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

1. Accessing reliable information
in Myanmar
Thet Aung Min Latt
Managing Director
Diamond Intelligence Co., Ltd

2. 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

3. The Myanmar government Keyword
• site:.gov.mm

4. 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

5. 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

6. Myanmar main 4 sector
• Executive
www.president-office.gov.mm
• Legislation
www.pyithuhluttaw.gov.mm
www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm
• Judicial
www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm
• Military
www.mod.gov.mm

7. Where to start?
www.moi.gov.mm

8. Government data in Myanmar
www.president-office.gov.mm
www.mofa.gov.mm
www.mora.gov.mm
www.myancoop.gov.mm
www.moai.gov.mm
www.livestock-fisheries.gov.mm
www.mcit.gov.mm
www.mot.gov.mm
www.mpa.gov.mm
www.iwt.gov.mm
www.dmh.gov.mm
www.dmh.gov.mm
www.myanmarteak.gov.mm
www.mip.gov.mm
www.energy.gov.mm
www.industry.gov.mm
www.commerce.gov.mm
www.myanmartradenet.com.mm
www.myasoc.org
www.myanmar-
education.edu.mm
www.moh.gov.mm
www.mining.com.mm
www.culturemyanmar.org
www.mofr.gov.mm
www.mnped.gov.mm
www.construction.gov.mm
www.mol.gov.mm
www.ministryofrailtransportation.
com
www.dsw.gov.mm
www.most.gov.mm
www.myanmartourism.org
www.cbm.gov.mm

9. Data for industry
• www.energy.gov.mm
Ministry of Energy
• www.moles.gov.mm
Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security
• www.moezala.gov.mm
Daily Weather Forecast
• evisa.moip.gov.mm
Myanmar eVisa (Official Government Website)

10. 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

11. Law - continue
Trading
• http://www.commerce.gov.mm
customs
• http://www.myanmarcustoms.gov.mm
Banking
• http://www.cbm.gov.mm
Industry
• http://www.industry.gov.mm/my/laws
Myanmar government official announcement record
• http://www.moi.gov.mm/ppe/?q=pyantan
Burma Code
• http://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/?q=content/laws
Source: Myanmar Law Practice Facebook – fb/MLawPractice

12. 2015 and beyond
• Union Election Commission
uecmyanmar.org
• Myanmar National Human Rights Commission
www.mnhrc.org.mm/en/

13. State / Region government Secretary
contact information
• http://www.moi.gov.mm/content/%E1%80%95%E1%80%B
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• https://translate.google.com

14. Myanmar media information
assessment
My choice
• Irrawaddy web/social bilingual
• Eleven media web/social bilingual
• 7days web/social Myanmar only

15. The check list
1. http://www.mizzimaburmese.com
2. http://thevoicemyanmar.com
3. http://news-eleven.com
4. http://elevenmyanmar.com
5. http://burmese.dvb.no
6. http://rfa.org
7. http://blog.irrawaddy.org
8. http://burmese.voanews.com
9. http://burma.irrawaddy.org
10. http://7daynewsjournal.com
11. http://kumudrajournal.com
12. http://www.myanmarexpress.net
13. http://www.myanmars.net

16. 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 BaganNet
forum (www.bagan.net.mm)

17. Instant messag
• Gtalk
• Popular in Myanmar around 2006
• One of main communication tool during
Saffron Revolution in 2007

18. 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.

19. Myanmar Internet
Slow internet and Active people

20. What tools work in Myanmar beyond
2010
• Facebook
• Viber

21. Myanmar online culture
• Massively on Facebook
• About 3 million user
• Active discussion on political issue
• Active and interesting special focused group
• Few on LinkedIN

22. Reliable information sources in
Myanmar
• Government information
• Myanmar media but confirm with different
sources
• Confirmed with offline Trade group, NGO and
expert

23. 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

24. What need to do
• Machine processable
• Searchable
• English

25. Thanks
Q&A
Thet Aung Min Latt
Managing Director
Diamond Intelligence Co., Ltd
diamondconsultantgroup.com