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MY Yangon... October brings Myanmar’s festival of light, Thadingyut. Throughout Myanmar candles will be lit to welcome Lord Buddha back from heaven where he has spent Buddhist lent preaching to his mother and other heavenly beings. On every street in every township lanterns decorate the pavements and candles glow from the windows giving Myanmar a quiet sparkle in the thick midnight air. Pagodas will shine like beacons in the dark and none more so than Shwedagon whose worship inspiring festival of 9,000 lights is one of the wondrous spectacles of this month. After the brutal thrashing of Monsoon season and with the uncertainty of elections around the corner, October is the month to reunite with family, light a candle and be at peace.

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Thadingyut Special

Features Candle Maker

A Beacon of Hope

Aquaponics

Your guide to Thadingyut. Get ready for Yangon's festival of light, discover where to celebrate, how to prepare and more... 06 Street Style

Property

Plot Ahead

Meet

We Love Township

Health & Beauty

12 Daily Life: Thadingyut

40 Shopping

Escape to

Art

Kids

Dining

Trends

Night Life

Best of

Business

Disappearing Myanmar

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Myanmar cosplay model Mandy M. Thompson. Look forward to her full interview next month Cosplay Style 6

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Tuesday

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6 Global Water Conference Sule Shangri-La Hotel, Pabedan Township

$1 Tacos Night 6:00 pm Fahrenheit CafĂŠ & Bar Bogyoke Aung San Road, Botahtaung Township

Myanmar Daung Lan Gyi Lunch 11:00 am Karaweik Palace, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township

Friday

Next month, get ready for the election...

Monday Blues Night 9:30 pm Mojo, Inya Road, Bahan Township

Thursday Myanmar Security Expo 2015 MCC, Mindamha Road, Mayangone Township

7 Merry Margarita Madness 4:30 pm Tin Tin Pop-Up Restaurant Bogalay Zay Street, Botahtaung Township

8 Medical Myanmar Hospital Construction Myanmar Tamadaw Exhibition Hall, U Wisara Road, Dagon Township

2 Nightly Live Music 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Kokine Bar & Restaurant No.34, Sayarsan Lane, Bahan Township

9 MyanAuto Myanmar Event Park, Shin Saw Pu Road, Sanchaung Township

Livestock Myanmar MCC, Mindamha Road, Mayangone Township

Myanmar Oil and Gas Summit Myanmar Event Park, Shin Saw Pu Road, Sanchaung Township

Latin Spirit 8:00 pm Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Township

Ohm Santih Yoga Training Academy teacher training certification 19 Oct - 27 Nov 015 Yangon (Venue to confirm)

Happy Hour 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Rangoon Tea House Pansondan Road

Original Mooncakes Festival 10:30 am Park Royal Yangon

Myan Lab Tamadaw Exhibition Hall, U Wisara Road, Dagon Township

Food & Hotel Myanmar Hotel Grand United (Ahlone) No.35, Min Ye Kyaw Swar Road, Corner of Hnin Si Gone Road, Ahlone Township

Buffet Dinner 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Karaweik Palace, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township

Negroni & Martini Evening 6:30 pm Parami Pizza, Shwegondaing, Bahan Township

Thindingyut Full Moon Day See pages 22 & 23 for MY Yangon's guide of the best fastivals to visit

Enterprise India Show Tamadaw Exhibition Hall, U Wisara Road, Dagon Township

Halloween Black Magic 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake

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Saturday

Sunday

Miss Universe Myanmar 2016 Final 6:00 pm Gandamar Ballrom

Week

Yangon Runway Girls Collection (Fashion & Music Festival) 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm Minder Ground, U Wisara Road, Dagon Township

Music for Myanmar Italian Singer Mr. Matteo Setti & Chan Chan 6:30 pm, Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake

Wine & Charcuterie Night at Strand Bar 5:00 pm The Strand Hotel, Strand Road, Kyauktada Township

Rizzoli Tokyo 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Township

Sunday Brunch 10:00 am to 2:00 pm The Square Restaurant, Novotel Hotel Max

Saturday Night Live 5 pm Studio Bar Novotel Yangon Max 459, Pyay Road

Thadingyut Festive Assorted Cake Sale 7:00 am to 11:00 pm Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake

31 International Buffet at the Square 10:00 am Novotel Hotel Max

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Lanmadaw Explore Yangon

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Win Win Htwe

Lanmadaw Township is located in the western part of the downtown area and is close to China Town. The Township contains a multitude of fashion shops, snack stalls, restaurants, gold & jewellery shops and fruit and vegetable sellers. Lanmadaw Township is home to the Yangon Institute of Nursing, New Yangon General Hospital, Yangon Central Woman Hospital and University of Medicine (1) Yangon, Lanmadaw Campus. Eat Shan Yoe Yar Restaurant. Shan Yoe Yar restaurant is built inside a beautiful wooden house. It serves fantastic Shan traditional food. They offer a set menu option as well as a la carte. Dishes include Deep Fried Chicken, Nam Phe, Tofu Sout, Shan Rice, Quince Soup and Pawkyo Fish Curry. 6 am to 10 pm No. 169, Wa Dan Street, 01 221 524

Chatime Chatime is a Taiwanese Restaurant. This shop is a fresh tea specialist franchise focusing on modern Taiwanese tea culture. They only brew high quality tea leaves. 6:00am to 8:30pm Corner of Phone Gyi Road & Maharbandoola Road, 09 250 025 858 Chaing Mai Cafe Chaing Mai Cafe is a popular Chinese Restaurant. It serves kyay-oh, hot-pot, chicken rice curry and

a variety of BBQ. The food is tasty and the restaurant clean and quiet, so it is ideal to go with family and talk. Junction Maw Tin (Room-402), 01 218 152 ~ 58 (Ext: 1402) HUMMINGBIRD Effortless cool design spread over three floors, Hummingbird serves New Zealand themed cuisine. The second floor is a bar and the top floor is a rooftop area. One of the swankiest locations in Yangon. 6:00am to 8:30pm No.76, Phone Gyi Street, 09 250 29 2074

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Neighbourhood Maru Grill Restaurant & Wine Bar Maru Grill Restaurant & Wine Bar is housed in two separate buildings. Maru Grill Restaurant serves Japanese and Italian fusion food. This restaurant is a couple of doors up from the partnering wine bar. 11:30 am to 2:00 pm, 5:30am to 10 pm Ground Floor, 130-134, Shwe Taung Tan Street, 01 221 568, 09 420 308 350 Feel 3 Gold Feel 3 Gold is clean and well air-conditioned. They serve Chinese/ Myanmar food. The service is quite fast and the food is decent. 10 am to 10 pm First Floor, Danathiha Centre, Bogyoke Road, 01 210 678 Moon Bakery This shop opened in 2004 and now has about ten branches in Yangon. They sell a wide range of savoury and sweet baked goods as well as Korean and Chinese Foods. It’s not unusual to see people coming to this shop to chat, meet up or work. 9 am to 9 pm 4th Floor, Junction Centre (Mawtin), Anawrahta Road, 01 218 152, 01 218 253 (Ext: 1404) Shwe Pa Zun Bakery and Cold Drink Shwe Pa Zun Bakery and Cold Drink has a range of savoury and sweet pastries. Many people buy them as presents for Thading Yut festival. They also grow their own coffee in Shan State. 7am to 8pm, No. 246-248, Anawrahta Road 01 222 305, 01 211 709, 01 227 171

matriculation examination. There are also billiard and fitness facilities. 8 am to 6 pm Nyaung Pin Lay Zey Plaza 01 211 233

Things to do Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex has 3 screens, one screen shows Myanmar Movies and the other two show English Movies. A lot of young people go to watch films here. Show times: 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:30PM, 9:30 PM Corner of Phone Gyi Lane & Anawrahta Road, 09 260 887 035, 09 260 887 036, 01 230 3165 Myanmar Baptist Churches Union (MBCU) Myanmar Baptist Churches Union (MBCU) was founded in 1958, the organization holds a meeting for all Myanmar Baptists in October each year. It is open Monday to Friday during office hours. 143, Min Ye Kyaw Zwa Road, 01 211 278

Places to Stay MGM A well located downtown budget hotel. No(160), Wardan Street, 01 212 454, 01 212 459, 09 550 5811, 09 730 53290

Hotel Panda A modern business hotel located at the edge of the city centre. The lobby area offers wireless internet access. Rooms have satellite TV, air conditioning and bathrooms. No. 205, Corner of Wadan Street & Min Ye Kyaw Zwa Road, 01 212 850, 01 229 358 Sleep in Hostel A good choice to experience Yangon’s downtown street food, markets and sightseeing. The hotel has good beds, clean and warm showers and breakfast included. No.34, 9th Street, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon. 01 226 827, 01 226 828

Shops Junction Mawtin One of Yangon’s first shopping centres. This shopping mall includes two advanced Cinemas as well as well-known branded stores. In total there are about 100 shops including a City Mart Supermarket. On the 5th floor there is a fitness center including a swimming pool. The centre also boasts free Internet Wi-Fi in some shops. 9:00 AM ~ 9:00 PM Maw Tin Tower, Corner of Lann Thit Street and Anawrahta Road, 01 218 16, 01 218 152, 01 527 242 Nyaung Pin Lay Zey A busy market that not only sells food, but offers tutition. You can attend Chinese language classes and receive tuition for the 9th standard, and @ MYYangon

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Lanmadaw Train Station Experience a side of Lanmadaw you never knew, by visiting the train station and if you are feeling adventurous then take a tour of Yangon by hopping on the circle train. Junction of Myoma Kyaung Street & Min Ye Kyaw Zwa Road

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KYAIK HTI YO

Hla Phone Aung

Kyaik Hti Yo is one of the most important religious sites in Myanmar. Known in English as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Golden Rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the site itself is a small stupa on the top of a precariously balanced cliff-top granite boulder covered with gold-leaf pasted on by worshipers. The location is high up in the mountains in Mon State and it attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims a year. Legend says, the Golden Rock itself is balanced on a strand of the Buddha's hair. The mere sight of the balancing boulder seemingly magically defying gravity and resisting the expected tumble down the hill is said to be enough to convert a person to Bhuddism. 14

Where it is? Kyaik Hti Yoi is located in the mountains northeast of Kyaik To town, Mon state on the northern part of the Tenintharyi coast about 150 miles northeast of Yangon.

