On Halloween's eve, October 30, 2016, Reddit user trivial_sublime, who is currently based in Myanmar, posted the issue of EA Games Origin being unavailable in Myanmar:
In a Reddit post titled EA Games and Origin quietly bans an entire country - or, why you shouldn't take digital distribution for granted, he aired out his concern about EA Games Origin being unavailable in Myanmar.
He stated that one of the possible reasons for this is EA Games' supposed compliance with US sanctions against Myanmar. In a supposed connection with EA Games Origin being unavailable in Myanmar, it is good to note that the US has imposed sanctions in Myanmar since the 1990's when it pulled the US ambassador out of the said country following the military's refusal to cede power to a civilian government. These sanctions were slowly eased in some forms when the military junta began taking steps in returning control to the civilian government. Washington on September 14, 2016 has fully lifted its sanctions program to Myanmar following President Barack Obama and Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
This Reddit post by trivial_sublime regarding EA Games Origin being unavailable in Myanmar was a top topic for many hours garnering 6582 up votes as of this posting.
A quick search on AHQ, the support website forum of EA Games, regarding the issue of EA Games Origin being unavailable in Myanmar will yield a thread by a certain 1gunrta who is living in Yangon, Myanmar. There was a reply by DarkAmaranth1966, who, we assume, holds some credibility since EA Games gave a green check/badge on his/her profile and gave him/her a "Champion" status. DarkAmaranth1966 confirmed that EA Games Origin is indeed no longer available in Myanmar. Below is the screenshot of the said post.
In reference to the issue of EA Games Origin being unavailable in Myanmar, other EA Games such as Steam and GOG were reportedly working fine. As of yet, EA Games have not commented on the reports.
