KBZ Bank and AYA Bank Were Both Named on Ransomware Leak Sites in 2026 — 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

Myanmar’s 5G Timeline Gets a Site Visit, Not a Progress Report

On September 20, 2026, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister for Digital Development and Communications, U Thet Win Aung, met mobile operators and internet service providers at the Hanthawaddy Office in Sanchaung Township, Yangon, and said the country is “expected to begin offering 5G services in the near future.” That is the full extent of the new information, … Read more

Myanmar Net Raises CANAL+ Bundle Prices From October 2026 — Its Third Price or Fee Change This Year

Myanmar Net, the consumer broadband brand of Frontiir International Company Limited, has told customers it is raising prices on its Postpaid CANAL+ bundled internet plans effective 1 October 2026. The change is laid out in an announcement on the company’s own site, published on myanmarnet.com, whose heading is dated 15 September 2026. Taken alone, it … Read more

PUBG Mobile Made an In-Game Outfit for a Myanmar Esports Team — and It Disappears on August 23

PUBG Mobile has released an official in-game outfit honouring Yangon Galacticos (YG), Myanmar’s leading professional esports organisation. According to the announcement, it is the first time in PUBG Mobile’s history that a dedicated in-game outfit has been created for an esports team. The outfit has been available to players worldwide since August 4, and the … Read more