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Support from across the world has helped local skateboarders survive the pandemic.
There is only so far Tinder and Grindr can take you in the world of Myanmar dating.
Aung careers towards the ground, hanging from one arm on the basket of one of Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels, reliant on gravity-defying agility and split-second coordination honed since the age of nine.
Htoo Maung sits down to lunch, sharing a bowl of traditional noodle soup with old friends, an ordinary act that has become extraordinary in Myanmar's Rakhine state—because he is Muslim, and they are Buddhist.
Myanmar could be headed down the same path as Indonesia and Malaysia, two other Southeast Asian countries that sacrificed large swaths of natural forest for oil palm plantations.
Aung Gyi is forced to fish covertly under the shroud of night in western Myanmar waters as China bids to transform the strategically key region into a shipping and industrial hub, squeezing out locals who fear being left behind in the gold rush.
Plans for a farmers' market, playground and resting place are being developed on a stretch of the Gyo Phyo pipeline in Yankin township.
Yangonites: put down the cilantro and walk away from the bowl.
Safety comes first in a Yankin township park designed by young women.