Accessing reliable information in Myanmar

Thet Aung Min Latt

Managing Director

Diamond Intelligence Co., Ltd

The outline

• Open government data in Myanmar

• Myanmar government ministries information how and where

• Myanmar media information assessment

• Reliable information sources in Myanmar

• Myanmar online culture

• Myanmar language in different formats issues during second source

research

The Myanmar government Keyword

• site:.gov.mm

The 8 Principles of Open Government Data

• 1. Complete• 2. Primary• 3. Timely• 4. Accessible• 5. Machine processable• 6. Non-discriminatory• 7. Non-proprietary• 8. License-free

Ref:opengovdata.org

Myanmar Government Data

• 1. Complete processing

• 2. Primary yes

• 3. Timely mostly

• 4. Accessible yes

• 5. Machine processable some

• 6. Non-discriminatory yes

• 7. Non-proprietary yes

• 8. License-free yes

Myanmar main 4 sector

• Executivewww.president-office.gov.mm

• Legislationwww.pyithuhluttaw.gov.mmwww.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm

• Judicialwww.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm

• Military www.mod.gov.mm

Where to start?

www.moi.gov.mm

Government data in Myanmarwww.president-office.gov.mmwww.mofa.gov.mmwww.mora.gov.mmwww.myancoop.gov.mmwww.moai.gov.mmwww.livestock-fisheries.gov.mmwww.mcit.gov.mmwww.mot.gov.mmwww.mpa.gov.mmwww.iwt.gov.mmwww.dmh.gov.mmwww.dmh.gov.mmwww.myanmarteak.gov.mmwww.mip.gov.mmwww.energy.gov.mmwww.industry.gov.mmwww.commerce.gov.mmwww.myanmartradenet.com.mmwww.myasoc.org

www.myanmar-education.edu.mmwww.moh.gov.mmwww.mining.com.mmwww.culturemyanmar.orgwww.mofr.gov.mmwww.mnped.gov.mmwww.construction.gov.mmwww.mol.gov.mmwww.ministryofrailtransportation.comwww.dsw.gov.mmwww.most.gov.mmwww.myanmartourism.orgwww.cbm.gov.mm

Data for industry

• www.energy.gov.mmMinistry of Energy

• www.moles.gov.mmMinistry of Labour, Employment and Social Security

• www.moezala.gov.mmDaily Weather Forecast

• evisa.moip.gov.mmMyanmar eVisa (Official Government Website)

Law

• http://www.president-office.gov.mm/?q=hluttaw/laws

2011 - 2014

• http://www.moi.gov.mm/?q=tags/laws

Labor law

• http://www.mol.gov.mm/mm/regulations

• Company

• http://www.dica.gov.mm

Tax

• http://www.irdmyanmar.gov.mm/KnowledgeLaw.aspx

Law - continue

Trading• http://www.commerce.gov.mm customs• http://www.myanmarcustoms.gov.mmBanking• http://www.cbm.gov.mmIndustry• http://www.industry.gov.mm/my/lawsMyanmar government official announcement record• http://www.moi.gov.mm/ppe/?q=pyantanBurma Code• http://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/?q=content/laws

Source: Myanmar Law Practice Facebook – fb/MLawPractice

2015 and beyond

• Union Election Commission

uecmyanmar.org

• Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

www.mnhrc.org.mm/en/

State / Region government Secretary contact information

• http://www.moi.gov.mm/content/%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%90%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%92%E1%80%B1%E1%80%9E%E1%80%80%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8-%E1%80%A1%E1%80%85%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B8%E1%80%A1%E1%80%9B%E1%80%A1%E1%80%96%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B2%E1%80%B7-%E1%80%A1%E1%80%90%E1%80%BD%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%99%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B8%E1%80%99%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8

• https://translate.google.com

Myanmar media information assessment

My choice

• Irrawaddy web/social bilingual

• Eleven media web/social bilingual

• 7days web/social Myanmar only

The check list

1. http://www.mizzimaburmese.com 2. http://thevoicemyanmar.com3. http://news-eleven.com4. http://elevenmyanmar.com5. http://burmese.dvb.no6. http://rfa.org7. http://blog.irrawaddy.org8. http://burmese.voanews.com9. http://burma.irrawaddy.org10. http://7daynewsjournal.com11. http://kumudrajournal.com12. http://www.myanmarexpress.net13. http://www.myanmars.net

What tools work in Myanmar?

• Introduced Internet blocked Instant messenger like MSN, Yahoo and AOL. 2001

• Internet Relay Chat, web chat and forum.

• First inside Myanmar forum is BaganNetforum (www.bagan.net.mm)

Instant messag

• Gtalk

• Popular in Myanmar around 2006

• One of main communication tool during Saffron Revolution in 2007

Social networking

• Later 2005 Facebook

• Friendster ,Hi 5, Xanga before Gtalk was introduced.

• Earlier of 2008 few Myanmar users in Facebook

• NING is also popular social networking

• 100 Myanmar social networking websites and 4000 dedicated users.

Myanmar Internet

Slow internet and Active people

What tools work in Myanmar beyond 2010

• Facebook

• Viber

Myanmar online culture

• Massively on Facebook

• About 3 million user

• Active discussion on political issue

• Active and interesting special focused group

• Few on LinkedIN

Reliable information sources in Myanmar

• Government information

• Myanmar media but confirm with different sources

• Confirmed with offline Trade group, NGO and expert

Myanmar language

• Different formats issues during second source research

• business name + Myanmar character ka

• People name + Myanmar character ka

• With/out U and Daw

• Two major font issues Zawgyi and Unicode

What need to do

• Machine processable

• Searchable

• English

Thanks

Q&A

Thet Aung Min Latt

Managing Director

Diamond Intelligence Co., Ltd

diamondconsultantgroup.com