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The Bamar

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contents

A trip to Ngapali: blissful three days on the beautiful beach

Exposure A Round Shwedagon Pagoda

In this issue... snapshots

Festivals Festival of lights

8 History: A look back into the past 10 People: The Bamar 12 Culture: Thadingyut: a time for the young to pay respect elders 14 Infographics: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 15 Language: Want to greet in Myanmar?

check in

TheBridge: shanty, single site for strongly shining skaters in Myanmar

28 In Focus The Lake Garden- Nay Pyi Taw

16 Festival: Festival of Lights 17 Calendar

exposure

18 A round Shwedagon Pagoda

Picturesque

24 Shadows& Silhouettes

in focus 30 32 34

Restaurant Review: Indian Tadka Kitchen Confidential: CRAB CURRY (GA NAN HINN) Ohn No Khao Swe: A Good Choice of Myanmar Breakfast Food

departures

46 Taunggyi Tazaungdine: A Festival of Native Balloon Makersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Persistence 52 A Yangon downtown walk 56 Nay Pyi Taw: The Capital

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ISSUE #03 | NOVEMBER • 2015

The Bamar

DEPARTURES

The Bamar people are imprecisely called ‘Burmese’, though this term in contemporary usage can refer to any citizen of Myanmar, regardless of the ethnicity. They are also called ‘Burman’. 10

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Crab Curry (Ga Nan hinn) EXPOSURE

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J.Jackson Publisher

MiMi Wu Mimi originally hails from the Washington, D.C. area in the US. Having lived on three continents, she added a forth after moving to Myanmar in 2013. Mimi spends her time as an entrepreneur, consultant, dance fitness instructor, education trainer, writer, foodie, and cat lover.

Mohana Gill Mohanna Gill is passionate about promoting Myanmar cuisine, culture and customs to the world and is a five-time World Cookbook Gourmand Award winner. She was born in Myanmar

Rahul There is nothing Rahul likes better than switching digs every night with diplomats and expat crowds. A wellexperienced writer who knows the ins-and-outs of the travel trade in Myanmar and region.

Shwe yin mar oo A freelance writer with previous journalism experiences in The Myanmar Times and Agence France-Presse. Currently living in Yangon, she occasionally writes for some magazines and journals.

and lives in Malaysia.

Yamin Htin Aung

Ann Wang Ann Wang is an awardwinning visual journalist based in Yangon. She holds a masters degree in photojournalism from Boston University and has lived in Taiwan, New Zealand and China. She is a regular contributor to The Strand, The Huffington Post and JetStar inflight magazine. Her work can be viewed at www.annwphoto. com

Noe Noe Aung Noe Noe is a Yangon native who has worked as a journalist at The Myanmar Times for five years. Finally, she decides to spend her life as a travel writer. Noe Noe is interested in people and their stories. Her sense of curiosity drives her to explore new places and she also loves to share what she experiences.

Jared Downing Jared Downing (@ keystrokeerrors) is an American journalist from Colorado and Alabama. He likes podcasts, radio theatre and hitchhiking and collects cans of sardines from around the world. He blogs at http://sardines.fish.

Lwin Ko Taik A Myanmar native and a freelance photographer with an incurable yearning for travel, Lwin Ko Taik takes spectacular photos on his journeys. When he is not on the move, he produces outstanding photos in fashion and for wedding shoots as well as for NOW magazine and The Myanmar Times.

Assistant Editor Noe Noe Aung Contributing Writers Mohana Gill Mimi Wu

Jared Downing Rahul

Shwe Yin Mar Oo Thurein Aung

Daniel Alexander Roca Contributing Photographers Lwin Ko Taik Phoe Nyan

Phyo Hein Kyaw Zarni Phyo Ann Wang

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Publisher’s note... Time flies fast but dates, destinations and images remain unforgettable A couple of months have passed since we launched the monthly in September. This November images, places and date of the 8th are one of those unforgettable days to appear in My Magical Myanmar. Things have been starting going slow down in every way since September because of the Election on the 8th this month, not hearing more of cancellation rather than coming only after the election. As long as they have registered accordingly, it has to stay tuned for avoiding any conflicts between the present government and the forthcoming administration. 2015 election, it was the most significant time for us in the hope that we live with a change that we want to see and that we enjoy better, brighter booming years to come in the nation. So, a change also came to my editorial calendar depicting not only on destinations and in snapshots sections but on updating essential information while traveling to Napali Beach in Thandwe, Rakhine State. Confused? It’s just a travel and a travel the way it’s meant to be, where you push your limits and go somewhere you haven’t really considered, and come back slightly shell-shocked because you are wondering why you never went there before. It is, in a word, “spectacular”. Ngapali Beach has long been a favourite seaside destination for domestic and foreign tourists. It is a perfect weekend getaway for tourists as well as people living in Myanmar. The origin of its name is unclear, but some believe it was named by a visiting group of Italians, who hailed from Naples, pronounced Napoli in Italian. Once I touch Napali, I plug into the blue water, diving with fishing boat, cycling, walking on the beach, and getting sand between my toes. I feel my body shaking off encountering jellyfish. On the PVI Island, our joy in admiring the sunset by the sound of its silvery waves is found feeling attuned to our surroundings, and we easily fall into the rhythm of waking with the sun and sleeping early. About images, it’s a showcase and spotlight on Bamar people of where we came from, who we are, and what we believe in. Alongside the neighbours are to visit the culture “Festival of Lights” and the exposure the fascinating “ Shwedagon Pagoda” : a landmark of Myanmar and the gigantic golden stupa of the city. It’s awesome. It makes no sense to name all the places that you can see in Myanmar but you should not miss out all events and festivals that celebrate throughout the year in Myanmar. I would recommend you to read the story of Balloon Makers’ Persistence and celebrating balloon festival in Taunggyi to note down in your trip plans for 2016. You will like the Foods of Myanmar and the Myanmar-curry-loving people. If you love the cooking, try the ingredients with list from our kitchen confidential and test it. Pick up a copy of My Magical Myanmar, November 2015 issue at any outlets of City Mart Supermarket or most designated bookshops or make a call for delivery via our courier service dept. Come closer to a decade, we, Logimedia Publishing, made My Magical Myanmar, one of our publications, undergone changes to reflect where, how and why we travel. Yet one thing remains true: we want you out of your chair, into the field and on a visit to Myanmar. Welcome to the travel season here! Sincerely,

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Snapshots

A look back into

the past By Shwe Yinn Mar Oo

ince its founding in 1755, Yangon faced many ups and downs. Embracing its rich history of being a great venue to both local people and international visitors including renowned individuals today the dethroned capital becomes the business centre of the country. Yangon’s history is intimately tied to the Great Shwedagon Pagoda which was built by the semi-divine King Okkalapa who had enshrined the relics of Lord Buddha’s within the pagoda. But Yangon was used to be a small fishing village known as Dagon not having many things to be pondered except this giant stupa until King Alaungpaya conquered the Mon Kingdom. The King changed the village into a town and gave a name, Yangon, meaning the ‘End of Strife’. The town was surrounded by a teak stockade of 12-feet height with several gates and two brick roads. One of the roads led to the Shwedagon Pagoda. The area of the town is as tiny as the boundaries match up with today 30th street to the west and Theinbyu Street to the east. The Sule Pagoda was located in just northern outskirts. The map of Dagon shows that there were many lakes and ponds in the town making the new town planning tricky when the British came in. The diversity of religious sites including a Roman Catholic Church, an Armenian Church and a Mosque can also be found as the symbols of cosmopolitan Yangon since pre-colonial times. When we talk about the city of Yangon, we cannot leave out its pains of wars. Since the time of First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824, Yangon was the site of many key battles. With the ambition to expand their colonial territories and to bring in more

trade concessions, the British invaded Yangon and the war broke out. The war ended two years later with a treaty and the British occupied Western and Southern parts of the country. It pressured the King Tharrawaddy to establish a new settlement which was closer to the Shwedagon Pagoda. The new place, AungMyeAungHnin meaning ‘Treading on Victorious Soil’, did not last more than a decade. Yangon fell into the hands of the British when the Myanmar unable to resist their assault following a dispute over details of the Treaty in 1852. The British decided to turn the city into the capital of lower Burma and mapped out a new city which could be able to accommodate the population growth that they anticipated. The initial plan was proposed by Dr William Montgomerie, a surgeon involved in designing the new city of Singapore. The layout he suggested with a wide Strand and a grid of streets is roughly equivalent to today’s intact cityscape of downtown Yangon. But it was Lieutenant Alexander Fraser, a professional engineer, who had expanded that plan and implemented. That city plan placed the Sule Pagoda in the centre of the grid pattern. Rows of buildings provide shade on streets running along a northsouth axis and the streets channelled the river breeze which we still receive today. The plan was fully taken into the shape around 1870s after a tough struggling job of constructing the city on a swampy soil. Since from those early days, the space where Maha Bandoola Park is now sitting had been reserved as a public space. During its colonial time, the name of the city was spelt as Rangoon which is still widely known around the world. It was changed back into Yangon only in the time under

the military government. In the beginning of the 20th Century, Yangon became a cosmopolitan city with 36,000 inhabitants and the world’s third busiest port. In fact, since its 18th Century formation, Yangon has been an important port and window to the outside world. The architectural heritages that had been standing until our times are proving the multiplicity of ethnic that Yangon has possessed. Its rich diversity of cultures and religions had even stretched with many pagodas, Buddhist monasteries, Christian churches, Roman Catholic cathedral, mosques, Hindu temples, Sikh gurdwaras, a Parsi fire temple, a synagogue and an Armenian church. The British government made Yangon as the core administrative seat with magnificently grand buildings of the Empire. The Secretariat which still stands as an architectural wonder for taking 16 years to complete the construction and as the heart of the Myanmar people for being the witness of many historic events.The downtown area of Yangon is still intact with the colonial streetscape and the longstanding secular heritage buildings which were constructed during colonial era. The streetscape could tell us how vibrant the city was in those days since we can still find the remaining architectural gems which were used to be influential trading companies and banks such as Chartered Bank, the Grindley Bank and Rowe and Co department store. These golden days of the city brought in traders, labourers, visitors from around the world. Visitors included many world famous figures including Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Mougham, H.G Wells, Pablo Neruda and Mahatama Gandhi who had

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From the book Burma Typical Photographs

visited the city three times. Yangon like its neighbours wounded by the World War II. Japanese bombed several times and invaded the city in early 1940s. The day, exactly December 23 of 1941, was not much highlighted in the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history but it was quite a sad day for many peoples in the city. It was the day that the World War II begun in the country. Japanese Mitsubishi bombers escorted by fighter planes heavily bombed Yangon leaving about 2,000 people including women and children dead. The city fall into the Japanese in March 1942. The city was badly damaged from the war as the dockyards, railways, factories, oil refineries and other basic infrastructure were completely destroyed. It was deep in filth. Three years later, the Allied Forces attempted to recapture Yangon and had successfully kicked off the Japanese. In August 1945, the

Japanese hold the surrender ceremony in the courtyard in front of the Convocation Hall in the University of Yangon. After the war, Yangon became a centre for the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independence movement led by General Aung San. On the 4th of January in 1948, the independence was declared in the Secretariat compound. The Union Jack was lowered for the last time to the tune of God Save the King and the flag of the Union of Burma was raised as a band played the national anthem. It was also the place where the biggest tragedy in the century for the country happened. On the day of July 19, 1947, seven ministers including General Aung San were assassinated while they were in a cabinet meeting. The Secretariat building thus still hold the memorial atmosphere for the people of Myanmar. After the independence, the country was challenged by the civil war and Yan-

gon was again under the chaos. When the army led by General Ne Win seized power in 1962 for the second time, the city was freezed in the development and cosmopolitanism. During the time of military regime, Yangon was also a ground for several dissent including the 1988 uprising which was largest in the history and ended with brutal military crackdown. One of the changes happened after the 1988 demonstration was the spelling of the name of the city which was changed into Yangon from Rangoon. In 2005, Yangon lost its crown since the military government moved the capital to a new city which is located in 320 kilometre north. Regardless the administrative centre was shifted to the new capital Naypyitaw, the city still stands as the business hub of the country and the main gateway for international visitors.

