Burma Clamps Down On Web

From "j e d i @ c y b e r j e d i" <jedi@cyberjedi.org.uk>
Date Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:20:45 -0000


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Thursday, 20 January, 2000, 09:22 GMT 
Burma clamps down on web 

The Burmese authorities have banned the country's Internet users from
issuing material of a political nature. 

Burmese television said that the main Internet service provider, Myanmar
Post and Telecommunications had outlawed the use of sites which were -- as
it put it -- detrimental to government policies. 

The new regulations also call for users to obtain state authorisation before
creating web pages. 

>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_611000/611607.stm


Nathan
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