Burmese python lives; and Kyaik Pun Paya, four huge statues of Buddha sitting back to back. Distance from Yangon: 71 km

Dae Son Par Pagoda A fascinating hilltop pagoda with hermits and nuns lining the stairs collecting alms. Distance from Yangon: 95.13 km

Hlawga Park A 1,540 acre park which includes an 818 acre wildlife park, Kan Tharyar Lake, and a 62 acre mini zoo. Deer, rhesus monkey, python, and pangolin can be seen here. Distance from Yangon: 23 km

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Great Escapes Japan Pagoda

Thaketa Crocodile Farm

Thanlyin

Located in Zabu Taw Ya Monestry, there are 301 ancient Buddha statues housed in a two storey building which were collected and donated by a Japanese man who had a dream that he must return them to Myanmar. The hall has become a famous pilgrimage place and is only open Monday to Wednesday. Get here very early to be at the front of the queue. Distance from Yangon: 43.20 km

Test your nerves by walking across a wooden bridge over a large pond that is home to 80 aggressive, gigantic crocodiles. Feed them pieces of raw fish as they leap out of the water. Distance from Yangon: 5.5 km

One of Myanmarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most ancient towns. It was the port city of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in the 15th century and in 1599 it was captured by the Portuguese mercenary, Filipe de Britto e Nicote. Visit the Portuguese Church (built 1750), colonial houses of the old Burma Oil Corporation and Kyaik Kuak Pagoda. Distance from Yangon: 10 km

Moe Yon Gyi Bird Sanctuary and Wetlands The wetlands were formed when a reservoir was built in 1988, and it developed naturally into a wetland. 42 species of water bird and 33 species of shore bird, as well as 70 species of migratory birds, can be seen here. The best season to visit is November to February. Lodging is available (in the shape of boats!). Distance from Yangon: 100.23 km

Myaing Hay Wun Elephant Camp Learn the daily routines of the elephants, and ride an elephant on a 45 minute trek through the forest. There is a lodge to stay in. Distance from Yangon: 68.28 km

South-East Kyauk Tan A small town by the river made famous by the Yele Pagoda which is in the middle of the river. Take a boat to reach there, and spend time feeding the huge catfish. Distance from Yangon: 24 km

National Races Village Full of replicas of traditional homes from all the National Races in Myanmar; visit each one to learn about their culture and customs. Distance from Yangon: 8 km

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angonites and tourists alike both know the circle train; a three hour snail paced crawl around central and suburban Yangon. Whether for public transport or to see “the real Yangon,” the circle train is host to thousands every day. Most ride the train to either reach a specific destination or do the three hour loop uninterrupted. But if you’ve ever wondered about what you could find if you simply got off and looked around for a while, then this guide is for you. Given the sheer size and scale of the circle line this guide should not be considered comprehensive – how could it be? Rather, our purpose is to highlight some of the treasures dotted along the way as well as to encourage you to explore and make discoveries of your own. Some of these attractions may already be known to you, some not, but we hope you can use this guide to find something new and add a bit of adventure to your next loop on the circuit.

For the sake of simplicity we’ve done the loop clockwise (it should be noted that the train can depart in both directions). If you plan to bring a bicycle – and we recommend you do – you can only bring it on board the older trains. These depart at: 8.20am; 11.30am; 11:50am. MYyangon _ issue 16

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destroyed by a cyclone in 2007 and now operates a “find and buy” policy. What this means is you get to scavenge around the ruined grounds of the factory until you find something you like, the family will clean and buff it up for you and voila; you’ve got yourself some cheap ‘n’ quirky glassware. For those that haven’t been the glass factory’s a real treat. It’s fun, unusual and the family are extremely friendly and ready to chuck in a bit of history with every visit. Strongly recommended.

Insein Station

Kyauk Daw Kyi Pagoda Get out of the station and head east until you reach Min Dhama road. Here you’ll find Kyauk Daw Kyi Pagoda – famous for its giant Buddha

market than station now.” The whole place is a frenzy of activity and makes for some great photo opportunities as well as a handy place to get something to eat (you’ll find some teashops at the back of the market.) After lunch why not ride to your next stop – Mingaladon Bazaar station. Follow Khayae Pin road east to hook up with Mingaladon Bazaar, an enormous covered market with the station well hidden behind it (you may need google maps or a friendly local to find it.) En route there are a couple of attractions worth checking out. Mingaladon Gardens Wherever your 3,000 kyat entrance fee goes, it’s a safe bet to say it’s not on the maintenance of the park. It’s in a bad state, but fun in a perverse way. Lake to Mingaladon loop After Mingaladon Gardens it might be nice to straighten yourself out with a lovely scenic cycle around the lake - also on Khayae Pin. Look for the stone archway and go through. You can then loop back onto the main road and head up to Mingaladon Bazaar station.

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Tadagale Station statue carved out of marble. Entrance is free, plus you get a nice view of the city. Royal Elephant Garden A spot with three captive elephants. To get there come out of Kyauk Daw Kyi and take a left heading down Min Dhama. Go past the junction and you’ll see a small side road on your right which leads up to the garden.

Da Nyin Gone to Mingalardon Bazaar Station Thirimyaing/Kamyut Station

Nagar glass factory Getting off at either of Thirimyaing or Kamyut station will land you within a 10 minute bike ride eastward of the Nagar glass factory. Something of a Yangon institution, the factory was @ MYYangon

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Da Nyin Gone Station Market As long as you don’t mind being the only foreigner and being stared at to death, Da Nyin Gone is a great spot to get off and have some lunch. The whole station’s been completely taken over by the market; it spills out onto the platform and even onto the train tracks. To paraphrase Star Wars’ Obi Wan “It’s more

Buddha’s Tooth Pagoda The Swal Daw Pagoda or Buddha’s tooth Pagoda is so incredibly white, that on a sunny day it literally blinds you a little bit to look at it. The pagoda itself is truly stunning both inside and out and the journey there through winding village roads is all part of the fun. The entrance fee is 2,000 kyat.

Yegu/Parami Station

Kabar Aye Pagoda and Maha Passana Cave Equidistant from both Yegu and Parmi station Kabar Aye Pagoda is fabulously decorated. Glass mosaics, murals depicting the Buddha’s life, you name it. With entry to Kabar Aye you also gain access to Maha Passana cave. Inside it open with golden monk statutes adorning the wall to ready to catch the eye.

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Providing Learning Materials to Myanmar Children Written by Nwe Ni Mar Lay Developing the education system and community plays an important part in removing poverty. Lots of children in Asia-Pacific Region canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford education materials because of economic circumstances. Therefore, Japanese Companies, Fuji Xerox and Gakken Holdings made a joint partnership to set up a sustainable social contribution system. The first project, providing learning materials, started in the Philippines in 2014. Myanmar is the second country they have implemented their project. The aim of the project is to help resolve educational disparity by providing the learning materials for children. It is their thought that children are the treasure of the country so, they want to take part in developing the society of the country by improving the knowledge and talent of its children who will be the future of their nation. One of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Communication policies of Fuji Xerox, a leading company in the document service and communication field, is helping to tutor children in disadvantaged societis by donating learning 18

materials. The responsibility of managing this project as a whole lies with Fuji Xerox Company. Gakken Holdings Co. Ltd which is one of the leading educational companies in Japan is responsible for translating the mathematical contents of a workbook administrated by Mr. Hideo Kageyama (Educator and professor of teaching and learning institute,Ritsumeikan University) into a Myanmar version. But the printing process is provided by the Xenon Company (premier partner of Fuji Xerox in Myanmar) by using Fuji Xerox technology. In Myanmar, as a first step they plan to provide learning materials to children from elementary schools living in the suburbs of Yangon. They held a presentation about their project in Myanmar in Yangon on June 3, 2015 and many students and government ministers attended and participated in this ceremony. After making the presentation, they donated mathematic workbooks to 110 students from the first and

second grade of No (1), Basic Educational Primary School, Hlaing Tharyar as the first step of project. Second step of their project was launched on the 22-23 September at BEHS, Si Pin Thar in Than Ta Pin Tsp. and Dhama Dipa Monastic School in Thanlyin Tsp. Self-study mathematic workbooks were sent to about 354 Grade 1, 2 and 3 students of those two schools from Yangonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suburbs. They hope to deliver four kinds of workbook per child and monitor individual progress so, they can notice the learning and absorbing speeds of each child and provide what each child requires. In the future, Fuji Xerox wants to launch their project in many countries in the Asian-Pacific region by co-orporating with NGOs and many other companies. To Find Out More visit the Yangon Directory Website @ www.yangondirectory.com/myyangon

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Written by Aye Chan Khaing, Translated by Mang Pi

Have you ever imagined reaching the mountains this winter? It is particularly hard to trek a mountain glacier. Trekking Tours to Mount Phongun, located on the eastern edge of Myanmar, for local budget travellers are planned for next year’s travel season. The trip will start from Putao and take 11 days. Anyone can participate in this trip, both men and women, but fitness is essential. The trips promote eco-tourism. What are the necessary things for this trip? Ko Kyaw Thu, one of the trekking guides, explains how to prepare and what kind of experience to expect. “You will walk 6 hours per day. We have to pass many mountains to get to the base of Mount Phongun. Foreign tourists enjoy this kind of adventure and feeling. We’ll fly to Putao and our team will fetch us there. From there, we’ll go to upper Shan Khaung village. We’ll have dinner there and spend the night. I’ll tell you the plans for tomorrow, and some dos and don’ts. Each person has to get a torch and keep it in his or

her bag. Warm clothes are needed. Each person has to carry their own medicines, warm clothing and a couple of gloves. The rest will be taken by the porters.” “We’ll depart from upper Shan Khaung village after the morning meal and begin the second day. On that day, we’ll climb Wa San Dan Mountain and Jade Mountain. 3 hours uphill and 3 hours downhill, it is a test of endurance. It’s a one day trip. We’ll have lunch somewhere on the Mountain. After that, we’ll go down again.” “Then we’ll get to a village called Wa San Dan. There, we’ll be able to

examine who can continue the trip. We’ll spend our night there. In the past, we had to cut our own path. But now, there is a clear path up to Shan Khaung Tree Camp (a way point on the trip from Shan Khaung Village to Wa San Dan Village). Apart from the mountain being a bit rugged, the uphill and downhill sections are not so hard. Only endurance is required.” “Next day, we’ll continue from Wa San Dan. We’ll arrive at Awadan Village at noon. We will have to pass a couple of mountains that lie between these two villages. Those villages are also set in beautiful landscapes. As we get into that area

we’ll be able to hear even the sound of water dropping from the streams. When we get to Awadan village we’ll take lunch and evaluate the situation. If it’s necessary, we’ll sleep there or we’ll continue to Ziyardan village in the late evening. Between these are two smaller villages we will pass by. If we have time, we’ll pay a visit to these villages. Ziyardan is the last village from Putao and we’ll sleep there. Based on how the travelers feel, if it’s necessary we’ll spend one night at Ziyardan Village on the day we arrive there.”

