State-owned Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT) announced that sales reached 900,000 SIM cards during the month of September. The total includes a batch of 250,000 SIM cards with redesigned MPT logos, produced in association with Japanese firm KDDI. Earlier this month, MPT launched discounted SIM cards in retail shops across Burma, competing with newly introduced international telecom service …
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Business – MPT launches 3G SIM cards
Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT) has launched its 3G SIM cards, priced at 1,500 kyat (US$1.50), in retail shops across the country. Customers must submit an ID card and two passport photos to acquire a card. State provider MPT finds the new Burmese telecoms market a battleground with strong competition from international players Ooredo and …
BUSINESS – Ooredoo SIM cards sell out in 2 days
Mobile phone SIM cards issued by Ooredoo, which went on sale in Mandalay and Naypyidaw on Tuesday for 1,500 kyat (US$1.50) each, have already sold out, the Qatar-based firm says. Promotional benefits also included 900 minutes of free calls, free SMSs among Ooredoo phone users, and 20MB internet usage.
Yadanapon promises 1,500-kyat SIM cards
Burmese domestic telecommunications firm Yadanapon Teleport is looking to distribute mobile phone SIM cards at 1,500 kyat (US$1.50) each beginning in August. Board member Shein Thu Aung said the company, now reconstituted as a public holding, is in the process of attracting foreign bidders to establish a network by August and plan promotions for calls, …
Chambers Again Condemn Junta Cyber Security Law, Defying Increasing Risk of Repercussions
International and domestic business groups yesterday once again revealed their strong opposition to a junta-proposed Cyber Security Law. The groups’ statements were issued on the last day that stakeholders, invited by the junta to comment on a new draft, were able to raise objections before the law is expected to be pushed through. The document, …
11:00 AM, 05 February 2021 News Briefing
Daw Thet Thet Khine, the chair of The People’s Pioneer Party (PPP) has been appointed by the State Administrative Council as the Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, according to a statement issued by 8 pm on February 4. In the 2020 general election, Daw Thet Thet Khine had lost a seat in …