12 | Snapshots >>> The bamar

PeoplE

the bamar

ut of all major ethnic groups of the country, Bamar is the fifth ethnic group as well as the dominant one in Myanmar. The Bamar people are imprecisely called ‘Burmese’, though this term in contemporary usage can refer to any citizen of Myanmar, regardless of the ethnicity. They are also called ‘Burman’. They speak Burmese which is also the official language throughout the whole country. Bamar people descended from Tibeto-Burman who migrated from Tibet highlands centuries ago. They came to settle around Ayeyarwaddy river valley fromYunan using the Tapain and Shweli rivers. They used to live especially in the middle and lower basin of Ayeyarwaddy. Bamar people make living mainly with cultivating rice, wheat, cotton and oilseeds in the central dry zone. Tibeto-Burman spoke Pyu language which was noted later as the beginning of Burmese literature. By the mid 19th century, Bagan had emerged as the capital of the powerful kingdom that would unify Myanmar. The Bamar people are more than half of the population. They are concentrated in the Ayeyarwaddy River valley and costal shore, with an original homeland and the central dry zone. Bamar men dress longyi and traditional jackets, sometimes collarless shirt underneath of the jacket. In the old days, Bamar men had long hair which they tied in top-knots (which is called ‘Yaung’). Bamar woman dress longyi and blouses with an opening in the front, which are buttoned either in the center or on the side, also drape lace shawls over shoulders. In modern days, Burmese traditional dress is quite changed into comfort-wearing styles but still, they have the original taste. Bamar people are religious and superstitious. They worship Buddhism mostly as well as believe in Nats (Spirits). Ref: Encyclopedia

By Noe Noe Aung

photo by J.Jackson

photo by Felice Beato

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Snapshots >>> The bamar | 13

photo by Felice Beato

14 | Snapshots >>> Culture

CULTURE

Thadingyut:

a time for the young to pay respect elders By Noe Noe Aung

hadingyut, the seventh month of Myanmar calendar, is also known as Lighting Festival. Thadingyut full moon day marks the end of Buddhist Lent. This festival is held as a celebration to welcome the Buddhaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decent from the heaven after He preached the Abhidhamma to His mother which is why also called Abhidhanma Day.

The Buddha descends from the heaven on the full moon day after preaching Abhidamma to his mother for the three Lenten months. Buddhists celebrate Thadingyut to welcome the Buddha and his disciples by enlightening and festooning the streets, houses and public buildings with colored electric bulbs or candles. Most of the people pay respects to older persons such as grandparents, teachers, relatives, parents,

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and older neighbors etc. in the period two days before or after the full moon day, depending on familiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schedule. Some even pay respects just in Tazaungdine, the month after Thadingyut. Traditionally, young people usually ask for forgiveness from the sins they might have caused to their parents, teachers and other relatives

by offering them some gifts such as clothes, fruits, medicines and food when paying respects to the elder who tell the younger that they forgive any of their mistakes or sins, wish them good luck and give away some pocket money to the younger. It is also usual for younger siblings to pay respects to their older siblings.

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16 | Snapshots >>> Infographics

infographics

Don’t Respect for appearances mean dignified behaviour in public. The fabric of society is held together by a deep respect for appearances, which in many cases also means control on one’s emotions and actions.

Don’t touch the robe of a monk.

Don’t take any photos that may make people feel embarrassed.

Monks are very revered and are highly re-

For example, it is considered disrespectful

spected in Myanmar society. Visitors should

when tourist take photos of women taking

never touch the robe of a monk, not even if

a shower.

they see a warm crawling up his robe.

Don’t kiss in public.

Don’t disturb people praying or

Displaying physical closeness in public plac-

meditating.

es is frowned upon in Myanmar.

Visitors should avoid loud talk and should take care not to touch people meditating.

To maintain Myanmar’s unique heri-

Don’t touch anyone on the head.

tage, do not buy antiques. Buy arts

The head is most esteemed part of body. To be touched on the head is considered

and crafts instead.

aggressive.

Myanmar loses its heritage every time antique items are taken out of the country.

Don’t point with your foot.

Follow Local’s Suggestion

Don’t go where you are advised not

In Myanmar the feet convey messages.

to go.

Pointing with your feet means disrespect.

Myanmar is slowly opening up and more destinations will be accessible to foreigners in the future.

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Want to greet in

Myanmar?

Here are some

basic greetings.

Mingalar Ba > Auspiciousness to you all/ Hello Nei Kaun: La: > How are you? Mingala Nan Nei Khin: Ba > Good Morning Kaun: Tho: Nei Khin: Ba > Good Afternoon Kaun: Tho: Nya Nei Khin: Ba > Good Evening Sa: Pi Bi La: > Have you finish your breakfast/lunch/ dinner? Ya Bar De > It’s okay/ It’s alrgiht Hla De > It’s beautiful/ You are beautiful. Kaung: De > That’s good. Thwa: Bi/ Ta Tar > Good bye/ bye bye Kyei: Zu: Tin Ba De > Thank you. Nau Ma Twei Me > See you. Twei Ya Da Wan: Tha Ba De > Please to meet you. Ku Nyi Ba Oun: > Can you help me?

CHECK IN

Festival of lights By Noe Noe Aung

‘F

estival of Lights’ in English] is held on the full moon day of Myanmar Lunar month of Thadingyut, the seventh month of Myanmar calendar. Thadingyut is a custom festival which is held at the end of three-month-long Buddhist Lent. It is also a celebration to welcome The Buddha who comes back from the heaven after preaching the Abhidamma to His mother. This is why Thadingyut full moon day is still known as Abhidamma day. Three months of Lent is like a special period for meditation and religious things. As a custom, weddings are not held to do during the Lent as well as music concerts or other fun-related celebrations and public performance are not much acceptable according to the traditionally religious belief. Thadingyut full moon day marks the end of Buddhist Lent

which was on October 28 this year. Festival is held for three nationwide. Schools close for ten days. People decorate houses, trees, streets with colorful electric lights, candles and lanterns to welcome The Buddha’s descending and it is also a time to make fun-fairs or public performance. During the time, there are ZatPwes [traditional fine arts opera-like shows], free movie shows and small concerts in the country parts. In Yangon, Yay Kyaw Thadingyut festival spot in Pazundaung Township is famous. The festival area is crowded with food-stalls -- traditional food and snack shops – and shops of toys, clothes, domestic things and other useful things. Children play with fire crackers and other traditional ways related with fire. During the festival days, Buddhists usually go to pagodas and monasteries to pay respects to the monks and offer foods.

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CALENDAR From November 19 to December 26 Shwe Myat Mhan Pagoda Festival, Shwe Taung near Pyay

November 20 to 26 HOt Air balloon festival, Taunggyi

festival timeline From November 19 to December 19 Shwezigon Pagoda Festival, Bagan

HOt Air balloon

festival, Taunggyi November 20 to 26

Shwezigon Pagoda Festival, Bagan

From November 19 to

Shwe Myat Mhan

Pagoda Festival, Shwe Taung near Pyay

From November 19 to

Hot-air balloon festival is held

December 19

one week before the fullmoon

Yearly festival of Shwezigon

December 26

day of Tazaungmone. This

Pagoda is celebrated

festival is very well-known as one of the most famous festival in country. During the

AMid-November Pho Win Taung Ceremony

Pho Win Taung Ceremony

AMid-November

This ceremony will be held

9,999 Lights Festival, Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Mon State.

Starts around mid-

around mid of November for

November

Just like most of the pagoda

a couple of days. There will

Fruits and alms are offered to

on the Fullmoon day of

festivals in Myanmar, there

be a market full of herbal

the pagoda at dawn. But start

Tazaungmone. Lacquerwares,

are many things to see such

leaves, roots, fruits, barks,

from evening, total of 9,000

glazed pots, hand woven

as traditional performances,

thorns, tubers and stems of

candles are lit illuminating the

festiva, giant hot air balloons

cotton blankets and traditional

traditional food and snack

any herbal value from the

mountain top.

of variouis colors and shapes

food aresold by villagers living

stalls and magic shows.

western wildness of Chindwin

are sent up to the sky. Young

in the region.

River which are sold on a

people of Taunggyi of crazy

large scale.

about competing in the festival.

Than Bodde Pagoda Ceremony, Monywa

November 25 and 26

Myanmar Thanaka, sandalwood and textiles such as cotton blankets and longyi are sold at the various stalls around the area.

Robe Weaving Contest, Myanmar

On November 26

A kind of contest for the

Kaung Hmu Daw

Pagoda Festival, Sagaing

From November 26 to

Arnanda Pagoda festival, Bagan

From Late December to

Early Janurary

mahagiri nat festival, popa

On December 26

The Mount Popa Mahagiri

weaving skills between teams

December 1

of women will be held on

A festival where the caravan

Arnanda Pagoda festival

the brother and sister nats

the eve of the day before

of bullock-carts in the pagoda

celebrates the traditional lives

who guard Tharabar Gate

full moon day in one night.

compound carrying their

of farmers in Bagan. Villagers

in Bagan. The monastery at

Competitors have to weave

village products such as

come to the festival in their

Taungkalat iss famous for

complete special robes which

hand-woven cotton cloths and

decorated bullock carts and

being home to 37 nats (spirits).

is called Ma-Tho-Thin-Gan from

handmade mats.

camp on the plain for the

the evening onwards at dawn.

Nat Festival takes to honour

duration of the festival.

Picturesque

Sithu Frank A woman is seen checking the plants in an agricultural farm.

Narcotic Dice Workers are seen at a local kiln at the outskirt of Yangon.

Next issueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme:

Strange Portraits My Magical Myanmar will host a monthly themed photo competition. Finalists will receive publication in our online and print media, and the first place winner will receive or K 50,000 as well as publication online and in print. Entries are due on the 15th of each month prior and can be submitted online at mymagicalmyanmar.com or via Instagram using the hashtag #MMMPicturesque

Shadows & silhouettes GRAND PRIZE

Khant Zaw People are seen in the sun light of an early morning at Central Railway Station.

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EXPOSURE

A Round

Shwedagon Pagoda Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the most famous and sacred pagoda in Myanmar. The 325 feet tall pagoda is located on Singuttara Hill and dominates Yangon skyline. The pagoda was built by Mon people between 6th and 10th centuries, according to historians. However, according to the legends, pagoda was constructed more than 2,600 years ago, making it the oldest Buddhist stupa in the world. Hundreds of pilgrims including monks and nuns, men and women, youngs and olds, tourists come to Shwedagon everyday to look for peace and interest. Here, My Magical Myanmar presents some view around Shwedagon pagoda, the stupa of gold.

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At Kayah resort, the comfort of our guest is utmost importance to us. Our commitment is reflected in the quality and finishings of our bedrooms using the quality fabrics, fittings and furniture, and quality teak flooring. We offer 24 bungalow type Deluxe Queen and Twin rooms. Spacious 320 square feet air-conditioned rooms benefit from complimentary WIFI connectivity, flat screen television, mini bar, and complimentary coffee and tea. Each room has own balcony with outdoor seating.

Executive Suite

If you are after something more luxurious, we offer Two-Bedroom Executive Suite feature a spacious living room,separate dining room and kitchen and a large balcony with outdoor seating overlooking the swimming pool. The floor area of Two-Bedroom Executive Suite is 1250 square feet.

FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS

Kayah resort has meeting and banquet facilities to host your event. You may choose either function hall or poolside area. Space can be easily configured to accommodate a variety of different sized meetings or events.

Swimming Pool Function Hall Airport Transfer Service 24 Hour Reception Concierge Desk Restaurant & Bar 24 Hour Room Services Car Parking WIFI Connection Tour Service To Local Attractions

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YAMA HOTEL Description

Thai 47 (kyauk kone branch)

For reservation: yamadormitory-yangon.com Tel: +95 0 1203712

For reservation: No.31, Aung Zay Ya Road, Yankin Township. Tel: +95 9 261619811~22

Sedona, The new Inya Wing

VIETJET AIRLINE

For reservation: yamadormitory-yangon.com Tel: +95 0 1203712

For reservation: www.vietjetair.com Tel: +95 9 6070 4818

YAMA Dormitory is a brand new boutique dormitory consists of 12 dormitories and 6 rooms located in downtown Yangon. YAMA proudly offers a noteworthy speed of free Internet and a roof top bar (KOSAN) for a variety of drink and food. Be prepared for a wonderful stay in YAMA Dormitory.

