Published
Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 01:20
Internet users in Chin state warned not to send anti-government mail
Internet users in Matupi town, Chin state, Burma have been warned not to send anti-government e mails by Burma's ruling military junta. A new cyber café has been set up in Matupi.
Khonumthung News
August 15, 2007.
Internet users in Matupi town, Chin state, Burma have been warned not to send anti-government e mails by Burma's ruling military junta. A new cyber café has been set up in Matupi.
Officials of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, a junta backed organization, set up an internet café for public use adjacent to the police station in Matupi town in July this year.
The local authorities pasted posters in every corner of the main road in Matupi town warming users not to send black mail to prevent people from spreading anti-junta propaganda to the outside world over the net, according to a local in Chin state.
The people were notified that whoever mails anti-junta messages through the internet would be dealt with severely by the authorities. However, the punishment for flouting the rule by internet users is not mentioned.
E mail senders have to show letters and email addresses to staff from the USDA office handling computer. All incoming and outgoing e mails were checked by USDA office staff.
"We submit the papers that included letters we wrote to our friends to office staff. We have no knowledge of using the computer and sending e mails", said one sender in Matupi.
The USDA charge internet users between Kyat 500 and Kyat 1,000 (Burmese currency) since the internet café is newly set up. They charge around Kyat 500-to 600 to receive mails.
Since 2006, the military authorities had set up internet cafés in other towns of Chin state where they charge around Kyat 3000 to Kyat 4000 an hour.
Recently, Burmese military government geared up its cyber village project for internet access in rural area like in urban areas.
August 15, 2007.
Internet users in Matupi town, Chin state, Burma have been warned not to send anti-government e mails by Burma's ruling military junta. A new cyber café has been set up in Matupi.
Officials of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, a junta backed organization, set up an internet café for public use adjacent to the police station in Matupi town in July this year.
The local authorities pasted posters in every corner of the main road in Matupi town warming users not to send black mail to prevent people from spreading anti-junta propaganda to the outside world over the net, according to a local in Chin state.
The people were notified that whoever mails anti-junta messages through the internet would be dealt with severely by the authorities. However, the punishment for flouting the rule by internet users is not mentioned.
E mail senders have to show letters and email addresses to staff from the USDA office handling computer. All incoming and outgoing e mails were checked by USDA office staff.
"We submit the papers that included letters we wrote to our friends to office staff. We have no knowledge of using the computer and sending e mails", said one sender in Matupi.
The USDA charge internet users between Kyat 500 and Kyat 1,000 (Burmese currency) since the internet café is newly set up. They charge around Kyat 500-to 600 to receive mails.
Since 2006, the military authorities had set up internet cafés in other towns of Chin state where they charge around Kyat 3000 to Kyat 4000 an hour.
Recently, Burmese military government geared up its cyber village project for internet access in rural area like in urban areas.
