Month: June 2020

(Yangon, 29^th June 2020) – MPT has teamed up with Wun Zinn Mobile App to launch “Review Diary”, a book review contest starts from 1^st July. The initiative aims to improve book readership across the nation, promote literacy, and to encourage new and aspiring Myanmar authors.

“Review Diary” Contest will surely bring exhilarating experience for book lovers across the nation where contestants choose their favorite book from the preselected list of 20 books by 4 famous authors, and write a short, personal review. Afterwards, contestants are required to post their reviews on Facebook with relevant Hashtags (#AuthorNameReviewDiary #WunZinnMPT) at their Facebook account with Public within the following timeline.

After that, join Facebook Group of “Review Diary” Contest via http://bit.ly/ReviewDiaryFB and there has Google Form link and participants need to fill the form and then registration process will be finish.

“It is proven that reading can improve literacy and critical thinking skills and writing increases the capacity for empathy. We are encouraging more reading and writing, especially among young book lovers during Covid-19 outbreak and New Norm. Myanmar have witnessed the emergence of great authors through many generations and we are confident that this contest will become a catalyst to create a new generation of young Myanmar writers,” said Mr. Tetsunori Nagashima, Chief Commercial Officer of MPT-KSGM JO.

Prizes for contestants as shown in the table below.

* Judging will be based on voice of the review and creative writing. The People’s Choice Award will be selected based on the number of Facebook reactions. *Terms and Conditions could be seen at https://bit.ly/ReviewDiary

Wun Zinn App could be downloaded at http://bit.ly/wzmpt for Android user and https://bit.ly/wz_mpt  for iOS users. For more information, please call 106, visit the MPT official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mptofficialpage/ or MPT official website www.mpt.com.mm or Wun Zinn  official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wunzinn or Phone Number – 019339216, 106.

(Yangon, 22^nd June 2020) – MPT, Myanmar’s first and leading telecommunication operator, today launched a special Data Carry Plus promotion for its customers, whereby purchasing eligible packages, customers can enjoy free night unlimited access to Facebook and Messenger between 11 PM and 7 AM. All other benefits of data carry plus package such as the carry-over feature continues without any changes along with added benefits of up to 400 GB Lucky Data and additional Data bonus on Fridays.

This service is available to all GSM/WCDMA prepaid and postpaid customers (Swe Thahar/Shal Pyaw/Shwe Zagar) who purchase Data Carry Plus packages starting from Ks. 999 up to Ks. 26,999. The validity of a Data Carry Plus package is 30 days and the carry-over period is 7 days.

Packages can be easily purchased from MPT4U App or by dialing *777#. Customers can purchase as many packages as they desire, as all the volume for data carry packages would be merged with validity reset to the latest purchase. Even if data from the Data Carry Plus package was consumed before expiry, customers can still enjoy Free Night Facebook Service with no additional charges until the expiration of their Free Night Facebook benefit.

Free Night Facebook service includes Facebook App (excluding links directing to external websites), Messenger (excluding voice and video calls), and access to Facebook via a browser. However, MPT customers can still have access to Messenger Voice and Video calls using existing data packages or at pay-as-you-go rate, whichever is applicable.

“Facebook is the most popular social network in Myanmar and we have been providing several services in collaboration with Facebook such as Facebook Flex, recently launched Facebook Discover Android App, and today, we are pleased to announce the launch Free Night Facebook for our valuable customers. We believe it is particularly important for customers can stay socially connected with friends, interact with family members, access news and information, upload and share your content, or join endless group chats without running out of your data allowance. This is commitment and mission of MPT and Facebook’s strong partnership forged throughout the years and we are dedicated to Keep Myanmar Connected, especially during these challenging times,” said Mr. Tetsunori Nagashima, CCO of MPT-KSGM JO.

As a responsible local telecom operator fully embracing and supporting digital transformation in Myanmar, MPT is persistently exploring new ways to bring fast, reliable internet to its customers across Myanmar. We believe this can create opportunities to share the knowledge that can strengthen both local communities and Myanmar’s economy.

Recently, the operator significantly expanded its Dome Pyan FTTH Internet Service to reach 51 townships and localities across Myanmar. MPT is also offering “5 Mins in 1 Hour” special promotion where customers can receive up to 55 mins of free voice-call time paying only for the first 5 minutes of every MPT to MPT call.

For more information, please call 106, visit the MPT official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mptofficialpage/ or MPT official website www.mpt.com.mm.

