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Special Correspondent @Reuters , Southeast Asia. Formerly Yangon, Phnom Penh, London. Part of Pulitzer-winning team, 2019. DMs open for tips, cat pix.

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Poppy McPherson

6 months

A story months in the making with @_tom_wilson_ . We followed the money trail of pig-butchering scams, the billion-dollar criminal industry robbing people across the world. It led to a Chinese national in Thailand with powerful friends among the elite.

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Crypto scam: Inside the billion-dollar ‘pig-butchering’ industry

Fraudulent crypto investment schemes directed from Asia known as “pig butchering” have become a global billion-dollar industry. But little is known about those who benefit. Reuters traced at least $9...

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A soldier says “arrest everyone filming”, armed soldiers approach, and the live broadcast is cut off. Footage by 74 Media shows the moments before several journalists were arrested tonight covering a violent crackdown on protests in Kachin state. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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Supporters of #Myanmar 's military confront pro-democracy protesters in downtown #Yangon this morning. #WhatIsHappeninginMyanmar

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MYANMAR JUNTA ORDERS INTERNET PROVIDERS TO SHUT DOWN ALL WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - TELECOMS SOURCES ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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An 11-year-old girl wounded by mortar attacks on a village in Papun district, Karen state, on April 7. More than 24,000 people have been displaced by the continuing assault, according to @FreeBurmaRangrs , which took this photo. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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BREAKING - MYANMAR POLICE DETAIN JAPANESE JOURNALIST AT PROTEST IN YANGON - COLLEAGUE ( @Reuters ) #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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Unbearable images from @Myanmar_Now_Eng of a one-year-old baby shot in the eye with a rubber bullet in #Myanmar today. More than 60 people confirmed killed by the military junta's forces and the death toll is mounting. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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A wounded man in Mogok today tries to crawl away as #Myanmar soldiers continue shooting, in video verified by ⁦ @Reuters ⁩. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Breaking - #Myanmar state TV has announced 19 people have been sentenced to death for killing the associate of an army captain, 17 of them in absentia. These are the first death sentences passed since the coup. @Reuters #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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A little boy injured by air strikes in Karen state weeps as he is treated by a medic. Refugees like him are stranded in the jungle, with little access to humanitarian aid. Thailand won’t allow them in. Footage by @FreeBurmaRangrs . #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar ’s military screened the pictures on the right - young women they had detained, bearing harrowing signs of abuse - on the nightly news today. They fact they felt free to show these images - and wanted to - speaks volumes. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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.⁦ @DrSasa22222 ⁩ told us earlier today ASEAN should not channel any humanitarian aid through the army. It would be an “insult” to invite “murderer-in-chief” Min Aung Hlaing to the upcoming ASEAN summit, he said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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“The world should not be just watching and doing nothing.” Appeal by international envoy of #Myanmar ’s civilian leadership, ⁦ @DrSasa22222 ⁩, for countries to work w/ newly announced national unity government to unseat military & restore democracy. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar Twitter, if you have direct knowledge of what happened in Hlaing Tharyar yesterday, please get in touch. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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The internet shutdown has made reporting what appears to have been a massacre by #Myanmar ’s junta forces in Bago yesterday very difficult. But it’s clear dozens were killed. @aapp_burma now puts the death toll at more than 80. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Children on the frontlines of protests in Hlaing Tharyar today, in pictures by @FrontierMM . Security forces killed at least 14 protesters there. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Mahn Win Khaing Than, acting vice-president of #Myanmar ’s civilian government, addressed the public for the first time last night, saying, "This is the darkest moment of the nation and the moment that the dawn is close". #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Washing blood from the streets in Myitkyina, the capital of #Myanmar ’s Kachin state, where several protesters have been shot dead by security forces today. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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US EMBASSY IN #MYANMAR SAYS SHOTS FIRED AT AMERICAN CENTER IN YANGON; NO INJURIES, INCIDENT BEING INVESTIGATED ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Anyone who thought the Hong Kong protests were over, post-elections, it’s a resounding no. Thousands marching this afternoon. “We want to tell the government that the protests are not ended even even though the district election is over,” one 25-year old told me. #HK #antiELAB