How to get there? There are four ways to travel to Kyaik Hti Yo: The simplest is to book a package via a Travel and Tour group for example Green Holiday Travels & Tours (01 546 668, 01 860 1138) and Myanmar Delight Travels & Tours (01 651 833, 01 656 932, 09 501 2519). The second way is by bus from Aung Mingalar Bus Station. Three bus lines run to Kyaik Hti Yo: Win Highway bus (01 706 886, 01 722 287), Thein Than Kyaw (01 705 869, 01 639 445 ext 253), and Yoe Yoe Lay (01 706 236, 09 8621 203). Buses leave daily at 6am and 2.30pm and cost 3,500 Kyats for a local and 7,000 Kyats for foreigners. You can get more information by visiting the Aung Mingalar Bus Station Compound as times and prices can vary slightly. The third way is to hire a private car which can be done via a travel agent and will cost about $150-$250 USD. The last option is to travel MYyangon _ issue 14

great escapes by train to Kyaik Hto. Trains depart from Yangon Central Station and cost between $4-$9 USD depending on what class you travel in. The train times are - 6.30 am arriving at 10.52 am, 7.15 am arriving at 12.15 am, and 9.00 am arriving 1.31 pm. Buses and cars all arrive at Kimpun. From Kimpun Camp, there are two ways to get to the top of hill where Kyaik Hti Yo Pagoda is. The first way is to walk the 7 mile distance which takes between 4 to 6 hours. If you decide to walk then you can hire a porter to carry your belongings. The second way is to take one of the large roofless sightseeing trucks. The trucks have steel bench seating - there are 6 benches per car and 6 people can fit per bench. The journey to the ferry truck terminal takes 45 minutes and usually includes a stop to allow trucks coming from the opposite direction to pass. The cost is 2500 Kyats per person but a seat in the front cabin, beside the driver, will cost you 3000 Kyats. There is a walk of 20 to 25 minutes from where the trucks drop you off to the Pagoda.

Dos & Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tsâ&#x20AC;Ś It is prohibited for men to wear shorts and for women to wear miniskirts or skimpy tops.

What to buy?

There are many souvenir shops in Kimpun camp along the hill. The shops sell a variety of souvenirs including traditional toys, toy bamboo guns, T-shirts and traditional medicines.

Where to eat? If you stay in a hotel, you will have no problem having meals there. But if you want to taste the local dishes outside you will have to go to local foods courts such as Luhtu Myitta Rice Shop, located beside Kyaik Hti Yo Pagoda.

What to see? Apart from the pagoda, the views from the mountain are spectacular. The combination of the incredible location, amazing views and mind bending Pagoda are what makes the place special and worth a visit.

What to do? The obvious activity is to meditate, however another common activity is to buy some gold leaf to place on the pagoda or buy a bell to, likewise, place on the pagoda.

Where to stay? Mountain Top Hotel A 2 star hotel, it is located just 5 minutes walk from Kyaik Hti Yo Pagoda. There are 2 types of rooms, plus a restaurant and a massage service. Yangon Reservations Office Blazon Building, Room 203, Corner of U Wisara & Chindwin Road, Kamayut Township info@mountaintop-hotel.com

Yoe Yoe Lay Hotel Near 9000 Lights Pagoda 09 872 3082 www.yoeyoelayhotel.com Sane Le Tin Hotel Just 12 miles, 15 minute drive to Kyaik Hti Yo, standing on a spacious plot of 50 acres of quiet mountainside. They have a car wash service. 01 448 1019, 01 441 0301, 01 651 263, 01 721 942 Golden Rock Hotel Near Yatheikthaung car parking, this 2 star hotel is located about 30 minutes walk to Kyaik Hti Yo Pagoda. 03 570 174 www.goldenrock-hotel.com KyaikHto Hotel Kyaik Hti Yo Yinpyin, Kyaik Hto Township. 09 425 322 010, 09 498 191 96, 01 663 341 www.kyeikhto.com

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Candle Maker When Thadingyut Light festival starts, candles are lit in unison in front of houses and around the neighbourhoods, sprinkling them with light. It is the Myanmar tradition and linked to a religious belief.

Whatever change the modern age brings, candles are still used. We have changed from using oil lamps in houses to candles in apartments – when the power cuts happen! And, candles are still lit to worship Lord Buddha. Everybody knows that now we use electric lighting, even for Thadingyut. So it is interesting now to think of how candles will be used in future. “It is the family business. My mother started this business” says Ma San San Htike. This family business was established in 1990 and is now over 25 years old. In 1990, “Ohn Taw” candles production started and they used raw materials from UAE and Taiwan, now they use raw materials from China. They have a factory located in South Dagon, Industrial Zone that produces the finished product. Their trade mark is Coconut Trees.

Aye Chan Khaing When Ohn Taw started production there were 10 sizes, now they produce about 30 candle sizes in four different colours - red, white, yellow and green. In the factory, the wax is boiled and poured into a mould to make the candles. The biggest candle is called the Warso Candle, it can be burnt for about one hour. Depending on the packing, there can be a different the quantity of candles in a pack. The prices range from about 100 kyats to about 1,000 kyats for one pack. Regarding the four colours, white candles are normally used in temples and for Buddha and yellow candles are used in the religious Myanmar month of Warso (before Thadingyut) for lighting. Red candles are used by Chinese people and in Chinese temples, as in Chinese tradition red is seen as lucky, and green candles are used by astrologers who hand them out to be lit at pagodas, by people who want good luck. MYyangon _ issue 14

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Now that power cuts are less frequent, people want to use electric bulbs for lighting. So candles sales are less, but Ohn Taw still has regular customers. People still use candles to light Buddhist shrines at home and orders to rural areas are regular. Regional orders in particular include Dawei, Yanaung, and the border areas with Thailand. In Thadingyut, most sales come from Yangon, whereas the peak volume for regional orders

are during Tatsadaing (after Thadingyut).When worshiping Lord Buddha most people use small sized candles. “People mostly buy white candles in Thadingyut. I am satisfied with this business because it is related to religion” says Ma San San Htike proudly. Some people use decorative candles shaped like a flower, for example, or fragrant candles. But this candle business produces only ordinary candles for lighting. However

People mostly buy white candles in Thadingyut exceptionally they create candles for birthday cakes. Ma San San Htike says, the secret of the business is “we maintain the candle’s quality and people like this. It is why we are still here over 25 years later.” When asked about the future she thinks, “We are a Buddhist country, so we still use candles for worshipping Lord Buddha”.

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Fire Safety for Children Win Win Htwe သီတင္းကၽြတ္ကာလနီးၿပီဆိုတာနဲ႔ ကေလးငယ္မ်ား

ေဗ်ာက္ အိုးေဖာက္ ရာတြ င္ အသံ က ်ယ္ေ လာင္ တဲ့

ထိတ္လန္႔မႈေတြ ျဖစ္လာႏိုင္ကာ ႏွလံုးေရာဂါအခံရိွ

မီး႐ွဴးမီးပန္းကစားျခင္း၊ ေဗ်ာက္အိုးေဖာက္ျခင္း တို႔ကို

အတြက္ ေၾကာင့္ ကေလးမ်ား နား စည္ထိခိုက္ႏိုင္ၿပီး

သူေတြအေနနဲ႔ မထင္မွတ္ဘဲ လန္႔ၿပီး အသက္ဆံုး

တခ်ဳိ႕ေနရာေတြ ျမင္ေတြ႕ရၿပီး တစ္ခါတရံ အထိတ္

ယမ္းနံ႔ မႊန္တဲ့အတြက္ေၾကာင့္ အသက္႐ွဴၾကပ္ျခင္း၊

႐ႈံး ႏို င္ သ ည္ အ ထိ ျဖစ္ တ တ္ ပ ါတယ္ ။ ထုိ ႔ေ ၾကာင့္

တလန္႔ ျဖစ္ေစျခင္း၊ တစ္ခါတရံ မီးေလာင္မႈ အႏၲရာယ္

အသက္႐ွဴလမ္းေၾကာင္းဆိုင္ရာ ေရာဂါေတြ ျဖစ္လာ

ေဗ်ာက္အိုးကို ကေလးသူငယ္ေတြ မကစားသင္သ ့ လို

ျဖစ္ပြားေစတတ္ျခင္းအစရိွတဲ့ မေတာ္တဆျဖစ္မႈကို

ႏိုင္ပါ တယ္။ ပတ္၀န္းက်င္မွလူမ်ား၊ ရပ္ကြက္တြင္း

လူ င ယ္ လူ ရ ြ ယ္ေ တြ လ ည္း ေရွာ င္ ရ ွားသင့္ တဲ့ အ ရာ

အႏၲရာယ္ကင္းေစဖုိ႔နဲ႔ အသိစိတ္ဓါတ္ရွိေစဖုိ႔ လိုအပ္

ေနထို င္ သူ မ ်ား၊ အသက္ ႀ ကီး မက်န္း မာတဲ့ လူ မ ်ား

ျဖစ္ပါတယ္။

ပါတယ္။ ကေလးမ်ား မီး႐ွဴးမီးပန္းကစားရာ၌ အႏၱရာယ္ကင္း ေအာင္ ကစားႏိုင္ဖုိ႔လိုပါတယ္။ မီး႐ွဴးမီးပန္းထဲမွာမွ အဓိက အမ်ားဆံုး ကစားၾကတာကေတာ့ စပါကယ္ (Sparkle) လို႔ေခၚတဲ့ မီးပန္း၊ မီးပန္းတုတ္၊ မီးပန္းလို႔

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ေခၚတဲ့ ႐ႈိ႕မီး၊ ေဗ်ာက္အိုးေတြနဲ႔ ကစားၾကတာမ်ားပါ တယ္။ ဒီလိုကစားရာမွာ ကေလးေတြ မီး႐ွဴးမီးပန္း ကစားရင္း လက္၊ မ်က္ႏွာတို႔ အပူေလာင္တာ အမ်ား ဆံုးျဖစ္ၾကပါတယ္။ အေဆာ့မ်ားၾကတဲ့ အသက္ ၃ ႏွစန ္ ႔ဲ ၁၄ ႏွစအ ္ ၾကားရိတ ွ ဲ့ အရြယ္ေတြ အျဖစ္မ်ားၾကၿပီး လူႀကီးမပါဘဲ ကစားျခင္းဟာလည္း အႏၲရာယ္အရွဆ ိ ံုး ျဖစ္ပါတယ္။ မီး႐ွဴးမီးပန္းကို ႐ိႈ႕ထားၿပီး အသံမထြက္ေသးဘဲ ငံု႕ ၾကည့္လိုက္မိလွ်င္လည္း မ်က္စိကို ထိခိုက္ ႏိုင္တာေၾကာင့္ ကေလးေတြကို လူၾကီး မပါဘဲ သူ တို ႔ အ ခ်င္း ခ်င္း မီး ႐ွ ဴး မီး ပန္း မကစားခို င္း တာက အေကာင္း ဆံုး ပါပဲ ။ ေဘး နားမွာ ေစာင့္ၾကည့္ဖုိ႔ လူ ႀကီး တစ္ေ ယာက္ေ တာ့ ရွိသင့္ပါတယ္။

Thadingyut, the seventh month of the Myanmar calendar, is the end of the Buddhist lent. Thadingyut festival lasts for three days: the day before the full moon day, the full moon day and the day after the full moon day. Children play with many different kinds of hand-made toys which light-up and often have wheels. One of the activities that children like most is setting off Crickets fireworks, these small fountain-like fireworks explode with a lot of noise and colour. Over Thadingyut traditional toys made with color papers, bamboo and cotton ropes are also sold at the pop-up fairs. An international influence has been Angrybird toys and masks which since 2012 has been sold at these traditional fairs.