(Yangon, 19^th June 2020) – MPT Money has announced its partnership with two of Myanmar’s leading online merchants, Hi-So and Zay Chin Mart, to offer fast and secure digital payments through its e-Wallet service while ordering groceries, foods and household goods from the convenience of their own homes.

Due to COVID-19 situation, online shopping and delivery orders are becoming an essential part of the daily lives of Myanmar people and as the most trusted digital money service in Myanmar, MPT Money aims to improve the customer experience while shopping online with convenient and cashless payments.

MPT Money customers can easily pay for products from Hi-So and Zay Chin Mart and have them delivered to your doorstep using MPT Money wallet without transfer charges and customers can receive a 10% cash-back into the MPT Money e-Wallet from eligible purchases. Additionally, Zay Chin Mart is currently running a “Zay Chin Spin – Lucky Wheel” Campaign with MPT Money promotional gifts. Hi-So is also offering Free-Delivery Campaign for all, so that user can get their goods with free delivery and get 10% e-money from MPT money.

“Today we are bringing great news for Myanmar online shoppers. With MPT Money, it is no longer necessary for our customers to look for cash when a delivery person is at the doorstep and simply pay in advance using e-money and enjoy socially-distant contact-less delivery. Additionally, customers can enjoy amazing promotions we have running in collaboration with our partners” said U Khin Maung Myint, Managing Director of MPT Money.

Moreover, MPT Money is giving back to its customers by offering exciting incentives and offers. MPT Money customers who top-up MPT SIM cards can earn 10% e-money back where other SIM cards can earn 3% e-Money back. Surging use of MPT Money is driving a cashless revolution across Myanmar e-commerce companies. E-Wallet allows all customers to manage their finances swiftly, securely, and conveniently.

Customers can download MPT Money Application from http://bit.ly/MPTMoneyAndroid (for Android users) and http://bit.ly/MPTMoney_iOS (for iOS users) and it can be used over any mobile network.

For more information about MPT Money and its services, please call 990, or visit the MPT Money official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MPTMoneyOfficial. More information about Hi-So can be found at https://web.facebook.com/hiso.team/  and for Zay Chin Mart visit https://web.facebook.com/zaychinonline/?ref=br_rs.[/vc_column_text]

User Guide For Payment Through MPT Money After Ordering at Hi-So

 

User Guide For Payment Through MPT Money After Ordering at Zay Chin Mart

 

(Yangon, 18^th June 2020) – According to Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) regulations, only the official points-of-sales of telecom operators are authorized to sell new SIM cards to customers and as such MPT had implemented the “Activation after Verification” scheme  to ensure that MPT SIM cards are not being sold to our valued customers without accurate registration.

Furthermore, SIM cards cannot be activated without verification of proper identification to avoid any fraudulent activities and where each customer can possess a maximum of two SIM cards. Identification such as NRC Number for Myanmar Citizens or Passport for Foreigners is required to complete the SIM registration.

Pre-registered SIM cards previously sold in the market without accurate personal information and proper identification had already been placed under “one way blocked” status and scheduled to be terminated after 30^th June 2020. As such, MPT would like to urge our valued customers to register their SIM cards without fail and also to avoid purchasing MPT SIM cards from shops or vendors who refuse to or unable to assist in customers with proper SIM registration process.

Moreover, any sales partners of MPT are strictly prohibited from selling SIM cards to customers without registration or selling pre-registered SIM cards in any case and should be aware that PTD has vowed to take serious legal action to the full extent of the law against any violators.

“I would like to reiterate that SIM registration is required by law and important to avoid malicious activities by criminals. Subsequently, MPT has been actively conducting SIM registration for our customers as per our well established ‘Activation after Verification’ scheme using various channels. Most importantly, I would like to remind our customers to purchase MPT SIM cards only from authorized vendors,” said Mr. Tetsunori Nagashima, CCO of MPT-KSGM JO.

Registering the SIM Card under their legal name and proper identification can help customers enjoy MPT’s services safely, securely and avoid malicious activity by criminals especially in mobile financial services. SIM Registration can also help avoid misuse and exploitation by scammers and fraudsters.

For more information, please call 106, visit the MPT official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mptofficialpage/ or MPT official website www.mpt.com.mm.

Yangon, Myanmar, June 17, 2020 – Facebook and Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), MPT, Myanmar’s first and leading telecom operator, launched a trial of Discover, a new mobile web and Android app that can be used to browse the internet using a daily balance of free data from MPT.

Though Myanmar has achieved significant growth in network coverage and internet access thanks to sector liberalization, there remain many who are under-connected and regularly drop off from the internet for a period of time when they exhaust their data balance. Discover is designed to help people stay on the internet more consistently by bridging these gaps and helping to keep MPT subscribers connected until they can buy data again.