Sedona releases a new tower with Burmese traditions The new Inya Wing, a five-star expansion to the Sedona Hotel Yangon, opens on October 1. New tower is inspired by Burmese tradition with architecture by Singapore-based Forum Architects and interiors designed by Studio HBA.

Deluxe version of Thai 47 - Kyauk Kone Branch is newly opened with authentic Thai food, 5 Large private rooms up to 20 seats and traditional Private rooms, outdoor dining area, indoor dining area with cocktail bar. Easily Accessible Car Parking.

Vietjet started operating this new Yangon - Ho Chi Minh City route on October 2, 2015. The new route is operating with five return flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Upon landing in Ho Chi Minh City from Yangon, passengers can now travel to 17 famous tourism and business destinations in Vietnam.

In Focus

The Lake GardenNay Pyi Taw by Daniel Alexander Roca

hat does one look for when searching for the right luxury hotel destination? When traveling to a country like Myanmar, a country with a wealth of historical and cultural diversity, we often look for an accommodation that can allow us to escape the noise of our surroundings while simultaneously engaging us with the country’s natural heritage. We want to be able to remove ourselves from our environment without having to forget where we are. Quite simply, we want to feel transported. Many establishments attempt this, only to arrive at a superficial smattering of antiques that achieves little more than a kitschy display of what the country has to offer. Or, contrarily, the accommodation is so over embellished that you feel you are sleeping in a museum. Success requires an artful balance of meaningful decor and the space to absorb it. The Lake Garden, Nay Pyi Taw’s modern take on colonial style embraces a healthy level of local crafts that allows one to feel relaxed yet still immersed. Though the design is mostly sobering and underspoken, a towering ‘alms bowl’ that dominates the main lobby immediately captures one’s attention and announces to travelers that this experience in the hotel will be unlike any other. While this conversation piece demands the attention of visitors, it

is the only element in the hotel that does so—the rest of the hotel opens up into relaxing, nonconfrontational spaces. Whitewashed rooms and halls are accented with the warmth of dark wood floors and furniture, setting a tranquil scene that allows the body and mind to feel at ease. The hallways, long corridors with large wooden shutters, provide a soft bleeding of the light in the afternoons while, between hallways, pools of water provide a cool and opulent sense of repose. This ambience is continued into the rooms as well where personal, enclosed verandas with wood and rattan furniture give visitors the opportunity to enjoy the external environment in privacy. The spaces allow one to breathe—to absorb the day and perhaps contemplate tomorrow. Throughtout the hotel, locally sourced crafts accent each space. Their seleciton is deliberate. The Myanmar folk tale of The Four Puppets, a story about a traveler who finds guidance in life through the four magical puppets—The Hermit, The

Sorcerer, the Joker, and the King—acts as a leitmotif. All throughout the hotel, one can find ornamentation that resonates with the story; the puppets in the bedrooms, carvings on the walls, even the almsbowl in the Lobby all bear some relevance to the folk tale. They grab the attention of visitors for a moment, bidding one to ask “What is this?” and, “Where does this come from?” Each guest room meets with one of these characters, allowing one to absorb a snippet of Myanmar culture one might not experience otherwise. The thoughtfulness placed in the design of the rooms has extended to the comfort of them as well. Complementing the design of the hotel are Primo, arguably the best restaurant in Nay Pyi Taw, and The Oak Room, a cigar and wine room whose liberal use of more dark wood only enhances the provincial mood of The Lake Garden. The former serves a delicious assortment of Italian and Mediterranean foods and has a broad selection of fine wines to choose from. The hotel also has an infinity pool, fitness center,

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and spa. While the first two are located a short walk away from the main complex, the latter (run by Manida Spa) is conveniently located beside the main lobby. Each are well equipped and well staffed, ensuring that guests have every opportunity to relax, recharge, and unwind. The Lake Garden, Nay Pyi Taw achieves what many hotels strive to accomplishâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; that delicate balance between separation and connectionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;making it one of the best choices for anyone staying in Nay Pyi Taw for a conference, while traveling, or simply to get away.

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Indian T Tadka By Mimi Wu

he Indian Tadka in Yangon is an authentic, traditional Indian restaurant that opened in December 2014. It has six chefs who prepare 300 dishes that represent the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vast regional variances. The owners had the customer experience in mind when designing their restaurant. The two-storey restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six separately sitting areas is much needed to win attention of customers, the new or the regular. Upstairs is outfitted with a bar in two outdoor seating areas, and an array of wallpaper and neon ceiling lights. The fluorescent-lit dining room is now replaced with dark stained and polished wooden tables and cushioned seats. The light is also softer more than enough. Now what of the food? True Indian food is much different from

Myanmar-style Indian food in the way it is cooked and spiced. Indian Tadka cooks many items on the tandoor (charcoal-heated clay oven) and is not afraid of adding tadka, a spice mixture heated in hot oil that infuses dishes with rich flavors. Over the past ten months, dishes have remained consistent in flavor and quality, and dishes arrive promptly after ordering. Aside from the free papadum, a thin and crisp cracker made of gram flour and spices, with spicy mint and cilantro chutney, I recommend tandoor-cooked items for delicious and oil-free starters. Try the Zafrani Paneer Tikka, a solid but soft cheese prepared with saffron and cashew; Tandoori Murgh Tikka , chicken marinated in spicy yogurt for a tender, barbequed meat; and Afghani Murgh Malai Tikka, chicken marinated with cream, cashew, and car-

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damom for a slightly sweet and sort of flavor. During my recent visit there, the table ordered Butter Chicken with bone-in chicken breast smothered in rich, thick sweet curry; and Mutton Rogan Josh, a braised lamb dish in hearty less cream curry. Have it with freshly made garlic naan. Chewy, buttery, and warm, it was the perfect vehicle for the curry sauce. Saag Paneer was also ordered. While the paneer is good, truthfully, the saag did not inspire much for me. It was oily and flat rather than creamy. As for dish sizes, do not be disappointed by what seem like small portions of meat curry; the dishes are so hearty that one is bursting at the end of a reasonably priced meal. If you are seeking something lighter or have a small appetite, I also highly recommend the Masala

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During my last visit, I also won a free mocktail. It is Indian Tadka’s way of having a bit of fun and attracting customers with their discount or prize days

Dosa (crepe made with rice batter and black lentils and stuffed with potatoes and onions). All dosas are served with sambar (lentil-based vegetable stew) and coconut chutney, and they make a great and inexpensive lunch item. Though cream and ghee are no uncommon ingredient in Indian food, one should not pass up the opportunity for a sweet lassi, which is chilled and frothy. I also once received the salty lassi, which comes mixed with cumin. It was a strange experience and however, the salty variety is considered more traditional in India than sweet lassi, and I know a handful of people who are delighted by its presence on the menu. During my last visit, I also won a free mocktail. It is Indian Tadka’s way of having a bit of fun and attracting customers with their dis-

count or prize days, announced only the day before. We have been twice on their Happy Fortune Cookie Day, where each table selects a cookie with a prize. Hence the free drink. A time before, we won a 10% discount coupon. Indian Tadka is doing quite well and well received by the Indian expat population, which is always a promising sign. They have opened another location in Yangon and one in Mandalay. Indian Tadka 7A Pyay Road, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 01 512 318 11 AM – 11 PM, Daily Building No. 002/124 27 Street between 63 & 64 Street, Mandalay. TeL: 02 66 790 11 AM – 11 PM, Daily

Kitchen Confidential

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CRAB CURRY (GA NAN HINN) by Mohana Gill

Serves 4-6

The people of Myanmar love crabs, and take full advantage of it when it is in season. Crabs are prepared in different ways and enjoyed by all. This crab curry has Indian influences and uses garam masala to add a touch of spice to the dish.

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INGREDIENTS 1.35kg(3lb) live crab 4 dried chilies, soaked to soften 3 Tbsp chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, peeled 2 Tbsp cooking oil 1 tsp fish sauce ¼ tsp ground turmeric 2 Tbsp tamarind liquids* 1 tsp garam masala* 250ml (8floz/1 cup) water METHOD • Bring a pot of water to boil • Add the crabs • Drain then clean and cut intosmall sizes • Place the chilies, onion and garlic in a blender process into a paste • Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat • Add the chili paste and stir fry for a few minutes until • fragrant • Add the turmeric and fry for another minute • Add the crabs and fish sauce • Stir fry to cot the crabs with the chili paste • Cover the pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes • Add the tamarind liquid, garam masala and water • Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes • The crabs will turn red when they are cooked • Serve hot with rice and other dishes. *Tamarind liquid 1-2 Tbsp tamarind pulp 125ml (4floz/1/2 cup) water Soak the tamarind in water for about 5 minutes. Squeeze the pulp and mix it into the water. Strain the liquid. Garam masala This aromatic spice originates from India. It includes cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom pods, cumin seeds and bay leaves. The spices are roasted before they are ground to enhance their flavor and aroma. Garam masala is available in packets in most super markets.

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Ohn No Khao Swe: A Good Choice of Myanmar Breakfast Food By Noe Noe Aung

hn No Khao Swe is one of the Myanmar’s favourite breakfast foods like Monhinga. Many tourists know Monhinga very well. So let us say Ohn No Khao Swe is a good choice to taste too. Coconut noodle might have different varieties in neighbor countries such as Malaysia, India or Thailand. But Myanmar coconut noodle has its own different style. To be clarified, it is a coconut milk soup consisting of wheat noodles in curried chicken. The dish is often garnished with crisp fried bean fritters, sliced raw onions, chili powder, crisp noodles and slices of boiled eggs. Due to the coconut milk, the dish can be rich taste. That’s why some people add lime or lemon juice or some add fish-sauce if they like a bit salty taste. A popular link between coconut milk and hypertension especially is not suitable to be taken in a very hot weather. Due to this, many restaurants make it of milk or evaporated milk instead of coconut milk to avoid higher blood pressure and to maintain the taste as well. The rest of the ingredients and the recipe are the same. Locals feed coconut noodle on many kinds of functions including traditional style donation ceremonies.

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A trip to Ngapali: blissful three days on the beautiful beach By Noe Noe Aung

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am flying 17,000 ft above from the ground. The sky I am seeing through the window is beautifully blue and it helps me relief my anxiety. Heading for the most beautiful beach of the Southeast Asia for the first time, I feel free on the flight by Man Yadanabon Airline thinking of the Ngapali Beach in Thandwe Township, Rakhine State in the western Myanmar. I have never traveled by this flight but it is much better than I expected as for a local airline. It was one hour flight to arrive at Thandwe Airport. Warm breeze embraces the travelers as soon as I stepped out of the airport building. Pleasant View Resort sent a car to pick the visitors up. Since the car drove off from the airport, the enchanted blue sea teases the passengers in the car by revealing some parts of it through the gap of the trees along the road. Ngapali is located 7 kilometers away from Thandwe Township. In the colonial days, it was used to be called Sandoway. These days, it has become a major tourist destination mainly because of its unspoiled beauty. Myanmar has a number of beaches in the country area including the famous ones Chaung Thar, Ngwe Hsaung, Maung Ma Kan and Ngapali. Easy-to-go beaches by car are Chaung Thar and Ngwe Hsaung in Ayeyarwaddy region and accommodation prices are reachable/affordable. Expensive rates like high-end accommodations and airfares make Ngapali well-known as a luxurious beach only for the sharp-earned people. So only Ngapali’s isolation being in private become a protection of maintaining its clean and beauty. I think this is also the main reason of being more popular among the private tourists. Pleasant View Resort really has a nice view just exactly like its name. I could not help myself want to touch the sea while I have to stay inside at day time because of the hot weather. It was about 2 pm when I get into the hotel room. I have been to Chaung Thar and Ngwe Hsaung several times. I admire pleasure of being on the beach well but for this time, I was overwhelmed by feelings of something special. Ngapali’s cleanly cold blue salty water fills me up with happiness. I am proud of that we still have such kind of amazing beach these days when the environmental issues are faced in the world. I believe sand on the beach is softer than the other or I am not sure it is just my happiness makes me optimistic. In the following morning before 7 am, I went for a walk to the fishing village of other side of the beach which is called ‘Jeiktaw’. It is a 15 minutes walk to the village from PVR. Shells and coral stones lay on the sand seem like surfing on the waves. Wait…did I say ‘shells’? Yes, shell – which is also mean rare things to see on the sea shore nowadays because most of shells are transformed into craft and lie on the shelves of the souvenirs stores.