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Brandon Win What we saw was nothing like we’ve seen in the photos. The massive body of water drowned our assumptions as we sailed off on a tiny boat, absent of machinery and sound. “Out Seh” Village, one among many devastated villages, lay before us empty, unoccupied and flooded two-stories-deep. The morning of the 16th of

This small expedition of ours (a friend and I) to help those heavily affected by the flood was ignited by the heartfelt cries for help over the news and in the newspapers. What alarmed us most when we talked to the fire department leading these donation trips was that there were still many villages, unspoken of, that still did not receive the aid necessary to cope with their losses. Apart from being unable to reach them on big vessels, these small villages were deemed too "small" to receive individual aid, thus rendering the numerous supplies given by aid groups to be distributed irrationally and poorly among the tens of ruined villages. We wanted to counteract this occurrence and therefore decided not to conform with the many expeditions before us that kept going to the same villages that had previously already received plentiful aid. The very sight of the state of these

flood victims both saddened and enlightened me. Despite having to stay either on the highest floor of their huts or of that of their neighbour's, the flood victims and their families still had smiles on their faces. What I would have expected to see from people who have lost everything are merciful sobs and gloomy grins. What I saw from these flood victims gave me hope for their future wellbeing. They knew things would get better, and that there would be many circumstances in life where you wonder if there really is a god. If they could cope this well with losing their houses and everything in it, then it is without a doubt they can make it through anything. They thanked us as we rationed off our contributions to each family, and even though we knew we couldn't help all those affected, we knew we at least played our part in the ever-morally-growing society we try to shape.

August was quiet and serene. The clouds were among us as we prepared to load our rice and food supplies onto a small water vessel.

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ေရနစ္ျမႇဳပ္ႏိုင္ေသာေနရာမ်ားတြင္ အေဆာက္အဦေဆာက္လုပ္ျခင္းကိုေရွာင္ၾကဥ္ပါ။

သန္႔ရွင္းၿပီး အႏၲရာယ္ကင္းေသာေရကို ေသာက္သံုးရန္ အဖြဲ႔အစည္းမ်ားမွ

သင့္အိမ္ကို ေရနစ္ျမႇဳပ္ျခင္းကို ကာကြယ္ႏိုင္ေသာပံုစံျဖင့္ တည္ေဆာက္ထားပါ။

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သတင္းအခ်က္အလက္ရရွိႏိုင္ရန္အတြက္ ေရဒီယို၊ ႐ုပ္ျမင္သံၾကားမ်ားကို

ေရႀကီးေရလွ်ံေနေသာေရမ်ားကို အသံုးျပဳျခင္းမွ ေရွာင္ၾကဥ္ပါ။ ထိုေရမ်ားတြင္

နားေထာင္ပါ။

စက္သံုးဆီမ်ား၊ အပုပ္အသိုးအေဆြးအျမည့္မ်ား ပါ၀င္ေနႏိုင္သည္။

ေရၾကီးမႈသတင္းႏွင့္ ေရၾကီးမႈသတိေပးခ်က္ကို ခြဲျခားသိရွိရန္ လိုအပ္ပါသည္။

ေရျပန္က်သြားေသာေနရာမ်ားတြင္ ေျမမ်ားသည္ စိုစြတ္၍ ေပ်ာ့ေနတတ္သည္။ ထို႔ေၾကာင့္ ကားတစ္စီး၏အေလးခ်ိန္ေၾကာင့္ ကၽြံက်သြားႏိုင္သည္။

ေရႀကီးမႈသတင္းသည္ ျဖစ္ႏိုင္သည္ဟူေသာ ခန္႔မွန္းခ်က္ျဖစ္ၿပီး၊ သတိေပးခ်က္သည္ သတိထားျပင္ဆင္ရန္ အထူးလိုအပ္သည္။

ျပတ္က်ေနေသာ လွ်ပ္စစ္ဓါတ္အားလိုင္းမ်ားမွ ေ၀းရာတြင္ ေနပါ။ လွ်ပ္စစ္ဌာနကိုသတင္းပို႔ပါ။

ေရႀကီးေတာ့မည္ဆိုလွ်င္

တာ၀န္ရွိသူမ်ားက စိတ္ခ်ရၿပီဆိုမွသာ အိမ္ျပန္ပါ။

ေရႊ႔ေျပာင္းရန္အတြက္ လိုအပ္သည့္ပစၥည္းမ်ားကို ထုတ္ပိုးပါ။ လိုအပ္မည္ထင္သည့္ ေဆး၀ါးမ်ားကိုလည္း ထည့္သြင္းထုတ္ပိုးရန္ မေမ့ပါႏွင့္။

ပ်က္စီးသြားေသာေရတြင္းေရကန္မ်ား၊ အိမ္သာတြင္းမ်ားကို တတ္နိုင္သမွ် အျမန္ဆံုးျပင္ပါ။ က်န္းမာေရးကိုထိခိုက္ႏိုင္ပါသည္။

သင္၏အိမ္ကို ေရႊ႕ေျပာင္းရန္ တာ၀န္ရွိသူမ်ားက အၾကံျပဳလာလွ်င္

စိုစြတ္ေနေသာအရာမ်ားကို ေရာဂါပိုးမ်ား မကူးစက္ႏိုင္ေအာင္ သန္႔ရွင္းပါ။

ခ်က္ခ်င္းေဆာင္ရြက္ပါ။ ျပင္းထန္ေသာ ေရလႊမ္းမိုးမႈျဖစ္လာႏိုင္လွ်င္ ကုန္းျမင့္ရာသို႔ ခ်က္ခ်င္းေရႊ႕ပါ။ အိမ္အျပင္တြင္ရွိေသာ ပရိေဘာကပစၥည္းမ်ားႏွင့္ အေရးႀကီးပစၥည္းမ်ားကို အိမ္အေပၚထပ္သို႔ ေရႊ႕ခဲ့ပါ။ လွ်ပ္စစ္ပစၥည္းမ်ားႏွင့္ လွ်ပ္စစ္မီးခလုပ္မ်ား၊ ေရပိုက္ေခါင္းမ်ားကို ပိတ္ခဲ့ပါ။

ျမစ္ေရႀကီးစဥ္ တက္လာတဲ့ေရလမ္းေၾကာင္းတစ္ေလွ်ာက္ လမ္းမေလွ်ာက္ပါႏွင့္။ ၆လက္မခန္႔ အနက္ရွိေသာ ေရစီးထဲမွာပင္ သင္လဲက်သြားႏိုင္ပါတယ္။အကယ္၍ လမ္းေလွ်ာက္ရန္ ရွိခဲ့လွ်င္ေတာင္ စီးမေနတဲ့ေရေသထဲမွာပဲ လမ္းေလွ်ာက္ပါ။ သင့္ေရွ႕မွာရွိတဲ့ ေရအနက္ကို ႀကိဳတင္သိႏိုင္ရန္ တုတ္ေခ်ာင္းတစ္ခုေဆာင္သြားပါ။ ေရလႊမ္းေဒသအတြင္းကို ကားမ်ားေမာင္းႏွင္၀င္ေရာက္ျခင္း မျပဳပါႏွင့္။ အကယ္၍ သင့္ကားပတ္ပတ္လည္တြင္ ေရမ်ားျမင့္တက္လာပါက ကားကိုစြန္႔ခြာ၍ ကုန္းျမင့္ရာသို႔ ေျပာင္းေရႊ႕ပါ။ ေရထဲမွာရပ္ေနသည္ျဖစ္ေစ၊ေရစိုေနသည္ျဖစ္ေစ လွ်ပ္စစ္ပစၥည္းမ်ားကို မကိုင္တြယ္ပါႏွင့္။

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Over Thadingyut festivals are held at pagodas and along streets all across Yangon, here is MY Yangon's quick list of some of the most famous and spectacular:

his year, Thadingyut Fullmoon Day falls on 28th October 2015. The Thadingyut Festival, the Light Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Myanmar Lunar month of Thadingyut. It marks the end of Buddhist lent and is the second most popular festival in Myanmar after Thingyan Festival (Water Festival). Thadingyut festival is the celebration to welcome the Buddhaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s descent from the heaven after he preached the Abhidhamma to his mother, Maya, who was reborn in heaven. People celebrate Thadingyut in different forms; paying homage to Lord Buddha, doing

good deeds, offering alms to monks, and paying homage to parents, teachers and the elders. During Thadingyut Festival, there are Zat Pwes (Myanmar musical plays), free movie shows and stage shows on most of the streets around the country. Homes and streets are decorated by colourful paper lanterns hanging here and there at night. Many shops display and sell the beautiful and colorful paper lanterns. There are also a lot of food-stalls, which sell a variety of Myanmar traditional food. Shops selling toys, kitchen utensils and other useful stuff pop-up on most of the streets.

The Festival of 9,000 Lights Shwedagon Pagoda On Thadingyut, Myanmar People all over the country light candles to welcome back Buddha on his return to earth from heaven. It is a light festival for three days. On the full moon day, pilgrims go to the Shwedagon Pagoda to pay homage, offer alms, candles, joss sticks, flowers and fruits. The festival is called the 9,000 lights (See Mie Koe Htaung Pwe) after the scene created by the pilgrims lighting candles or seasame Oil. Before full moon day, in the evening,

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Best of a procession of devotees and a volunteer team walk around the pagoda’s platform with coloured paper lanterns and then go to the eastern stairway. On full moon day, people offer early morning alms to Lord Buddha. Later, they celebrate the festival in one of the public rest houses and ask questions to Buddhist leaders and the Pagoda trustees about Lord Buddha. The evening of full moon day is the festival of 9,000 lights and the pagoda is illuminated by the candles of thousands of worshipers.

