Generational gaps and power poverty are limiting the reach of agritech solutions in rural Myanmar.

The telco’s sale to Lebanon’s M1 Group and Myanmar military-linked conglomerate Shwe Byain Phyu has drawn the ire of rights groups.

The country’s economy has been hobbled by the military’s policies and deadly waves of COVID-19 infections.

The creators behind the Myanmar Dollar Project hope to allow Burmese citizens to move away from the military-controlled kyat economy.

As a brightly lit antithesis of the junta, the NUG is hoping to reinvent the country with a series of tech initiatives.

Ant Group has scrapped its plans to acquire a minority stake in Wave Money for USD 73 million.

“The oversight board should encourage Facebook to implement a more sophisticated, proactive, and educational response,” said Oliver Spencer, a representative of Free Expression Myanmar.

With 18.2 million subscribers, Telenor’s sale of its Myanmar business leaves some users worried about the transfer of their data to a new telco.

Budget documents show that the Ministry of Transport and Communications earmarked USD 4 million in 2019 and 2020 for a “lawful interception” initiative.

Apps and websites like TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter not only host and disseminate text, photos, and videos from Myanmar, but also serve as ideological battlefronts.