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 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

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

MPT’s Unlimited High-Speed Rocket Home Fiber Internet Service Has Been Extended to 175 Townships Nationwide

MPT has announced that its unlimited, high-speed Rocket Home Fiber internet service has been extended to 15 additional townships across four regions and states throughout Myanmar. This expansion, covering Ayeyarwady Region, western Bago Region, Yangon Region, and southern Shan State, was carried out during May, June, and July 2024. With this rollout, MPT has once … Read more