'The internet might encourage instability and destructive activities,' says the communications authority. FMTNews Rohingya Myanmar WarCrimes Muslim Telenor
A Myanmar border guard policeman guards a police station in Buthidaung Township, northern Rakhine State.
Justified on emergency grounds amid a growing insurgency, it is the longest internet blackout in the world, rights groups say. After the internet was switched off, she said, she had to close her online shop, losing income that paid for her brother’s schooling. But since then, a new conflict has blown up between the army and rebels from the largely Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group, a majority in the state.
The military denies abuses and accuses insurgents of using villagers as human shields – an accusation the insurgents say is not true. A military spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.The government introduced telecoms reforms in 2014, allowing Norway’s Telenor Group and Ooredoo from Qatar to operate. The price of SIM cards quickly dropped from US$200 to as little as US$2, bringing millions of people online.
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