Once a week, this column puts the stories we published side by side, checks them against our archive, and names a few things that can be verified later. This edition covers the past week. The three stories look unrelated: a quarterly report on airstrikes, a railway ticketing change and a mobile data offer. Read together, … Read more
ATOM and Rakuten Viber have announced a set of data packs that can only be spent inside Viber. According to a press release distributed by Mangosteen Public Relations on 12 November 2026, the “ATOM Viber Data Packs” come in three sizes: a daily pack at 549 MMK, a weekly pack at 1,299 MMK and a … Read more
The Myanmar Internet Project (MIP) published its report on airstrikes and internet shutdowns for July to September 2026 on 23 October 2026. According to MIP, the military junta carried out 581 airstrikes in the quarter, and 562 of them (96.88%) hit areas that were experiencing internet shutdowns. MIP says at least 353 civilians were killed. … Read more
Freedom House has scored Myanmar 9 out of 100 on its Freedom on the Net 2026 assessment, the same figure as the previous year, and its status remains “Not Free”, according to the organisation’s 2026 country page. The Irrawaddy, reporting on the result on 22 October 2026, says this is the third consecutive year at … Read more
Myanmar authorities have announced the arrest of a man they say was behind a string of data-theft and extortion attacks on government and private online services this year. According to a report credited to Eleven Media and carried by Malaysia’s The Star on 11 October 2026 (via the ANN network), the suspect, Wai Phyo Aung, … Read more