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I saw a pinky seashell on the beach on the way to Jaiktaw. When I picked it up, it reminded me of my childhood. When I was young, my father used to take us to Chaung Thar. Round about 1990, ChaungThar was not such a much famous, busy place with visitors so that we could pick up many shells on the beach at that time and choose most beautiful ones to bring home. It has been a long time that I didn’t have that kind of joyful moment when I have grown up. The more the beach is crowded, the less the shells are there. I don’t say there are plenty of shells on the beach of Ngapali but still there are some shells to feel the joy of seeing a shell and picking it up. And there are also things you have to pick up from the beach for its health – ‘plastic bags’. Yet Ngapali is so clean rather than the other beaches though I thought there is

‘no’ rubbish or plastic bags on the sand. But I found one black plastic bag and another and another and another as I get closer and closer to the village. Jeiktaw was pretty busy when I got to it. It was just about 7:15 am but the fishermen, the vendors, the workers were busy with unloading, carrying, selecting, selling, buying fishes from the boats which were caught the night before. Men were walking to and fro between boats and the beach by carrying the baskets with full of silver-colored fishes. Fishy smell was in the salty wind. It might not be a good breeze to breath in the early morning but if you get there later than 8 or 8:30 am, you will only see women who spread the shrimps and fishes under the sunshine to be dried. A boatman approached me to advertise his work – taking guests to the nearest is-

land and let them snorkeling. He said it would cost 15 to 20 USD per head for a half day stay on the island. We said ‘no’ to him because we had better option. Pyae Sone Aung of Bay of Cherry bar & restaurant is a Ngapali native. He provides package tours and short adventure trips for guests such as boat trip to islands, lunch on island, water sports and sightseeing around the islands. We head to Maung Shwe Lay Island which is like an hour away (by boat) from the beach where a club house and some bungalows are. While the boat was sailing on the sea, I see something is glittering on the water at the short distance from our boat. I shout ‘what is this?’ The boatman did not try to reply my question but he kept driving toward it. I saw…a group of silver fishes jumping. But when our boat approached them, they hid under the water. I

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He said it would cost 15 to 20 USD per head for a half day stay on the island. We said ‘no’ to him because we had better option.

have seen three or four groups of jumping fishes after that which I used to see in the Discovery channel. There are still many virgin islands around Ngapali. “Forests were removed to establish hotel zones on the Ngapali beach. But on the islands, they are still natural. You can see the beach and forests as the way they are. There are small villages in some islands,” said Pyae Sone Aung. He can tell you many interesting stories of Ngapali and its islands on the way, even the old stories from the British time. We got to the Maung Shwe Lay islands around 10 am. When I got off the boat, walked up to the beach house and looked back to the pale green ocean, I thought I would never forget what I saw: ‘the Heaven’. On Ngapali beach, we needed to choose the place to swim because many places are a bit rocky. But on this island’s beach, no

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rocks, so gravels. Water is a bit colder, obviously cleaner, and sand is softer. We had lunch on the island, went swimming, snorkeling and having fun like assuming there were no more, happier holidays for the rest of the year. From November to April of a year is high season of Ngapali. Varieties of tour plans and water sports are getting prepared for the guests by the time of October, said Pyae Sone Aung. “From May to October is the oceanclosed season which means fishing is not allowed these months. But small amount of fishing by small holder fishermen is allowed. But if ray (fish) and sharks were caught during this period, they must be released into the sea,” he said. Islands such as Pearl, HmawYone, White Sandy island, Kathit, Goth, Nantha are good spots to visit according to PyaeSoneAung. But trip plan to some islands are not regular. Professional boatmen make plans upon the guests’ requests. Water sports such as riding banana, Jet Ski, speed boat riding, parachuting, rowing canoe, underwater walking, snorkeling and diving can be done in the high seasons. PyaeSoneAung said he was planning a new trip plan to three traditional Rakhine villages where the villagers still maintain

the old traditions. “There are places like Sandaw, Anndaw and Nandaw pagodas, Zalun monastery where two non-rotten-dead-bodies of monks are in Thandwe Township,” he said. We got back to Ngapali around 5 pm. The way back to hotel from the island was tragic but the saddest part admired a beautiful sunset noticing that such a holiday was coming to an end. It is said that December is the best time

to visit Ngapali. But I want to say we were lucky to see the unforgettable sunset view as we came over there in October. “Sky is clear in October so it is really nice to see the sunset in October. And you are lucky because you can see the lights in the sea when it gets dark. The lights in the sea are from fishing boat. Fishing season just started three days ago,” the hotel manager said. Usually, fishing boats use 3 to 400

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bulbs each to attract the small fishes. They stop in the sea the whole night with light bulbs on. But the visitors see lights floating in the sea at Ngapali night. Our flight back to Yangon would take off at 1:30pm on the following day but we had to leave Ngapali about 11am. Last day in paradise was quite

normal. I wanted to go for a swim in the blue sea but instead, I sat at the breakfast table, enjoyed the view taking a glass of orange juice. I packed everything I got from Ngapali trip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; joy, love, moments, memories, photographs, little seashells and happiness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in a hope that I would keep them alive inside me.

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NGAPALI BAY VILLAS & SPA Myapyin Ward, Ngapali Beach, Thandwe District, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Tel: +95 43 42301/42302 Fax: +95 43 42103 Email: frontoffice@ngapalibay.com

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Taunggyi Tazaungdine: A Festival of Native Balloon Makers’ Persistence By Noe Noe Aung Photo by zar ni phyo & phyo hein kyaw

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assion of making balloons of a Taunggyi native is hard to describe,” Ko Aung Phay said. “It is like it exists in our blood since we were born in Taunggyi. By the time the festival gets closer, no Taunggyi native can stay careless about it. Even if a person cannot help make balloons for the festival, he still provides money to make balloons. And even if someone cannot help in making balloons, he performs Shan traditional dance or music at the festival,” he said. Every year, November might be the most excited month for all Taunggyi natives. The hot-air balloon festival of Taunggyi city in Shan State has become much popular for a few decades not only for locals but also for tourists. The hot-air balloon festival is held in the month of Tazaungmone (the eight month) of Myanmar traditional calendar – which is also called Tazaungdine Festival. The festival is organized in a week before the full-moon day of Tazaungmone. Usually, the beautiful giant hot-air balloons in various colors, different animal shapes, such as parrots, rabbits, roosters, fishes, are released at day time during the festival and it is just for displaying the art and beauty of balloons. There are mainly three parts of the hot-air balloon festival – NyaMeegyi, SeinNapan and Ayote. With hundreds kilos of handmade firewords NyaMeegyi balloons are released at night, and SeinNapan balloons are decorated with candles. “All balloons are handmade. We use only natural things such as

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papers, bamboos, bamboo strips, candles etc… and all are made by hand. Even the pyrotechnics, we make them by ourselves. This is a kind of art and we are proud of it,” KoAung Phay said wearing a smile. Hot-air balloon festival has been a symbol of Taunggyi for over 30 years, Ko Aung Myo, a judge of Taunggyi Fire Balloon Competition, said. Each NyaMeegyiballoon has 75-foot all round of it in 23 or 24 feet height nearly as big as a house. About 1,200 pieces of Shan paper are used to make a balloon. “This is dignity, this is our pride, our tradition, our madness,” he added. Young men like Ko Aung Phay prepares the balloons a couple of months before Tazaungdine festival. Some even starts the

early steps of making balloons right after the end of summer but some two or three months before the festival. “When the preparation starts, ten or fifteen men cancel their job to sit for the processes. Actually there are around 30 men in a group including volunteers and friends,” he added. They need a large space to make a balloon. Therefore balloon makers choose public space , especially assembly halls at Buddhist monasteries. Shan traditionally made paper is used to make balloons. Balloon makers glue around 1,200 sheets of 2-feet round papers together to be a large sheet of paper then paint on it. “Some paint the papers, some glue shiny paper-cuts on it, everyone does best for

their balloons to look amazing. One professional balloon maker manages one to three balloons to be done,” Ko Aung Myo said. The balloon making group has funding from friends, families and relatives. Young men of the group stay at the assembly hall until the balloons are done. Having a good painter is important, he said. “Painting on the 75 feet paper sheet is not an easy job. Sometime painter has his own idea of what picture to paint, but sometime we create paintings by mixing beautiful landscape or monks or pagodas/ Buddha statues from famous photos,” said the painter of the group. A balloon cost at least 3 to 5 million kyats. Some consumer brands sponsor

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money to balloon making groups to advertise their brands on the huge hot-air balloons. “Some people even say making hot-air balloons is burning money. Expenses are too high. It also can be dangerous because 66 kg gunpowder for the fireworks is used in each balloon. “Main group members stop their works and stay at the assembly halls day and night, they devote their time to this, not for money. When the balloon is released up to the sky and then see it burnt, it is like all of their effort are gone with it. This is what non-Taunggyi natives see. But for us, it is more than that,” said Ko

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Aung Myo. There are competitions every year. Cash prize are quite motivated. The first prize is 6 million kyats. “But we do not compete for those prizes. We are just competing to show our works, our art to people,” said Ko Aung Phay. Ko Aung Phay expressed a metaphor for his work that ‘combining the opposites’. “Paper, fire, gun-powder, fireworks – we combine them into an artwork. I would like to say so,” he said. “In the past, balloon makers were condemned. People thought it is just a time-wasting thing. Since

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Some paint the papers, some glue shiny paper-cuts on it, everyone does best for their balloons to look amazing. One professional balloon maker manages one to three balloons to be done,” Ko Aung Myo said.

then, there were many young people who couldn’t give up balloon making. Now people are getting more understood as the festival is getting popular more and more,” he added. Success of the festival much depends on the weather. There was a poor period at the festival in 2014 for the balloon makers. At that time, the weather was not fine to release balloons. The fireworks exploded in the air causing two people died and many people injured in the incident. “We got such experience gained last year and will make things safer than before. The previous experience couldn’t stop us,” said Ko Aung Phay.

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A Yangon downtown By Thurein Aung

angon downtown has always been a historically rich area of some renown for a local or foreign visitor who has not been to the former capital and the diversity of its cultural, religious places and lifestyle as well. Walking is the best way to admire this cityscape teeming with heritage buildings and unique street

culture. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start our walk from the Nan Thida Jetty on the bank of River Yangon. The jetty is always busy with commuters traveling to and from Dalla, a small town on the other side of the river. Moving away from the jetty and passing the fruits sellers, you will be greeted by something which is definitely new, an overpass footbridge. Although it is a bit of an eyesore, it

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provides a good vantage point to admire the colonial architecture along the Strand. From there, you can see the famous Strand Hotel and the General Post Office on the east and on the west, the Custom House, the Italianate District Court and the Port Authority building with its Venetian tower. Passing through the footbridge the walk continues to the lower block of Pansodan Street, which is lined up with state-owned

banks. It is peculiar to see some low-cost snack shops with small tables and stools along the side of those stately buildings. For a fully pleasure of walk, you make sure to drop into the Yangon Heritage Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photo exhibition, which displays photos reflecting the history of the city from 1760 to the present day. The Trust office is on the first floor of the small building next to the Port Authority. At the corner of Pansodan Street and the

Merchant Road lies the Lokanat Building. Built by Jewish traders in 1906, the building houses Lokanat Gallery which is one of the major venues for showcasing contemporary arts in the city. Myanhouse souvenir store on the ground floor is also worth paying a visit, particularly for those who are interested in local fabric and handicrafts. If you are looking for a bite to eat, walk a couple of hundred yards further and you will be spoiled for choice. On the left side

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of the street, Mya Sabei is a small café suitable for budget meals. For those of you looking for a gastronomic pleasure, Sharky’s Pansodan with its fine dining menu is a few doors away. However, I would recommend visiting Rangoon Tea House on the first floor of the same buildings where you will be amazed to find out the different types of tea available at local teashops. Continuing the walk along Pansodan, you will find book stalls, which are the bare bones of the

city’s literary culture. Although they sell second hand books in the Myanmar language, you can also find some collectibles. So look alive and you may find some pearls. The dusky rose coloured High Court and neighbouring Telegraph Building are classic examples of administrative colonial architecture. Turning right into the Maha Bandoola Road, the first thing you will see is the glittering Sule Pagoda. In fact, one of the unique features of Yangon’s downtown is the concen-

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If you are looking for a bite to eat, walk a couple of hundred yards further and you will be spoiled for choice.

tration of religious structures of all the major religions; Buddhist pagodas, Hindu Temples, Churches, mosques, a Jewish synagogue, Jain temple, all within a small radius. Walk a little further and you will find yourself in the middle of a public arena which is a rally point for demonstration and protest. For a panoramic view, go into the park. There you can see the then High Court, now a regional high court, with its massive clock tower, Emmanuel Church with its spires,

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cream coloured AYA Bank, former Rowe & Co., department store, and the City Hall with its peculiar fusion of Myanmar and Western architecture. Let’s continue the walk into the Sule Pagoda Road and you will notice a change of noise levels when you get to a bus stop nearby the City Hall. This chaotic bus stop is one of the busiest in the cities. For shutterbugs, the footbridge up ahead is another photo point to capture the classic Yangon’s downtown image with Sule

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Pagoda in the background. The last leg of our walk is along the Bogyoke Aung San Road, named after the father of modern Myanmar. Walk along the road to the west until you find a Hindu Temple and the first and ever KFC outlet in the country. If you consider having lunch here, you choose a seat upstairs because it gives upclose view of the temple next door. If not, cross the road and continue towards the Bogyoke Aung San Market (formerly Scott Market).

