Myanmar cuts off internet services in restive Rakhine state amid fighting between government soldiers and Buddhist rebel group
Authorities orders all mobile phone operators to suspend internet data in nine townships across Rakhine and neighbouring Chin State, citing"use of internet activities to coordinate illegal activities."Myanmar authorities ordered telecoms companies to shut down internet services in conflict-torn western Myanmar, a leading operator said on Saturday, amid heightening tensions in the region where the army accused of massive human rights violations against the Muslim Rohingya.
At a press conference on Saturday, a military spokesman said the army had no information about the shutdown.The shutdown went into effect late on Friday, the Telenor statement said. Rakhine state came to global attention after about 730,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed into Bangladesh fleeing a military crackdown in 2017.
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