Internet shutdown partially lifted

02 September 2019
Internet shutdown partially lifted
The entrance to Paletwa, Chin State.

Myanmar has partially lifted a months-long internet shutdown in two western states where government troops are battling the Arakan Army, Reuters reported.

Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said the transport and communications ministry had lifted the block, in place since June 21, in five townships in Rakhine and Chin states at midnight.

Officials cited a "restoration of peace and stability" in the areas, Telenor said in a statement.