Government

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

Six Months Into Myanmar’s CEIR Phone Registration Rule: What Was Promised, and What Can Actually Be Verified

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In early March 2026, Myanmar’s government rolled out a mandatory phone registration system called CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register), linking every handset’s IMEI number to its SIM card and, by extension, to the owner’s national ID. The government’s own framing for the system, laid out in the Office of the President’s announcement, was narrow: it … Read more

Myanmar Driving License Apps in 2026: What Happened to the Test Practice Apps, and the New Official Renewal App

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In February 2019 we introduced four Android apps for people preparing for the Myanmar driving license test: Active Wheel, Safe Driving, Myanmar License Trainer and Myanmar Driver Handbook. They bundled traffic rules, road signs and practice questions in Burmese so you could study on your phone instead of carrying a booklet around. Most people who … Read more

The Road Transportation Administration Website with the Developed Technologies

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Image Source: https://rtad.gov.mm/ In this world where people live, technologies are developing day by day and it can be seen that technologies are also changing in Myanmar step by step. Now, in the era of the new government which is elected by citizens of Myanmar, the investments from foreign countries enter and there were political and economic improvements. … Read more