How Myanmar’s military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
In the months before the Myanmar military’s Feb. 1 coup, the country’s telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware that would allow the army to eavesdrop on the communications of citizens, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters.
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal (တောင်ပေါ်မြို့မင်းတပ်အခြေအနေ)
Fighters of a local militia opposed to Myanmar’s junta have pulled back from the northwestern town of Mindat after days of assault by combat troops backed by artillery, a member of the group said on Sunday. The United States and Britain called on the army to avoid civilian casualties and a shadow National Unity Government […]
Shwebo Development Market is Fire in Myanmar ( ရွှေဘိုဈေး မီးလောင်မှုဖြစ်စဉ်)
Today 15 May 2021 in Sagaing Region at Shwe Bo township, the great market is FIRE! Vendors were devastated checking their stores. Shwe Bo market was reported to have set ablaze by junta forces in the wee hours today. Shwe Bo market is a major market where locals rely on for trades and daily necessities.Lasts […]
Miss Universe Myanmar Arrives in Florida With a Message for the Junta (အာဏာသိမ်းစစ်အစိုးရအကြောင်း ပြောကြားခဲ့သည့်မြန်မာမယ်စကြာဝဠာ)
Ma Thuzar Wint Lwin hopes to use her international platform as a pageant contestant to criticize the country’s military coup and support the pro-democracy movement. As a girl, Ma Thuzar Wint Lwin would watch the Miss Universe pageant and wish that she could be the one onstage representing her country, Myanmar. She entered her first […]