Myanmar Junta Declares Satellite Dishes Illegal, Seizes Them From Homes and Businesses
On 4/8/21 at 11:11 AM EDT
The Myanmar military has begun confiscating satellite dishes from citizens' homes and businesses, adding to a severe information blackout that is targeting the use of internet services and news access across the country.
In the town of Laputta and areas in the Irrawaddy Delta southwest of Yangon, local governments announced that it is now illegal to use satellite dishes and told citizens that they must turn them in to the police. Authorities were seen raiding shops and confiscating dishes from businesses selling them, according to the Associated Press.