Press release: Terry Evans

2 November

Internet once again out in Burma

After about two weeks of slow speed Internet line recovery, users in Rangoon today said access to the World Wide Web has been once again cut-off.

'The Oversea Gateway is down and we don't know when the problem will be solved' said an official at the Myanmar Teleport, the ISP which provides services for civilian use and commercial activities.

However, some believe that the internet might have been cut-off as a precautionary step to prevent the flow of information as it did in the recent August and September protests.

The protest in Pakokku, Northern Burma on 31 October might prompt authorities to crackdown again if it continues and the junta wants to cut-off the internet in order to prevent information flowing out.

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