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.

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.