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#Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing attended a dinner for the junta's Armed Forces Day tonight, as his fighter jets bombed an ethnic Karen area, forcing villagers to flee - several are reported killed. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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This @IrrawaddyNews photo going viral in #Myanmar from the violent crackdown on protest in Mandalay this afternoon. Plainclothes soldier carrying an air rifle. Footage also shows him pointing it towards the upper levels of a building in the street. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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MYANMAR JUNTA WARNS PROTESTERS WILL BE SHOT IN THE HEAD - STATE TV ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar today. These scenes all over the country. Police and plainclothes beat a man in the town of Monywa, Sagaing Division as a journalist films from a hiding place. Full video from Khit Thit: #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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The #Myanmar embassy in London said Kim Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi’s son, visited to ask about his mother. “He is obviously extremely worried... The ambassador shared his empathy for Kim”. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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KNU troops making the three-finger salute while accompanying protesters today. Pix from 7Day TV. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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This is a significant development - the Brotherhood Alliance, three major ethnic armed groups that had not previously spoken out much about the coup (the AA, TNLA, and MNDAA), demanding #Myanmar ’s military stop the killings otherwise they will join the “spring revolution”.

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BREAKING - The international envoy of #Myanmar 's civilian government, Dr Sasa, has been charged with treason - military-run television ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Not sure of the source of this cartoon, but could not love it more. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Chinese media calls the military coup in Myanmar and replacement of officials with army men a “major cabinet reshuffle”.

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Soldiers breaking up a protest in Kachin threatening media. Journalists covering demonstrations there are taking huge risks. Photo by the 74 Media. #WhatIsHappeninginMyanmar

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Railway workers taking part in #Myanmar ’s anti-coup civil disobedience movement lie down in front of a train in Mawlamine today. #WhatisHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar security forces now forcing residents of the biggest city, Yangon, to labour for them in the street. In this footage from today, verified by @Reuters , they kick and make a man crawl on all fours like a dog. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Abuse on human dignity in Kyauk Myaung, Yangon on Friday #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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MYANMAR ARMY FIGHTER JETS OPEN FIRE ON ETHNIC KAREN VILLAGE, ARMED GROUP SAYS ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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These are soldiers from the 77th Light Infantry Division (LID). Myanmar’s LIDs are notorious for brutality. The 77th was deployed to Yangon to suppress anti-junta protests in 2007. Troops opened fire on protesters and rammed them with a truck, @hrw said #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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Unbelievable to see the situation in Sanchaung. One of the places I lived, briefly, last year. For those who don't know Yangon, it's is a lively neighborhood filled with young people. Recently hipstery cafes & bars were sprouting up. The biggest menace I knew were the stray dogs.

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Sanchaung Crackdown, 11AM 📸 Witness #Mar2Coup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Breaking - A new analysis by @WFP shows millions more people face hunger in the coming months as the crisis in #Myanmar deepens, with urban areas badly affected. ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar 's civilian government just announced the formation of a National Unity Government, including representatives from ethnic nationalities. Longtime democracy leader Min Ko Naing made the speech in a video posted here: #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Breaking - The United Nations envoy on Myanmar is flying to Jakarta for meetings on sidelines of ASEAN crisis summit, three sources told @Reuters . #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar will further reduce internet access from tomorrow, telecoms sources told @Reuters . A mobile internet shutdown is already in place but a new directive will shut down public WiFi. Fiber connections in homes and offices should remain functional. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Her name was Ma Kyal Sin or Angel. She was 19. She loved dancing & taekwondo. #Myanmar security forces killed her today. Before she died, she kicked open a water pipe so protesters could wash tear gas from their eyes & vowed, "We won't run".

