Myanmar Cyberattack Arrest: Seven Targets Hit, and None of the Victims Is Named

Myanmar authorities have announced the arrest of a man they say was behind a string of data-theft and extortion attacks on government and private online services this year. According to a report credited to Eleven Media and carried by Malaysia’s The Star on 11 October 2026 (via the ANN network), the suspect, Wai Phyo Aung, … Read more

MPT’s Dome Pyan (Rocket) Home Fiber Now Covers 189 Townships: What the Launch Price Table Leaves Out

Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) says it has extended its unlimited home fiber internet service, Dome Pyan (Burmese for “rocket”, often rendered in English as Rocket), to Htaukkyant in Yangon Region. According to a Burmese-language press release from MPT Corporate Communication dated 16 October 2026, which reached our inbox the same day, the service is … Read more

Four Starlink Sets in a Tarpaulin Camp: What the Hopong Scam Raid Says About a Year of Starlink Enforcement in Myanmar

On the morning of 5 October 2026, Myanmar police raided a makeshift camp near Na Long village, about 21 km southwest of Maingpun in Hopong Township, southern Shan State, and arrested 87 people on suspicion of online fraudulent gambling. According to the Myanmar Police Force announcement as carried by One News (7 October 2026), 75 … Read more

Myanmar Bars Online Gold Sales: What the Commerce Ministry’s eComReg Decision Does and Does Not Say

Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce has said it does not grant e-commerce registration certificates for online trading of gold. According to a report published by the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM) on 8 October 2026, the ministry’s statement covers gold, gold jewellery, and artistic works and accessories made of gold, and gives “the possibility … Read more

Myanmar at Moscow’s Global Digital Forum: A Co-Chair Seat, No Deal, and a Fourth Russia Tech Touchpoint in Five Months

A Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister U Min Zeyar Hlaing of the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications attended the 2nd Global Digital Forum in Moscow from 8 to 10 October 2026, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar (GNLM), published 13 October 2026. GNLM is a state-run newspaper, so its account reflects … Read more