Yea Kyaw Festival When we say Thadingyut, everybody thinks of Yea Kyaw festival. Every apartment displays lights and celebrates the festival with a huge night market on the Yea Kyaw Street. Everybody comes from all over Yangon to visit and walk through the festival market at night. Shwe Phone Pwint Pagoda, near Yea Kyaw Street, is the focal point and when you visit you can see crowds of people lighting candles to Lord Buddha.

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Around Yea Kyaw Street the streets are lit up with candles, bulbs and traditional lamps. Children play with the firecrackers, fire sticks, and Thadingyut lamps with wheels fastened to them. Some of the adults light small hot air balloons that rise up into the air. As they rise they decorate the dark sky. Close by, between Bogyoke Road and Anawrahta Road, 49th street and 47th street are lit up with hanging lights for the entire block making them shine brightly at night.

China Town You can see red lamps in China town at Thadingyut festival. There are also so many lamps from China and some shops selling firecrackers and fire sticks. Near 20th Street, there is a Chinese temple and devotees worship at this temple to Lord Buddha using red candles. Sometimes people use white candles, but red is the traditional colour that Chinese Buddhists use at this time. You can buy lamps, wholesale and individually, from shops selling them on

the Anawrahta Road and so many pop-up food restaurants line the street sides. Some shops sell Thadingyut hampers and gifts, and children play on the street at night. Chinatown is always a populated, popular and exciting spot in Yangon. However in Thadingyut, it is especially vibrant with people coming from far and wide to shop, celebrate and be happy in the lights.

Hlaing Towhship The street is transformed into an open-air shopping arcade, with hundreds of daily visitors. People from different streets and roads come to sell foods, medicines, clothes and toys. Tattoo artists and magic shows also line the pavements. Everything is available. “Kauk Nyin Kyee Tauk”, is one of the most important signature foods sold in the Thadingyut festival. These are sticky rice filled bamboo sticks baked according to a traditional recipe! People just walk around the streets sightseeing and having fun. Some people like to play with fire crackers and fire balloons.

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Aquaponics On first hearing you might assume aquaponics is the new villain in the Next Spider-Man movie. In fact aquaponics is: ‘a system for farming fish and plants together in a mutually beneficial cycle.’ It works like this: fish produce waste that turns into nitrates and ammonia. The nitrates and ammonia are harmful to the fish if they build up, but they are perfect fertilizer for plants. The plants absorb these nutrients to grow, and in doing so, clean the water, which is good for the fish. In summary the fish provide waste which feeds the plants and the plants filter the water which keeps the fish healthy. There is a hidden third party in this cycle, namely microbes (nitrifying bacteria) and composting red worms who convert the ammonia and solids from the fish waste into nitrates and vermin-compost,

which are the specific compounds that the plants feed on. This circular three part system both maximises the benefits of each part, whilst at the same time minimising the drawbacks. Interestingly throughout history many farming cultures have made use of this cycle to grow better crops, as well as taking advantage of the fish as an additional food source. The Aztecs for example used the cycle when they built floating islands for crops such as maize and squash. The fish would congregate around the islands, leaving their waste on the lake bottom, where it would be collected as fertilizer for the crops. One of the most prolific current users of

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aquaponic techniques are the rice farmers of the Ayeyarwaddy Region, right here in Myanmar. They have used aquaponic techniques for years. They farm a particular type of rice that can grow in deeper water, deep enough for fish to be kept in the paddy field as well – the fish leave waste, the plants absorb the waste, the water is kept clean, voila! Modern aquaponics is becoming more and more high-tech. In modern systems fish are kept in large tanks and the plants are grown without soil (hydroponically). They are planted in beds with a little gravel or clay and their roots hang down into the water. A Deep Water Culture takes this one step further and the plants actually grow directly into waste rich water without a soil medium. In this technique plants can be spaced closer together

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Here in Myanmar there is rich tradition of aquaponics in farming because the roots no longer need to branch out to support the plant's weight. In all cases water is pumped through the system, initially from the fish tanks where it collects waste, then to the plant bed where the waste fertilises the plants and lastly the cleaned water is pumped back into the fish tanks.

trafficking. The idea is being championed by Brenda Gifford the Chairman of Run Against Trafficking Myanmar a charity organisation that is working to spread awareness and help prevent human trafficking here in Myanmar. One of the biggest issues faced by victims of trafficking is rehabilitation back into society as in many cases they are not accepted back into their family or community, particularly if they have been involved in the sex industry. Run Against Trafficking Myanmar has teamed up with US based aquaponics group HHearth (Him Her The Earth ), in a hope that they can establish a chain of High-Tech aquaponic farms here in Myanmar which will double up as shelters and centres to victims of trafficking. These farms will provide a home and teach trafficking victims the skills they have missed to rejoin the wider community. The idea is still very much in infancy but it is a modern and inventive solution to a pertinent problem. Run Against Trafficking Brenda Gifford Race Chairman Ph: +959795956540 Email: Brenda.gifford@gmail.com

Here in Myanmar there is rich tradition of aquaponics in farming. The most recent scheme to be bought to the table is setting up aquaponic farms to rehabilitate the victims of human

All types of aquaponic techniques are an efficient and environmentally friendly way to produce food. No chemical fertilizers are needed as all the nutrirents come from the fish-waste. Aquaponics also tends to be organic, because pesticides are harmful to the fish. Also traditional plant-growing, consumes a lot of water, whereas in modern â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;closedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; systems very little water is consumed as there is very little evaporation and the same water is constantly recycled. You can grow many types of plants on aquaponic farms (whether commercial or home sized), especially leafy plants and herbs. In modern systems the most commonly used fish is tilapia, although many others species are suitable.

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A roof over

one's head Brandon Win

Everyone has their own ideal house preferences. Some people place more importance in its location, while others envy the size of the land. But what really determines a "good" house and its value? Not one single quality defines a good house, as you need to take into consideration all factors that play a part. You'll be surprised to know that the real estate businesses once only thrived on the location and the size of the land. It was a matter of the location and the area size that really determined the price per square foot. That was the case when we bought a house in Shwe Taung Kyar back in 2012. Renowned for its convenient location and light traffic, the Golden Valley area carries quite a costly price tag as everyone was fighting for a piece of it. Although the location was perfect, the same couldn't be said for the quality of the house. Built using very square angles, the house looked very plain and basic. It seemed as if the house owners 26

really didn't invest much or anything at all into the house. On top of this, the water pipe system wasn't operating too well, and the house looked as if no one had been in it for centuries. This was why we had to call in separate help, an inhouse designer, to help reduce the burden on the house. My dad decided to go with a Japanese designing and construction group called "NAITO". We held weekly meetings to discuss the implications of our wants and needs. The two Japanese representatives that we had the pleasure of doing business

with were literate in Burmese, so it was very easy proposing and discussing ideas. They were going to design the entirety of the plot, including the landscape of the house. They proceeded to bring in designs for the interior and exterior decorations on alternate weeks and presented each new drawing with great detail and familiarity. My father and I were quite happy with the designs, with minor tweaks and adjustments to their drawings. It seemed like we made a good choice to stick with a Japanese theme, as their beautiful integration of natural wood finishings with modern house standards was up to par. Currently still waiting for their final drawings and touches to suit our best needs, we inquired about the duration of the project as a whole. They simply gave us two options: one, to work with a Burmese local construction

company with relatively affordable prices but with a time frame of one year, or two, to work with their Japanese construction group which would roughly end up costing five times as much as the Burmese company, but with the exception of taking only 5 months. A tough decision to come down to, as we want this house fixed up badly and fast, but to pay five times as much as a normal local company is a big price difference. Yet, it is urprising how it would take twice as long for burmese workers to fit in the same designs as it would take their Japanese counterparts. This is not to say we should place blame on our local engineers, as experience of this sort of renovation is what would presumably cause the wide gap. Needless to say, the designs are looking very promising, and we just cannot wait to see the final outcome of our Shwe Taung Kyar property. Ideally I would want us to go with the Japanese construction group because taking a year just to renovate a house seems absurd. I know of new houses that are built within that exaggerated time frame! For the time being, we are continuously hoping that the house will turn out exactly the way it was designed to be.

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bUSINESS Can you tell us the first steps you took to build your business? I started my own business in 2006. I learnt hair cutting and about working at a beauty salon in Bangkok. There was a hair salon located near my home up for sale. My aunt suggested I buy it. So I bought this salon and started my own business. I am a Myanmar national, so I wanted to live in Myanmar. I sold this shop and came back to Myanmar in 2009. I opened the High Five Beauty Salon & Mini Spa at the Sein Gay Har, Parami Center. And then, I opened Cab’s Professional Hair Salon at Kabar Aye. Now, I am preparing to open a third shop in front of Victoria Hospital. When I arrived in Myanmar, and opened the High Five Beauty Salon & Mini Spa, I wanted to use one of the products I used when I lived in Thailand but I couldn’t find it in any Myanmar markets. So I contacted the product I was looking for but Cab’s, head office told me that Myanmar did not have an official authorized dealer. So I got the authorized dealership for Myanmar and started to distribute in the Myanmar market. We became the Official Hair Care Sponsor of the South East Asia Games 2013, gave hair care classes and guaranteed high quality products. Now, Cab’s Professional Hair Product is one of the top hair products in the Myanmar market. We provide shampoos, hairdye, conditioners, and daily styling products. After the success of Cab’s I have also become the sole distributor for Aurane Professional Hair Products, GlamPalm Styling Hair Tools, Coran Skin Care and Karaja (Italy) Color Cosmetic in Myanmar. We sell to hair salons, beauty salons and beauty shops in Myanmar.

If you have problems at work, how do you solve them? When I started we met a lot of difficulties. I was trying to understand the customers' mind and how they wanted their hair styled, and how to give advice. I kept in touch with customers every day. Whatever ideas you may have, the customers need to be satisfied. So, you must first understand the customers mind. I was always taught to listen to customers, because customers trust you to make them beautiful. I have learnt through experience and I have felt grateful for the experiences I have had. I not a native of Yangon, so language is the main challenge for me. And sometimes it is difficult to explain to customers in detail what I mean.

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Do you think your staff follows your leadership? When I started, I had three staff. Now I have so many members of staff. Behind the staff are their families. We don’t stand on ourselves. So, it is not my own business, we are in business as a family. We create a good community. We have a structure of management and after the work we are a family. I also try to stay respectful and polite.