As the region continues to address the COVID-19 health crisis, it’s important to explore ways to help people in Myanmar stay connected, have more consistent access to health information and other resources on the internet, and be able to stay connected with their friends and loved ones. To help connect people to accurate health information, COVID-19 health resources will also be highlighted on the Discover homepage.

As emphasized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, access to digital services plays a critical role during COVID-19. To help support connectivity and access, Discover is being provided during this period while the tariff and pricing framework is suspended by the regulator, Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD).

“The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has encouraged Myanmar’s mobile operators to provide more affordable services to the people. We welcome this initiative by Facebook and Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) to launch Discover, which allows people to browse the internet using a daily balance of free data from the mobile operator. This will improve access to information and other resources on the internet, including accurate health information”, said U Soe Thein, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

“Facebook Connectivity and MPT are pleased to launch Discover in Myanmar today. We believe it’s particularly important to help people stay connected during this time, and Discover will contribute to these efforts. Discover is designed to help people stay on the internet more consistently. We’ll also be assessing how Discover can help  support internet adoption in Myanmar,” said Tom Chottayil Varghese, Head of Connectivity and Access Policy (APAC), Facebook.

“MPT’s goal since the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak has been to keep Myanmar connected. With the launch of Discover, in partnership with Facebook, our customers will be able to stay connected with their family and friends more consistently, have better access to important and accurate health information online. I am confident that Discover will bring many benefits for our customers and communities nationwide,” said Tetsunori Nagashima, Chief Commercial Officer of MPT-KSGM Joint Operations.

How does it work?

Discover is a mobile web and Android app that can be used to browse any website on the internet available through MPT using a daily balance of free data from MPT. Discover supports only low-bandwidth traffic when using free data. Video, audio, and certain other types of data-intensive traffic are not supported when using free data. All websites are treated equally.

MPT subscribers can access Discover by visiting 0.discoverapp.com on any mobile web browser on any type of mobile device, including basic feature phones, as well as by downloading the Discover app in the Google Play Store. To learn more about Discover, visit https://connectivity.fb.com/discover/.

(Yangon, 12^th June 2020) – MPT, Myanmar’s first and leading telecom operator, today announced the expansion of its popular Dome Pyan Home Fiber Internet Service into 24 cities and townships in Upper and Lower Myanmar. Launched in 2018, Fiber Internet Service is now available in 51 townships across the country.

MPT is leading the industry in Fiber Internet Service (FTTH)  since the launch of Dome Pyan Home Fiber Internet Service and this month, fast, affordable, and reliable Fiber Internet Service will be available in major regional cities including big cities like Yangon, Mandalay, as well as rural area in Kachin (Myitkyina), Kayah (Loikaw), Kayin (Hpa-an, Myawaddy), Chin (Hakha), Shan (Taunggyi, Lashio, Kengtung, Tachileik, Kalaw, Aung Pan) ,Tanintharyi (Kawthoung, Dawei), and Rakhine (Sittwe) etc. .

MPT Customers will be able to enjoy special bundle service offers, with data quota, on-net call time, and on-net SMS for their MPT mobile numbers. This gives MPT’s fixed internet subscribers additional benefits for their usage on their mobiles as they also connect to the operator’s highspeed nationwide 3G / LTE+ network.

To commemorate this significant service rollout milestone, MPT is running a special monsoon promotion which includes free installation and free one-month usage (the month following signup) for the new customers who subscribe to Dome Pyan Home Fiber Internet Service through 30^th June, 2020. Customers can also enjoy affordable packages as follows –

“Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of Dome Pyan Home Fiber Internet Service in 24 additional cities and townships across Myanmar. This is a significant milestone for us and the deployment of our fiber Internet network shows a clear upward trend and our commitment to provide our customers with fast, secure, and reliable fiber internet service. We understand the importance of speedy internet in today’s personal, social, and business environments. As millions of customers stay home due to COVID-19 outbreak, we want to empower our customers with the benefits of fiber internet connectivity at very affordable rates. This is how MPT is Keeping Myanmar Connected during these challenging times,” said Mr. Tetsunori Nagashima, CCO of MPT-KSGM JO.Customers can make payment Dome Pyan Home Fiber Internet bills and other MPT postpaid bills at MPT TRA or Post Office, MEB or some agent collection channel, KBZ Bank and CB Bank and also through by City Mart၊ Junction, Ocean Supermarket, Superone, Myanma Apex Bank ၊ United Living Mall and other MEB payment channels shops easily. Details MEB shops list here (https://bit.ly/2LCkM7c ).

