ONI Country Profi le
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33. OpenNet Initiative Blog, “ Doubts Surface over Announced Internet Maintenance in Burma, ” March 24, 2009, http://opennet.net/blog/2009/03/doubts-surface-over-announced-internet
-maintenance-burma; Lawi Weng, “ Internet Slowdown to Continue at Least One More Day, ”
The Irrawaddy, April 2, 2009, http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15429.
34. Wai Moe and Min Lwin, “ Burma ’ s Internet Slows to a Stop, ” The Irrawaddy, February 2, 2010,
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17725.
35. “ Burma Authorities Planning Internet Cut-off, ” Mizzima News, April 28, 2008.
36. Ibid.
37. On May 2 and 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit lower Burma and devastated Rangoon and much
of the Irrawaddy Delta, with more than 138,000 dead or missing and millions in need of food,
water, shelter, and medical care. See Seth Mydans, “ Myanmar Rulers Still Impeding Access, ” New
York Times , June 3, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/world/asia/03myanmar.html.
After blocking aid for two critical weeks, the junta fi nally accepted relief efforts coordinated
through the Tripartite Core Group. However, a year later, half a million people were still living
in temporary shelters, more than 200,000 lacked local supplies of drinking water, and villagers
were still coping with chronic food shortages and the slow resumption of farming and fi shing.
See Associated Press, “ Villagers Still Struggle Year after Storm, ” The Irrawaddy, April 29, 2009,
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15552.
38. Nart Villeneuve, “ Fortinet for Who? ” Nart Villeneuve: Internet Censorship Explorer, October
13, 2005, http://www.nartv.org/2005/10/13/fortinet-for-who/; OpenNet Initiative Blog, ‘ ‘ Doubts
Surface over Announced Internet Maintenance in Burma. ”
39. OpenNet Initiative, “ Pulling the Plug. ”
40. Ibid.
41. Ibid.
42. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations e-ASEAN Initiative, “ The Challenge of ICT Revolution, ” http://www.aseansec.org/7659.htm.
43. Min Lwin, “ Junta Approves Investment in Cyber City, ” The Irrawaddy, July 29, 2008, http://
www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=13614; and “ Companies from 4 Countries to Invest in
Myanmar Cyber City Project, ” Xinhua, September 12, 2007, http://news.xinhuanet.com/
english/2007-09/12/content_6708999.htm.
44. Ibid.
45. Burma Media Association and Reporters Without Borders, National Web Portal: Development
or Repression? November 2010, http://www.scribd.com/doc/41962598/National-Web-Portal
-Development-or-Repression-Report.
46. Ibid.
47. Ibid.
48. Ibid.
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33. OpenNet Initiative Blog, “ Doubts Surface over Announced Internet Maintenance in Burma, ” March 24, 2009, http://opennet.net/blog/2009/03/doubts-surface-over-announced-internet
-maintenance-burma; Lawi Weng, “ Internet Slowdown to Continue at Least One More Day, ”
The Irrawaddy, April 2, 2009, http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15429.
34. Wai Moe and Min Lwin, “ Burma ’ s Internet Slows to a Stop, ” The Irrawaddy, February 2, 2010,
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17725.
35. “ Burma Authorities Planning Internet Cut-off, ” Mizzima News, April 28, 2008.
36. Ibid.
37. On May 2 and 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit lower Burma and devastated Rangoon and much
of the Irrawaddy Delta, with more than 138,000 dead or missing and millions in need of food,
water, shelter, and medical care. See Seth Mydans, “ Myanmar Rulers Still Impeding Access, ” New
York Times , June 3, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/world/asia/03myanmar.html.
After blocking aid for two critical weeks, the junta fi nally accepted relief efforts coordinated
through the Tripartite Core Group. However, a year later, half a million people were still living
in temporary shelters, more than 200,000 lacked local supplies of drinking water, and villagers
were still coping with chronic food shortages and the slow resumption of farming and fi shing.
See Associated Press, “ Villagers Still Struggle Year after Storm, ” The Irrawaddy, April 29, 2009,
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15552.
38. Nart Villeneuve, “ Fortinet for Who? ” Nart Villeneuve: Internet Censorship Explorer, October
13, 2005, http://www.nartv.org/2005/10/13/fortinet-for-who/; OpenNet Initiative Blog, ‘ ‘ Doubts
Surface over Announced Internet Maintenance in Burma. ”
39. OpenNet Initiative, “ Pulling the Plug. ”
40. Ibid.
41. Ibid.
42. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations e-ASEAN Initiative, “ The Challenge of ICT Revolution, ” http://www.aseansec.org/7659.htm.
43. Min Lwin, “ Junta Approves Investment in Cyber City, ” The Irrawaddy, July 29, 2008, http://
www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=13614; and “ Companies from 4 Countries to Invest in
Myanmar Cyber City Project, ” Xinhua, September 12, 2007, http://news.xinhuanet.com/
english/2007-09/12/content_6708999.htm.
44. Ibid.
45. Burma Media Association and Reporters Without Borders, National Web Portal: Development
or Repression? November 2010, http://www.scribd.com/doc/41962598/National-Web-Portal
-Development-or-Repression-Report.
46. Ibid.
47. Ibid.
48. Ibid.