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'Everything will be OK': slain Myanmar teen's T-shirt slogan spurs defiance

"Everything will be OK," read 19-year-old Angel's T-shirt as the dancer and taekwondo champion joined anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Wednesday.

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“Myanmar’s young people have inherited terrible legacies. They should reject them.”

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Myanmar’s youth hold the country’s future in their hands

The military coup and arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi have unleashed forces beyond the army’s control

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Elephants at a protest against #Myanmar 's military coup this morning in Mandalay. (h/t @thuttag ) #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar Photo by The Mandalay News Journal:

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There are rumors in #Myanmar of additional restrictions on internet tomorrow. Usual telecoms sources are not aware of any specific order. If more restrictions were coming, they would likely know. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but for now unconfirmed #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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OFFICIAL FROM SUU KYI'S NLD PARTY DIES IN CUSTODY AFTER ARREST - FORMER MYANMAR MP ( @Reuters ) -- This is the second official in days who has died in detention. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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BREAKING - INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO FLY TO MYANMAR IN FIRST TRIP BY FOREIGN ENVOY SINCE COUP - DOCUMENT ( @Reuters ) #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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Protesters in Monywa today, defiant despite yesterday's massacre. From Monywa Gazette. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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A classroom in Karen state bombed by #Myanmar ’s military junta. Karen groups say at least three high schools have been bombed in recent days. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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The Karen flag flies over the Salween River with a three-finger salute, the symbol of #Myanmar ’s anti-coup protest movement. Powerful image by @JKaicome . #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar rep to the U.N - Min Thu, formerly of Aung San Suu Kyi’s cabinet - just spoke at the Human Rights Council. Asked for “better understanding about the prevailing situation in the country and constructive engagement and cooperation”. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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Please read the replies here. Many in #Myanmar are desperately sad and fearful tonight as one of the last connections to the outside world seems about to be severed. “Is there anyone you can help us? We are going to disappear in darkness.”

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MYANMAR JUNTA ORDERS INTERNET PROVIDERS TO SHUT DOWN ALL WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - TELECOMS SOURCES ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Bizarre scene. #Myanmar army chief and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing carrying a pistol as he hands over donations in the township of Hlaing Tharyar, where his troops recently slaughtered scores of people. Photos from @dvbburmese . #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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TWO MYANMAR PROTESTERS KILLED IN POLICE FIRING IN NORTHERN TOWN OF MYITKYINA - WITNESSES ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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A #Myanmar policeman charges towards a journalist covering a protest this morning. Photo by Sit Htet Aung. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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The funeral of Zaw Myat Linn, an official with the NLD in #Myanmar . Security forces dragged him from his home. The next morning, they told his family he was dead. His body bore the marks of horrifying violence. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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An English version of the federal democracy charter published today by representatives of Myanmar’s civilian government, with inputs from protest groups, ethnic groups & armed forces & civil society. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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#Myanmar Twitter, my colleagues @KuhakanJiraporn @Juarawee are collating images & video to broadcast around the world for @Reuters . If you have video or photo you filmed & want to share please get in touch with them. Your safety will be a priority. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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“The times have changed. We will not tolerate military oppression, whether it’s in the streets of Bangkok or Yangon. Thai youth are rejecting the tired anti-Myanmar propaganda they learned in school and are opting instead for transnational unity.”

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Young Thais reject old biases, support protesters in Myanmar - Asia Times

Despite arrests and crackdowns on peaceful protests, young people in Thailand continue to fight for democracy on the streets and online. This time,

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Russian delegation watching #Myanmar army chief speak this morning. The only foreign delegation I could spot. Many embassies declined to send diplomats to the parade, given the mounting bloodshed.

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#Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing has arrived at the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw, to the sound of a brass brand. Last night, state media warned protesters against his coup would be shot in the head. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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. @DrSasa22222 in a presser questions why U.K and U.S have not recognized civilian government of #Myanmar & rejected the junta that seized power, when they recognized Juan Guaido in Venezuela. ".... if the free and democratic world rejects us that means they reject democracy".

