Ministry of Transport and Communications (Myanmar)
Ministry of Transport and Communications (Burmese: ပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated as MOTC) is the government agency of Myanmar. The ministry is currently led by Union Minister, Thant Sin Maung.
ပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန | |
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Formed | 30 March 2016 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Myanmar |
Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible |
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Website | www |
History
On 29 January 1992, the Ministry of Transport and Communications was organized with Ministry of Transport,Ministry of Rail Transportation and Ministry of Communications, Post and Telegraph.
On 9 November 2012, the Ministry's name was changed as Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
On 30 March 2016, it was changed as Ministry of Transport and Communications by U Htin Kyaw's new government.[1]
In 2019 and 2020, the Ministry ordered Telenor Myanmar to stop providing service to townships in Rakhine State and Chin State, citing the Rohingya conflict.[2]
Departments
- Union Minister Office
- Department of Civil Aviation
- Department of Marine Administraion
- Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems
- Department of Meteorology and
Hydrology
- Road Transport Administration Department
- Directorate of Communications
- Department of Information Technology and Cyber Security
- Myanmar National Airlines
- Inland Water Transport
- Myanmar Port Authority
- Myanmar Shipyards
- Myanmar Railways
- Road Transport
- Myanmar Post and
Telecommunications
- Myanmar Posts
- Myanmar Maritime University
- Myanmar Mercantile Marine College
- Central Institute of Transport and
- Communications
References
- "About Ministry of Transport and Communications".
- Aung, Thu Thu; Moon, Sam Aung; Latiff, Rozanna. Cameron-Moore, Simon; Perry, Michael (eds.). "Myanmar reimposes internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine, Chin states: telco operator". Reuters.
Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said in a statement the transport and communications ministry had ordered mobile internet traffic to be stopped again in five townships in Rakhine and Chin states for three months.