People protesting in Myanmar

Photo: NDTV

World's Longest Internet Shutdown Since June 2019 Ends In Myanmar

World's longest internet shutdown, which was imposed in Myanmar in June 2019, ended on February 3. More than a million people were affected in different parts of Myanmar after emergency orders were imposed by the telecom department. Reportedly, the country's telecom operator Telenor restored full internet services across the country after the military coup. Notably, the restriction led to limited awareness of COVID-19 and necessary preventive… read-more

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 - 03:00 PM / by Richa Nigam

Tags: Myanmar, Myanmar Military, Internet Shutdown, World's biggest internet shutdown