How do you attract customers to your businesses? I think if you work with good will and diligence

you will get customers, they will help me you find a good place in the market. My weakness is how to stay better than competitors. I try to resist greed and spread myself too thinly in the market. Myanmar was a much less competative market when we started. Now, there are so many brands, it is difficult even to imagine the number. But, still compared with other countries, we are less saturated. In Bangkok, you go ten steps up the street, and you see a hair salon. In the past, hair washing was a luxury for people. Now people rarely wash their hair at home and people often

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: Nang Si Voe Phat

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change their hair colour using hair products. Customers now choose high quality products over cheap ones. Because the market has so many choices. That is a positive change. People don’t choose on advertising. They test the products and then buy high quality.

How do you balance work and your personal life? I have no free time. I am fully booked for work and for family. I relax with family sometimes. It is good for me and my stress. Sunday is the family day. My husband is a manager in my

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Salon, Hair Salon

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Phat company and he is also works in IT. So we try to make sure we both meet during family time. My daughter attends school and my son is 10 months. When I go to the work, my son stays with his grandmother.

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: Cab’s Professional Hair

Care Products, Aurane

Professional Hair Care

Products, Karaja Color

Cosmetic, Coran Skhin

Care, Glam Palm

Styling Hair Tools.

What is your business goal? What is your dream? I wanted to do this since my childhood. Now I have become a hair dresser, and made a business. It is difficult when hobby and work is the same. When you get a chance you must take it.

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Dominic Horner At the end of August I paid a visit to The Thabarwa Dhamma center in Thanlyin to meet two very special residents. The complex is home to almost 3,000 people and sprawls across 70 acres. It comprises of dozens of private homes and dormitories, a large meditation hall and various sites built specifically to house the less fortunate in Burmese society -the homeless, the sick, the elderly and the infirm. It was in one of these facilities that I had the privilege to interview the two eldest residents at the center: Daw Ma Shwe, and Daw Jin Ei, aged 108 and 106 respectively. Daw Ma Shwe Daw Ma Shwe was born in China on July 10th 1907. Her father had been working in Myanmar for several years when an emergency forced the rest of the family to emigrate and join him in Yangon. She attended school for two years before being pulled out and set to work in her family’s launderette on 19th street. It was there she would remain for most of her adult life, washing and mending clothes with her mother and it was that that she learned of the death Of General Bogyoke Aung San in 1947. She seems genuinely bemused by the idea that 19th street is now something of a hot-spot in Yangon and unsurprisingly has no plans to revisit her old neighborhood. She married in 1927, somewhat against her will. “I didn’t marry him” she says, “he married me.” Shortly after she had two children: a son who died at a young age from the pox and a daughter. If she has any surviving relatives she appears to be estranged from them now. When I ask her about her daughter’s whereabouts she tells me: “I don’t know where she is, I don’t know if she’s alive or dead.”

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So while these days she doesn’t get many visitors, she remains strong, healthy and a devout Buddhist (during the hour I spent with Daw Ma Shwe she spent much of the time in a position of prayer or

handing out blessings). When I ask her what she attributes her long life to she tells me: “I pray and meditate every single day.” Anything else? “Yes, I’ve always had a kind heart.”

Daw Jin Ei Age - 106 Daw Jin Ei Sitting in the neighbouring bed is Daw Jin Ei. Born in a small village outside Mong U in 1909, Daw Jin Ei also credits her long life to meditation and a positive perspective. Like Daw Ma Shwe she began work at a tender age, even if in her case schooling was something of an informal process.“We didn’t really go to school, it was all done at home” she tells me. She began working on her family’s farm alongside her sisters until the outbreak of war in 1942. “When the Japanese arrived we went into hiding” she says. “The monks helped us shave our heads, and we covered are faces in charcoal so we couldn’t be seen, then we hid in the woods.” “They were always very rude to us and we heard terrible rumors of what they did to people who broke the law, pulling nails out and forcing people to swallow boiling water…we stayed away from them.” The Japanese occupation of Myanmar is the one period in the last 100 years that Daw Jin Eh looks back on disapprovingly. Those three years aside, she has a remarkably upbeat assessment of the last century. On British rule in Burma: “They were ever so good, polite respectful and they always made sure the village had essential supplies.” “After

Now is the best time the Japanese, we were relieved to see them again.” She even remembers on one occasion sharing her lunch with British of officials in Mong U. As for the turmoil that struck after independence? She says that in terms of village life very little

changed. “People helped each other” she says, “It’s the Burmese way.” ‘We shared our food, whatever we had we shared.” Speaking to Daw Jin Eh, you’re left with the unmistakable impression that it was solidarity and cooperation rather than regimes and governments that bound small communities together. The government, regardless of the era, seemed to play a relatively minor role in people’s day to day lives. “The government wasn’t really involved most of the time; even when we had problems with criminals we dealt with them ourselves.” What little she has to say about the military government over the last 50 years is also positive. “They did a lot of good things” she says. If you were out of work you could approach the local authorities and they’d find something for you to do, they were always very efficient.” At the end of the interview I ask her what the best time for her and for the country has been over the last 100 years. “Now” she says.“Now is the best time.” “People have businesses, people have opportunities, things are getting better and better.”

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Yangon Yoga House The first studio in Yangon dedicated to Yoga; the Yangon Yoga House offers Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga, and Restorative Yoga classes to all levels. It also offers circuit training, Pilates and cardio barre (a fusion of ballet and Pilates) classes. On top of the weekly schedule, they also hold special events and classes such as Hawaiian inspired mantra and soul songs Kirtan (a participatory musical concert, based on the reciting of ancient mantras to create a singing chant). The website (www.yangonyogahouse.com) is excellent and very clearly outlines the class types, schedules and prices. Sessions cost 12USD for a single drop-in lesson, 55USD for a 5 class pass, or 100USD for a 10 class pass. If you wish to attend a class, it is best to reserve your spot as space is limited by emailing yangonyogahouse@gmail.com. It is also best to wear comfortable clothes for the sessions. www.yangonyogahouse.com YankinLanthwe (1) room (4), next door to Ariyamagginmonastery. Just south of the intersection of YankinLan and Yan Shin Lan in Yankin.

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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,

09 254 228982

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

813 Hello I |59 & 63 Ground Floor,

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

Lemon Day Spa | No. 96 F, Inya

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London Bliss Spa | Taw Win Centre | 01 860 011

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Thadingyut Gifts Cho Cho Thin, Zaw Min Lay and Aye Chan Khaing

ဝါလကင္းလြတ္သီတင္းကၽြတ္ေရာက္ၿပီဆိုမွျဖင့္ ဗုဒၶဘာသာဝင္ ျမန္မာ လူမ်ဳိးတို႔၏ ခ်စ္စရာေကာင္းေသာ ဓေလ့ ထံုးစံအျဖစ္ မိဘဘိုးဘြား၊ ဆရာသမားႏွင့္ မိမိထက္ အသက္ႀကီးသူမ်ားကို မိမိ၏ အျပစ္ဟူသမွ် ခြင့္လႊတ္ ေျပေပ်ာက္ေစရန္ မုန္႔၊ သစ္သီး၊ လက္ေဆာင္ပစၥည္းတစ္မ်ဳိးမ်ဳိးျဖင့္ လက္အုပ္ခ်ီပူေဇာ္ကန္ေတာ့ေလ့ ရွိၿပီး ကန္ေတာ့ခံသူတို႔၏ ဆုေတာင္းေမတၱာစကားကို နာယူရပါတယ္။

ပါတယ္။ အားေဆးမ်ဳိးစံု၊ ျမန္မာေဆးအပါအဝင္ေဆးဝါးမ်ဳိးစံုႏွင့္ အိုဗာတင္း၊ ေဟာ လစ္၊ ေကာ္ဖီ၊ မိုင္လို၊ အားျဖည့္စားစရာတို႔ကို ေရြးခ်ယ္၍ ကန္ေတာ့ပစၥည္းတြင္ ထည့္သြင္းႏိုင္ပါတယ္။ ကန္ေတာ့ပစၥည္းေတြကို ဆိုင္မွ ေရြးခ်ယ္၍ ေရာင္စံုစကၠဴ အလွဆင္ထားတဲ့ အလွျခင္းမ်ားတြင္ ထည့္သြင္း ေရာင္းခ်တဲ့ ကန္ေတာ့ျခင္း ေရာင္းခ်သည့္လုပ္ငန္းကား တစ္ႏွစ္ပတ္လံုးရွိပါသည္။

ကန္ေတာ့ပစၥည္းတြင္ ကိတ္မုန္႔ႏွင့္ မုန္႔အမ်ဳိးမ်ဳိးဗူးမ်ား၊ ပဲမုန္႔၊ လမုန္႔၊ တ႐ုတ္မုန္႔ထည့္ထားေသာ အနီေရာင္၊ အဝါေရာင္ျခယ္ထားေသာ ဗူးမ်ားကို ဗူးဒီဇိုင္း စံုလင္စြာ လမ္းဆံုလမ္းခြလမ္းေဘးဆိုင္ေလးမွသည္ စတိုးဆုိင္၊ ေရွာ့ပင္း စင္တာဆိုင္ႀကီးမ်ားအထိ သီတင္းကၽြတ္အမီ ခင္းက်င္းေရာင္းခ်ၾကပါတယ္။ သစ္သီးတြင္လည္း ငွက္ေပ်ာသီး၊ ပန္းသီး၊ နာနတ္သီး၊ နဂါးေမာက္သီး၊ စပ်စ္သီး၊ ဆန္းကစ္၊ လိေမၼာ္၊ မင္းဂြတ္ စသည္ျဖင့္ စံုလင္စြာ ရွာေဖြဝယ္ယူ၍ ကန္ေတာ့ႏိုင္

သီတင္းကၽြတ္ လက္ေဆာင္ပစၥည္းေတြကို ပြဲေတာ္နီးကပ္ေသာ ေအာက္တိုဘာလတြင္ ေရွာ့ပင္းစင္တာႏွင့္ City Mart ဆိုင္ႀကီးေတြမွာ အထူး အစီအစဥ္အျဖစ္ ခင္းက်င္းျပသ၍ ေရာင္းခ်ေနပါတယ္။ ကန္ေတာ့ျခင္းတြင္ ပစၥည္းအမယ္ေပါင္း ၁၀ မ်ဳိး ေက်ာ္၍ ေစ်းႏႈန္းအားျဖင့္ က်ပ္သံုးေသာင္းမွ က်ပ္တစ္သိန္းခြဲအထိရွိၿပီး နံနက္ ၉ နာရီ ည ၉ နာရီအထိ ေရြးခ်ယ္ ဝယ္ယူ ႏိုင္ပါတယ္။

