Regime soldiers stand next to Starlink devices seized during a raid on the KK Park cyber scam centre in Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township on October 22, 2025. (AFP)

Starlink troopers: Myanmar’s internet dilemma

This edition of Political Insider looks at the use of Starlink by various factions in the country, amid fears that service shutdowns aimed at scam centres might also affect civilians and resistance groups.

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