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Burma: Internet back , but lines fluctuate |
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Thursday, 11 October 2007 |
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Though internet is accessible during the day since yesterday after more than two weeks of being cut-off, users in Rangoon said the connection faltered after a few hours of surfing. An internet cafe owner in Rangoon said they were just about beginning normal business when the net became inaccessible once again. "The lines were accessible from noon (local time) but it again went off like yesterday at about 4 p.m. (local time). It was available for a few hours, so we were not able to do any business," said a cyber cafe owner in Rangoon. Though the junta, in a show of stability, has re-connected internet services, a Rangoon based journalist said the frequent failure of internet lines could be the junta's way to keep control information outflow. Read more at Mizzima News
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