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0,f,l&&SdEkdifaom ae&mrsm; သီတင္းကၽြတ္ကာလေရာက္လာတာနဲ႔ လူၾကီးသူမေတြကို ကန္ေတာ့ဖို႔ရာ လက္ေဆာင္ပစၥည္းေတြ၀ယ္ၾက၊ ျပင္ဆင္ၾကနဲ႔ ျမန္မာလူမ်ဳိးေတြအတြက္ ထူးျမတ္တဲ့ကာလပါပဲ။ သီတင္းကၽြတ္လက္ေဆာင္ေပးဖို႔ ဘယ္လို၀ယ္ၾကမလဲဆိုတာကို လူသိမ်ားတဲ့ ေနရာ အခ်ဳိ႕ကို ေဖာ္ျပေပးလိုက္သလို ကန္ေတာ့ပစၥည္းထဲကမွ လက္ေဆာင္ျခင္းေတြက ပါ၀င္တဲ့ပစၥည္းကို မူတည္ျပီး ေစ်းႏႈန္းေတြ ကြဲျပားမႈရိွပါတယ္။ စီးတီးမတ္အပါအ၀င္ တျခားမွာရိွေနတဲ့ ဆိုင္ေတြကိုပါ ေဖာ္ျပေပးထားၿပီး လက္လွမ္းမွီတဲ့ေနရာတစ္ခ်ဳိ႕ကေတာ့.... Ocean Supercenter (ဆိုင္ခြဲမ်ား ပါဝင္) နံနက္ ၉နာရီမွ ည ၉နာရီ ျပည္လမ္းနဲ႔ေတာ္ဝင္လမ္းေထာင့္၊ မရမ္းကုန္းၿမိဳ႕နယ္။ ဖုန္း- ၀၁ ၆၅၂၅၅၉-၆၂၊ To find out about Ocean Supercenter Thadingyut Hamper deals and offers visit www.yangondirectory.com and search for Ocean Supercenter

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နံနက္ ၉နာရီမွ ည ၉နာရီအထိ ပဒုမၼာအားကစားကြင္း (အေရွ႕ကြင္း)၊ ဗားကရာလမ္း၊ စမ္းေခ်ာင္းၿမိဳ႕နယ္၊ ဖုန္း- ၀၁ ၅၀၈၄၆၀၊ ၅၀၈၄၆၁၊ ၅၀၈၄၆၂ To see City Mart Thadingyut Hamper deals and offers visit www. yangondirectory.com and search for City Mart ရန္ကင္းစင္တာေရွ႕က 126 Store ဆိုရင္လည္း အမ်ဳိးအစားစံုပန္းျခင္းေတြ ရႏိုင္သလို ပါဝင္တဲ့ ပစၥည္းအမ်ဳိးအစားကိုလည္း ေရြးခ်ယ္ ႏိုင္ပါေသးတယ္။ လူႀကီးသူမကို မ်က္ႏွာပန္းလွလွနဲ႔ ဂါရဝျပဳႏိုင္သလို တ႐ုတ္တန္းလိုေနရာမ်ဳိးေတြမွာလည္း ကန္ေတာ့ပန္းျခင္းေတြ ေရြးခ်ယ္ဝယ္ယူႏိုင္ပါေသးတယ္။ ေစ်းႏႈန္း က်ပ္ေသာင္းဂဏန္းမွ သိန္းဂဏန္းအထိ ပါဝင္တဲ့ ပစၥည္းအမ်ဳိးအစားမူတည္ၿပီး ေစ်းကြဲျပားသလို ပါဝင္တဲ့ပစၥည္းေတြကေတာ့ ေကာ္ဖီ၊ ၾကက္ေပါင္း၊ မုန္႔ပံုး အစရိွသျဖင့္ အေျခခံပါဝင္တဲ့ ကန္ေတာ့ပစၥည္းေတြကေတာ့ တူညီၾကတာ မ်ားပါတယ္။

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TAW WIN Gallery

U Zin Min, son of the owner of Taw Win Art Gallery was interviewed by MY Yangon. Here are some reflections about the Taw Win Gallery. Cho Cho Win How did the Taw Win Gallery launch? And how is it run? The Taw Win Gallery was officially launched in 2002 at No.2, Main Entrance, Bogyoke Market with the help of various artists. These founding artists wanted a place to sell their work and are official members of the gallery. Bogyoke Market is somewhere foreigners often visit and that is the reason why we chose to open there.

What genre of art is displayed?

Each of the 12 member artists has a different technique and the gallery highlights both realism and contemporary art. Recently the local people of Myanmar have been taking an interest in contemporary Myanmar Art. Local people these days want to buy paintings of emotions and feelings which reflect the contemporary environment.

In your opinion, how do you run a successful gallery?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creationâ&#x20AC;? is the key of course. If you create a gallery that stands out and is attractive, it will 42

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of November in Singapore. As of now art from three talented member artists, namely Byardate, Moe Myint Zaw and Ngwe Phyoe, are being collected to showcase there.

How are the prices set for art?

Commonly “size” and “price” are in direct proportion but 100 USD is set as a lowest price increasing up to around 1,000 USD.

What might be the differences between Taw Win gallery and other galleries?

become a spot to grab one’s eyes and attention.

How is the gallery funded?

The gallery generally runs on commission. On paintings where the artist has set a fixed selling value the commission is fixed, but if a painting's value is not fixed, commission is taken as a percentage of the value the painting is sold at.

What do you think about contemporary art?

“Contemporary art” is the reflection of their creators, however, here in Taw Win Gallery, you will not see paintings that are deeply influenced by abstract art. Member artists aim to promote the cultures of Myanmar and their contemporary art keeps focus on the realities of Myanmar.

What are the advantages of exhibitions?

When you have exhibitions, you tend to sell more art, and that supports the artists.

How often do you change the art on display during an exhibition?

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The visitor trend shows 70% are foreigners and the rest are local visitors. People buy paintings for several reasons: some go for hotel or home decoration and if so, they consider art that will be suitable for the colour of their home or building styles. But some people think art is a form of investment and that’s why they collect art.

How can Myanmar art be changed in the future?

Because of the role of tourism, actually Myanmar art could be on the cards of international collectors in the near future if artists can attain more support.

Usually paintings are hung for about one week during an exhibition, or until the new paintings are on display. You will also see our art lining the stairs of the gallery as decoration.

Do you have any problems or difficulties in dealing with partnerships? All of the member artists have been friends for years and are understanding and supportive to the gallery, so there seems no difficulty. But the gallery does not have any associations with other galleries up until now.

What might be the next exhibitions or any other plans in the near future?

The gallery will hold neither solo nor group exhibitions during the monsoon season. However, Taw Win gallery has a showcase for “Affordable Art Fair Singapore” from the 11th to 14th

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All galleries are going in the same direction for the improvement of Myanmar art and to face the challenges on the international stage.

What kinds of people visit this gallery? And why do they buy?

Taw Win Art Gallery No (2) Main Entrance, Bogyoke Aung San Market,Yangon, Myanmar. Mobile: +959 5046227,+959 420042558, +959 450054391 E-mail: tawwinartgallery@gmail.com

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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

Thamada Hotel, Ahlanpya Pagoda

Café KSS | Café | 470-472,

Gallery Bar & Restaurant | Café/Bar

Kanpai | Japanese | 207 Bo Aung

Street | 01 253 126, 09 431 67288

ext. 6430 or 6431

739 599

Mahabandoola Road, Cor. Bo Sun Pat

H Cherry Man | Myanmar/Indian |

78/80 Latha Street, Lower block | 01 374 891, 01 389 705

H Coffee Club | Café | 232, Sule

| 223 Sule Pagoda Road | 01 242 828

H Gekko | Japanese/Bar | 535

KFC | Fastfood | No. 375 Bogyoke

902 32

Yangon.

Merchant Road | 01 386 986, 09 431

Kinsakura Restaurant | Japanese

09 313 151 31

Aung Kyaw Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 09

Pagoda Road (Inside E-city phone

Street (lower block), Botahtaung Tsp |

999 Shan Noodle Shop | Shan | 130 B,

Coka Suki Restaurant | Thai/Hotpot

Harley’s | Fastfood | 285, Ground

Road, Ahlone Tsp | 01 229 904 ext.

Ya Htar Road, (2) Ward, Lanmadaw

34th Street | 01 389 363, 01 384 779

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 | (no phone number)

H Aung Pyae Phyo Indian Foods

shop), Kyauktada Tsp | (no number)

| 104/108, Kyee Myin Daing Strand 229 905

666

Feel | Myanmar | 124, Pyihtaungsu

Kyauktada Tsp | (no number)

08 132

Bar Boon | Café/Western | Just

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

Latha Tsp | 01 503 232

1383

| Indian | No. 37th Street, Corner of

Mahabandoola Road (Middle block),

Tsp | 09 250 086 204

722, 01 246 755

Nyunt Rd, Dagon Tsp | 09 420 305

Avenue Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 732

Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 855

Heiwa | Japanese | 207,32 Street

(Upper Block), Pabedan Tsp | 01 375931 N

India Kitchen | Indian | 297

Mahabandoola Road, Botahtaung Tsp | 01 389 367

H Frozee Gelatto Creamery | Ice

Ingyin Restaurant | Indian |

Dagon Tsp | 01 1233 874

number)

Cream | No. 23 Nawaday Street,

514 7840

H Kosan Café | Bar | Branch 2-Café/

Heaven Pizza | Pizza | 38~40, Bo Yar

Fat Man Steak | Western | Bo Yar

| BAK, Olympic Tower, 1st Floor, Bo

Floor, The Corner of 6th Street & Anaw

H Easy Café & Restaurant | Asian |

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

Aung San Road, Pabedan Township,

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

Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 243 047, 01 243 639-41 ext. 32

Kyaw Street, Botataung Tsp | 09 421

Anawratha Road (30th St) | (no

Bar-108, 19th Street (Upper Block),

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 | 01 230 3097 N

Lotteria@Central Tower |

Fastfood | 79/81, Room (001/002), between 39th and 40th Street,

Kyauktada Tsp | 09 258 521 385 N

Marry Brown | Fastfood | 180-

Bharat Indian Restaurant | Indian |

Fu-Rin Japanese Restaurant |

Junior Duck | Chinese | Nanthidar

182, Mahabandoola Garden Street

Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 382 253

Lanmadaw Tsp | 01 211 702

Strand Road, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 249 421

384 780

356 Mahabandoola Road, Seikkantha @ MYYangon

Japanese | No. 210, Anawrahta Road,

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Jetty Compound, Pan Soe Tan Saikkan

