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Teenagers are among the many who have fallen victim to these violent human trafficking scam operations. Several dozen teens, including one as young as 14, remain trapped in one casino on Myanmar’s eastern border with Thailand. coconuts.co/yangon/feature…

Insurgents bomb town near #Thai-#Myanmar border, 5 injured: reports coconuts.co/bangkok/news/i…

The sale of Burmese blood gems is helping support the brutal junta government and Justice for Myanmar is calling on @rihanna to support a boycott of the jewelers that use them coconuts.co/yangon/news-ri…

Police bribes and harassment are part of everyday life for those who flee the war-torn country coconuts.co/yangon/news/my…

Photos and videos from today's #Myanmar coup protest in #Bangkok: Fury, pain echo in on coup anniversary #whatshappeninginmyanmar #whatshappeninginthailand coconuts.co/bangkok/news/m…

Starting tomorrow, two years since the Tatmadaw staged a coup and began a bloody campaign to pacify its own people, the #Myanmar Film Nights festival will show 11 films at two locations in #Bangkok and Chiang Mai. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar coconuts.co/bangkok/lifest…

To protest the ongoing brutality of military rule back home, #Myanmar people and supporters will gather tomorrow morning in front of the Myanmar Embassy in #Bangkok’s to mark the second anniversary of the coup d’etat. #whatshappeninginMyanmar coconuts.co/bangkok/news/p…

Civilian drones. refitted to drop explosives on junta troops, are helping turn the tide against the country’s better-equipped military, rebel groups say. coconuts.co/yangon/news/2-…

#Myanmar is the world’s third-worst jailer of journalists. Here are all 42 behind bars. coconuts.co/yangon/news/my…

Fortify Rights, survivors target #Myanmar generals in German lawsuit #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar coconuts.co/yangon/news/fo…

Thai authorities arresting a Myanmar arms broker last year confiscated assets owned by the children of junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, prompting calls for a probe into their ties and to block their access to Thailand’s financial system. coconuts.co/yangon/news/di…

Australian economist Sean Turnell, who was recently released by Myanmar's junta after spending more than 650 days behind bars, recounts the difficult conditions he endured in prison and offers his views on the country's current political crisis. coconuts.co/yangon/feature…

It had been reported that Thuzar would be set free last Thursday as part of the junta’s National Day amnesty of 5,774 prisoners, prompting her husband, a retired journalist, to wait in front of the prison all day. But she never came out. coconuts.co/yangon/news/ya…

Those being freed include Australian economist Sean Turnell, former U.K. ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman and Japanese journalist Toru Kubota. coconuts.co/yangon/news/my…

The move comes amid a shortage of doctors, who are already stretched thin due to fighting and the pandemic. coconuts.co/yangon/news/mo…

Human Rights Watch called the decision “a huge disappointment” coconuts.co/yangon/news/as…

The blow-up over the sex dolls began when a group tried to bring them into Yangon's sacred Shwedagon pagoda. After being blocked by guards, they performed rituals with the dolls in the parking lot. coconuts.co/yangon/news/se…

It's believed to be the deadliest single airstrike since the military seized power in the Feb 2021 coup. coconuts.co/yangon/news/mi…

“Recently, a few tourists came back but not as many as before,” said Maung Maung, who has been a horse-and-buggy driver in Bagan for 50 years. “Now there are very few. Some days, I don’t make a single dime. Others, I make only a little money.” coconuts.co/yangon/feature…

The junta threatened to take action against @bbcburmese and @irrawaddynews after the outlets reported that military soldiers fired random shots into crowds at one of the most famous Buddhist sites in the country, killing 3 civilians. coconuts.co/yangon/news/jo…