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U Kyi Toe, a senior member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD, has been arrested, his colleague said in a Facebook post tonight. He provided crucial updates from the party in the days after the coup. At least two NLD officials have died in custody. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Last night, internet network engineer Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing posted on Facebook about the increasingly violent military crackdown on pro-democracy protests in #Myanmar . Today, he was shot dead at a demonstration in Yangon. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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MYANMAR COURT SAYS MONDAY'S COURT VIDEO HEARING OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI ADJOURNED UNTIL MARCH 24 DUE TO TECH PROBLEMS - SUU KYI LAWYER ( @Reuters ) (Mobile internet has been shutdown across the country).

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“We have no proper weapons, but despite that we want to resist the military regime. I would like to request ethnic armed forces to help us,” a resident of Yinmabin Township said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Myanmar Villagers Take Up Homemade Weapons Against Regime’s Security Forces

Defensive actions taken to hold off troops cracking down on anti-regime protesters in Sagaing Region.

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BREAKING - WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS ACROSS MYANMAR - RESIDENTS ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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More than 700 people have been killed. The junta has almost totally shut off the internet. Myanmar still resists - tonight with a #FlashStrike , shining torches into the darkness in defiance. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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The whole city blinks in the meaning of defiance. Yangon is high on Sunday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Apr11Coup #FlashStrike

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Incredible image from an iconic #Myanmar setting - mass protest on Inle Lake. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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“If you were a Burmese, would you accept to live under a murderous regime”. Some representative comments showing frustration of many Myanmar people at the outcome of today’s ASEAN summit, posted on the Singaporean Foreign Minister’s FB page tonight. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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This is the moment a car appears to ram #Myanmar protest leader Wai Moe Naing, aka “Little Panda”. He was arrested afterwards. The junta continues to target the most prominent opponents of its coup in an attempt to crush resistance. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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ကိုဝေမိုးနိုင်စီးလာတဲ့ဆိုင်ကယ်ကို အိမ်စီးကားနဲ့ ဝင်တိုက်ပြီး ဖမ်းဆီးတဲ့ ဗီဒီယို

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Reuters spoke to nine people, including government advisers and others who worked closely with Suu Kyi, to reconstruct the events that led to her arrest and the toppling of her civilian government by the military on Feb. 1 #whatshappeninginMyanmar

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Lovely illustration of last night's protest in Myanmar. Even the cat making a three-finger salute! #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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A family mourns another young man killed in #Myanmar yesterday. They say the security forces have not returned his body. His name was Lin Htet. He loved K-Pop and Blackpink whose singer, Rose, released a solo album today that he will not hear. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Breaking - sources say ASEAN leaders at today’s summit attended by Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing have reached consensus on 5 points: - ending violence - starting dialogue - humanitarian assistance - special envoy - release of political prisoners #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Photos of soldiers from the Karen National Union, one of #Myanmar 's major ethnic armed groups, accompanying protesters today. From the Karen Information Center:

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Seems to be a bit of an own-goal here by #Myanmar military media - not for the first time... ! #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Military media, MWD broadcasted this photo last night that the protestors was burning and destroying on March 30. But the photo's Watermark showed that it was taken on February 4. Does it mean that Coup Council is lying in their owed Media? #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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“They murdered him. They even shot him three times. How could he survive that? Three times. He wasn’t even 18 years old yet. Not even 18.” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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This is the mother of 17 year old medical student Khant Nyar Hein. Her son was shot dead by junta police in Tamwe, Yangon yesterday before they dragged his body away. I’m going to tell you all what she says in this video here #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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MYANMAR RECALLS ITS UK AMBASSADOR AFTER HE URGED RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI - STATE MEDIA ( @Reuters ) #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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From Hong Kong, solidarity with Myanmar.