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Trends Medicines and walking sticks you have to bring yourself. You should get Life Insurance because those places are malaria infected areas. It’s an Adventure Trip, it is pretty clear who won’t make it by the third day of travel. We’ll leave them in safe hands and continue. The place will be foggy this season and the trip might take longer than expected. Nobody can stay on the mountain top more than two hours. Just the moment of the sunrise is fantastic. Soon after the sunrise, the cloud evaporates and fills the surrounding with fog.”

Starting to Travel Through the Forest “We’ll not bring any unnecessary things as we begin travelling through the forest from Ziyardan Village. Except for some essential things, we’ll leave all the rest at Ziyardan Village. We’ll leave Ziyardan village after the morning meal. From there, we’ll get to a place called “brookmeet” where the two brooks meet and join. We’ll have lunch there. It is a place loaded with a lot of stones and just a little water. After crossing carefully, we’ll get to a camp called “Khan Taut Myit”. If we continue our travel without taking rest, we’ll be able to spend the night at Lower Big Tree Village. After taking rest there, we’ll get past Upper Big Tree Village by the next morning. Then we’ll arrive to our last camp, Yee Khe Set. After the morning meal, we’ll begin trekking the mountain glacier leaving our cooks and some of those who are unable to continue. We’ll go by the hillside. We’ll see some strange mountains such as thorny mountain as well as mountains full of flowers. Some are just filled with firs. You need to have clever eyes to see these. If you get too exhausted you’ll miss them”, said Ko Kyaw Thu. “As the trekking continues, endurance becomes the biggest issue. Even your bag and camera @ MYYangon

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The path is clear enough up to Big Tree Village. After that the path will be

wild.

become heavy burdens. But you’ll enjoy when you get to the mountain peak. The path is clear enough up to Big Tree Village. After that the path will be wild. Sometimes you have to climb, sometimes we’ll take tracks, but all are safe paths. Mount Phongun is the easiest one to climb. If we finish trekking this mountain, the rest will become quite easy to climb”, elaborates Ko Kyaw Thu. Ko Moe Aung, the one who planned this trip and Managing Director of Travel Expert Co.,Ltd, continues, “For the time being,

we’re cooperating with the villagers by helping to build infrastructure. Recently so many travelers have visited Putao. Everything goes well because the Base Camps are already there. To start a trip, you’ll need at least five members. Somethings need to be explained before starting a trip. There is no fixed departure time, it is a private Trip.” Concerning what to take, he says, “Travelers have to buy all the necessary personal gear such as bags and boots. Trekking equipment and local guides are already there and there is no charge for them. The message I would like to give travellers is that the bag’s weight he or she brings is important. It is not a good idea to bring so many things. One bag for two persons is quite enough.” “The primary need is trekking shoes and you need to bring warm ones. Then you need warm clothes.

The trips will start soon and everyone who wants to participate can contact: Travel Expert Co., Ltd No.4A, Rm7 (3rd Floor), Parami Road, Mayangone Tsp Phone- 01 667 948, 09 513 7496, email:moe@ myanmartravelexpert.com and inquire for Ko Kyaw Thu Or contact: Ph- 09 503 9232, Ideal Travel Land Tourism, No.137, 1st Floor, 36th Street (Middle Block), Kyauktada Township, Ph- 01 250 121, 09 508 9582, email:idealtravelkand@gmail.com. www.idealltravelland.com www.myanmartravelexpert.com www.myanmarbirding.com www.myanmartrekking.com Price 2,000 USD for foriegners special promotion 550,000 Kyats for Myanmar nationals

To Find Out More visit the Yangon Directory Website @ www.yangondirectory.com/myyangon

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Written by Arkar Hein Myat & Nwe Ni Mar Lay

Hotels Savoy Hotel The Christmas party will be on the 25th December from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm reservations are recommended and include Western food, wine and traditional Christmas dances. “Live Entertainment” is also offered and the price is $65 USD per person. 129 Damazedi Rd, KamaryutTsp, 01 526 298

Sule Shangri-La Hotel This year Sule Shangri-La Hotel holds its Christmas party on the 25th December from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm. They will serve Western food, sparkling wine & nonsparkling wine, and entertainment with band. The cost is $55 USD per person. 223 Sule Pagoda Road, 01 242 828

Strand Hotel The Christmas party of the Strand Hotel will be on the 25th December and the time is from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm. A Western style food Buffet is available. Cost $65 USD net per person. 2 Strand Road, Kyauktada Tsp, 01 243 377

Summit Parkview Hotel Their Christmas party is from 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm and several Western dishes are available and it is $35 USD net per person. 350, Ahlone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, (95 1)211888, 211966

The Governor Residence The Governor Residence will celebrate their Christmas party on the 25thDecember from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm. Reservations are recommended and Western food is served. The price is $50 USD per person. 35, Taw Win Road, Dagon Tsp, 01 229 860

Inya Lake Hotel On the 24th December (6:30pm– 10:00 pm), there is the Christmas Eve Dinner at Orchid Restaurant. You can enjoy a variety of food selections in the Christmas

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festive dishes and a complimentary glass of house wine, beer or soft drink. $45 USD net per person. Chatrium Hotel will celebrate the New Year with a Bond Is Back party on the 31st December at 7:30 pm. There will be special performances by Wai La, Ni Ni Khin Zaw, Mi Sandi and Chit Kaung. An International Buffet Dinner will be served with free flow of wine, beer and soft drinks. There will also be a lucky draw competition 40 Nat Mauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, 01 544 500

Restaurants Monsoon Monsoon will have a Christmas celebration at 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm on the 25th December and they will serve Western food. It will cost between 7,000MMK and 17,000MMK. 85-87 Thein Byu Road, just off Strand Road between 44th and 45th Streets, 01 295 224

Union Bar & Grill There will be a Christmas Eve Dinner on December 24th with a Christmas Special Menu. The New Year Party will be celebrated on December 31st with many special entertainments. 42 Strand Road (Left corner of the Myanmar Red Cross Building) Botahtaung Tsp, 01 392 263

Tin Tin Mexican Restaurant Yangon Tin Tin plans to make special menus and promotions for Christmas and New Year. For example, an afternoon special on New Year - 2 special dishes and 1 drink. 116-118 Bogalazay Street, 01 245 904

Churches Evangelical Baptist Church

Special Buffet with free flow red wine, sparkling wine, beer and soft drinks. Cost is $50 USD net per person. There is also a Christmas Brunch in Orchid Restaurant on the 25th of December from 12 noon – 3 pm with a brunch menu of freshly caught seafood and Christmas favorites, as well as free flow red wine, sparkling wine, beer and soft drinks. It is $35 USD net per person 37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, 01 966 2866

Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake For Christmas the Chatrium Hotel will hold a special event at Emporia Restaurant on Christmas Day - an International Buffet with roasted turkey, @ MYYangon

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There is a Carol Service in the evening of Christmas Eve and at 12.00 noon on Christmas day, celebrating the birthday of Jesus Christ. Some food will be provided. On Christmas day, they will have the Christmas service at 10.00 am - 12.00 noon after that it’s lunch. At 1.00 pm, social games for children and teens will start. The Night service is 6 .00 pm to 7.00 pm. 26th Street, Pabedan Tsp, Outdoors

KandawGyi Nature Park There is often a Christmas live show with special performances from many celebrities. It may or may not be free. The New Year’s party will be celebrated like past years – with live show, countdown and fireworks. Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp

To Find Out More visit the Yangon Directory Website @ www.yangondirectory.com/myyangon

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A Simple Website Service to help your Business be Found Since 1992, the Yangon Directory and the Mandalay Directory have been moving with the changes of various markets and businesses in Yangon and Mandalay, serving as a bridge between buyers and sellers. In 2015, the digital age has dawned in Myanmar, and we are providing useful digital services for small and medium sized Myanmar businesses.

What a Website is . . . A pamphlet full of data which is available anywhere An attractive advertisement full of many photographs and complete information about your services

3 in 1 websites which accurately display on Desktop, mobile and tablets Simply designed websites which your customers can access quickly

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Why is Website essential? Not only local customers in Myanmar but customers abroad can easily connect with your business.

Websites which will have guidelines for you for web-building and editing Inexpensive websites for small and medium sized businesses You will receive a monthly visitor report via email so you will know the number of the people accessing your website

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Holiday Homes Written by Aye Chan Khaing ရန္ကုန္ၿမိဳ႕ျပကေန ေဝးတဲ့ ေနရာတစ္ခု မွာ ၿခံဝင္းက်ယ္က်ယ္န႔ဲ မိသားစု လြတလ ္ တ ြ လ ္ ပ္လပ္ ေနရတဲ့ အရသာကို ရ ရိ ွ ဖို ႔ မလြ ယ္ ကူ လ ွ ပ ါဘူး ။ ဘယ္လိုေနရာမ်ဳိးမွာ သင္ ဝယ္ယဖ ူ ႔ို စဥ္းစားေနပါလဲ။ ၿခံဝန္းက်ယ္က်ယ္မွာ ကေလးေတြ လြတ္ လပ္စြာ ကစားဖိလ ႔ု မ ို ်ဳိး၊ ျပင္ဦးလြငလ ္ ို ေနရာမ်ဳိးေတြ၊ ေတာင္ ႀ ကီး ၊ ကေလာလို ေတာင္ေ ပၚေဒသေတြ ၊ ရန္ကုန္အနီးတစ္ဝိုက္က ေထာက္ၾကန္႔၊ ေမွာ္ဘီလို ေနရာမ်ဳိးေတြန႔ဲ အပန္းေျဖစရာအိမ၊္ ၿခံမ်ဳိးကို အခ်ဳိ႕ သူေတြက ဝယ္ယူထားတတ္ၾကပါတယ္။ တခါတ ေလ ဒီလိုလြတ္လပ္မႈမ်ဳိးက လိုအပ္ပါတယ္။ သစ္ပင္ပန္းမန္ေတြ စိမ္းစိမ္းစိစ ု န ို ၊ဲ႔ လတ္ ဆတ္တဲ့ေလနဲ႔ ထိေတြၿ႔ ပီး ေနထိင ု ဖ ္ ႔ို ၿခံဝင္းဝယ္ယခ ူ ဲ့ သူတစ္ေယာက္က ခုလိုေျပာျပပါတယ္။ “ ၁၉၉၄ ေလာက္ကတည္းက ဝယ္ထား တာ။ ဝယ္တန ု ္းကလည္း အားရင္ သြားနားမယ္ဆၿို ပီး ဝယ္ထားတာ... ၿခံအက်ယ္က ႏွစဧ ္ က ရိတ ွ ယ္” လိ႔ု ေထာက္ၾကန္႔ေရႊေညာင္ပင္နားမွာ ဝယ္ယူထားတဲ့

