What’s On in Yangon!

In less than two weeks, the main event of ONE: Reign of Valor in Yangon will pit reigning ONE Welterweight World Champion, Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam, against the unstoppable Georgiy “Knight” Kichigin.

With World Title bet and Kichigin’s 14-bout win on the line, the stakes are all-time high between the two fighters and the fight is expected to be an all even match.

There will also be an atomweight bout between Bozhena “Toto” Antoniyar, from Kayah’s capital Loikaw, and Audreylaura “Ice Comet” Boniface of Malaysia.

Myanmar fans’ favourite Phoe “Bushido” Thaw also returns and he will be facing “The Iceman” Yohan Mulia Legowo of Indonesia.

And, Aung La’s (The Burmese Python) protégé and Chin native, Tial “Dragon Leg” Thang, will make his ONE Championship debut in a match against Rin Saroh from Cambodia.

That’s not all. There will also be star-studded bouts featuring former ONE Strawweight World Champion Yoshitaka Naito, Wushu World Champion Rene Catalan, and Muay Thai World Champion Petchmorrakot Petchyindee Academy.

Ticket information for ONE: Reign of Valor is available at https://www.onefc.com/events/reign-of-valor/ or call 09-44515101. – Kyaw Soe Htet

Food Waste, Impacts and Solutions

Date: February 25

Place: Pansuriya, Bogalayzay Street

As more than a third of the food produced for human consumption is thrown away as waste, it contributes to 8 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.

Conyat Create and Pansuriya are collaborating again to address the matter of “Food waste” in Myanmar as well as its impact on climate change in Part 2 Climate Talk Series at Bogalayzay Street’s Pansuriya on February 25.

The speakers will include Marc Olivier who works as the special adviser at Conyat Create. He will be speaking of food waste and climate change and Okka Phyo Maung, the co-founder and CMO of Recyglo, Myanmar’s first and only recycle-tech company, will talk about food waste in Myanmar.

If food waste is compiled to form a country, it would be the third biggest greenhouse gas emitter, after China and the United States. In addition, as the food is thrown, we are also wasting money, packaging, manpower, and water that have been used to produce, process, and transport food all along the supply chain. As the world population is estimated to increase up to 9.8 billion people in 2050, our resources will be limited and more people will starve and a solution has not been found quickly to minimise wasting of food.

During this presentation, you will discover who the biggest contributors of food waste are, what the impacts on climate change in Myanmar and around the world are, and how this problem can be tackled with innovative existing solutions to reduce, reuse and recycle food waste.

AVPN Myanmar Social Investment Summit 2019

Date: February 26

Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel

Now in its third year, the AVPN Myanmar Social Investment Summit 2019 will bring together funders and resource providers from Myanmar and the Asian region to discuss collaborative and outcome-focused social investment strategies.

From corporate philanthropy to CSR to impact investing, the conference will cover a range of investment approaches, as well as concentrate on selected impact areas and AVPN’s curated selection of Social Purpose Organisations – NGOs and social enterprises – listed on its Deal Share Platform.

The conference will seek to analyse the spectrum of capital available in Myanmar for maximum impact, thereby highlighting gaps and key opportunities for collaboration.

It also aims to provide venue to enable knowledge and experience sharing on a range of funding instruments, ranging from grants to debt to equity. The summit provides a venue for exchange of experiences around building and scaling impactful SPOs through effective incubation, acceleration and other capacity building strategies.

Contact AVPN Myanmar country representative for more information: [email protected].

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F**** UP Nights Yangon Vol. 11

Date: February 28

Place: The Strand Hotel

F*** Up Nights is happening for the 11th time in time and anyone interested in learning from failures of others can attend the event at Impact Hub Yangon (Yaw Min Gyi) on February 28.

The F-up Nights is a global speaker series where stories of failed businesses and projects are told, questioned and celebrated. The event is meant to be fun where everyone laughs and learns from each other.

Four inspiring speakers will share an anecdote of a past failure and the lessons they have learnt from it.

Go and get inspired at Impact Hub Yangon with a ticket of K5000 (including beer). Impact Hub is a global network of social enterprise community centers, business incubators & innovation labs.  For directions call – 09420061193 (or) 095103084.

Abundance and Prosperity for Lunar New Year 2019  

Date: Until February 28

Place: Lotte Hotel, 6 ½  mile Pyay Road

Gong Xi Fa Cai! For the whole month of February, Toh Lim Chinese Restaurant @ Lotte Hotel Yangon will be introducing a special promotion  in celebration of the Lunar New Year – the year of the pig.

There will a Chinese New Year Family Set Menu for daily lunch and dinner which will be around US$230 nett for 4 to 6 persons or US$280 nett for 8 to 10 persons. But wait, each table will be provided with a bottle of house wine.

That’s not all. You cannot celebrate Lunar New Year without eating a dish of Yee Sang, a cantonese-style raw fish salad dubbed the “prosperity toss”. Toh Lim will be serving Salmon Yee Sang at US$45 net and Abalone Yee Sang for US$55 net – both dishes will be available for daily lunch and dinner.

The prosperity continues as there will be a promotion plan of getting a US$20 cashback coupon for every US$100 spent by customers on weekdays lunch and dinner.

For more information and reservation,

please call (+95)-01-9351000

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Mobile Money & Financial Inclusion Summit

Date:    February 26 and 27

Place:    Parkroyal Hotel, Yangon

The Mobile Money & Financial Inclusion Summit is the cornerstone platform for all stakeholders in the evolving digital finance marketplace to address opportunities and fundamental challenges including: government & Industry Collaborations, inclusive Interoperability; Emerging innovative payments platforms; Building a Liquid and Expansive Agent Network; Growth markets; Bank-Fintech Collaboration: Building a win-win partnership; Microfinance and Other Value-Added Services: What are the sustainable business models to serve the rural population? Trust and Overcoming Barriers to Microfinance: Financial literacy and changing the mindset; Distribution Networks, Cyber Security and Risk Management: The threats facing emerging markets

It is a strategic platform for participants to get the latest update on investment, key trends and development in the e-commerce and fulfilment industries as well as to gain competitive advantages by tapping on the business and partnership opportunities in developing cost-effective e-commerce supply chain to serve this growing market.

To request more event information or register for the conference, contact Jose at +65 6846 2366.

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International Conference on Computer Applications 2019

Date: February 27 to March 1

Venue: Novotel, Yangon

The 17th International Conference on Computer Applications (ICCA 2019) is being organized by University of Computer Studies, Yangon under the Ministry of Education, Myanmar and co-organized by Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan.

ICCA 2019 provides a forum for the presentation of technological advances and current research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental and applied computing and technologies.

ICCA 2019, the 17th in the series that has been held annually since 2003, will bring together leading engineers and scientists in computer and information technology from around the world.

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