Although the market is a major tourist attraction today, it still wins the attention of some sort of local Scott Market going lovers who like quality products and great foods. There is a variety of shops including jewellery stores, clothing, and handicraft shops, just to name a few. If you need a fix of coffee, just head for the Bar Boon Café next to the market. Think about this. Surely, you will feel a walk from a jetty busy with the low-income to a market of high-end consumers.

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Nay Pyi Taw:

the capital By Rahul

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AY PYI TAW is strategically located in central Myanmar, 376 kilometers (234 miles) from Yangon and 274 kilometers (170 miles) from Mandalay, easily accessible from both major cities. Nay Pyi Taw is the capital but the third largest city in Myanmar and fascinatingly known to be one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world. Though Nay Pyi Taw was built over a seven years of period with the civil servants moving into their new offices during 2005 and 2006, nowadays Nay Pyi Taw has much to offer an attractiveness -- the sightseeing-to-international-hotel-chains -- aiming at promoting Nay Pyi Taw as an ideal destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) to stimulate more business traffic to the city. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is promoting Nay Pyi Taw as an ideal destination for MICE, where there is “strong infrastructure” such as international standard convention centers and hotels by partnering with neighbors like Thailand to stimulate more business traffic to its capital. Currently, only one international airline flying to Nay Pyi Taw is Bangkok Airways. According to the ministry’s statistic, Nay Pyi Taw had received 10,565 air arrivals in 2013, and, growing 25 percent year-on-year.

Five must eat dining venues in Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Taw is now bustling with signature restaurants serving Myanmar, Chinese, Thai, and European cuisines, noodle houses, coffee houses and snacks and bars. 1) The Bell Bistro

This all day dining restaurant is located at The Lake Garden Hotel by M Gallery Collection in Nay Pyi Taw. It is featuring a selection of international cuisine mixed with local Myanmar flavors in a contemporary yet traditional ambiance. It can be enjoyed casual dining everyday of the week and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

2) Siam Lotus Thai Restaurant

This Thai restaurant is built on the top of the restaurant hill with outdoor seating in a small garden at Thabyegone in Zabuthiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw. It offers variety of Thai appetizers, curries, soup, Thai style rice and noodle, grill and salad, and many more Thai special dishes. The restaurant open from 10am to 11pm and it lies nearby the locally and internationally well-known Gem Museum, five minutes drive away from Hotels Zone of Nay Pyi Taw. 3) Emerald Restaurant

Situated near the courtyard and set in the open air at Emerald Palace Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw, the decor and design of Emerald restaurant features a contemporary modern Asian style design, and menus feature an authentic Thai and Chinese dishes. It also provides an international buffet breakfast and a la carte menu for lunch and dinner. 4) Tai Kitchen

Tai Kitchen is opened on the main stretch of Yaza Thingaha road in Tungapuri township of Nay Pyi Taw that serves excellent foods in pleasant setting. It offers variety of International and Thai curries, soup and salads. It signatures dish including lemon chicken minus the mayo, morning glory with oyster sauce and grilled fish or prawns with sauce. Please don’t forget remind in advance whether you are ok with spicy or If you are sensitive to spicy. 5) Café’ Flight

Parked in front of the Sky Palace Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw, this place gets a lot of attention because of the salvaged plane out front in which you can sit and have a drink. An aircraft turned into a café bar serving draught tiger beer, coffee, noodles, pasta and pizza and there is also a main restaurant just behind the flight. It could be a fun spot for a group evening out but the place is usually overbooked, so reservations in advance is highly suggested.

Five Must Do Activities 1) Ngalaik Lake Gardens

Ngalaik Lake Garden is a small water park situated along the Ngalaik Dam, near Kyweshin Village on Ngalaik Lake. It is about seven miles away from Nay Pyi Taw and facilities at the Ngalaik Lake Gardens include water slides, natural resorts, and lodging. 2) Golf

A golf playing purpose can be enjoyed for people who wish to play golf as a recreation. Nay Pyi Taw also has two golf courses which are Nay Pyi Taw City Golf Course and Yaypyar Gold Course. 3) Zoological Garden and Safari

The Zoological Garden is situated in 1062 acres of land in Nay Pyi Taw. A total of 39 species of mammals, 30 species of birds and 12 species of reptiles are put on display at 27 booths. Among them are the rare and endangered wildlife including icy land inhabitant penguins and white tigers at the booths. Nay Pyi Taw Safari Park is a wildlife park, featuring hundreds of exotic animals from different parts of the world. The park is divided into Asian Safari, African Safari and Australian Safari, inviting the visitors to experience the nature of rare wildlife animals. 4) National Herbal Park

National Herbal Park has exhibits of plants having medicinal applications from all of the major regions of Myanmar. There are thousands of plants at the park to see, representing hundreds of different species. 5)Shopping

Naypyitaw Myoma Market is currently the commercial centre of Nay Pyi Taw. Other shopping areas include Junction Centre, Capital Hyper Mart, and Ocean Supermarket in the Uttarathiri and Dekkhinathiri hotel zones. Other local outdoor markets are Thapyay Kone Market.

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Five Must See Places

4) Parliament Building

1) Uppatasanti Pagoda Peace Pagoda

The huge and impressive parliament building is built on the 800 acre complex with an 11-lane highway leading up to it. It made up of 31 buildings and the President’s Residence, is located in Zabu Thiri Township. The parliament itself is a grand building with highly decorated colonnades topped off by layered roofs typical of Myanmar architecture, and ornate interior spaces reflecting local culture and traditions.

A prominent landmark in Nay Pyi Taw. The pagoda, which houses a Buddha tooth relic from China, is a replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 100 m high. It also has a Maha Hsutaungpyae Buddha image in the Maha Pasadabhumi Gandhakuti Chamber, four jade Buddha images in the pagoda’s hollow cave; a 33 m high flagpole; Bo tree garden with Maha Bo Tree and the images of the 28 Buddhas, Marlini Mangala Lake with the chamber of Shin Uppagutta, and a pagoda museum. 2) Gem Museum

The Gem Museum Located in Zabuthri township in Nay Pyi Taw that accommodates many precious jewels of Myanmar such as sapphires, rubies, jades and pearls. Two sculptures of white elephants stand guard outside the entrance to the Gems Museum where the ground floor is arranged like a market with a variety of jewellery shops. Quality jade lots and the largest pearl in Myanmar are put on display. It opens from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm except Monday and Government holidays. 3) National Landmark Garden

The National Landmark Garden is Myanmar’s largest recreational park, located about 30 minutes drive from downtown Nay Pyi Taw. In the National Landmark Garden are found the mock-up buildings that indicate significant landmarks of different states and divisions of Myanmar. It is indeed the place to visit and learn Myanmar national races’ cultural heritages, customs, and life styles.

5) Water Fountain Garden

Water Fountain Garden is with an eyes catching steel structure arch-way entrance, located behind the Nay Pyi Taw City Hall. It has in the garden a main pond with three fountains inside and 11 small ponds with 13 different fountains inside, 9.1 m high clock tower, nine recreation centres, two small gardens, two stone gardens and wide buggy road and footpaths. The highlight of the garden is a playground and water fountain complex, which hosts a musical light show every night. 6) National Museum

The new National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw is worth a visit with the national status highlighting the cultural heritage and the soft power of Myanmar in an elegant style. The museum is divided into sections A, B, C, D and E of which only section A and B opened to the public in the first phase. Section A has a mini theatre, a VIP area, a public rest area and the exhibition hall for the state-level gifts the president has received. Section B houses the primate and fossil hall, hall of prehistory, hall of early history, Myanmar history hall, Myanmar arts hall and Myanmar performing arts hall. Located on Yarzatheingaha road near the Kumudra roundabout, the museum has been under construction since June 2010. The museum is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm every day except on Monday and government holidays.

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The Bridge:

shanty, single site for strongly shining skaters in Myanmar By Jared Downing photo by Ann wang

n a Tuesday afternoon under the overpass at Yangon’s Hledan Junction, a handful of kids with rollerblades and skateboards are practising tricks on a few scuffed metal ramps covered in old graffiti. In the Myanmar skating world, this spot is known simply as “the Bridge.” The skaters are practising for Malaysia’s Perak X-Games this month and have spent several months carefully replicating the official arena as closely as a scrap of public infrastructure will allow, down to the green enamel painted on the concrete pavement. Dave Payne, a thin, 20-something Australian was watching the action, occasionally calling out advice in fluent Myanmar. “It’s our own little shanty skate park, but it’s the skating hub of Myanmar,” he said. “People come from all over the country to skate here.” As a skating coach, Payne’s story could be from of a Hollywood movie: A young extreme sports junkie hangs up his rollerblades and travels to Myanmar, only to fall in with a rag-tag group of skaters in third-hand gear. Three years later, their Myanmar Skate Association had grown to 450 members, some of whom flew to Malaysia in August for the Perak X-Games. It was the first time a skate team from Myanmar competed at an international level, and for most of the skaters, the first time out of the country. Skating from scratch But MSA co-founder and president Ko Lwin was just happy to see skating become a real sport – even one with its headquarters under a public highway. Ko Lwin started skating when he was at 10, practising in the streets around the old royal palace in Mandalay. He said while the rest of the world was buzzing about pro skater Tony Hawk in the 2000s, he and his friends were breaking flimsy Chinese rollerblades and making their own skateboards from wood planks. Global skate culture came to Myanmar in a slow trickle, and the skaters had to develop their own moves and lingo from the ground up—literally.

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“Even though we practised the tricks, we didn’t know what to call the tricks. After Dave came, he elaborated and explained the trick names.” Payne plays a similar role in the stories of many of Myanmar’s top skaters. Some say they got serious about skating when they first saw Payne pull aggressive vertical moves on the half pipe, or when he gave them their first pair of high quality skates. “I was the only one who could really provide skates before,” Payne says. “For the past three years, the only way people bought skates was through me bringing them in my suitcase. I used to have crazy fines, like $400 fines for overweight bags.” These days, the weekly Friday skate night at the Bridge attracts about 100 people, with or without Payne. The MSA has official logos, gear and sub teams by city and township, and members pool their resources to provide newcomers with high-quality equipment. “They are like family. They would do anything for one another,” Ko Lwin says. “They quit smoking because of the competition. They quit alcohol because of skating. This is the profit … Skating is developing the youth culture in Myanmar.” Much of this was the work of Ko Lwin, now in his 30s and running a printing company in Mandalay. He no longer competes (“I am too fat,” he says), but he calls himself a “skate developer”. As Payne trains and mentors new skaters, Ko Lwin negotiates with sponsors, organises competitions and coordinates social work, including a training program with the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf that led to one of its students appearing on ‘Myanmar’s Got Talent’. DIY adrenaline Ye Zaw, one of the Malaysia-bound contenders practising at the Bridge, laments the lack of a wide, angled rail feature. “We worry about the Malaysia competition because in Malaysia they have all this equipment and gear that we don’t have here,” he says. “How are we going to practise?” So far, the city authorities have been indifferent to the ever more elaborate Hledan Junction site. Ko Lwin is glad the government hasn’t given skaters any trouble but says it could do more to encourage the sport. “We need support, full or partial support from the government. We need a skate park with the right dimensions,” he says.