ၿခံအေၾကာင္းေျပာပါတယ္။ သစ္ပင္ပန္းမာန္ေတြ စိုက္ပ်ဳိးထားၿပီး ဒူးရင္း၊ မင္းဂြတ္၊ ၾသဇာသီးေတြ အပါအဝင္ ၿခံေနာက္မွာ စိက ု ခ ္ င္းပါ စိက ု ပ ္ ်ဳိးထားၿပီး မိသားစုနားေနဖို႔ ႏွစ္ထပ္ခြဲရိွတဲ့ အေဆာက္အဦ တစ္ခုလည္း ၿခံထဲမွာ ရိွပါေသးတယ္။ “ ညဖက္ေရာက္လ႔ို အမိုးေပၚမွာ လထြက္ ၾကည့္တဲ့ ခံစားခ်က္က ရန္ကုန္မွာ မရႏိုင္ဘူး” လို႔ ေျပာရင္း မိသားစုနအ ႔ဲ တူ ဒီၿခံကိုေႏြရာသီန႔ဲ ေဆာင္း ရာသီေတြမွာေတာ့ တစ္ပတ္တစ္ခါ အလည္လာ ေရာက္ၿပီး မိုးတြင္းမွာေတာ့ တစ္လ တစ္ခါခန္႔ လာ ေရာက္ တယ္လ႔ို ဦးေအာင္လြငက ္ ေျပာျပပါတယ္။ သားႏွစ္ေယာက္ကို သဘာဝနဲ႔ထိေတြ႕ ေစၿပီး ေဘာလံုးကစားတာတို႔၊ ၿခံထဲက ဟင္းသီး ဟင္းရြက္ေတြနဲ႔ပဲ မိသားစုထမင္းဝိုင္း စားတာတို႔ လုပျ္ ဖစ္တယ္လ႔ို ေျပာရင္း “ဒီမွာက အရမ္းစိတခ ္ ်မ္း သာတယ္” လို႔ ေျပာပါတယ္။ “လမ္းေလွ်ာက္တယ္။ ၿခံထြက္ႏြားႏိုစစ္ စစ္ရတယ္။ ေတာရဲ႕ Tasty ကို ခံစားရတာေပါ့။

ၿမိဳ႕ထဲမွာေတာ့ မလြယ္ဘူး” လို႔ ပုဇြန္ေတာင္မွာ ေနထိုင္တဲ့ ဦးေအာင္လြင္က ေျပာပါတယ္။ ပုလဲမွာလဲ ေနာက္ထပ္ၿခံရွိေနတဲ့အျပင္ လက္ရွိ ဒီၿခံကလ ို ည္း ဝယ္ယထ ူ ားတာၾကာေပမယ့္ လြန္ခဲ့တဲ့ ၃ ႏွစ္ကမွ ပံုမွန္ေရာက္ျဖစ္တာလုိ႔ ေျပာ ပါတယ္။ ၿခံေစာင့္မိသားစုလည္း ထားရွိၿပီး အပင္ မ်ိဳးစံုစိုက္ပ်ိဳးကာ ထားတယ္လုိ႔ သိရပါေသးတယ္။ ကေလးေတြ ေျမႀကီးေပၚမွာ ေပ်ာ္ရင ႊ စ ္ ြာ ကစားရင္း ၿခံဝင္းထဲမွာ သစ္ပင္ပန္းမန္ စိက ု ပ ္ ်ဳိးရတဲ့ ခံစားမႈကေတာ့ အခု ေခတ္မွာ ရႏိင ု ဖ ္ ႔ို မလြယတ ္ ဘ ဲ့ ဝ ပါပဲ။ တိုးတက္လာတဲ့ အိမျ္ ခံေျမေစ်းနဲအ ႔ တူ အမ်ား စုက တိုက္ခန္းလို ၿမိဳ႕ျပေနထိုင္မႈမွာပဲ ကုန္ဆံုးၾက ရတာ မ်ားပါတယ္။ ဒါေပမယ့္ အေျခအေန၊ အခ်ိ န္ အ ခါ ေပးရင္ေတာ့ မိသားစုနဲ႔အတူ ဒီလို အားလပ္ရက္ မွာ အပန္းေျဖစရာ ၿခံဝင္းနဲ႔ အိမ္မ်ဳိးဝယ္ဖို႔ သင္ စိတ္ကူးမလြဲလိုက္ပါနဲ႔။

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Ma Darle Managing Director Tour De Myanmar Co.,Ltd

Written by Aye Chan Khaing, Translated by Nwe Ni Mar Lay May I know how you started your business? I worked in the travel & tour business for a long time. My hobby is travelling around so I wanted to make a travelling business. That’s why I started 7 Day Travel & Tour business firstly in the form of In Bound business for foreigners who want to see the beauty of Myanmar. Later, I made Tour De Myanmar, Outbound Business, for Myanmar people who want to travel around the world. I registered Tour De Myanmar in 2008.

What kind of difficulties or struggles did you face when you started Tour De Myanmar? Actually, inbound business generates more income than outbound because the spending power of foreigners is much more than Myanmar people who travel to foreign countries. In general, foreigners want to use more money for watching or learning the culture of other countries than Myanmar people. For inbound business, all operations are in Myanmar so it’s all in my hands and it’s very easy to handle. I can give 100% guarantee for tourists safety and easy living in Myanmar. But for outbound, there are some difficulties and complexities. As you know, our company is a service firm so we have to make the best strategies and plans to give our customers the best services. The reason I made Tour De Myanmar (outbound) was for my customers to travel without any difficulties and safely. We are connected to

the relevant travel agents from related countries. We always check the company’s performance and those companies always contact us regarding their activities and difficulties. So we can handle those problems on the spot. If you want to travel, it will cost and there is also the Visa problem. We will bring our customers to the highlight spots of the country being visited. Therefore, we always give advice, the best explanation and best the services to our customers when they travel abroad.

What kind of challenges and risks did you get? Outbound tours are more risky. This is a group tour so we have to buy at least 20 or 30 air-tickets and pay the deposit. If we don’t get enough people, we will lose our deposit money for the air-tickets. It is the first risk I get for planning the tour. The second risk is a visa thing. We need lots of papers and papers to show evidence of financial stability. Some countries embassies check so many things for a visa, for example - the background, business connections, etc. but from the customers side, I understand, to show these things to strangers is a little upsetting and they worry about it. My job is to explain things well and quickly. We have to keep customers’ papers safe. This is one of the risks for the company.

Is there any tour plan now? Yes, there are some tours for December such as to Dubai, Korea, Japan, Bangkok, Singapore,

Hong Kong and Macao. I cancelled the plans for European tour because of some problems and also the terrorists attack in Paris and other countries. I will plan this tour after the Water Festival.

What are the difficulties of being a business woman? I never think that females will get more or less chances because of gender, that kind of thinking is prejudice. Success or failures are measured by talent, hard work and fate. I think the travel & tour business matches with females because in this kind of work you need to be patient. In my opinion women are more patient than men and women are more interested in communicating with people.

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But there are so many successful men working in this business too.

to do family wise. But I am never absent from my house wife work or a daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work because of my business. I fix everything by myself well.

What is your leadership style? There are many staff in my company and they are all like my family and I think they are my colleagues not my staff. I always stay close to them so there is no one who worries or is afraid to talk to me. I always share my knowledge and experiences with them and always negotiate with them.

Now have you reached your target? And is this business your dream?

How do you balance your personal life and work?

What is your advice for young people and who want to start new business?

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Yes. I like my business and I love to communicate with people and I really love to travel. So, I can say I have reached my goal. But I want to do more things.

I think the most important thing is confidence.

Never give up if you want to do something and trust yourself. I got the idea to start Tour De when I went to Thailand and attended travel exhibitions. When I arrived to Bangkok, there was a girl who picked up me at the airport and she explained about Thailand, their culture and traditions. I really liked her profession and I believed that one day I will be a professional like her. Now I have reached my goal so believe in yourself and do what you want.

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Written by Cliff Lonsdale

If you’ve ever spent two hours with Olaf Van Cleef you’ll appreciate that it is a roller coaster ride of energy and emotion. I feel like I’ve had a very strange and intense multi-coloured, shiny dream, and as I leave his suite at the Sule ShangriLa, I realize I didn’t even get to ask him a single interview question on my list (he never gave me the chance) and I was only meant to be there for thirty minutes. You may not have heard of the Paris based Dutch @ MYYangon

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artist Olaf Van Cleef, and to be honest, apart from some last minute googling, neither had I. In his heavily accentuated French accent, the kind that starts the word ‘Art’ at the back of the throat, and makes me think that I might have always been saying ‘unique’ incorrectly, he tells me his story. The family name Van Cleef is synonymous with diamonds, and after 32 years as an ambassador for Cartier, Olaf (please call me Olaf) is now retired and relaxed, and has no need to ever work again.

Art, he explains, is his opportunity to explore and to learn, and to share his particular view of the world. Each of his meticulously prepared paintings takes between 100 and 300 hours to produce, and as an insomniac, he has made the most of his affliction by utilising the night time hours to be creative. His paintings come alive under the spotlight, and in the depths of the night, engrossed in his efforts he meditates on life.

If you do not look, you see nothing. He holds me with his glittering eye like the Ancient Mariner, before leaping from his seat to retrieve a small intricate painting of Vishnu. A background wash of pale pastel colours gives a delicate hint upon which the intricate pen work of a million tiny black dots that make up the image of the Hindu God is based. The layers continue as details are picked out in gold, and then tiny Swarovski crystals are used to finish the piece. “It’s crazy,” he tells me “unique! It is a mix of European, Asia, modern and old.” He takes the heavy paper from my hands and moves it around, “See? This painting is not for putting on the wall behind the sofa to forget, it is something to experience new every time.”

