6/13/22, 12:08 PM 46m people in Myanmar now use the internet, up 10m from last year | Coconuts Aung Kyaw, a 29-year-old player in Yangon’s Sanchaung Township, told Coconuts today that the game Coconuts yangon reflects what’s happening in the real world. As soon as players enter the game, Aung Kyaw said they are greeted by protests – and the atrocities carried out by the military which prompt players to escape into Search... the forest to join resistance fighters. Home “It’s fun to play as you can see the ads in the game that fill in as much ammunition as you need,” Aung Coconuts Yangon Kyaw said. “Now, I’ve already completed 20 missions.” News Food & Drinkwho began work on the game eight months ago remotely outside Myanmar, said The developers, playing the game therefore helps fund the real-life resistance based in the jungle. Lifestyle Features What they haven’t done is shown any evidence yet of those funds being transferred to the PDF or Travel civilian government in exile known as the National Unity Government. In a recent post, the devs said it Select City takes a month and three weeks to claim the ad money and then another two weeks to distribute the funds. The devs had not responded to messages sent via social media as of publication time. Screenshot from ‘The PDF Game.’ The game was released on Android in March with an iOS version following late last month. “Heroes vs Fascists” reads the game’s loading screen before prompting players to answer if they want to join the PDF. Players can take on male or female soldiers and assign them nicknames. Then the game enters a training session, where the first 30-second add brings in-game ammunition and, of course, the money the dev team vows to donate. From there, team leader Bo Toot Pe instructs players how to play the game inside a jungle setting. That’s when you can let blast on Tatmadaw soldiers while supporting the Spring Revolution without risking any real-life harm. The devs told Irrawaddy that they plan to add more to the game. “We get good input from the players,” one of the anonymous devs said. “The tips have made the game even better after a month. Although there are still some minor errors, there will be new missions next month.” Subscribe to The Coconuts Podcast for top trending news and pop culture from Southeast Asia and Hong Kong every Friday! https://coconuts.co/yangon/news/ministry-of-communications-report-10-million-increase-in-internet-users-within-last-year/ 5/12