Ministry of Transport and Communications (Myanmar)

Government ministry in Myanmar

Ministry of Transport and Communicationsပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန

Seal of the Ministry

Ministry overview
Formed| 30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
Jurisdiction| Government of Myanmar
Headquarters| Naypyidaw
Minister responsible|

* Tin Aung San

Website| www.motc.gov.mm

Ministry of Transport and Communications (Burmese: ပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့် ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated as MOTC) is a government ministry of Myanmar responsible for regulating the transport and communication sectors. The ministry is currently led by Admiral Tin Aung San. Under the state of emergency immediately after the 2021 coup, he was appointed by the State Administration Council on 3 February 2021.[1] In this regard, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw claims that the military regime's cabinet is illegitimate.[2]

## History

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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 to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

On 30 March 2016, it was renamed to the Ministry of Transport and Communications by Htin Kyaw's new government.[3]

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.[4]

## Organization

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According to the official website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications as of April 17, 2021.

### Minister's office

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* Office of the Minister of Transportation and Communications

### Administrations

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* Department of Transportation Planning
* Road Transport Administration Department
* Department of Civil Aviation
* Department of Meteorology and Hydrology
* Department of Marine Administration
* Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems
* Post and Telecommunications Department (Jurisdiction includes administration of telecoms carriers and internet service providers.)
* Information Technology and Cyber Security Department

### State-owned enterprises

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* Myanma Railways
* Road Transport
* Myanmar National Airlines
* Myanma Port Authority
* Myanmar Shipyards
* Inland Water Transport
* Myanma Posts and Telecommunications
* Myanmar Post

### Educational institutions

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* Central Institute of Transport and Communications
* Myanmar Maritime University
* Myanmar Mercantile Marine College

## See also

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* Transport in Myanmar
* Telecommunications in Myanmar
* Internet in Myanmar

## References

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1. ^ "Order No (15/2021), State Administration Council, Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 4 February 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. ^ "Amid Coup, Myanmar's NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament". The Irrawaddy. 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
3. ^ "About Ministry of Transport and Communications".
4. ^ 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."

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