Myanmar saw a boom in skate parks run by the private sector, but it was short lived. Ko Lwin says that between 2010 and 2013, Mandalay Region went from basically no skate parks to almost 100, but most were started by entrepreneurs who had never even skated before. “It was like a fire lit, and the fire was pushed down,” says Ko Lwin. “The land prices were skyrocketing, so the skate parks closed down.” The only remaining skate park in Man-

dalay is Champion Skateland, a semi-indoor facility with a snack bar, rental skates and plastic matted floors. But its ramps aren’t official regulation and it serves as more of a casual roller rink than a technical terrain park. The best place for hard core training is Yangon, where the half pipe, ramps and rails are maintained by the community that uses them. Although this year’s MSA championship – for which CB Bank provided thousands of dollars in prizes, food,

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sound equipment and a DJ – was held at a separate location, the skaters had to transplant the ramps and rails from under the Bridge. The underdogs Twenty-year-old Poe Thar came in last place at his first competition, only to become the defending champion one year later. His family and community were uneasy about the sport until they saw the way he focused and trained—and the prizes he

was bringing home. In Malaysia Poe Thar placed in the top ten out of 35. “We didn’t think we’d win a medal,” Payne said adding “We went to observe mostly, and of course we’d try our best, but we didn’t think we’d win anything.” The caliber of the competition was higher than they expected, so much so that even Payne stepped in to compete. In the end, Myanmar skaters flew home with medals in every category they competed in.

“They were going crazy, they couldn’t believe, seeing a Myanmar person on the podium next to these Asian champions was mind blowing for them.” Even under a bridge, Myanmar skaters’ underdog status be their best edge. Payne says Myanmar’s skaters learn skating the hard way, and together. Welding their own ramps and pooling their money for airfares has given them a special kind of commitment – to the sport and one another.

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Embassies in Myanmar Australia

Italy

Singapore

88, Strand Rd., KTDA.

3, Inya Myaing Rd., Golden Valley, BHN.

238, Dhama Zedi Rd., BHN.

Ph:...................... 251809-10, 251797~98, 246462~63

Ph:..............................................................527100, 527101

Ph:.............................................................................559001

Fax:........................................................................... 246159

Fax:...........................................................................514565

Fax:......................................................................... 559002

austembassy.rangoon@dfat.gov.au

ambyang.mail@esteri.it

singemb-ygn@sgmsa.gov.sg

11-B, Than Lwin St., KMYT.

100, Nat Mauk St., Bo Cho Ward (1), BHN.

Bldg-72, Than Lwin Rd., BHN.

Ph:.............................................................526144, 515275

Ph:...........................................................................................

Ph:.............................................................................. 511305

Fax:........................................................................... 515273

....545988, 540399, 540400, 540411, 549644~48

Fax:...........................................................................514897

bdootygn@mptmail.net.mm

Fax:..........................................................................549643

vnembmyr@cybertech.net.mm

Bangladesh

Brazil

Japan

jembassy@baganmail.net.mm

Vietnam

Sri Lanka

56, Pyay Rd., 6½Mile, MYGN.

south Korea

Ph:............................................................................ 507225

97, University Avenue Rd., BHN.

Ph:............................................................................. 222812

Fax:.......................................................................... 507225

Ph:...................................... 515190, 524148, 527142~44

Fax:...........................................................................221509

yangon.icamaraty.gov.vr

Fax:...........................................................................513286

srilankaemb@myanmar.com.mm, embsrilanka@

myanmar@mofa.go.kr

Kuwait

yangon.net.mm

17, Kanbawza Yeik Thar St., BHN. Ph:..........................................................526985, 503978

62-B, Shwe Taung Gyar St., BHN.

130-B, Than Lwin St., BHN.

Fax:...........................................................................512854

Ph:....................................................................01-2305942

Ph:................................ 539901, 504068, 095006972

bruneiemb@bruneiemb.com.mm

kwempygn@gmail.com

smtmhr@myanmar.com.mm, smtmhr@mptmail.

25(3B/4B), New University Avenue Rd., BHN.

A-1, Taw Win St., Diplomatic Qtr, Pyay (West)

Switzerland

Ph:......................................................... 549609, 540964

Ward, DGN.

11, Khapaung St., 5½Mile, Pyay Rd., KMYT.

Fax:...........................................................................541462

Ph:............................................................................ 222482

Ph:............................................................534754, 512873

recyangon@myanmar.com.mm

Fax:.......................................................................... 227446

Fax:..........................................................534754, 512873

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

People’s Republic of China

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

inthasone_thi@yahoo.com

34, Taw Win St., Pyay (West) Ward, DGN.

Sweden

net.mm

Thailand

1, Pyi Htaung Su Yeikthar St., DGN.

Malaysia

Ph:......................................................224097, 221280~81

82, Pyi Htaung Su Yeikthar St., Pyay (West) Ward,

Ph:......................... 226721, 226728, 226824, 222784

Fax:........................................................................... 227019

DGN.

Fax:.............................................................................221713

Egypt

94, Pyay Rd., DGN.

Ph:...........................................................................................

Turkey

81, Pyi Htaung Su Yeikthar St., DGN.

...... 220230, 220251, 218479, 229865, 220248~49

19-A/B, Kan Yeik Thar St., MYGN.

Ph:.................................................................... 222886~87

Fax:...........................................................................221840

Ph:...........................................................662992, 661365

Fax:..........................................................................222865

mwyangon@kln.gov.my

Fax:.........................................................662992, 661365

16, Nat Mauk Yeikthar St., TMWE.

80, Strand Rd., KTDA.

102, Pyi Htaung Su Yeikthar St., Pyay (East) Ward,

Ph:.........................................545880, 557168, 545884

Ph:........................... 370863~65, 370867, 380321~22

DGN.

Fax:......................................................................... 549803

Fax:......................................................................... 370866

Ph:............ 212178, 212523, 212528, 212532, 212530

nepemb@mptmail.net.mm

Pakistan

britishembassy.ragoon@fco.gov.uk

Fax:............................................................................212527 ambafrance.rangoun@diplomatie.gouv.fr

A-4, Pyay Rd., Diplomatic Qtr, Pyay (West) Ward,

110, University Avenue, KMYT.

DGN.

Ph:..........................................................536509, 535756

9, Bogyoke Aung San Museum St., Bo Cho Ward

Ph:............................................................................. 222881

Fax:............................................................................511069

(2), BHN.

Fax:.............................................................................221147

Ph:..................................................................... 548951~53

pakembyangon@gmail.com

egyptembassy86@gmail.com

France

Germany

Nepal

Fax:......................................................................... 548899

The Philippines

info@rangun.diplo.de

50, Saya San Rd., Sasana Yeikthar Ward, BHN.

India

Ph:..................................................................... 558149~53

545-547, Merchant St., KTDA.

Fax:...........................................................................558154

Ph:............................................ 391219, 388412, 243972

p.e.yangon@gmail.com

Fax:.........................................................254086, 388414

russia

indiaembassy@mptmail.net.mm

38, Sagar Wah St., Pyay (East) Ward, DGN.

Indonesia

united kingdom

the United States of America

SUBSCRIPTION 3 easy ways to subscribe.

Ph:..............................................................241955, 254161

100, Pyi Htaung Su Yeikthar St., Pyay (East) Ward,

Fax:........................................................................... 241953

DGN.

rusinmyan@mptmail.net.mm

Call Hot Line Go Online

Ph:........................................ 254465, 254469, 229750

Saudi Arabia

Fax:..........................................................................254468

287/289, U Wisara Rd., SCHG.

info@KBRIyangon.org

Ph:............................................................ 536153, 516952

Other regionals will be charged, based on post

Fax:............................................................................516951

office’s rate.

Israel

15, Kha Paung St., HLG.

Serbia

Ph:............................................................................... 515115

114-A, Inya Rd., KMYT.

Fax:............................................................................. 515116

Ph:......................................................................515282~83

info@yangon.mfa.gov.il

Fax:.......................................................................... 504274 serbemb@yangon.net.mm

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MYANMAR EMBASSIES ABROAD Australia

France

Nepal

22, Arkana Street, Australia., Yarralumla,

No. 60, Rue De Courcelles, 75008-Paris, France.

Chakupat, Patan Gate, Lalitpur P.O.Box 2437

Canberra, A.C.T 2600 , Australia.

Ph:...................................................... (33) 01 56 88 15 90

Ph:..........................+97-1-552-17-88 +97-1-552-34-02

Ph:...........................................................2733811,2733751

Fax:.....................................................(33) 01 45 62 13 30

Fax:....................................................... (+977-1) 5523402

Fax:........................................................................2734357

me-paris@wanadoo.fr

Germany

emb@myanmar.wlink.com.np

Manirat@dynamite.com.au, mecanberra@ bigpond.com

Zimmer Str 56, 10117 Berlin Mitte, Germany.

Pakistan

Ph:.....................................................(0049 30) 206 1570

No. 201 St N0 10, SECTOR E-7, Islamabad.

132, Sathorn Nua Road, Bangkok 10500

Fax:................................................ (0049 30) 206 15720

Ph:..............................(0092) (51) 282 2460, 282 8828

Ph:..................(662) 233-2237, 234-4698, 233-7250,

emb.my.berlin@t-online.de

Fax:.................................................. (0092) (51) 282 8819

Bangkok

234-0320, 637-9406

India

Fax:.......................................................... (662) 236-6898

3/50 F, Nyayamarg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi

mebkk@asianet.co.th

110021.

Philippines

Ph:.............(009111) 6889007, 6889008, 26889007

4th Floor, XANLAND Centre, 152, Amorsolo

No.3, Block - Nel(l), Road No.84, Gulshan - 2,

Fax:........................................................(009111) 6877942

Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Manila,

Dhaka.

myandeli@nda.vsnl.net.in

Philippines.

Bangladesh

meisb@isb.comsats.net.pk www.myanmar-embassy-islamabad.net

Ph:............ (88-02) 988 8903, 989 6331, 989 6298,

Indonesia

......................................................... 989 6373, 988 9215

109, Jl. Hajiagus Salim, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat.

Fax:..................................................... (0063-2) 817-5895

Fax:......................................................(88-02) 88 23 740

Ph:.........................................(62 21) 314 0440, 327 684

embmyanmnl@mindgate.net

mynembdk@siriusbroadband.com, mynembdk@

Fax:............................................................(62 21) 327 204

memnl@mindgate.net

siriusbb.com

myanmar@cbn.net.id

No.29, Boulevard du Regent, 1000 Brussels.

26 Hayarkon, Tel-Aviv 68011.

Ph:.................................................. (007) (095) 291 05 34

Ph:...........................................................(0032) 2513 4175

Ph:.......................................+972-3-517 0760, 517 0761

Fax:................................................(007) (095) 956 31 86

Fax:.........................................................(0032) 2513 1475

Fax:........................................................ (972) (3) 517 1440

Singapore

teltaman@aquanet.co.il

15, St Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drive, Singapore 257996.

Belgium

Brazil

Israel

Ph:................................... (0063-2) 817-2373, 812-9587

Russia

41. Ul. B. Nikitskaya (Gertsena), Moscow, Russia.

SHIS QL 08, Conjunto 14, Casa 05, Lago Sul,

Italy

71620-245 Brasilia-DF.

Via Vincenzo Belini, No.20, Interno 1, 00198,

Fax:..........................................................(0065) 7356236

Ph:................. 00-55-61-2483747, 00-55-61-3643145

Rome, Italy.

ambassador@mesingapore.org.sg

Fax:.....................................................00-55-61-3642747

Ph:.................................... (+39-6) 854-9374, 841-6863

www.mesingapore.org.sg

mebrsl@brnet.com.br

Fax:............................................................(+39-6) 841-167

South Africa

www.mebrsl.freeservers.com

meroma@tiscalinet.it

319 Murray St., Brooklyn, Pretoria, P.O. Box 12121,

No.14, lot 2185/46292 Simpang 212 Jalan

8-26, 4-Chome, Kita-Shinagawa , Shinagawa-Ku,

Ph:...........................27-12-460 6544, 27-12-460 4333

Kampong Rimbe, Gadong 3385.

Tokyo 140-0001.

