This Week in Myanmar Tech: 562 of 581, a Train With No Start Date, and Viber Data at 0.83 Kyats per MB

Once a week, this column puts the stories we published side by side, checks them against our archive, and names a few things that can be verified later. This edition covers the past week. The three stories look unrelated: a quarterly report on airstrikes, a railway ticketing change and a mobile data offer. Read together, … Read more

ATOM and Viber Launch Viber-Only Data Packs: What the Numbers Say, and What the Announcement Leaves Out

ATOM and Rakuten Viber have announced a set of data packs that can only be spent inside Viber. According to a press release distributed by Mangosteen Public Relations on 12 November 2026, the “ATOM Viber Data Packs” come in three sizes: a daily pack at 549 MMK, a weekly pack at 1,299 MMK and a … Read more

This Week in Myanmar Tech: A Deadline Pushed to February, US$2.2 Billion Through One Platform, and a Yuan Rate Once Set by the Market

Once a week, this column puts the stories we published side by side, checks them against our archive, and names a few things that can be verified later. This edition covers the past week, which brought two stories about money rather than gadgets. Read together, they describe the same thing from two directions: how Myanmar’s … Read more

This Week in Myanmar Tech: A Score Stuck at 9, a Watch With No Kyat Price, and a Parking Fee With No Word on How to Pay

This is Myanmar Tech Press’s weekly column. We connect recent coverage, check back on things we flagged earlier, and add the analysis a single news article doesn’t have room for. The past week’s three stories cover a smartwatch, a global index and a downtown street. In all three, the most useful piece of information is … Read more

This Week in Myanmar Tech: A Seat in Moscow, a Ban on Gold Livestreams, and Four Dishes in a Tent

This is Myanmar Tech Press’s weekly column. We connect recent coverage, check back on things we flagged earlier, and add the analysis a single news article doesn’t have room for. The past week brought three stories that look unrelated: a diplomatic trip, a commerce rule and a police raid. They share one feature. In each, … Read more