{"id":291409,"date":"2021-07-05T20:53:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T17:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/myanmar-bars-foreign-telecom-executives-from-leaving-country\/"},"modified":"2021-07-05T20:53:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T17:53:19","slug":"myanmar-bars-foreign-telecom-executives-from-leaving-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/myanmar-bars-foreign-telecom-executives-from-leaving-country\/","title":{"rendered":"#Myanmar bars foreign telecom executives from leaving country"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Myanmar bars foreign telecom executives from leaving country<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Myanmar\u2019s military junta has told foreign executives of major telecommunications companies that they cannot leave the country without permission.<\/p>\n

Myanmar\u2019s Posts and Telecommunications Department issued a confidential order in mid-June informing senior executives, both foreigners and Myanmar nationals,\u00a0Reuters reported<\/a>, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n

The order came as the junta sought to force the country\u2019s telecoms firms to implement special technology<\/a> that would allow authorities to spy on calls, messages, and web traffic, the news<\/a> outlet added.<\/p>\n

A week after the mid-June order, telecom companies were told they had until July 5 to fully implement the spyware technology, the source told Reuters. <\/p>\n

Three other telecoms sources, all also anonymous, told Reuters that authorities had ramped up pressure on the companies to implement the technology, but they declined to elaborate further. <\/p>\n

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Myanmar\u2019s military junta reportedly hoped to force the country\u2019s telecoms firms to implement spyware technology.<\/figcaption>
Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two of the sources said companies were warned repeatedly by junta officials not to speak publicly or to the media<\/a> about the spyware, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

In May, Reuters published a\u00a0lengthy report<\/a>\u00a0revealing that Myanmar\u2019s telecom and internet service providers had been ordered to install technology to allow the army to eavesdrop on the communications of citizens in the months leading up to the February 1 military coup.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear to what extent the technology has been deployed by telecom firms. <\/p>\n

Among the military\u2019s first actions after taking power earlier this year was to cut internet access.<\/p>\n

Internet has still not been fully re-established in the country, and telecom firms are regularly given lists of websites and activist phone numbers to block, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

The new travel<\/a> ban order came as Norway\u2019s Telenor, which has a subsidiary in Myanmar, announced that it was evaluating its position in the country due to the chaos that has followed the violent coup. <\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the continued situation, Telenor Group is in the process of evaluating various options with regards to its presence in the country,\u201d the company said last week in a\u00a0statement<\/a>. \u201cThe evaluations are ongoing, and Telenor Group will not make any further comments.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May, Telenor wrote off the entire value, almost $800 million, of its operation in Myanmar,\u00a0citing\u00a0<\/a>a \u201cworsening of economic and business environment outlook and a deteriorating security and human rights situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After the military junta took power in Myanmar, it cut internet access in the country.<\/figcaption>
Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The company, though, has continued to operate in the country while calling on the military regime to \u201creinstate unimpeded communications and respect the right to freedom of expression and human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other three main telecom companies in Myanmar are Quatar-based Ooredoo, Myanmar state-owned MPT and Mytel, a joint venture between Vietnam\u2019s Viettel and a Myanmar military-owned conglomerate.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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