Myanmar enforces Cybersecurity Law, targeting unauthorised online gambling and VPN services


FILE PHOTO: Gambling ads on Facebook pages and Telegram groups. Chinese nationals who were engaged in online gambling were arrested with weapons in Tachileik city in Myanmar in 2019. Cybersecurity Law was enacted on January 1, 2025 and came into force on July 30. - Eleven Media/ANN

YANGON: The State Administration Council (SAC) has issued a notification stating that the Cybersecurity Law, which includes provisions for action in the cyber domain, including the establishment of an online gambling system without permission and the establishment of a VPN or the provision of VPN services, will come into force on July 30.

The Cybersecurity Law was enacted on January 1, 2025, and the date of enforcement of the law was determined by Section 2 of the law.

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