TollPass on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway: Three Weeks In, the Cash-Only Start Is Still the Story

On 17 September 2026, a new prepaid RFID toll system called TollPass began selling and installing stickers on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, replacing the older Ez Go electronic toll system. Eleven Media Group, citing the Expressway Maintenance, Repair and Supervision Team, reported the plan on 17 September, and One News Myanmar, citing the Ministry of Construction, … Read more

Myanmar TikTok Restrictions Reported: What Is Known, What Is Not, and Who Is Affected

On 2026-10-06, Shan Herald Agency for News, published through Burma News International (BNI), reported that the military authorities “appear” to have blocked TikTok in Myanmar. According to the BNI report, users across the country have not been able to load or upload videos without a VPN since late September 2026. The same report says neither … Read more

Dawei Floods Disrupt Phone and Internet Service. Six Weeks After MTP Asked, Operator Flood Response Is Being Tested Again

Floods and landslides in Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region, have killed dozens of people, and according to the press reports we could verify, phone and internet disruptions have made it hard for outsiders to even say how bad the damage is. UCA News reported on 2 October 2026, citing a local armed group and local sources, … Read more

Team Zanaka Finishes Last at the Asian Games PUBG MOBILE Event, Weeks After Yangon Galacticos Also Finished Near the Bottom

Myanmar’s national PUBG MOBILE team, Team Zanaka, finished 12th out of 12 national teams at the 2026 Asian Games esports finals for PUBG MOBILE, held on 28-29 September 2026 in Japan. The team scored 28 points across 12 matches, well behind 11th-placed Uzbekistan (43) and a fraction of gold medallist Thailand’s 128. The full standings … Read more

KBZ Bank and AYA Bank Were Both Named on Ransomware Leak Sites in 2026 โ€” Here’s What’s Actually Confirmed

Over a roughly three-month span in 2026, two of Myanmar’s largest private banks each turned up on a criminal extortion group’s leak site. In June, the group LAPSUS$ claimed to have stolen more than 120GB of data from AYA Bank and threatened to publish it unless a ransom was paid by July 8, according to … Read more