Tag: Ministry of Transport and Communications

Up to 11.5 million unregistered SIM cards to be deactivated

U Myo Swe, director-general of the Directorate of Communications under the Ministry of Transport and Communications said that as per the government regulations, operators will start from July 1st to deactivate all unregistered SIM cards in the countr

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Government to bring in Korean cyber security experts

Myanmar’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will partner with South Korean cybersecurity firm SK Telecom to develop Myanmar’s cyber security infrastructure. Under the partnership, SK Telecom will send cybersecurity experts to Myanmar

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Three domestic airports to undergo facilities upgrading

Union Minister U Thant Sin Maung of the Ministry of Transport and Communications revealed that the ministry is planning to upgrade three domestic airports — Heho, Mawlamyine and Kawthaung. Details are yet unknown but the domestic airports will be u

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Defunct airlines face lawsuit despite industry upturn

The government may sue two defunct airlines if they fail to pay their debts by May. Air Mandalay and Asian Wings Airways owe the government a combined MMK 93.72 million, or USD 64,400, deputy minister of Transport and Communications U Kyaw Myo told p

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Myanmar launches its own satellite to orbit

After more than two years of preparation, Myanmar successfully launched its first satellite to orbit on August 6. The latter is under a joint ownership system. The country drew on Arianespace, the French launch service provider, to send Intelsat 39/M

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