Olaf tells me he has no desire to sell his paintings outside of the country he is working in. “The painting is of the country it should stay in the country, this is not a painting for Europe it is for Asia.” As the revenue he receives for selling his artwork is then in turn used within the country for supporting artists, he is redistributing income towards the young artists of the country, helping them to discover “their own way”. “I love the culture, I am very interested by the people, the history and the religion. And look around, this country is the ‘Golden Land’, it is perfect for my paintings!” Olaf has completed his investigative and immersive first trip to Myanmar, he has walked the streets, visited the temples, and will return several times to build his knowledge of the country that will influence his paintings and direct his work. Within two years he will have an exhibition of paintings worthy of display at an art gallery in Yangon. This is only the start; he hopes to build a long relationship with Myanmar.

As he moves the painting, I notice dots of white paint, so subtle that a camera wouldn’t capture them but under the lights of the room as the painting is moved around in front of my eyes, clever shadows cast by the minute almost invisible white dots appear, and as the crystals shine the painting comes alive for a second, changing from each angle. Now you might have noticed (as Olaf did) that I’m not an art expert, I’ve discovered I don’t have the vocabulary of an art critic, and am somewhat lacking in my arsenal of adjectives, there is only so many times you can say “ooh lovely”, but I was truly mesmerised by the paintings that were slowly pilling up on the table in front of me. They were peaceful, yet energetic, simple but very much ostentatious. It becomes evident in our discussion (for this was never an interview) that Olaf uses his art as an excuse to travel and to experience cultures and learn. His relationship with India is very real and honest, he is fascinated by the colours, and the mix of culture and religion and modernity, and has worked there for many years. Through the sale of his paintings he has been able to establish artist workshops that can be accessed by all, providing a space not only for creativity, but more importantly a place for artists to display their works. In Bhutan where he recently exhibited a collection of 57 paintings of the Buddha, (as part of the 60th birthday celebrations of the King-Father of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck) he also established a school to assist young artists. At the two-hour mark I managed to shake myself from the hypnotic experience as I had another appointment to get to, but I could have stayed there all day and listened to Olaf, and he would have gladly continued, so passionate is he about his art. As a parting piece he tells me of meeting a poor young artist in India who created beautiful paintings using only the dirt from the ground as paint and newspaper as his canvas. “I buy him materials, paint and paper” he tells me “the artist goes away and comes back with his paintings, they are totally ugly! I have ruined him, he has lost his art.” Olaf waves his hands. ‘I have to explain to him, forget the paints, go back to work with the ground.” Olaf looks me in the eyes, deadly serious, “Each artist has to find his own way.”

Cliff is a writer who lives in Yangon with his wife, daughter, and dogs. He writes a regular blog filled with his rambling thoughts, and general utterings and mutterings at clifflonsdale.com

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The Method of Beautification by Chin Women There is a story about Chin girls; centuries ago, the Burmese king heard about the attractiveness of Chin girls and sent soldiers to steal them from their home and bring them to the kings’ palace. Afterwards, the people in Chin discussed this problem and decided that all the women in the Chin region should have a permanent tattoo over their entire face to cover their attractive beauty. Because of this decision, Chin people could protect their girls from the marauding kings. Over time, the rituals of tattooing ones whole face become the tradition and beauty mark of Chin women. All the girls in Chin State would be tattooed between the ages of 11 to 15 years old. It would take over an hour to tattoo one face. They couldn’t choose the tattoo style and had to accept the style the tattoo artist made for them. But there are some different tattoo styles like Pa Mae; tattooing the entire face including the ears and eyelids, Pa Pyouk; black dots on the whole face, Pa Kyaung; putting eight lines on the cheeks, Pa Kyar; painting four-lines and four-spots on the face and the last one Pa Wine is drawing circles and lines on the face. The ink they used was made from plants and buffalo kidneys and then applied to the face with a hard pine tree bark needle. That habit is now not permitted by authorities for this generation of women.

The Beautiful Ornamentation of Karen People Karen People are a huge ethnic group in Myanmar mostly spread through southern and eastern part of the country. There are three main sub-group in Karen nationality: White Karen (Sgaw), Black Karen (Pa-O) and Red Karen (Kayan). Kayan (Red Karen) has many subgroups and among them, the long-necked women who wear brass coils around their necks, arms, and knees are called Kayan Lahwi. They are also known as Pa Daung. As mentioned above, Kayan women wear brass coils (made up with gold and brass alloy) around necks, arms, and knees from around 38

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5 years old. Over time, as she gets older, more and more coils are added. The act of adding coils ends when the number of coils reaches over 25 - until the neck is about 10 inches (25 centimeters) They can’t remove these rings in any condition (exception; ring repairing) because over the years these rings become vital in supporting their head. The weight of brass pushes down their color bone and ribs, and due to the elongation, the muscles around their neck are not strong enough to support the head. Although their neck muscles are weak, removing coils won’t cause the neck to collapse, but they have to stay in bed when they remove them. A long time ago, Kayan people wore the coils for protection against tiger bites. But now they wear them only for beautification. Because an extra long neck is a symbol of great beauty and wealth, and can attract a better husband.

Silver ornaments wearing of BigEar Kayan There are also the Big-Ear Kayan ethnic groups. They are named “Big Ear” because they wear silver or metal rings and a mass of metal weights on the earlobe, making the ears larger and longer. Years ago, married women wore carved elephant tusk as earpieces. But now killing elephants for their tusk is illegal. So they make earpieces with silver, metal and wood. The culture of wearing tusk was only for married women and engaged girls, not for virgins. Virgins would wear metal rings to stretch their ears. They believe that wearing a carved tusk or metal rings is a sign of superb beauty and ethnic identity. Nowadays, there are many different styles of ornaments and little link with marital status.

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Health & Beauty

Hello II | 28 Maharsocial Street,

Hledan, Kamaryut Tsp | 01 539 813 Iris | 570/A, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd.,Ward (8)| 01 664918, 09 421 066 911

Magic House | (Rm 1/B), Bldg 16,

Ariyta Maggin St., Ward (14), Yankin Tsp | 09 515 209 1

Spa Paragon | 51 (Rm 106), Shwe

Hin Thar Tower (B), Pyay Rd., Ward

(11) Hlaing Tsp| 01 507 344 Ext.112

Spa Listings

Central Hotel | 6th Floor, 335-337

Bogyoke Aung San Road Pabedan Tsp | 01 241 007 Ext. 533

1st Lady Beauty Salon | 1A/42, U

Beauty Box Spa | 14, Tamainbayan

Genky Physiotherapy Clinic | 285

Oakkalar Tsp| 850 001 7,

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Kyauktada Tsp. | 098 615 036

Zana St, Myathidar Housing, South 850 023 4, 09 506 662 2

Beauty Concepts | Unit-G11, No.231 Pyay Road, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 508 468, 01 508 469, 01 508 470

Beauty Choice | 65 Yae Kyaw Road,

Pazundaung Tsp| 01 200 720, 09 450 061 156

California Skin Spa | 32. B Inya Myaing Road | 01 535 097

Inya Day Spa | 16/2 Inya Road,

Road | 09 503 5556,

Mizu Aoi Health & Beauty Center

Road, Sayar San Quarter, Bahan Tsp

Boyar Nyunt Street, Dagon. Tsp

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Nacha Spa | Near City Mart, Shin Saw Pu Road | 094 211 65 929

Yangon Sanctuary Spa (Taw Win

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Bus Stop) Ward 6 South Okkalapa

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Muguet Japon Spa | 1 F, New World Building 126 Kabar Aye Pagoda

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Pagoda Road) No. 192, Kaba Aye Level-2 | 09 250 141 330

La Source Beauty Spa | 80-A Inya Road | 01 512 380

Lemon Day Spa | No. 96 F, Inya

Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 514 848 / 09 732 08 476

London Bliss Spa | Taw Win Centre | 01 860 011

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Wear What Min Thet San

What do you think is most important for being smart and fashionable? I think choosing the right colour that will be a perfect match with your complexion is important for being smart. After that, the right design that will match with you is important. I usually create clothes that will make my clients feel free and good, and then the colour of my design will release their stress. I always advise my customers to choose the right colour and right design.

Which type of fashion designs are the best for winter? I prefer to wear winter fashion designs like long coats, sweaters, handmade scarfs, hats, gloves and boots. I would like to create these designs for my customers but they are not match with Yangon’s weather. If I’m in Kalaw or somewhere cold, I wear these types of winter clothes.

What will be the colour for the New Year?

What designs do you create the most?

I think, in this moment, people will prefer a nude colour or pale, instead of bright or bling-bling ones. The colours that are going to be used this coming New Year will not be specific they will be a blend, for example a pinky-red or bluey-grey. But as you know, different people like different colours. If my customers want a pink colour, I made a pink one but it’s not a real pink. You know there are many different pink colours – purple pink, milky pink etc. so I always create different designs and different colours for my customers.

I mostly create Myanmar traditional wedding dresses (Thai-Ma-Thein or Cheik). First, I check where the wedding will be celebrated and then I always make a colour and design that will match with the wedding place and my customers. Most of my customers are over 30 so they want a dress that matches with Myanmar culture, such as a simple yin-phone or simple Myanmar design. Whenever I make a fusion design mixing Myanmar and international styles, in general Myanmar people don’t like it as they are more traditional.

Which Designs will be most fashionable in the New Year? Last year classic and elegant designs were popular but extreme and volume fashion designs will be more in style this New Year, I think. People like more creative and strong designs. But in the summer, I think, people will prefer creative colorful designs. I think jumpsuits and coats are good for this New Year. I want to make them with lace and different cloth designs.

What advice do you want to give to young people who are interested in fashion and design? My advice is to wear the design that you want, you don’t need to care what other people gossip about you or your style. Think and create your own unique design.

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You Want Sweet & Smart

Written by Nwe Ni Mar Lay

Think and create your own unique design What is your key to success? My key to success is ‘never try to succeed, but stay and try to never fail’. Your action of trying not to fail will make you a successful person. And don’t forget who helped you when you fail. My shop, ‘Sweet & Smart’, is also one thing that made me a success because I always check what I’ve sold, what designs I have and if people know about my designs or my shop.

