Myanmar's new cybercrime law will suppress information, say analysts
Myanmar's military leaders have enacted a new cybersecurity law that analysts say will provide the junta with extensive control over access to information.
Myanmar cyber law worries foreign businesses over VPNs
YANGON -- Myanmar's military government has enacted a law that represses information on the internet and imposes penalties involving virtual private networks without authorization, complicating how businesses engage in daily operations.
Myanmar’s military enacts new cybersecurity law
The military government in Myanmar, which seized power in a coup in February 2021, has enacted a new cybersecurity law which imposes wide-ranging controls on the flow of information. The measures were announced last Friday in state-run newspapers,
Myanmar Military Junta Enacts Repressive New Cybersecurity Bill
Among the law’s provisions is a ban on the provision of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are frequently used to circumvent internet controls.
Myanmar's military enacts restrictive cybersecurity law, intensifies free speech crackdown
The new law, which came into effect on Wednesday, has extensive provisions mainly targeting means of communications and providers of services such as virtual private networks — VPNs — that can help evade network blockages.
Myanmar enforces cybersecurity law effective Jan 1
YANGON: The cybersecurity law, enacted in Myanmar on Jan 1, includes measures targeting unauthorised online gambling systems, VPN establishment, and VPN service provision.
Myanmar enacts cybersecurity law restricting digital communication
Myanmar's military government officially enacted a cybersecurity law on Wednesday that regulates digital communication and penalizes various cyber crimes, according to a local newspaper that has
Myanmar Tightens Grip: New Cybersecurity Law Raises Alarm
Myanmar's military regime has implemented a stringent cybersecurity law broadening its control over information flow. The law targets digital services and seeks to hinder VPN access to suppress dissent.
Myanmar's military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisions
Military-ruled Myanmar, already notorious for cracking down on free speech, has enacted a new cybersecurity law with wide-ranging controls on the flow of information
VPNs are under attack in Myanmar as new security law is introduced
A new cybersecurity law came into force in Myanmar on 1 January 2025, with VPN usage and digital freedoms under threat.
Myanmar enforces new cybersecurity law – and VPN usage is the main target
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Junta rolls out new cybersecurity law, clamping down on digital rights
The military, infamous for silencing dissent by cutting communications and jailing critics, will now mandate that digital ...