Electronic oppression: The junta sharpens its instruments of control | Frontier Myanmar 6/26/25, 5:46 PM SIGN UP NOW ISSUES *906p10 Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near a military compound in Yangon on February 1, 2021. (AFP) Electronic oppression: The junta sharpens its instruments of control JUNE 12, 2025    The regime is using more advanced technology to screen travellers at checkpoints across Myanmar, prompting a wave of arrests of dissidents and deepening the climate of fear. By FRONTIER Ma Mee Mee’s bus was nearing the Mon State capital of Mawlamyine on May 2 when the driver’s assistant made an announcement. “Dear passengers, there’s a checkpoint ahead. Put your phones in your bags and don’t try to use them during the inspection,” the assistant said, before asking for everyone’s ID cards. https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/electronic-oppression-the-junta-sharpens-its-instruments-of-control/ Page 1 of 6