(Middle Block), Kyauktada Tsp | 01

Dining

Maru Grill Restaurant | Japanese |

H Nepali Food House | Nepalese |

Peacock Lounge | Café | Sule-

Shiki-Tei | Japanese | Park Royal Hotel,

Pabedan Tsp | 09 402 552 245, 09 731

Road | 01 242 828 ext. 6456 or

| 01 250 388

134 Shwe Taung Tan Street (Upper

63, Bon Sun Pet Street, Lower Block,

09 420 308 350

423 86, 09 517 5640

Block), Lanmadaw Tsp | 011 221 568,

H Miyoshi Ramen | Japanese | 42/E,

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

H Mondo | Japanese | 26 (B) Yaw

Min Gyi Street | 01 252 261, 09 450 066 782

Nilar Biryani | Indian | 216, Anawratha Road, Pabedan Tsp

Nooch Restaurant & Bar |

Shangri-La Hotel, 223 Sule Pagoda 6434

Phoenix Court (Si Chaun Dou hua) |

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

| 09 517 832 9

Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388

Tsp | 01 708 685, 09 312 870 53

| 09 250 956 019

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

Nan Yu | Indian/Cantonese | 81

Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 252 702

Road, Lanmadaw Tsp | 09 731 120 46

Road, Pabedan Tsp | 01 378 166

Botataung Tsp | 01 295 224

Nam Kham Shan Restaurant | Shan |

Corner of Anawrahta Road & Lanthit

Spice Brasserie | Asian Fusion | Park

Flr, 77 Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp

Saigon Baguette & Café | Coffee

372 822

Pot | 306, Level 3, Junction Maw Tin,

Rangoon Teahouse | Myanmar | 1st

Room K1, Upper Shwe Bon Thar

Oishii Branch 1 | Japanese | 98,

My Garden | Asian | Ahlone Road | 01

Shwe Kaung Hot Pot | Chinese/Hot

Japanese /Thai | No. 387/397,

H Monsoon | Asian | No. 85-87,

Theinbyu Road (lower block),

33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp

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

Olive Garden | Mediterranean|

Santino Café |Coffee Shop | 18/A-1,

Sukiya Japanese Resturant |

09260171411

387 880

Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 311 350 26

Latha Street(Middle Block), Latha

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

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

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Sushi Itchi | Japanese | No. 105,

Tin Tin | Bar | No. 116 - 118,

H Agnes | French/Fine Dining |

BBQ Chicken Restaurant |

218 282

Botahtaug Tsp.| 01 559 548

Tha Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt

Road, Dagon Tsp | 09 250 613 329

Phone Gyi Street, Lanmadaw Tsp | 01

Bogalazay street (Middle),

H Sydney’s | Western Bakery (Order

Toba Restaurant Café |

Dagon Pagoda Road, MWEA Tower |

only) | 288/290 (Rm 106), 1st Flr, Shwe 01 381 607 N

Thai 47 | Thai | No (153),

Cornar of 47th Street &

Anawyahta Road, Botahtaung Tsp | 095169215 N

The Blind Tiger | Western/Tapas

| United Condominium, Nawaday Street | 01 388 488

The Manhattan Fish Market |

Seafood/Western | 44/56 Kannar

Road, Ground Floor M.M.G. Tower, 41st - 42nd Street | 01 375 064

The Lobby Bar | Bar | Park Royal Hotel

Billion Gold Restaurant | Fine Dining

Dagon Tsp | 09 254 095 451

** Alamanda Inn Restaurant | French

Compound (Ahlone Road) | 01

Union Bar & Grill | Western/Bar

Valley | 01 534 513

| 42 Strand Road, Left corner of

the Myanmar Red Cross Building, Botahtaung Tsp | 09 420 101 854 Ureshii Kitchen | Japanese | 111 Shwe Taung Tan Street,

Lanmadaw Tsp | 01 224 810 Ya Kun Kaya Toast | Singaporean | 4th Floor, Junction Square,

Corner of Narnattaw Road and

Kyun Taw Road, Kamayut Tsp | 09 312 854 39

H Yhet’s | Japanese | 57, 37

Street (Lower Block), Kyauktada

The Strand Café | Fine dining/

YKKO@Seikkantha Street- Also

377~92

Thai | 286, Seikkantha Street,

Western | 92 Strand Road | 01 243

The Strand Grill | Western | 92 Strand Road | 01 243 377

The Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro | Asian/ Western | 20th Floor, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 255 277

Titu’s Indian Banana Leaf | Indian

| 235, Ground floor, 32nd Street | 09 302 583 77, 09 312 854 39 @ MYYangon

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Tsp, Yangon | 01 382 919, 01 382

Fastfood | 44, Ground Floor, Pyay

912

Indonesian | 15 Nawaday Street,

33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388

Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, Kan Yeik

Tsp | 01 377 212

various branches | Chinese/ Kyauktada Tsp | 01 379 754

Midtown

Adamas | Seafood | No.14 ,

Kanbawza Road | 09-254 006 636 After Work Bistro and Bar |

| 60B/Shwe Taun Gyar Road, Golden

Ananda Coffee and Cocoa | Café/

Coffee shop | Market Place by City Mart, Dhamazedi Road

| Yangon International Hotel 216 001

Black Canyon Coffee | Coffee shop |

330 Ahlone Road, In front of Yangon International Hotel, Dagon Tsp | 01 395 052

Asagiri Sausage & Restaurant |

Brasserie International Restaurant

and Nar Nat Taw Street, Kamaryut Tsp

Ext :7714,7503

Western | Corner of Kyun Taw Road | 01 539 598

Aung Thuka | Myanmar | 17(A), West

Shwegondine, Bahan Tsp | 01 525 194

Level 1, Sedona Hote Ph 09 516 669 00

Café Bellagio | Western | 81 New

University Ave Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 544 930

H AV's | Indian | Room A, Ground

Café Dibar | Italian | No.9, Kabaraye

09 254 345 381

932, 09 599 6143

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

Pagoda Road, Yankin Tsp | 095 114

Bangkok Kitchen | Thai | Kandawgyi

Cafe Napoli | Italian | No,287, East

Tsp | 01 556 901

554 957, 09 420 207 233

Natural Park,Nat Mauk Road,Tamwe

Bar Boon | Dutch Deli | No. 10K,

Shwe Taung Kyar Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 431 851 44

Shwe Gon Dine Road, Bahan Tsp | 01

Café Terrace 320 | Café/Thai | Corner of Pyay Road and Ahlone Road | 09 430 919 59

Barista Lavazza | Café/Coffee shop

Chatime (various branches) | Café

018 604 415

Housing, Bargayar Road, Sanchaung

| 16 Kyaik Ka San Road, Tamwe Tsp |

Barwachi | Indian | 37, Ground

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

Café/Bar | 31, A1, Shan Gone

Floor 1, La Pyayt Wun Plaza, Alan

Chokdee | Dim sum | Yangon

400 753

092535 00002

Road), Dagon Tsp | 09 732 271 77

Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 09 250

Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp |

International Hotel Compound (Ahlone

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

H Kachin Agape Restaurant |

Cocoon Bar | Asian/bar | 22/24

EK Enjoy Kitchen | Fast Food |

Golden View Japanese Teppanaki

Kachin | Shwe Pyi Aye, just off Bagayar

Baho Road | 01 500 863

Gone Street, Kandawkalay. 09

View Tower (A), G3, U Aung Myat

09 421 167 008

Shinsawpu Road and corner of

Coffee Circles | Café | 107(A)

Dhammazedi Road, Kamayut Tsp |

68-B, Daw Thein Road & Bandar 310 41 915

H Family Sushi | Japanese | A-27,

01 525 157

Rm# 104, U Chit Maung Housing, U

Daruma | Japanese | Yangon

194 56, 095 077 223

International Hotel, Ahlone Road,

Chit Maung Street, Bahan Tsp | 09 731

Dagon Tsp | 09 492 702 71

FC Box & Food Desserts | Fastfood |

Dining Fukurou Japanese

(Ahlone Road) | 01 216 001

Resturant | Japanese | No.81 (C), New University Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 542 871

H DiVINO | Italian | 61 University

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

Doremi Café | Asian/Western |No. 33,

Yangon International Hotel Compound

Freshness Burger (Myanmar Culture Valley) | Fastfood/burger | People’s Park & People’s Square, U Wisara

Road, Dagon Tsp | 09 323 160 61 N

Freshness Burger (Nawaday

Road) | Fastfood/burger | No. 18/D

Restaurant | Japanese | 23 Golden Street, Mingalar Taungnyunt

Tsp (opposite of Karaweik Park

Karaweik Palace | Western/Asian

466

Taung Nyunt Tsp | 09 459 222 222

entrance) | 018 619 194, 095 080

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

Green Elephant Restaurant |

Myanmar | No. 37, University Avenue, Bahan Tsp | 01 536 498

Nawaday Road, Dagon Tsp.

Gusto Café | Coffee Shop/Italian

Tamwe Tsp | 01 546 850

H Fuji Coffee House | Japanese

Monument Bookstore | 09 362

Du Fu Restaurant | Chinese |

Kamaryut Tsp | 01 535 371 ext.

Nigyawda Street, Kyauk Myaung,

Level 2 | Sedona Hotel | 01 666900 Dynasty Bistro at Marketplace

| No.116, University Avenue Road,

Lane, off Saya San Road, Bahan Tsp | 095 411 253, 09 421 060 505

Kohaku | Japanese | Chatrium Hotel No 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500

Ko Piteria | Café | No.23, A-1, Hledan Road, Kamayut Tsp | 09 730 503 61

H Le Bistrot | French | Savoy

H Furusato | Japanese | 137 Shwe

Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 536 985

LE CELLIER | Wine Bar & Restaurant

Haru | Japanese | 81 Kabar Aye Pagoda

Yyangon Max

Indian | Padonmar Street, Sanchaung

Myanmar/Asian | 104(B), Inya

Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 421 149 721

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 Garden

09 259 040 853

Road | 01 240 216

Western | 32, Kokkine Swimming Club

298

H Edo Zushi | Japanese | No.290-B, U

Wisara Road, 10 Ward Kamaryut Tsp |

Kokine Bar & Restaurant | Asian/

Happy Café & Noodles |

H Golden City Chetty Restaurant |

Taw St, Kamayut Tsp | 09 250 141 098.