Most Myanmar people say Myanmar traditional dress will never be an international grade design or never become worldwide. All I want to say to those people is please shut your mouth and watch what other people create and appreciate it. If you want our traditional dress to become worldwide, appreciate the creative design and let us to show that design to world. If you dislike creative design or a combination of Myanmar design and other designs, as you wish don’t wear it but don’t gossip about it. There is a part of Myanmar culture which is scared and always cares about what other people says, so they don’t want to wear creative things. Therefore, how can our dresses or designs gain worldwide recognition? For instance, you wear a spider man dress for your New Year’s party, it’s ok because it is your desire and it’s none of the other people’s business. So what I want is to let people wear what they want to. One thing I want to say is ‘please forget Myanmar and what Myanmar people say when you create something’. You want to qualify the international grade? Try and incorporate what other countries create.

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Shwe Gu Tha Pagoda’s Ancient Frescos in Amarapura

Kanbawzathadi Palace Kanbawzathadi Palace in Bago is a reconstruction of the orginal Royal palace, which were based on the 167 teak pillars found after excavations. It was built by King Bayinnaung of the Taungoo dynasty (1551-1581 AD), in the new capital of the second Myanmar empire, a large city called Hanthawadi (present day – Bago) surrounded by walls with 20 gates on a 70 acres plot. It consists of Bhammayarthana Hall (Bee Throne Hall) for the King and others are for the Royal family. On the palace grounds is the Nandawya research museum, which contains a collection of 16th century Buddha images in Mon, Siamese and Myanmar styles.

At the south side of the Shwe Gu Gyi Pagoda (Golden Big Cave Pagoda) and Monastery complex in Amarapura (on the west of the railways compound and between the wards of Zay Gyo and Hman Dan) there are a couple of small temples with a hidden secret. After squeezing yourself through the small door and getting your eyes accustomed to the dim light, ancient frescos on the ceilings and the walls suddenly pop out of the gloom. In one pagoda there are the two paintings of the Buddha’s footprint full of the symbolisms that you usually see. In another pagoda are flowers, prancing horses and dancing maidens – all in reds and golds. Also in the compound is a large ruin of the temple with carving of ogres still proudly guarding it, as well as a monastery building with a very ornate roof mixing colonial and Asian designs.

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Myeik’s Boat Builders On the east side of Myeik, a sound of pounding hammers rings in the air – alerting you to wanting to find out more. Turning the corner, huge wooden boats appear floating in the air rather than on the sea. Some are nearly finished with gangs of workers just doing the finishing touches – while others are just the steel spine of the ship with a few teak planks attached. The boatyard supports a thriving fishing industry by repairing old boats and building new ones – using techniques that are passed from generation to generation.

Kawgun Cave Kawgun Cave is a remote location relatively nearby Hpa An. One needs to take a trip passing through Kawgun Village to visit to the temple cave itself. Although no one is certain of the origins, the wall carvings and a series of large statues of Buddha in the cave, are amazing. The most common theory is Kawgun Cave temple was commissioned by a Mon queen in the 7th Century.

Kakku Pagoda Complex, Taunggyi

Golden Bullock Carts

33 miles outside Taunggyi, in Pa-Oh territory, is an ancient pagoda complex built in the 11th Century unlike anything that you have seen before. Over 2,000 stupas line up majestically along and up a slight hill. Each one is individually designed – some with intricate patterns, others with statues of musicians, ogres and mythical creatures. In the centre is large pagoda. There are two main stuppa styles – one designed by the Yun people which are tiered, and the other following the Myanmar design of King Anawratha. If you catch it just right and arrive on a full moon day, the temple complex will be punctuated with the dark blue clothes and the bright colourful turbans of the Pa-Oh people.

Golden Bullock Carts from the Sagaing region are mainly used in “Shin Laung Ceremonies” (a traditional Myanmar religious celebration). Nowadays the golden cart from “Ohn Taw” (Sagaing) are modernized and beautifully converted and covered up with fancy things to match the occasion. The handcrafted cart and the bulls are beautifully decorated. The basic components and the way of building a cart has no significant difference to the construction of a normal cart. However, the wheel of a golden cart has more spokes on the wheels and the carriage of the cart has three ladders/railings in order to make the people who ride in them more comfortable. The interior is covered up with fine velvet. Building a golden cart takes at least forty-five days and could be more. In Sagaing, “Shwe Ya Da Nar” is a famous service center for hiring and viewing golden carts.

U Nar Auk Monastery, Kawhnat Kadow Village, near Mawlamyine Hidden in a small village is an elegant monastery complex proudly displaying the ancient crafts of Myanmar mixed together with architectural styles from Europe, China and India. Inside the complex is the Great Ordination Hall, Shrine halls, a pagoda and residential buildings for the monks. Inside the buildings are three dimensional carvings of Buddha Stories, glass mosaics, and gild work. Every building has a surprise, from the two standing Buddha’s carved out of single teak logs to an ancient glass window reminiscent of those seen in a country house in England. The complex is magnificent and well worth a visit.

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Restaurant

Guide

Dining Guide

The best restaurants, cafes and gastro food for casual and smart dining

H Star for critic's choice N New Opening

Downtown

50th Street Bar and Restaurant | Western/Bar | 9-13 50th Street, Botataung Tsp | 01 397 060

365 Café | Café/Western | No.5

Café KSS | Café | 470-472,

374 891, 01 389 705

Ya Htar Road, (2) Ward, Lanmadaw

78/80 Latha Street, Lower block | 01

Road, Ahlone Tsp | 01 229 904 ext.

H APK | Thai | 392-396 Shwebonthar

Street, Pabedan Tsp | 01 250 437

H Aung Mingalar Shan Noodle

Restaurant | Shan | No. 34 Bo Yar

Nyunt Street & Corner of Nawaday

Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 507 077 8, 01 385 185, 09 250 150 376

H Aung Pyae Phyo Indian Foods

| Indian | No. 37th Street, Corner of

Mahabandoola Road, Kyauktada Tsp Bar Boon | Café/Western | Just

outside FMI Center, 380 Bo Gyoke Road | 09 420 321 058

Bharat Indian Restaurant |

Indian | 356 Mahabandoola Road, Seikkantha Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 382 253

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Aung Kyaw Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 09

Harley’s | Fastfood | 285, Ground

639-41 ext. 32

34th Street | 01 389 363, 01 384 779

09 313 151 31

H Cherry Man | Myanmar/Indian |

Street | 01 253 126, 09 431 67288

Coka Suki Restaurant | Thai/Hotpot

999 Shan Noodle Shop | Shan | 130 B,

Kinsakura Restaurant | Japanese

Street (lower block), Botahtaung Tsp |

Thamada Hotel, Ahlanpya Pagoda

Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 243 047, 01 243

H Green Gallery | Thai | No. 58, 52nd

Mahabandoola Road, Cor. Bo Sun Pat

Floor, The Corner of 6th Street & Anaw Tsp | 09 250 086 204

| 104/108, Kyee Myin Daing Strand

Heaven Pizza | Pizza | 38~40, Bo Yar

229 905

1383

Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 855

H Easy Café & Restaurant | Asian |

Heiwa | Japanese | 207,32 Street

722, 01 246 755

375931

30A/C1, Bo Yar Nyunt Road | 01 220

(Upper Block), Pabedan Tsp | 01

| BAK, Olympic Tower, 1st Floor, Bo 514 7840

H Kosan Café | Bar | Branch 2-Café/

Bar-108, 19th Street (Upper Block), Latha Tsp | 01 503 232

H Linkage Restaurant | Myanmar/

Asian | 221, 1st Flr, Mahar Bandoola

Garden Street | 09 495 836 18, 09 430 529 16

Lotteria@China Town | Fastfood |

No 827, Corner of Hledan Street and

Mahabandola Road, Lanmadaw Tsp |

Fat Man Steak | Western | Bo Yar

India Kitchen | Indian | 297

666

| 01 389 367

Lotteria@Central Tower | Fastfood |

Feel | Myanmar | 124, Pyihtaungsu

Ingyin Restaurant | Indian |

and 40th Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 09

08 132

number)

Nyunt Rd, Dagon Tsp | 09 420 305

Avenue Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 732

Mahabandoola Road, Botahtaung Tsp

Anawratha Road (30th St) | (no

H Frozee Gelatto Creamery | Ice

Junior Duck | Chinese | Nanthidar

Dagon Tsp | 01 1233 874

Strand Road, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 249 421

Cream | No. 23 Nawaday Street,

Jetty Compound, Pan Soe Tan Saikkan

Gallery Bar & Restaurant | Café/Bar

Kanpai | Japanese | 207 Bo Aung

ext. 6430 or 6431

739 599

| 223 Sule Pagoda Road | 01 242 828

Kyaw Street, Botataung Tsp | 09 421

H Gekko | Japanese/Bar | 535

KFC | Fastfood | No. 375 Bogyoke

902 32

Yangon.

