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.

Almost 30% of Myanmar’s teachers have been suspended by the military regime for participating in the civil disobedience movement.

While tech talks are in full swing in Indonesia, Clubhouse users in Thailand and Myanmar have carved out a different niche as they navigate political instability.

Myanmar’s military lacks ‘financial and human resources’ to build a local version of China’s Great Firewall, one report says.

“I am delivering food to others so they do not need to go out and risk their lives,” a food delivery driver told KrASIA.

The regime is trying to project a pro-business image by reinstating access to mobile banking and Microsoft’s Office 365.

Fintech services have been curtailed by constant internet disruptions and limited cash flows, setting back a sector that had just begun to flourish.

The new feature allows any Burmese user to lock their profile and adjust privacy settings, limiting access to people on their friends list.