Fax:.......................................................... 27-12-346 0746

Ph:............................ (673-2) 450506, (673-2) 450507

Ph:................................ (81) (03) 3441-9291, 3441-9292,

mepta@myanemb-sa.net

Fax:............................................................ (673-2) 451008

3441-9293,3441-9294, 3441-9029, 3441-9044

Sri Lanka

myanmar@brunet.bn

Fax:.................................................... (81) (03) 3447-7394

No.108, Barnes Place, Colombo 7.

contact@myanmar-embassy-tokyo.net

Ph:................................................. (94) (1) 681197, 672197

181, Preah Norodon Boulevard, Boeung Keng

met@twics.con

Fax:...............................................................(94) (1) 681196

Kang 1, Khan Chamcarmon.

www.myanmar-embassy-tokyo.net

Korea

mecmb@itmin.com, mmembcmb@eureka.lk

Ph:........................................... (855-23) 213663, 213664 Fax:.......................................................(855-23) 2136665

723-1, 724-1, HANNAM-DONG , YONGSAMN-KU,

19A, Charles St, London W1J 5DX, United

m.e.phnompenh@bigpond.com.kh

SEOUL, 140-210.

Kingdom.

Ph:.................. (82-2) 792-3341, 796-9858, 796-7814

Ph:......... 020 7629 6966, 020 7499 8841, 020 7629

The Sandringham Building, 85 Range Road,

Fax:..........................................................(82-2) 796-5570

4486

Suite 902-903, Ontario KIN 8J6.

myanmar@kotis.net, myanmare@ppp.kornet.net.

Fax:........................................................... 020 7629 4169

Brunei

Cambodia

Canada

Japan

Ph:........................................................... (0065) 7350209

Queenswood 0121, South Africa.

United Kingdom

Ph:.............................................................. (613) 232-6434

Laos

Fax:............................................................ (613) 232-6435

Ban Thong Kang, P.O. Box No. 11, Sok Palaung,

United States of America

mofa.aung@mptmail.net.mm

P.O. Box No.11.

2300 S Street, NW, Washington DC 20008,

Ph:..............................................(856) (21) 314910, 314911

United States.

No. 6, Dong Zhi Men Wai Street, Chao Yang

Fax:.......................................................... (856) (21) 314913

Ph:... (202) 332-3344, (202)332-4350, (202)332-4352

District, Beijing, 100600.

mev@loxinfo.co.th, mevlao@laotel.com

Fax:.............................................................(202) 332-4351

China

Melondon@btconnect.com

Ph:......................................0086-10-6532-0351 ext: 24

Malaysia

Fax:.................................................0086-10-6532-0408

No.8(C), Jalan Ampang Hillir, 55000.

info@myanmarembassy.com

Ph:............... (603) 4251 5595, 42514455, 4251 6355

Vietnam

www.myanmarembassy.com

Fax:................................... (603) 4251 3855, 4251 3535

A-3 (101-104), Vanphuc Diplomatic Quarters, Kim

mekl@tm.net.my

MA St.

Egypt

mewdcusa@gmail.com, mewdcusa@yahoo.com www.mewashingtondc.com

No. 24, Mohamed Mazhar St., Zamalek, Cairo

Ph:......................................(84-4) 845 3369, 823 2056

11211.

Fax:..........................................................(84-4) 845 2404

Ph:..................... (202) 736 2644, 735 4176, 735 1568

mevhan@fpt.vn

Fax:........................................................... (202) 736 6793 embassy-myanmar@access.com.eg

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CONSULATES

ORGANIZATION MYANMAR TOURISM FEDERATION (MTF)

Myanmar Tourism Transportation Association (MTTA)

Consulate of the People’s Republic

3(A), Cor of Thanthumar Rd. & Waizayantar Rd., Thuwunna Junction, TGGN.

3(A), Cor of Thanthumar Rd. & Waizayantar Rd.,

56, Main Rd., South Lanmadaw Quater, Sittwe,

Ph:................................................................01-8551012~13

Thuwunna Junction, TGGN.

Rakhine

Ph:......................................................................01-8551014

Ph:......................... 043-21126, 043-21969, 043-22241

Myanmar Hoteliers Association (MHA) 3(A), Cor of Thanthumar Rd. & Waizayantar Rd.,

Myanmar Souvenir Shops

Thuwunna Junction, TGGN.

Association (MSEA)

Ph:......................................................................01-8551014

355, Ground Flr., U Wisara Rd., SCHG.

Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA)

Ph:...................................................502923, 095195464

Myanmar Domestic Tour Operators

29, Rm-802, 7th Flr., Min Yè Kyaw Swar St., LMDW.

Association (MDTOA)

Ph:................................. 214941, 214945, 09 73050761

422/424, Shwe Bon Thar St., Upper Block, PBDN.

Myanmar Tourism Marketing (MTM) 204, Rm-4(B), Bo Myat Tun St., Nilar Condo, PZDG.

Ph:.......................................09 5029602, 09 5029603

Myanmar Restaurants Association (MRA)

3(A), Cor of Thanthumar Rd. & Waizayantar Rd., Thuwunna Junction, TGGN. Ph:......................................................................01-8551014

Myanmar Hospitality Professionals Association (MHPA)

3(A), Cor of Thanthumar Rd. & Waizayantar Rd.,

of Bangladesh

Fax:...................................................................043-23968

Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China

35th St., Bet: 65th St. & 66th St., (Yadanar Lane), CATZ. Ph:.............................02-34457, 02-34458, 02-35937 Fax:......................................................................02-35944

Ph:..................................241863, 380141, 09 73251422

Consulate General of the Republic

General Services Association

Ta-1/25, 65th St., Corner of Ngu War St., Myothit,

Myanmar Tourist Healthcare and (MTHGSA)

330, Ground Flr., Ahlone Rd., Yangon Int’l Hotel, DGN. Ph:..................................................................... 218445~46

Myanmar Tourist Guides Association (MTGA)

42/44, Bo Soon Pat St., Lower Block, PBDN. Ph:....................... 256278, 09 5071608, 09 51272914

Myanmar Tourism Human Resources

Thuwunna Junction, TGGN.

Development Association (MTHRDA)

Ph:......................................... 01-8551256, 0931544603

267, 3rd Flr, Pyay Rd., SCHG.

of India CMTZ

Ph:.. 02-81019, 02-80355, 02-80366, 09 2007559 Fax:..................................................................... 02-80366

The Consulate of Sweden 130-B, Than Lwin Rd., BHN.

Ph:.................... 01-504068, 01-539901, 09 5006972

The Honorary Consulate of Switzerland

79/80, Bahosi Housing, Wardan St., LMDW. Ph:.........................................................................01-211536 Fax:............................................................................ 211540

Ph:.......................................................... 523200, 523623

UN AGENCIES Food & Agriculture Organization

United Nations High Commissioner

United Nations Programme on HIV/

Seed Production Centre (MAS), Insein Rd.,

287, Pyay Rd., SCHG.

137/1, Than Lwin St., KMYT.

Gyogone, P.O Box-101, ISN.

Ph:......................................... 524022, 524024, 524025

Ph:..........................................................538087, 538938

Ph:......................................................................641672~73

Fax:........................................................................... 524031

Fax:...........................................................................503160

Fax:............................................................................641561

myaya@unhcr.org

www.unaids.org

United Nations Office of the Resident

World Food Programme (WFP)

(FAO)

FAO-MMR@fao.org

International Labour Organization (ILO)

for Refugees (UNHCR)

& Humanitarian Coordinator of the

United Nations System’s Operational

AIDS (UNAIDS)

5, Kanbawza St., Shwe Taung Gyar (2) Ward, BHN.

1, Kanbe’ St., Cor of Kaba Aye Pagoda St., YKN.

Activities (UNRC)

Ph:.................................................................... 566538~39

6, Natmuak Rd., TMWE.

Fax:..................................................................01-2305976

Fax:......................................................................... 566538

Ph:................................................... 542910~19 (10 Lines)

wfp.yangon@wfp.org

yangon@ilo.org

Fax:......................................................... 292739, 544531

www.ilo.org/yangon

Ph:..............................................................01-2305971~76

World Health Organization (WHO)

United Nations Children’s Fund

United Nations Office on Drugs and

23-A, Inya Myaing St., Shwe Taung Gyar (2) Ward,

11-A, Malikha St., MYGN.

Fax:..................................................................650408~09

BHN.

Ph:.. 666903, 660556, 660538, 660398, 664539

lawin@searo.who.int

Ph:............................................................01-2305960~69

Fax:...........................................................................651334

www.whomyanmar.org

Fax:................................................................. 01-2305965

fo.myanmar@unodc.org

unicefyangon@unicef.org

www.unodc.org/myanmar

(UNICEF)

www.unicef.org/myanmar

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Crime (UNODC)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

6, Natmauk Rd., TMWE.

6, Natmauk Rd., BHN.

Ph:.................. 546309 (Direct), 542910~19 (10 Lines)

Ph:................................................... 542910~19 (10 Lines)

........................................................................ (C/O – UNDP)

Fax: ........................................................ 545634, 544531

Fax:.......................................546029 544436, 545634

registry.mm@undp.org

............................................................544531 (C/O-UNDP) myanmar.office@unfpa.org www.myanmar.unfpa.org

2, Pyay Rd., 7 Mile, MYGN. Ph:....................................................................650405~06

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ACCOMMODATION Guest House YANGON

Thanlwin Guest House Y-25, Pyinnyawaddy Estate, Behind Sedona Hotel, Thanlwin Street, Yankin Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 542677, 09 73096297

MANDALAY

Dream Land 413/3, Corner of 37th & 69th Street, Mahar Myaing Ward, Mahar Aung Myay Township, Mandalay. Tel: 32850, 09 43068299, 09 402544997 dreamlandguesthouse.mdy@ gmail.com Ma Ma 5/B, 60th Street, Between of 25th & 26th Street, Aung Myay Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 33411, 09 444043284, 011201440 info@mama-guesthouse.com http://mama-guesthouse.com

| No.44, Ah Lan Pya Pagoda Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +951 249561-2, 248940-5, Fax: +951 240994 yuzanagardenhotel@gmail.com www.yuzanahotels.com

MANDALAY

79 Living Hotel 79th Street, Between of 29th & 30th Street., Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 32277, 09 444013179, Fax: 30601 79livinghotel@gmail.com www.79livinghotel.com

Hotel YANGON

East Hotel 234/240, Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanamr. Tel: 371358, 09 73135311, 09 73135399 reservation@east.com.mm

Classic Hotel | No. 59, 23rd Street, Between of 83rd & 84th Street., Aung Myay Thar Zan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-2) 61891, 32841, 32783, +(95-9) 798909684 classichotel.mm@gmail.com

| No.63/64, Bahosi Housing Estate, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +951 223587, 223589 reservation@hotelbahosi.com inquiry@hotelbahosi.com www.hotelbahosi.com Pleasant View Hotel 155, Shwe Gone Daing Street (West), Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 552721, 552658, 552657 Fax: 552892 sales@PVHyangon.com Royal Khattar Hotel 13, Khattar Street, Thiri Khayamar Ward, Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 534992, 523309, 5180825 Fax: 510438 royalkhattarhotel@gmail.com www.royalkhattar.com

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Golden Dream Hotel 255, 30th Street, Between of 89th & 90th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 60911, 09 259065955, 09 402572311 info@goldendreamhotel.com www.goldendreamhotel.com Golden Dream Hotel 255, 30th Street, Between of 89th & 90th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 60911, 09 259065955, 09 402572311 info@goldendreamhotel.com www.goldendreamhotel.com Kyi Tin Hotel | No. 245, 80th Street, Between of 31st & 32nd Street., Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-2) 23715, 32995, 33572, 64073, 34330 Fax: +(95-2) 64073 reservation@kyitinhotel.com www.kyitinhotel.com Mandalay City Hotel 26th Street, Between of 82nd & 83rd Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Tonship, Mandalay. Tel : 61700, 61701, 61702, 61704 Fax: 61705 revmdycity@myanmar.com.mm www.mandalaycityhotel.com

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Mandalay Karaweik Mobile Hotel Strand Road, Between of 32nd & 33rd Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 63502, 63761, 09 33763999 karaweik.reservation@gmail.com www.mdykaraweik.com