Merchant Road | 01 386 986, 09 431

Aung San Road, Pabedan Township,

01 230 3097

79/81, Room (001/002), between 39th 258 521 385

Marry Brown | Fastfood | 180-182,

Mahabandoola Garden Street (Middle Block), Kyauktada Tsp | 01 384 780

Maru Grill Restaurant | Japanese |

134 Shwe Taung Tan Street (Upper

Block), Lanmadaw Tsp | 011 221 568, 09 420 308 350

H Miyoshi Ramen | Japanese | 42/E,

Bo Yar Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 420 098 866

Dining

H Mondo | Japanese | 26 (B) Yaw

Nooch Restaurant & Bar |

Rangoon Teahouse | Myanmar | 1st

Spice Brasserie | Asian Fusion | Park

066 782

Room K1, Upper Shwe Bon Thar

| 09 517 832 9

Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388

Min Gyi Street | 01 252 261, 09 450

H Monsoon | Asian | No. 85-87,

Theinbyu Road (lower block), Botataung Tsp | 01 295 224

My Garden | Asian | Ahlone Road | 01

Japanese /Thai | No. 387/397,

Road, Pabedan Tsp | 01 378 166

Oishii Branch 1 | Japanese | 98,

Latha Street(Middle Block), Latha Tsp | 01 708 685, 09 312 870 53

372 822

Olive Garden | Mediterranean|

Nam Kham Shan Restaurant

09260171411

| Shan | 37th Street, Corner of Mahabandoola Road (middle block), Kyauktada Tsp | (no number)

Nan Yu | Indian/Cantonese | 81

Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 252 702

170/176 Bo Aung Kyaw Street |

H Pa Pa Pizza | Pizza Delivery |

Yaw Min Gyi Street | 09 421 124 373 Parisian Cake & Coffee | Coffee Shop/Café | 46 Mahabandoola Garden Street (Lower Block), Kyauktada Tsp | 01 242 650

H Nepali Food House | Nepalese

Peacock Lounge | Café | Sule-

Block, Pabedan Tsp | 09 402 552

Road | 01 242 828 ext. 6456 or 6434

| 63, Bon Sun Pet Street, Lower

245, 09 731 423 86, 09 517 5640 Nilar Biryani | Indian | 216, Anawratha Road, Pabedan Tsp

Shangri-La Hotel, 223 Sule Pagoda

Phoenix Court (Si Chaun Dou hua) |

Chinese | Park Royal Hotel 33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388

Flr, 77 Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp

Saigon Baguette & Café | Coffee

Royal Hotel 33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road,

H Sprouts | Salad Bar/Café | 68A

Shop | 11 Nawaday street , Dagon Tsp

Yaw Min Gyi Street, Dagon Tsp | 09

Santino Café |Coffee Shop | 18/A-1,

Sukiya Japanese Resturant |

387 880

Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 311 350 26

| 09 250 956 019

Bo Yar Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 01

Sharky’s Pansodan | Western/

Fine Dining | 81, Pansodan, (Lower Middle Block) Kyauktada Tsp | 09

264 589 615, 01 252 702, 01 370 971

H Shiawase | Sushi | 38/40 A1 Bo

Yar Nyunt Street | 09 492 591 84

421 102 223

Japanese | 42/B, Yaw Min Gyi

H Sule Shangri -La Café | Bakery/

Café | Shangri La Hotel, 223 Sule Pagoda Road | 01 242 828 ext. 6421, 6422

H Summer Palace | Chinese |

Sule Shangri La, 223 Sule Pagoda

Road | 01 242 828 ext: 6428, 6429

Shiki-Tei | Japanese | Park Royal Hotel,

Sushi Itchi | Japanese | No. 105,

| 01 250 388

Tsp | 01 218 282

33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp

Phone Gyi Street, Lanmadaw

Shwe Kaung Hot Pot | Chinese/Hot

H Sydney’s | Western Bakery

Corner of Anawrahta Road & Lanthit

1st Flr, Shwe Dagon Pagoda Road,

Pot | 306, Level 3, Junction Maw Tin,

Road, Lanmadaw Tsp | 09 731 120 46

(Order only) | 288/290 (Rm 106), MWEA Tower | 01 381 607

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Thai 47 | Thai | No (153), Cornar

Tomo Sushi & Japanese

of 47th Street & Anawyahta

Restaurant | Japanese | 702,

095169215

511 6183, 01 251 302

Road, Botahtaung Tsp |

Maharbandoola Road, Latha Tsp | 09

The Blind Tiger | Western/

Union Bar & Grill | Western/Bar

Nawaday Street | 01 388 488

the Myanmar Red Cross Building,

Tapas | United Condominium,

| 42 Strand Road, Left corner of

** Alamanda Inn Restaurant |

BBQ Chicken Restaurant|Fastfood

Road, Golden Valley | 01 534 513

Dagon Tsp | 09 250 613 329

French | 60B/Shwe Taun Gyar

Ananda Coffee and Cocoa | Café/

Billion Gold Restaurant | Fine

Mart, Dhamazedi Road

Hotel Compound (Ahlone Road) |

Coffee shop | Market Place by City

Botahtaung Tsp | 09 420 101 854

Asagiri Sausage & Restaurant

Seafood/Western | 44/56 Kannar

Ureshii Kitchen | Japanese |

Road and Nar Nat Taw Street,

41st - 42nd Street | 01 375 064

Lanmadaw Tsp | 01 224 810

The Manhattan Fish Market |

Road, Ground Floor M.M.G. Tower,

111 Shwe Taung Tan Street,

The Lobby Bar | Bar | Park Royal

Ya Kun Kaya Toast | Singaporean |

Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388

of Narnattaw Road and Kyun Taw

Hotel 33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road,

The Strand Café | Fine dining/

Western | 92 Strand Road | 01 243 377~92

4th Floor, Junction Square, Corner

Road, Kamayut Tsp | 09 312 854 39

H Yhet’s | Japanese | 57, 37 Street

(Lower Block), Kyauktada Tsp | 01 377

Kamaryut Tsp | 01 539 598

Yangon International Hotel, Dagon

Astons Specialities | Steak House

Tsp.

Ext :7714,7503

Aung Thuka | Myanmar | 17(A), West

Shwegondine, Bahan Tsp | 01 525 194

Road | 09 254 345 381

The Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro

286, Seikkantha Street, Kyauktada

San Road, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 255 277

Botahtaug Tsp.| 01 559 548

Tsp | 01 379 754

Midtown

Tsp | 01 395 052

Brasserie International Restaurant

Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan

YKKO@Seikkantha Street- Also

Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung

shop | 330 Ahlone Road, In front of

| Myanmar Plaza (HAGL), 3rd Floor,

Strand Road | 01 243 377

| Asian/Western | 20th Floor,

01 216 001

Black Canyon Coffee | Coffee

H AV's | Indian | Room A, Ground

various branches | Chinese/Thai |

Dining | Yangon International

| Western | Corner of Kyun Taw

212

The Strand Grill | Western | 92

| 44, Ground Floor, Pyay Road,

Floor, No(76/80)(B), Banyardala

Bangkok Kitchen | Thai |

Level 1, Sedona Hotel Ph 09 516 669 00

Café Bellagio | Western | 81 New

University Ave Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 544 930

Café Dibar | Italian | No.9, Kabaraye Pagoda Road, Yankin Tsp | 095 114 932, 09 599 6143

Kandawgyi Natural Park,Nat

Cafe Napoli | Italian | No,287, East

901

554 957, 09 420 207 233

Mauk Road,Tamwe Tsp | 01 556

Bar Boon | Dutch Deli | No. 10K,

Shwe Gon Dine Road, Bahan Tsp | 01

Café Terrace 320 | Café/Thai | Corner

Adamas | Seafood | No.14 ,

Shwe Taung Kyar Road, Bahan Tsp

After Work Bistro and Bar | Café/

Barista Lavazza | Café/Coffee

Chatime (various branches) | Café

Sanchaung Tsp | 09 250 400 753

Tamwe Tsp | 018 604 415

Housing, Bargayar Road, Sanchaung

Kanbawza Road | 09-254 006 636

Bar | 31, A1, Shan Gone Street,

H Agnes | French/Fine Dining |

| 09 431 851 44

shop | 16 Kyaik Ka San Road,

Barwachi | Indian | 37, Ground

of Pyay Road and Ahlone Road | 09 430 919 59

| 29 B-002 Shwe Pyi Aye Yeik Mon Tsp | www.chatime.com.mm

Toba Restaurant Café |

Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, Kan Yeik

Floor 1, La Pyayt Wun Plaza, Alan

Cocoon Bar | Asian/bar | 22/24

Dagon Tsp | 09 254 095 451

Yangon | 01 382 919, 01 382 912

092535 00002

Baho Road | 01 500 863

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Tha Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp,

Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp |

Shinsawpu Road and corner of

Dining Ice Berry | Western | 230 Bargayar Road,

opposite Dagon Centre | 01 516 506, 01 700 680 - Various branches.

H Ichiban-Kan | Japanese | G17-18,

Gyo Phyu Street, Aung San Stadium

(North Wing), Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 01 394 824

Jaspar House | Western | No. 54,

Ahlone Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 517 2589, 012 302 011

Jing Hpaw Myay | Kachin | 2B Kyun Taw Street | 01 524 525, 09 420 247 034

JoJo|HotPot|Address: 23(A), Nawaday

Street, Dagon Township |09 976 503 040

Coffee Circles | Café | 107(A)

EK Enjoy Kitchen | Fast Food | 68-

Golden View Japanese Teppanaki

01 525 157

Street, Kandawkalay. 09 310 41 915

View Tower (A), G3, U Aung Myat

Kachin | Shwe Pyi Aye, just off Bagayar

(opposite of Karaweik Park en-

09 421 167 008

Dhammazedi Road, Kamayut Tsp |

Daren Bread | Bakery/Café |

No.57, Yawmingyi Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 253 522 048

Daruma | Japanese | Yangon

International Hotel, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp | 09 492 702 71

Dining Fukurou Japanese

B, Daw Thein Road & Bandar Gone

H Family Sushi | Japanese | A-27,

Rm# 104, U Chit Maung Housing, U

Chit Maung Street, Bahan Tsp | 09 731 194 56, 095 077 223

FC Box & Food Desserts | Fastfood |

Yangon International Hotel Compound (Ahlone Road) | 01 216 001

Resturant | Japanese | No.81 (C),

Freshness Burger (Myanmar Culture

Bahan Tsp | 01 542 871

Park & People’s Square, U Wisara

New University Avenue Road,

H DiVINO | Italian | 61 University

Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 525 935, 01 505 247

Doremi Café | Asian/Western |No. 33, Nigyawda Street, Kyauk Myaung,

Valley) | Fastfood/burger | People’s

Restaurant | Japanese | 23 Golden Street, Mingalar Taungnyunt Tsp

trance) | 018 619 194, 095 080 466

H Golden Kitchen Tori | Asian

fusion | 135 Inya Road, opposite of Savoy Hotel | 01 511 418 N

Goya Restaurant | Western |

Hotel Esperado, Top Floor, 23 U

Aung Myat Street, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 01 861 9486

H Kachin Agape Restaurant |

Street (Closed Sundays) | 01 518 239,

Karaweik Palace | Western/Asian

| Kandawgyi Compound, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 09 459 222 222

Kobe-Ya | Japanese | 615/B Marlar Street. Pyay Road, Kamaryut Tsp | 01 535 072 Kokine Bar & Restaurant | Asian/

Western | 32, Kokkine Swimming Club Lane, off Saya San Road, Bahan Tsp |

Road, Dagon Tsp | 09 323 160 61

Green Elephant Restaurant |

Freshness Burger (Nawaday

Avenue, Bahan Tsp | 01 536 498

Kohaku | Japanese | Chatrium Hotel

18/D Nawaday Road, Dagon Tsp.

