Digital ID

Myanma Railways Drops the Paper Ticket Exchange for Thadingyut: Is the “Online” Ticket Finally Fully Online?

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On 23 October 2026, the Online Railways Ticketing and Payment (ORTP) department of Myanma Railways announced that passengers who bought their tickets online can travel during the Thadingyut Festival by showing the e-ticket on their phone together with their original National Registration Card (NRC). They no longer have to exchange it for a paper ticket … Read more

Myanmar’s UID System Is Turning Into a Single Gateway for SIMs, Bank Accounts and Passports

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Myanmar’s military-run Ministry of Immigration and Population has issued a pre-qualification tender for a “National e-ID Smart Card Pilot Project” covering the 2026-2027 fiscal year, seeking 110,000 cards that combine a chip-based smart card with a Visible Digital Seal (VDS) paper format, according to reporting by biometricupdate.com on September 8, 2026, which reviewed the procurement … Read more