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Hungry over Thingyan? Here’s our favorite restaurants that are open in Yangon
Restaurants, businesses, shops, and even markets are closing left and right as...
More than 50 feared dead as landslide buries Myanmar jade miners as they sleep
More than 50 people were feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident in...
Myanmar High Court slaps down appeal by Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo
Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years each on...
Slipper-gate: Myanmar president taken to task over footwear choice
“I’m so ashamed, oh President.” Strong words to levy against head of state. What could President Win Myint have...
288 dead, over 1,000 injured over Thingyan: ministry
At least 288 deaths and 1,000 injuries were reported across Myanmar during this year’s Thingyan festivities,...
Defiant Rakhine rebels say ‘no peace by prayer’ in battle with Myanmar army
Rakhine rebels locked in a vicious fight with Myanmar’s army will not “get peace by praying”, its...
Coconuts Hot Spot: The Pansodan, Yangon’s first ‘Burmese brasserie’
Walking along downtown Yangon’s Pansodan Street is a visual trip down its...
Fire and fury: Korean noodle brand Samyang’s spicy noodle eating challenge heats up in Myanmar (PHOTOS)
Six contestants, sitting in a row behind a long horizontal table, placed...
Knob N’ Knockers is a new restaurant drawing foodies with a racy name – but what’s the food like?
Naming your restaurant is probably one of the easiest things to do on the...
Oh no they didn’t — fishy cocktail Mohinga Martini evokes mixed reactions
First they came for lahpet thote (not once, not twice, but three times), then...
Pretzel Logic: Auntie Anne’s latest US fast food chain to eye Myanmar
Freshly baked pretzels are about to be just a bumpy taxi ride away. Auntie...
Capturing Yangon, one sketch at a time
You can find them every Sunday, usually in a group of fewer than 10, quietly...
Number by number: How Burma Watches creates customized timepieces with Burmese numbers
In a shaky, wooden house in South Okkalapa, a neighborhood in Northern Yangon,...
Cage Match: Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage to fight aliens in Myanmar
Nicolas Cage, the Hollywood actor best known for his especially prolific film...
That old familiar feeling: Burmese hit takes hit over Imagine Dragons melody
First a hit in November, Htet Yan’s Nway Thwar Tal (Makes Me Feel Warm) is...
Yangon gripped as big-budget blockbuster brings streets to standstill
Cars dangling from cranes, street shootouts and actors rappelling from roofs...
Coconuts Yangon Directory Contest: Submit your event or business for a chance to win a free advertising campaign!
If you’ve been clicking around Coconuts lately, then you’ll have...
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Coconuts TV explores the untold stories of Asia through the lens of video. We produce ongoing shows in several content verticals including food and travel, but our main focus is news reports and mini documentaries.
Coconuts Yangon
Smart, funny, and up-to-date, Coconuts Yangon will keep you in the know 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (okay not literally, we have working hours, and weekends off). As a city that’s seen an insane amount of growth in just the last few years, life in Yangon is never not exciting, to the point where it’s all a bit overwhelming at times. But don’t fret! We at Coconuts Yangon aim to deliver you everything from the latest restaurant buzz to viral Facebook posts to political happenings in detailed yet still bite-sized chunks. That being said, if you’re the kind of reader that prefers long reads, then (again) don’t fret — we also enjoy publishing longer interviews and personal essays on and by individuals that are doing something exciting, heartwarming, and/or just plain ol’ cool. But we’re not just about the words — in addition to our daily posts, we also enjoy dabbling in photo essays and videos that highlight different facets of life in Yangon that absolutely need to be shown, not told. (Psst, speaking of aspects of Yangon that need to be shown, feel free to follow us over on Instagram at coconutsyangon.) We also like to travel, so while most of our coverage pertains to Yangon, news from and on the rest of the country isn’t completely off-limits either. But at the end of the day though, Yangon is home, and it’s nice to know what’s going on at home. Hi, it’s great to meet you, we’re Coconuts Yangon.