Gusto Café | Coffee Shop/Italian

01 544 500

H Fuji Coffee House | Japanese

Monument Bookstore |

Ko Piteria | Café | No.23, A-1, Hledan

Road) | Fastfood/burger | No.

Myanmar | No. 37, University

| 150 Dhamazedi Road, Next to

No 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp |

Road, Kamayut Tsp | 09 730 503 61

Tamwe Tsp | 01 546 850

| No.116, University Avenue Road,

Du Fu Restaurant | Chinese | Level 2 |

512561

Happy Café & Noodles |

H Le Bistrot | French | Savoy Hotel,

H Furusato | Japanese | 137

Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 536 985

Tsp | 01 526 289, 01 526 298

Sedona Hotel | 01 666900

Dynasty Bistro at Marketplace | Chinese | 430/A, City Mart

Marketplace, Dhamazeddi Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 523 840

Easy Café | Café | 24D Nar Nat Taw St, Kamayut Tsp | 09 250 141 098.

Kamaryut Tsp | 01 535 371 ext.

Shwe Gon Daing Road, Bahan Tsp

129, Dhammazedi Road, Kamaryut

Haru | Japanese | 81 Kabar Aye

LE CELLIER | Wine Bar & Restaurant

H Golden City Chetty Restaurant |

149 721

Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp

Indian | Padonmar Street, Sanchaung

Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 421

Tsp | 01 518 248, 095 414 526

Horn | Japanese Beef Steak | 36(A),

H Golden Duck Restaurant

01 513 404, 09 420 003 996

| Chinese | Kan Taw Mingalar

Kamaryut Tsp | 09 259 040 853

Pagoda Road | 01 240 216

Myanmar/Asian | 104(B), Inya

| 01 556 265

H Edo Zushi | Japanese |

No.290-B, U Wisara Road, 10 Ward

09 362 145 23

095 411 253, 09 421 060 505

Garden Compound, Shwedagon

Golden Valley Street, Bahan Tsp |

H House of Memories | Myanmar

| 290 U Wisara Road | 01534 242

Rooftop, Novotel Yangon Max 459

Legacy Thai Restaurant | Thai | Yawmingyi, Dagon Tsp

Le Planteur | Fine Dining/French | 80, University Avenue, Kamayut Tsp | 01 541 230

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Lotteria @ Junction Square |

Oriental House Restaurant | Chinese/

Kyun Taw Road and Pyay Road,

Kyaung Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 371 471

Fastfood | Junction Square, Between Kamayut Tsp | 012 305 798

Lotteria @ Ocean | Fastfood | Ocean

Super Centre, Tamwe Tsp | 01 525 947 N

Lucky | Singaporean | The Best

Music Pub, Near Utopia Tower,

Kandawgyi Nature Park, Bahan Tsp | 09 513 775 3, 09 250 648 820

H Sharky’s | Western/Ice Cream |

117 Dhamazedi Road | 01 524 677, 01

Orzo Italian Restaurant Pool level |

H Shwe Kaung Hot Pot | Hot Pot/

Restaurant | Western/Asian |

Road, Shwe Gon Dine, Bahan Tsp |

Bahan Street, Near U Htaung Bo

Sedona Hotel | 01 666 900, 01 666 911 Pandomar | Asian | 105/107, Kha-YaeBin Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 538 895

Peri Peri | Fastfood | 52 E/F, Royal Yaw Min Gyi Condo, Yaw Min Gyi Street, Dagon Township | 09 791

373 009

Chinese | No. 18, Ko Min Ko Chin 01 559 339

H Shwe Li BBQ | BBQ | 485 Corner

of Pyay Road & Narnattaw Road. Kamayut Tsp | 01 535 394

666923

Singapore Kitchen | Singaporean

Bahan Tsp | 09 976150646

Pepperoni Pizza | Italian | Union Business

Compound, Ahlone Road | 01 216

H Manpuku | Japanese BBQ | No. 30,

Cho Quarter Bahan Tsp | 09 302 583 99

Manana | Mexican | Pearl Condo

C, Ga- 05, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,

Sagawar Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 214 284 Marry Brown | Fastfood | 220, Shwe Gon Daing Road, Bahan Tsp | 018 603 215

H Min Lann | Seafood/Rakhine | 45 Baho Road, near Asia Royal

hospital | 01 510 285, 09 431 251 52

H Mojo | Asian Fusion/Tapas | 135

Inya Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 511 418

The Fingers Food Garden | Myanmar

Dim Sum | No. 126(A), Myo Ma

Center (UBC) Annex B, Nat Mauk Road, Bo

Peppers | Western | University Avenue Road | 01 548 046

Port Autonomy | Gastro Pub | 22A,

Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 253 710 651

Potato Break | Fastfood | Myanmar

Culture Valley, U Wisara Road, People's Park | 01 241 103

| Yangon International Hotel 001

| 55 Shan Kone Street | 01535350

H The Garden Bistro Signature

Corner of Kan Yeikthar Street,

Roundabout, Bahan Tsp | 01 546 488

H The Lab | Tapas | 70a

Shwegondaing Rd | 09 250 537 979 The Pizza Company (various chains)

| Italian | Dagon Centre 1 Shopping Mall, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 534 036, 09 730 697 24 | www.facebook.

com/thepizzacompanymyanmar

Singapore Restaurant | Chinese |

The Serenity Restaurant | Myanmar

Compound, Dagon Tsp | 09 730 167

| 01 524 890

330 Ahlone Road, International Hotel 88, 09 492 718 66

Sport Bar | Bar | Yangon International Hotel Compound (Ahlone Road) | 01 216 001

Swensen’s | Ice Cream | Myay Ni

Gone, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 504 932, 09 731 817 58 | www.swensens-

| No. 114/ B, Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp

H Tiger Hill | Chinese | Chatrium

Hotel, 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500 ext. 6294

Tony Roma's | Steak House | No. 42-1, Sayar San Road (in front of Cafe SS), Bahan Tsp | 01 860 3907.

Mom’s Kitchen | Asian/Singaporean |

Putao Resturant | Kachin | 30 Ground

One), Tamwe Tsp | 01 545 871

Gone, Sanchaung Tsp | 09 257 171 464

Swe Thai Restaurant | Thai | 34 New

Radio Café | Sandwiches/Western

Tsp | 01 704 067

H Water Library | Fine Dining/

TheTaj | Indian | B-9, Aung San Stadium,

Manawharri Road, Dagon Tsp | 01

Lay Daungkan Road (in front of Super

Mr. Sushi | Japanese | No. 330 Banyadala Street, Tamwe Tsp | 09 240 047 373

Floor Dammayone Street, Myay Ni

| 30 Ma hlwa gone Street, Tamwe Tsp |

H Muses | Asian/Western | No.

Royal Garden | Chinese | Natmauk

503 380

Forest Zone, Bahan Tsp | 01 546 923,

485(B) Pyay Road, Kamaryut Tsp | 01

H Nacha Thai | Thai | 86 Shin Saw

Pu Road, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 510 731 Nervin Café and Bistro | Café

Road, Kandawgyi Nature Park, Central

myanmar.com

University Ave Road, Kokkine, Bahan

North Stand, Upper Pansodan Road,

Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 09 252 451 353.

01 546 202

Thai Kitchen | Thai | 126 (A-1),

Sai’s Tacos | Mexican | 32A Inya

Corner, Bahan Tsp | 09 730 377 99, 098

Myaing Road | 01 514 950

Dhamazedi Street & Inya Traffic 613 400

H Vietnam Kitchen | Vietnamese |

1A Phone Sein Road, Tamwe Tsp | 09 431 839 89

European | Corner of Pyay Road and 221 721, 01 214 361

Western Park Restaurant | Chinese | Newar Bahan 3rd Street Bus Stop, Maha Myaing Kyun, Kandawgyi

Nature Park, Bahan Tsp | 01 554 266, 01 553 931, 09 730 064 91

| Karaweik Oo Yin Kabar,

Salud Restaurant | Mexican/Latin

Thai Pot | Thai/Hotpot | 250 East Myin

White Rice Restaurant | Chinese |

Taung Nyunt Tsp | 01 541 188

Wingabar Road Bahan (Its next to

610 393, 095 007 997

01 556 837

Kandawgyi Nature Park, Mingalar

New Kham Wai | Fastfood |

Green Leaf Hotel, S27, U Chit

Maung Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 860 3851 Off the Beaten Track | Café/Bar |

Kandawgyi Natural Park, Karaweik OoYin Kabar, Mingla Taung Nyunt Tsp | 095 416 437

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American | 7(C) Ground Floor, Clover Hotel) | 09 731 136 01

Pyine Kwin Road, Tamwe Tsp | 098

H The Coriander Leaf | Indian

Wild Ginger | Bar | 12(A), Shin Saw

Compound, Alone Road | 01 293 006,

690 135

Samuri Sushi | Japanese | 4E/F

| 12 Yangon International Hotel

Tsp | 09 730 818 71, 095 123 240

09 431 850 08

Ground Floor, Wingabar Street, Bahan

Secret Recipe | Cafe |

Shwe Gon Daing Ocean

Supercenter, 2nd Floor | 018604618

Nat Mauk Road, Kandawgyi Lake |

The Emporia | Western/Asian |

Chatrium Hotel, 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500 ext. 6253

Pu Road, Sanchaung Tsp.| 09 260

Win Star | BBQ/bar | No (27/30), Corner of Sanchaung Street &

Padon-mar Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 505 467

Dining Lotteria @ Junction 8 | Fastfood

| G21- G24, Junction 8 Shopping Mall, Kyik Wine Pagoda Road, Myangone Tsp | 01 650 771

H Min Lan | Rakhine/Seafood

| No. 16, Parami Road & West of

Maykha Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 656 941, 099 926 959

Orchid Café | Café | Inya Lake

Hotel, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | 019 662 866

H Parami Pizza | Italian | No

(11/8), Corner of Malikha Road and Parami Road, 7th Quarter,

Myangone Tsp | 09 250 292 074

H Xie Yang Yang (Xiao Long Bao)

Arirang Restaurant | Korean | Thiri

Gourmet Corner Restaurant |

Tong (No. 4) and Baho Road | 01

351 72

092 006 777

Pyay Road, 61/2 Mile | 01 525 403

Aux Saisons | European/Fine

Her’s |Korean Food| 879, Pinlon Rd,

Ryukyu | Japanese | 76 Saya San

01 661 125

31452829

| Dim Sum | On corner of Nyaung 502 582

Yamagoya Ramen Restaurant |

Japanese | 520 Uyin Street, Sayasan Quater, Bahan Tsp | 01 556 774

HYangon Bakehouse | Bakery/Café |

Pearl Condo, Block C, Ground Floor, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road | 09 450 055 924, 09