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They also chant “Myanmar people, Add Oil”, “Support democracy and freedom and “Against a totalitarian government” with a three-finger salute in solidarity with the Myanmar protesters. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Incredibly powerful images of crowds gathered for the funeral of one of the protesters killed in #Myanmar making the three-finger salute. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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People queuing to use an ATM in a mall in Yangon today. (Sent to me by someone there.) Many people eager to get their cash out of troubled banks. Strict limits have been placed on withdrawals per day. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Brave #Myanmar goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung flashes a three-finger salute at the World Cup qualifier against Japan tonight, a protest against the military coup. Some players boycotted the game, saying they did not want to represent the junta. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Residents of Tamu, Sagaing Division, hide between the pews of a church amid what is reported to have been a deadly assault by the #Myanmar military today. Photos published by Zalen, a local news website. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Something odd happening at the #Myanmar embassy in London. Police have cordoned off the road and the ambassador - seen here - seems blocked from entering. Members of the Burmese community are gathering outside. Livestream: #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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“It’s a kind of coup, in the middle of London... you can see that they occupy my building,” he said, adding that he was talking to Britain’s foreign ministry about the situation. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Another poet has died in Myanmar. Khat Thi, who wrote of the army “They shoot in the head, but they don't know the revolution is in the heart”, died in military custody. His wife said his internal organs were removed. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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“It has become the norm to see your friend or acquaintance die or disappear overnight.” A letter sent to me from someone who asked to be anonymous, explaining what it is like to live in #Myanmar right now. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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So surreal to see these scenes tonight in Yangon - police occupying neighbourhoods, firing tear gas. Reminds me so much of Hong Kong. (From @Myanmar_Now_Eng livestream). #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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KAREN NATIONAL UNION SAYS THOUSANDS OF MYANMAR GROUND TROOPS ADVANCING ON ITS TERRITORY ON ALL FRONTS - STATEMENT ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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What Min Aung Hlaing’s troops were doing while he was at ASEAN: “He couldn’t move after being shot. But they kept on beating him and saying, ‘Do you want to keep setting things on fire?’ They took him to a car and washed the blood off the street” #Myanmar

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Man shot dead and taken away by the military in Mandalay

Witnesses said the man was beaten before he was dragged away, even though he was motionless after being shot at least twice

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BREAKING - UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE SAYS 18 MYANMAR PROTESTERS KILLED IN VIOLENCE ON SUNDAY ( @Reuters ) #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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Myanmar teenager Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was supposed to be celebrating her 20th birthday on Thursday. Instead, she is fighting for her life in a hospital in the capital Naypyitaw after she was shot in the head by police. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

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Former U.S ambassador to #Myanmar : “In my experience China has never worked in cooperation with any other nation to assist Myanmar, but sees the country purely as a function of its own narrow self-interest and well-being.” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Interview | Myanmar Regime ‘Murdering the Hopeful Future of the Country in the Streets’: Ex-US...

Derek Mitchell says protesters have ‘righteousness, justice, numbers and much of the world on their side.’

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This is the evidence of a “crime” in #Myanmar . #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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An emotional apology at @ASEANMP presser from @NUGMyanmar minister Susanna Hla Hla Soe for failings of the last government and not speaking out for ethnic groups “including Rohingya brothers and sisters”. Whole presser is here: #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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"How stupid my daughter!?" @clarissaward 's stunned response here sums up the experience of many a reporter in a baffling interview with a #Myanmar official. Brings back memories of listening to the claim, over & over, that Rohingya burned their own homes down.

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CNN reporter @clarissaward asked junta spokesman what would General Aung San (Aung San Suu Kyi’s father who established the military) say if he sees current situation in Myanmar. The spokesman replied in Burmese and translator quoted him "he would say, how stupid my daughter is".

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A message received tonight from someone in #Myanmar , a day after security forces killed dozens of people, shut down the mobile internet, and announced martial law in parts of Yangon. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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