BAMAW

TAUNGOO

Global Grace Taungoo Hotel 20, Corner Of Mingalar Road & Setshin Road, Near Mile Dar Field Taungoo,Taungoo. Tel: 054-23414, 26167, 26168, 23764 hotelggtaungoo@gmail.com www.globalgracetaungoohotel. com

Friendship Hotel |

Oway Grand Hotel | No. 624, 78th Street, Between of 30th & 31st Street., Kistnamahi Quarter, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-9) 421171181, 91014161, +(95-2) 72395 Fax: +(95-2)72395 hm@owaygrandhotels.com owaygrandhotel.mandalay@ gmail.com www.owaygrandhotels.com

Mingone Quarter, Banmaw, Kachin State, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-74) 50095, 50096, 50654, 50655 Fax: 95-74-50654 fskachin@gmail.com www.friendshiphotelkachin.com

INLAY

Inle Resort Inlay Lake, Nyaung Shwe Township, Sothern Shan State, Myanmar. Tel: 09 5154444 Fax: 081-209466 revinle@myanmar.com.mm www.inleresort.com

Nyaung Oo

Inn YANGON

Mother Land Inn 433, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 291343, 290348, 09 5185395, 09 5053206, 09 401534080 motherlandinn2@gmail.com www.myanmarmotherlandinn. com

Ocean Pearl Inn 1, 2, 3 City Centre & Business Area. Tel: 01 297007, 299874, 09 794668533, 09 250013204 phoo.kk@gmail.com www.myanmarhotel-budget.com

airline

Power Hotel (Mandalay) | No. 686, 80th Street, Between of 39th & 40th Street., Mahar Aung Myay Township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-2) 32406, 32407, 34877, 39823, 39824, 63173, Fax-33877

Royal Pearl Hotel

Thante Hotel (Nyaung Oo) No.24, Myaing Hay Wun Housing, 8th Mile, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 951 9664424, 959 250069428 Fax: 951 663307 Hotel Location: Myo Ma Quarter, Nyaung Oo, Myanmar. Tel: 9561 60315, 61116, 959 250078884 nyaunguthante@gmail.com www.thantenyu.com www.facebook.com/ ThanteHotelNyaungOo

Airport View Tower No.147, Room No.301, Pyay Road, 8Â½ mile, 5 ward, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (+951) 967 0021~32 F: (+951) 665 461 www.maiair.com www.facebook.com/8Mofficial

NGAPALI

| No. 196, 29th Road, Between of 80th & 81st Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-2) 65249, 67409, +(95-11) 202652 pearlhotelmandalay@gmail.com www.royalpearlhotelmdy.com

Royal Yadanarbon

Hotel

| No. 36, 89th Street, Between of 22nd & 23rd Street., Aung Myay Thar Zan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-2) 66831, 67431, 73923, royalyadanarbon@gmail.com www.royalyadanarbonhotel.com

Pleasant View Resort Mya Pyin Main Street, Mya Pyin Village, Thandwe, Ngapali Beach. Tel: 043 42224~6, 42251 Sales & Reservation Office (Yangon): 951 393203, 393086, 959 5102361, 785102361 reserve@PVRngapali.com

PINDAYA

Global Grace Pindaya Hotel 25, Shwe Oo Min Pagoda Road, Singoung Quarter, Pindaya Township, Shan State. Tel: 09 49100088, 09 8622447, 081-66189 hotelggpindaya@gmail.com globalgracehotelpindaya.com

No.104, Kanna Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +951 378603, 377840 reservation@flymna.com www.flymna.com

Art & Craft YANGON

Bagan East Wing, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Pabedan Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 421153549 Erawati Bhandagara B-3/001, Shwe Kabar Housing, Mindhamma Road, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 01 655921, 09 420038416 erawatibhandagara@gmail.com

Hla Yin Kyay 121-E, Than Lwin Street, Kamayut Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 260720752 hlayinkyay.thinthin@gmail.com Pansodan Gallery 144, 2nd Floor, Middle Block, Corner of Mahabandoola Road & Pansoden Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Yangon Heritage Trust 22/24, Pansoedan Road,1st Floor, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Tel: 240544, 09 73055187

bookshop YANGON

Ar Yone Thit 365, Bogyoke Aung San Street, Top of 31st Street, Pabedan Township, Yangon. Tel: 241263 Book Worm Waizayantar Orange Shopping Centre, 2nd Floor, Room-S5, Thingangyun Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 421109960 Innwa 244-246, Pansoedan Street, Upper Block, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Tel: 243216, 389838, 374324 Innwa 18, Ground Floor, U Htun Lin Chan Street, Kamayut Township, Yangon. Tel: 514387 Khit Thit Sar Pay 470, Mahabandoola Road, Top of 31st Street & Bo Soon Pat Street, Pabedan Township, Yangon. Tel: 380968, 095194969 Monument 150, Dhama Zedi Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 536306, 537805 Myanmar Book Centre 55, Ahlone Road, Corner of Baho Road, Ahlon Township, Yangon. Tel: 221271, 09 73015993, Ngar Doe Sar Pay Sayar San Road, Corner Of Pearl Condo, Pearl Condo, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 73055543, 09 73147732 Sar Pay (2) 262-264, Ground Floor, Pansoedan Street, Upper Block, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 73033802, 09 5145318 Sar Pay Nann Taw 138-140, 1st Floor, Pansoedan Road, Corner of Mahabandoola Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 73125067, 09 73140936 Sar Pay (6) Yankin Road, In front of B.E.H.S (1), Yankin Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 73019665 Sar Pay (7) 360-B, Thu Min Galar Road, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 5179812, 09 73008254 Sar Pay Yadanar B-1, Pyay Road, Ground Floor, Taw Win Center, Dagon Township, Yangon. Tel: 0973139359, 095069840, 09448011120, 098618588 Tab Book Centre Room(4015~4017), 3rd Floor, Taw Win Centre, Pyay Road, Dagon Township, Yangon. Tel: 01- 8600043~44 Today Merchant Street, Corner of Seikkanthar Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Tel: 398166, 0973150362 Yar Pyae (Hledan) U Tun Lin Chan Sreett, Kamayut Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 5146142

Yar Pyae (Pansodan) 262-B, Pansoedan Street, Upper Block, Kyauktada Township, Yangon. Tel: 243351, 305952

MANDALAY

Aung Gyi Corner of 30th & 71st Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09 91028214 City Mart 19 Shopping Centre (Book Stand) 19th Street, 65th & 66th Street, Aung Myay Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 61240, 61120, 61136, 61139 Innwa Corner of 31st & 84th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09 43128820 Moe Kaung Kin sa-4/24, 66th Street, Between of Khaing Shwe Wah & Zalattwah Street, Chan Mya Thar Zi Township, Mandalay. Tel: 82047, 09 2043778, 09 91020367 Nagar 290-B, 83rd Street, Between of 29th & 30th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 35267, 39869, 21527, 22558 Nyo G(2-3), 71st Street, Between of 29th & 30th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 74418, 74764, 69701 Ocean 73 (Book Stand) Block-2, 73rd Street, Between of Thazin & Ngu Shwe Wah Street, Chan Mya Thar Zi Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09 250896712~5 Ocean 78 (Book Stand) Basement, Yadanarbon Diamond Plaza, Between of 33rd & 34th Street, Between of 77th & 78th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 67187, 09 73031503, 09 73189726 Pyae Sone 1st Floor, Corner of 30th & 73rd Street, Mingalar Market, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 74957, 61626 Ext-5046 Seik Ku Cho Cho A-5G, 77th Street, Between of 31st & 32nd Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09 31379997, 09 250584452 Tun Oo 101, 84th Street, Between of 29th & 30th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 73502, 39801, 39891, 72518 Yar Pyae D, 35th Street, Between of 72nd & 73rd Street, Mahar Aung Myay Township, Mandalay. Tel: 77424, 09 2001635, 09 91049111, 09 91049222

car rental YANGON

Energy Logistics Myanmar Co.,Ltd 295, Room-5F/G, 6th Floor, Myoh Ma Kyaung Street, Myoh Ma Kyaung Street Condo, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 501213, 09 420148902 Fax: 501213 www.energylogisticsmyanmar. com

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Royal Win United Co.,Ltd Nyan Myint Thu Car Rental & Travel Service 56, Bo Ywe Street, Latha Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 01 246551, 375283, 09 420092759 nyanmyintthu1983@gmail.com colwinkyi@gmail.com

La Maison 20 20, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Yankin Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 664204, 667504

NYAUNG SHWE

food & drink

Le Monde Restaurant

Coffee Shop, Snack Bar & Bakery House YANGON

50th Street Building-A1, Star City, Thanlyin, Yangon. Tel: 397060 After Work 38(A-1), Shan Kone Road, Sanchaung Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 4202398224 Easy Café 24-D, Nar Nat Taw Sreet, Sanchaung Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 250360189 Easy Café 30-A, Bo Yar Nyunt Street, Dagon Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 250360189 Green Ice 58, Kyun Taw Street, Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 534989 KVAS 202/8, Yanshin Sreett, Yankin Township, Yangon. Monsoon 85-87, Theinbyu Road, Botahtaung Township, Yangon. Tel: 295224, 09 43121431 Saigon Baguette Cafe’ 11-A, Nawaday Street, Dagon Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 250956019, 09 250847211 Sharky’s 117, Dhama Zedi Road, Kamayut Township, Yangon. Tel: 524677, 373009 Sharky’s 81, Pansoedan Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 252702, 370971 Yangon Bake House (Inya Road) 30, Inya Road, Kamayut Townshp, Yangon. Tel: 09 977117932, 09977117954 Yangon Bake House (Pearl Condo) Pearl Condo, Block(C), Ground Floor, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 9977117947

80 University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +95 (0) 1 514 230 info@leplanteur.net Opening hours : 11.30 - 23.30 Myanhouse 56/58/60, Pansoedan Street, Lower Block, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 09 73169056 The Myths 18-A, Thukhawaddy Street, (6) Ward, Yankin Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 43168808

MANDALAY

Mandalay Palace Jewellery Corner of 26th & 66th Street, Sedona Hotel Compound, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09 2003488, 09 91001538

ticketing agent MANDALAY

travelS & tours agencY BBQ & RESTAURANT

YANGON

No.653, Mya Kan Thar 2nd Street, Ta Tar Phyu Bust Stop, Pyay Road, Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 09 795581301, 09 73250244 Toba Restaurant 15, Nawaday Sreet, Dagon Township, Yangon. Tel: 09 30223875, 01 393443

Bagan

The Myst Café 27th Street, Between of 63rd & 64th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09-444018284, 09 975256099, 09-797969054

YANGON

gems & jewellery

Aye Khwar Nyo 78th Street, Between 42nd Street & Theik Pan Street, Mahaaungmyay Township, Mandalay. Tel: 09 259024634, 09 2038211, 09 402763885 nwenimyint83@gmail.com

MANDALAY

Restaurants

Near Kay Lar Monastery, Yay Chan Street, Inn Chan Village, Inle. Tel: 09 49352392 (Inle), (01) 245630 (Yangon) www.lemonderestaurant.com

Nanda - Restaurant & Puppet Show Bagan Nyaung U Main Road, Wet-Gyi-Inn Ward, Bagan, Myanmar. Tel: +(95-65) 60790, 60754, 09 2042341, 09 450050935 nandarestaurant@gmail.com

No. 270, Room 6-D, Pyay Road, Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel & Fax: +951510224, +959 5186608, +959 450540632 antaresmyanmar@gmail.com myanmarantares@gmail.com www.myanmarantares.com Asian Empress Travels & Tours 74, Ground Floor, Than Tha Dar Street, Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 501710, 0930382448, 0930382449 asianempresstravels@gmail.com www.asianempresstravels .com

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No. 132, 16th Street (Middle), Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 951 376955, 959 49254346 moresmyanmar@gmail.com sales.moresmyanmar@gmail.com www.moresmyanmartravel.com Myanmar Pearl Travel & Tour No. 101(A), 1st floor, 43rd street, Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +951 392193, +959 73136941 Fax: +951 392193 myanmarpearl.travel@gmail.com www.myanmarpearltravel.com

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Tour Mandalay Building-A, Room-02/03, 2nd Floor, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Corner of Saya San Street, Pearl Condo, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 540475, 545850 Fax: 541098 info@tourmandalay.travel www.tourmandalay.travel

Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, Lake view ground floor, Kanyeiktha Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +951 399319, 399320 +959 5014842, 73114422 info@treasure.com.mm www.treasuremyanmar.com

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