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Young skateboarders play at Mya Lay Yone Skate Park in Kamayut township, Yangon. (Pushing Myanmar)

Support from across the world has helped local skateboarders survive the pandemic.

Ei Ei Thein, 13, collects recyclable bottles from rubbish tips to support her family. (Lorcan Lovett / Southeast Asia Globe)

Scraping through the refuse of Yangon’s slums for scraps to sell, children and adults alike find themselves caught between economic crisis in the countryside and a rapidly developing city that threatens to swallow their makeshift homes.

Nay Htoo Naing fixing a rear-naked choke on Avengers baddie Thanos.

B-rated movie action star Nay Htoo Naing is now a bountiful source of Myanmar memes.

Whether they admit it or not, a sizeable percentage of young Myanmar men are familiar with the face of Mitsugu Somezima. (Twitter / Mitsugu Somezima)

Myanmar's pornography revolution began around 2012, when the government lifted a ban on all kinds of international websites. Soon after, most people were introduced to Mitsugu Somezima.

Myint Myat Zaw said he has lost about 40 matches due to blackouts, making it difficult to earn a slot abroad where cash prizes are now in the tens of millions of dollars. (AFP)

Myanmar's gaming scene is mushrooming, but frequent power cuts are holding players back in the emerging democracy.

Thar Sis released some expletive-laced videos and went viral on Myanmar Facebook. (Facebook / We Love Singer Thar Sis)

Meet Thar Sis. He will teach you how to swear in Burmese.

Illustrations by Tanuki for Myanmar Mix.

Eat at the favourite haunts of Myanmar's diplomats.

ADHD medication Ritalin is bought over-the-counter and used recreationally in Yangon. (Supplied)

Myanmar's expats are buying ADHD medication Ritalin over-the-counter and taking it out on the town.

The face of rapper and actor Sai Sai Kham Leng superimposed over a man handcuffed to what may well be a mug of herbal tea.

A teary image of Sai Sai Kham Leng is now the Waldo of Myanmar’s memetic underbelly.

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