Mingalar Street, Hledan | 09 493

Dining | 31/A Kan Yeik Tha Road |

BB Cake & Coffee | Café | 48, Coner of Parami Road and Myint Zu

Street, Yankin Tsp | 09 421 180 670

250 178 879, 01 557 448, ext. 818

Bo Bo Min Tea Garden

Zeal | Western/Café | No. 99, Myay Nu

01-8011102, 8011100, 8011102-4

Street | 09 731 272 80

Zephyr Coffee & Restaurant | Asian

| Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp | (no phone number)

21/22 A, Pinlon Rd, Ward 29|

Café 47 | Western | 47 A, Pyay

Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 651 774 Epic Bar & Restaurant | Western Corner of Parami Road and Hninsi

Uptown

Road | 09 518 6539, 095042916

| 84, Kanbae Road (Opposite Yankin

Of Kabaraye Pagoda Road & Oak

Agora Café & Restaurant | Mexican Childrens Hospital) Yankin Tsp | 09 301 989 68

H Acacia Tea Salon | Fine Dining/

Bakery | 52 Saya San Road | 01 554 739 N

Always Café | Café | Ground Floor,

Ga Mone Pwint Shopping Mall, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 653 644, 01 653 660

Andaman II @ Yankin | Thai/Street Bar | Yankin Tsp

Fook Mun Lau | Chinese | 102,

Myanmar | Parami Road | 01 667 449,

Ward 34 | 01 663636, 0943155647, 09

Indian Tadka | Indian | 7(A), Pyay Road, 6 ½ Miles, Hlaing Tsp | 09 420 187 010

Innlay Ahmataya | Shan | 8 Kyout Kone street, Corner of Thitisar Road

and Kyout Kone street, Yankin Tsp Kone Myin Thar | Myanmar | 69 (A)

018 605 178

Scoop premium Italian Ice Cream | Ice Cream | Junction Square hopping Centre, Kyun Taw Road | 09 732 183 21

095007202

Lin Chan Street, Hledan | 01 503 232

L’Alchimiste | French | 5 U Tun Nyein Street, Mayangone Tsp | 01 660 612

Mayangone Township | 01 664 204

Floor | 01 527 242

Hotel), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road |

KosanCafé-BarBranch1 | Bar | 18, U Tun

Pone Seik Road, Mayangone Tsp |

Taw Street, Junction Square, 3rd

H Sabai@DMZ | Thai | Inside Mya

Kyun Tha Park (Opposite Sedona

Shake Bubble Tea | Cafe |

La Maison 20 | Fine Dining |

Frolick | Frozen Yoghurt | Kyun

Road | 01 554 748

Pyay St, 71/2 Mile, Mayangone Tsp |

Nawaday Cinema Garden, Corner

01 661 839, 01 663 743

H Phai Lin | Thai/Chinese | 69,

20, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,

H L’Opera Restaurant | Italian

| 62D, U Htun Nyein Street,

Mayangone Tsp | 09 730 307 55

No:1201 ,Pin Lon Rd |093023595,

Shwe Pyi Moe | Myanmar Tea Shop

| level 3, corner of Ngwe Ni 13 Street, North Okkalapa Tsp | 09 421 006 237

H Shwe Sa Bwe | French/Fine

Dining | 20 Malikha Road | 01 661 983 Taing Yin Tar | Myanmar | 5A, Corner of May Kha Road and

Parami Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 660 792, 09 732 217 17

H La Tartine | French Bakery |

The Myths | Western Cuisine | 18

448 ext. 858

Tsp | 09 431 688 08, 095 037 764

Fuji | Japanese | Hanthawaddy Road |

Pearl Condo A, Bahan Tsp | 01 557

Gangam Restaurant | Korean

Little Tokyo | Japanese | 10D,

The Seoul Korean Restaurant |

Mayangone Tsp | 01 650 689

851 68, 09 731 789 46

848 88, 09 421 177 524

09 515 147 76

| Kabaraye Pagoda Road,

Kabaung Road, Hlaing Tsp | 09 731

Thukhawaddy St., 6th Ward, Yankin

Korean | 142 Parami Road | 09 492

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Bars &

Clubs

Nightlife Bars

Yangon has an expanding nightlife

Friendship Bar: No(135)corner of

Branch 2: No.108, 19th Stree

Off the Beaten Track: Kandawgyi

Cheap and cheerful

232 | Popular with tourists, expats

Mingla Taung Nyunt Tsp | 09 541

Dhamazedi Road & Inya Road |

scene. No longer limited to hotel

Gallery Bar: Shangri-La Hotel,

now an emerging variety of places

01-242 828 ext. 6433 | Excellent

bars and beer stations, there is to party and socialise.

50th Street: 9/13 50th Street |

Popular with the Sports crowd After-Work Bistro and Bar: 31, A1,

Shan Gone Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 09 250 400 753, 09 420 239 822 | A

Level 2, 223 Sule Pagoda Road | Happy Hour with cosy corners Gekko: 535 Merchant Street, Kyauktada Tsp, 4th Quarter |

Stylish and discreet with excellent yet unusual Japanese inspired cocktails

new Sanchaung bar

Ginki Kids: 18 Kambawza Road,

Blind Tiger: | United condominium,

Relaxed atmosphere with cold

Nawaday Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 388

488 | Open Monday - Saturday 5 pm till late open for lunch soon. Hidden speakeasy with cocktails and tapas. Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar: Savoy Hotel, 129,

Dhammazedi Rd Yangon | 01-526 289, 01-526 298, 01-526 305 | Casual yet classic

Cask 81: No 81, Kabar Aye Pagoda

Bahan Township, Yangon |

(Upper Block), Latha Tsp | 01 503 and locals for their cheap and tasty mojitos

Lobby Lounge: Chatrium Hotel,

Ground Level, 40 Natmauk Road,

Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500, ext. 6277 | A relaxed hotel lobby bar with garden views

Maru Wine Bar: 130, Shwe

Taung Tan Street (Upper Block),

Penguin: 12 Hlwa Gone Street,

Tamwe Tsp | Local hangout with good, cheap cocktails

Pool Bar: Yangon International

Hotel, 330 Ahlone Road, Dagon

Tsp | Lively bar with pool tablesopen late

Sapphire Lounge & Bar: Alfa

interesting wine bar

Tsp | Discreet outside rooftop bar

8 , 09 420 308 350 | Small and

Mojo: No.135, Corner of Innya

Ice Bar: Sedona Hotel, 1 Kabar Aye

418 | Popular spot with good

but getting there with dry ice and

6437 | A place to meet other travelers

Lanmadaw Tsp | 01- 122 156

beers

Pagoda Road | Not quite frozen

Natural Park, Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar,

Hotel, 41 Nawaday Street, Dagon with great views

and Dhammazedi Road | 01-511

Space Bar: No.126 , Kabar Aye

events

and indoor rooftop setting

Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | Outdoor

a lively in-house band

Music Box: Yangon International

Sports Bar: 20 Pearl Street, Mya

Kosan Bar-Branch 1: No.18, 1-A

Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 730 364 33

Gyar Ward (2), Bahan Tsp | 09 731

U Tun Lin Chan Street, Hledan, Kamayut Tsp | 01 503 232;

Hotel Complex, No.330, Ahlone | A karaoke bar with individual booths and dance-floor

Yeik Nyo Royal Hotel, Shwe Taung 321 61 | Popular outdoor bar/ restaurant

Rd, Bahan Tsp | 09 254 083 981 | For whisky fanatics

Cocoon Bar: 22/24 Shinsawpu

Road and corner of Baho Road | 01 500 863 | Great views

Club Rizzoli: Chatrium Hotel 42, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01

544 500 ext. 6243/6244 | Private

party paradise with Cuban cigars,

karaoke and well-stocked sake bar Escape Gastro Bar: 31D Kan Yeik Thar Street, Mayangone Tsp | 01-660 737 | A Myanmar celebrity hang-out

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The Lab: 70A Shwegondaing

09-420 180 214 | Famous for

Club Rizzoli: Chatrium Hotel 42,

The Music Club: Park Royal Hotel,

winner of Yangonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bartenders

ext. 6243/6244 | Private party

Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388 |

Road, Bahan | 09- 250 018 200, 09-

their Moscow Mule cocktails and

restaurant with excellent cocktails

competition. Runs a good variety of

250 537 979 | A new and busy bar/

The Phayre: 292 Upper Pansodan

Road | 01 246 968 | A new, no-frills downtown bar

The Strand Bar: 92 Strand Rd | 01 243

377 ext. 92 | Historical spot with some excellent free happy hour snacks The Water Library: Pyay Road/

Manawharri Road intersection | A

swanky spot for high-end cocktails The Yangon Sailing Club: 132

events, including guest DJ nights Vista Bar: 168, Corner of

corner of the Myanmar Red Cross Building, Botahtaung Tsp |

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karaoke, live percussion band and in-house DJ

DJ Bar: U Htun Nyein Street, Yangon

bar with amazing views of Shwe

option

Tar Shay Street | Open-air rooftop Dagon Pagoda

Win Star Pub: 27/30, Corner of

Sanchaung Street & Padonmar

Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 505 467 | A Local and popular beer station with frosted beer glasses

Clubs

live music. Only open to non-

Union Bar & Grill: 42 Strand Rd, Left

paradise with Cuban cigars,

Shwegonedaing Road and Old Yay

Inya Rd | Beautiful lake-views with members on Fridays

Natmauk Rd, Tamwe | 01544 500

CafĂŠ Liberal: Nat Mauk Street,

| Loud music and a good up-town

GTR: 37 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road | Popular with a young and hip crowd

themed nights; as well as regular nights with the in-house DJ

Please check out "Plot Ahead" for Nightlife events happening around Yangon.

Flr, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | Well-sized dance floor. Club

is spread out over four floors.

Entry fee (3000 kyats) includes a free drink

Pioneer: Yangon International

standing!

crowd with pop/club music

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Enjoy the occasional live band and

JJ: Mingalar Mon Market, 4th

Next to Chatrium Hotel | 01 551

774, 09 642 093 0 | For the last one

Basement One, 33 Alan Pha Phaya

Hotel, No.330, Ahlone Road | Fun

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