 The Fiber Internet infrastructure is now being deployed faster than ever across Myanmar, enhancing the quality of life and competitiveness of the Myanmar economy and detail available townships could be seen at https://www.mpt.com.mm/en/home/fixed-line-services/dome-pyan-en/.

For more information, please call 106, visit the MPT official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mptofficialpage/ or MPT official website www.mpt.com.mm.

(Yangon, 10^th June 2020) – As a socially responsible Leading Myanmar National Operator, MPT will extend its support to the Ministry of Education by offering 6-Month free data access to the Myanmar Digital Education Platform (MDEP), a special web-based training platform for teachers from across the nation.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, draconian measures have been put in place in Myanmar to stop the spread of the virus across the nation and like many other countries across the world, the education sector in Myanmar has been greatly impacted by this with the closing of schools nationwide as a precautionary measure.

Ministry of Education (MOE) has a mandate to significantly and rapidly improve Myanmar’s education system and fundamental curriculum changes are being made for every grade within the Basic Education System with changes to Grades 4, 7, and 10 are planned for 2020-21 School Year.

As new curriculums are scheduled to be implemented, basic education teachers across Myanmar were initially scheduled to go through a rigorous training regime during the summer holiday period. However, the COVID-19 outbreak has derailed this program as physical training programs are not permitted and instead teachers will be able to learn remotely via Myanmar Digital Education Platform (MDEP), the state-of-the-art online training program developed by Ministry of Education.

MPT is strongly dedicated to its mission of “Keeping Myanmar Connected” with the need for remote learning becoming more critical than ever, MPT is providing 6-month free data access to MDEP Website (http://mdep.moe.edu.mm) for teachers nationwide to continue with their training programs remotely starting June 10, 2020.

 “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and with schools closed for an extended period, we have to come up with a system to facilitate the continuation of learning with the use of remote learning platforms like Myanmar Digital Education Platform (MDEP) implemented by the Ministry of Education. We understand the role education plays for our future generations and the importance of their educators and that’s why we are supporting teachers nationwide, who are staying home due to COVID-19, by providing free data access to the MDEP website for six months. Teachers can utilize this unique learning opportunity to overcome barriers with efficient knowledge transfer before the start of the new school year.” said U Ko Ko Aung, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer of MPT-KSGM JO.

Education is one of the main pillars of MPT’s CSR initiatives and Wide access to educational resources and communication tools is a strategic priority for MPT across States & Regions. MPT has significantly contributed towards the development of the education sector in Myanmar including the implementation of innovative off-campus Bachelor of Nursing Science (Bridge) Program in collaboration with the University of Nursing in Yangon. In support of Education sector to have better communications and sharing of information among the nursing schools and universities, MPT has also provided Fiber internet connectivity to all Nursing Training Schools across Myanmar. MPT has been providing free Internet access to over 500 Educational and Health Institutions since 2018.

For more information, please call 106, visit the MPT official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mptofficialpage/ or MPT official website www.mpt.com.mm.

(Yangon, 9^th June 2020) – As a part of its CSR initiative during COIVD-19 , MPT goes way beyond providing telecommunication services to the COVID-19 Centers but also provides basic food items as essential foods for nutrition to communities especially in this time and supporting its nationwide COVID-19 relief efforts.

The operator has made valuable donations of basic food items worth MMK 12 million to orphanages across Myanmar. The donations came at a time many orphanages, located in the most vulnerable communities, are facing the challenge of properly feeding the children where support and contributions are vital for these orphanages which relies heavily on charitable donations.

“MPT is constantly providing support to front liners such as healthcare workers, essential workers, medical centers, quarantine centers, and volunteers across the country and keep Myanmar connected. We are committed to providing relief to vulnerable people, and  orphanages are widely impacted by this kind of global pandemic situation. Access to nutrition diet is crucial, that is why we decided to support orphanages, monastic schools, and childcare centers with basic food items,” said U Myo Than, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of MPT-KSGM JO.

Basic Food Items Donation to Nationwide Orphanages at All States & Regions 

 With the dedicated and responsible, local telecom operator, MPT has been and will continue to contribute to the nationwide efforts to tackle COVID-19 in many ways.

As an organization, MPT is continuing the safe business operations of all its units and practicing updated internal policies and procedures to improve customer service in-store, online, and via our call centers.

All MPT customers can also seamlessly use MPT4U Application to manage their accounts on mobile devices. For more information, please call 106, visit the MPT official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mptofficialpage/ or MPT official website www.mpt.com.mm.