Report of Dramatic Impact of Internet Shutdown in Rakhine State, Myanmar
Araknese Deported by Singaporean government is arrested at Yangon Airport on July 11, 2019 Dramatic Impact of Internet Shutdown in Rakhine State (Report of From June 21 to July 24, 2019) Released by Arakan Information Center (AiC; Sittway, Yangon, Chiang Mi-Thailand and Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia. Summary : Myanmar government has shut down internet for more than one month. During the periods of 34 days blackout, 6 civilians are killed; 27 civilians are injured, including gunshot, ferry boat sinking, and landmine explosions; 26 villagers get arrested; 4 villages burned down; several people are missing; 9,042 refugees take shelters in IDP camps; 9,000 people are affected by water flood; due to the water flooding, 30 houses damaged, 22 cows died, and 70,000 acres of farmland damaged and male-cultivations. Arakan Army’s daily and weekly press releases say 47 military clashes have been taken places and kill 286 Myanamr soldiers aftet the i...