Pyay Road, Kamaryut Tsp | 01 535 072

512561

Bahan Tsp | 01 523 840

Easy Café | Café | 24D Nar Nat

Kobe-Ya | Japanese | 615/B Marlar Street.

Hotel, 129, Dhammazedi Road,

Gon Daing Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 556 265

| 150 Dhamazedi Road, Next to

| Kandawgyi Compound, Mingalar

145 23

| Chinese | 430/A, City Mart

Marketplace, Dhamazeddi Road,

Street (Closed Sundays) | 01 518 239,

Compound, Shwedagon Pagoda

Golden Valley Street, Bahan Tsp |

Kamaryut Tsp | 01 526 289, 01 526

Rooftop, 14th Floor of novotel

459 Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp Legacy Thai Restaurant | Thai | Yawmingyi, Dagon Tsp N

H House of Memories | Myanmar |

290 U Wisara Road | 01534 242

Le Planteur | Fine Dining/French |

80, University Avenue, Kamayut Tsp | 01 541 230

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Lotteria @ Junction Square |

Fastfood | Junction Square, Between Kyun Taw Road and Pyay Road, 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

Manana | Mexican | Pearl Condo

C, Ga- 05, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 976150646

H Manpuku | Japanese BBQ | No. 30,

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

Mom’s Kitchen | Asian/Singaporean | Lay Daungkan Road (in front of Super One), Tamwe Tsp | 01 545 871

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

Oriental House Restaurant | Chinese/ Dim Sum | No. 126(A), Myo Ma

Kyaung Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 371 471 Orzo Italian Restaurant Pool level |

Business Center (UBC) Annex B, Nat Mauk Road, Bo Cho Quarter Bahan Tsp | 09 302 583 99

Peppers | Western | University Avenue Road | 01 548 046 N

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

Putao Resturant | Kachin | 30 Ground Floor Dammayone Street, Myay Ni

Gone, Sanchaung Tsp | 09 257 171 464 Radio Café | Sandwiches/Western

H Shwe Kaung Hot Pot | Hot Pot/

H The Garden Bistro Signature

Road, Shwe Gon Dine, Bahan Tsp |

Corner of Kan Yeikthar Street,

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

H Shwe Li BBQ | BBQ | 485 Corner

of Pyay Road & Narnattaw Road.

The Pizza Company (various

Compound, Ahlone Road | 01 216

1 Shopping Mall, Sanchaung

| Yangon International Hotel 001

Singapore Restaurant | Chinese |

330 Ahlone Road, International Hotel Compound, Dagon Tsp | 09 730 167 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.swensensmyanmar.com

Swe Thai Restaurant | Thai | 34 New University Ave Road, Kokkine, Bahan Tsp | 01 704 067

Royal Garden | Chinese | Natmauk

Pansodan Road, Mingalar Taung

Stadium, North Stand, Upper Nyunt Tsp | 09 252 451 353. Thai Kitchen | Thai | 126 (A-1),

485(B) Pyay Road, Kamaryut Tsp | 01

Sai’s Tacos | Mexican | 32A Inya

Corner, Bahan Tsp | 09 730 377 99, 098

H Nacha Thai | Thai | 86 Shin Saw

Salud Restaurant | Mexican/Latin

Thai Pot | Thai/Hotpot | 250 East Myin

Wingabar Road Bahan (Its next to

610 393, 095 007 997

503 380

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

Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar, Kandawgyi

Nature Park, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 01 541 188 N

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

Oo-Yin Kabar, Mingla Taung Nyunt Tsp | 095 416 437

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Myaing Road | 01 514 950

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

H The Lab | Tapas | 70a

Singapore Kitchen | Singaporean

01 546 202

H Muses | Asian/Western | No.

Roundabout, Bahan Tsp | 01 546 488

Shwegondaing Rd | 09 250 537 979

The Taj | Indian | B-9, Aung San

Forest Zone, Bahan Tsp | 01 546 923,

Bahan Street, Near U Htaung Bo

Kamayut Tsp | 01 535 394

| 30 Ma hlwa gone Street, Tamwe Tsp |

Road, Kandawgyi Nature Park, Central

Restaurant | Western/Asian |

chains) | Italian | Dagon Centre Tsp | 01 534 036, 09 730 697 24 | www.facebook.com/

thepizzacompanymyanmar The Serenity Restaurant | Myanmar

| No. 114/ B, Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 524 890

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.

H Vietnam Kitchen | Vietnamese |

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

H Water Library | Fine Dining/

European | Corner of Pyay Road and

Manawharri Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 221 721, 01 214 361

Dhamazedi Street & Inya Traffic

Western Park Restaurant |

613 400

Bus Stop, Maha Myaing Kyun,

Pyine Kwin Road, Tamwe Tsp | 098

H The Coriander Leaf | Indian

Chinese | Newar Bahan 3rd Street Kandawgyi Nature Park, Bahan Tsp | 01 554 266, 01 553 931, 09 730 064 91

White Rice Restaurant | Chinese |

Nat Mauk Road, Kandawgyi Lake | 01

Samuri Sushi | Japanese | 4E/F

| 12 Yangon International Hotel

Tsp | 09 730 818 71, 095 123 240

09 431 850 08

Win Star | BBQ/bar | No (27/30),

The Emporia | Western/Asian

mar Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 505

Ground Floor, Wingabar Street, Bahan

Secret Recipe | Cafe |

Shwe Gon Daing Ocean Supercenter, 2nd Floor | 018604618

H Sharky’s | Western/Ice Cream |

117 Dhamazedi Road | 01 524 677, 01 373 009

Compound, Alone Road | 01 293 006,

| Chatrium Hotel, 40 Natmauk

Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500

556 837

Corner of Sanchaung Street & Padon467

ext. 6253

H Xie Yang Yang (Xiao Long Bao)

The Fingers Food Garden | Myanmar

Tong (No. 4) and Baho Road | 01

| 55 Shan Kone Street | 01535350

| Dim Sum | On corner of Nyaung 502 582

Dining | 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 Yamagoya Ramen Restaurant |

Aux Saisons | European/Fine

Her’s |Korean Food| 879, Pinlon Rd,

Quater, Bahan Tsp | 01 556 774

01 661 125

31452829

Japanese | 520 Uyin Street, Sayasan

Dining | 31/A Kan Yeik Tha Road |

H Yangon Bakehouse | Bakery/

BB Cake & Coffee | Café | 48,

Ground Floor, Kabar Aye Pagoda

Street, Yankin Tsp | 09 421 180 670

Café | Pearl Condo, Block C,

Road | 09 450 055 924, 09 250 178

Coner of Parami Road and Myint Zu

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)

Café 47 | Western | 47 A, Pyay Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 651 774

Epic Bar & Restaurant | Western Corner of Parami Road and Hninsi

Uptown

Agora Café & Restaurant |

Mexican | 84, Kanbae Road

(Opposite Yankin Childrens

Hospital) Yankin Tsp | 09 301 989 68

H Acacia Tea Salon | Fine Dining/

Bakery | 52 Saya San Road | 01 554 739 N

21/22 A, Pinlon Rd, Ward 29|

Always Café | Café | Ground Floor,

Road | 09 518 6539, 095042916 Fook Mun Lau | Chinese | 102,

Nawaday Cinema Garden, Corner Of

Ward 34 | 01 663636, 0943155647, 09

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

Road | 01 554 748

H Sabai@DMZ | Thai | Inside Mya

Kyun Tha Park (Opposite Sedona

and Kyout Kone street, Yankin Tsp

018 605 178

Kone street, Corner of Thitisar Road

18, U Tun Lin Chan Street, Hledan | 01

Hotel), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road |

Scoop premium Italian Ice Cream | Ice Cream | Junction Square

hopping Centre, Kyun Taw Road | 09 732 183 21

503 232

Shake Bubble Tea | Cafe |

L’Alchimiste | French | 5 U Tun

095007202

Nyein Street, Mayangone Tsp | 01 660 612 La Maison 20 | Fine Dining |

839, 01 663 743

Mayangone Township | 01 664 204

Frolick | Frozen Yoghurt | Kyun Taw

Ryukyu | Japanese | 76 Saya San

Innlay Ahmataya | Shan | 8 Kyout

Kabaraye Pagoda Road & Oak Pone Seik Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 661

H Phai Lin | Thai/Chinese | 69,

Pyay Road, 61/2 Mile | 01 525 403

20, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,

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

H L’Opera Restaurant | Italian

Dining | 20 Malikha Road | 01 661 983

Street, Junction Square, 3rd Floor | 01

| 62D, U Htun Nyein Street,

Mayangone Tsp | 09 730 307 55

Taing Yin Tar | Myanmar | 5A,

Fuji | Japanese | Hanthawaddy Road |

H La Tartine | French Bakery |

Parami Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01

527 242

Corner of May Kha Road and

09 515 147 76

Pearl Condo A, Corner of Kabar

01 653 644, 01 653 660

Gangam Restaurant | Korean |

| 01 557 448 ext. 858

The Myths | Western Cuisine | 18

Andaman II @ Yankin | Thai/Street

Tsp | 01 650 689

Little Tokyo | Japanese | 10D,

Tsp | 09 431 688 08, 095 037 764

Gourmet Corner Restaurant |

851 68, 09 731 789 46

The Seoul Korean Restaurant |

Lotteria @ Junction 8 | Fastfood

848 88, 09 421 177 524

Ga Mone Pwint Shopping Mall, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Mayangone Tsp |

Bar | Yankin Road

Arirang Restaurant | Korean | Thiri

Mingalar Street, Hledan | 09 493 351 72

Kabaraye Pagoda Road, Mayangone

Myanmar | Parami Road | 01 667 449, 092 006 777

Aye Pagoda Road & Sayarsan Road

Kabaung Road, Hlaing Tsp | 09 731

660 792, 09 732 217 17

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

2: No.108, 19th Stree (Upper

Off the Beaten Track: Kandawgyi

Cheap and cheerful

Popular with tourists, expats and

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 |

Block), Latha Tsp | 01 503 232 |

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; Branch

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

180 214 | Famous for their Moscow

Club Rizzoli: Chatrium Hotel 42,

The Music Club: Park Royal Hotel,

250 537 979 | A new and busy bar/

Yangonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bartenders competition.

ext. 6243/6244 | Private party

Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388 |

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

restaurant with excellent cocktails 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

Mule cocktails and winner of

Runs a good variety of events, including guest DJ nights Vista Bar: 168, Corner of

corner of the Myanmar Red Cross

Building, Botahtaung Tsp | 09-420

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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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