On 15 September 2026, Norwegian police announced that Telenor ASA, the Norwegian parent of the operator that once ran Telenor Myanmar, has been charged in two separate investigations linked to its Myanmar business. According to the joint press release from Kripos and PST (Norway’s national criminal investigation service and its domestic security service), published on … Read more
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
Online scams are a threat facing every internet user. On Facebook, scams often happen when people create fake accounts, or try to steal accounts or pages that users already trust. Scammers use these fake or compromised accounts to trick users into handing over money or personal information. To help Myanmar’s Facebook community stay alert to … Read more