Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar's far west may know nothing of Covid-19 due to a yearlong internet shutdown, according to rights groups.
Last June, the Myanmar government, led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, cut internet access to nine townships in the area due to concerns that it was being used to inflame clashes between the Myanmar military and insurgents.One township its service restored in May, but eight others, with a total population of about 800,000 people, remain in an information blackout.
How we missed Aung San Suu Kyi's 'nationalist' streak 16:26CNN has approached Myanmar Office Of The State Counsellor spokesman Zaw Htay for comment. Ongoing clashes Fighting broke out in late 2018 between the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, and the well-equipped Arakan Army, which wants greater autonomy for Rakhine Buddhists, the majority of the population in Rakhine state.
Journalists released from Myanmar prison 02:26The alternative is ongoing war, Horsey says, and both the Arakan Army and Myanmar military have been accused of atrocities. Khine Kyaw Moe, an MP representing the Rakhine National Party, says that with no internet connection, those atrocities are going unreported and undocumented.
Fmr. UN official: Aung San Suu Kyi defense is 'farcical' 15:42Suu Kyi's approach to the pandemic could work against her as the country prepares to vote in an election later this year. MP Htoot May said the fighting in Rakhine and the subsequent communications shutdown could also erode voter support for Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy."In 2015 I believed in Suu Kyi and I was happy to work with her," said MP Htoot May.
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