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Mizzima: E-mail Users in Burma
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E-mail Users in Burma
Rangoon, April 4, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
While the Internet and electronic mail (Email) have become an easily
available mean of communication for people in many countries around the
world, it is still a tightly-controlled business privileged to a few
ones in this military-run country. At present, the Myanmar Post and
Telecommunications (MPT), which is one of the departments of Ministry of
Communications, Posts & Telegraphs, control all the Email accounts in
the country. Besides military generals and their associates, some
private companies such as members of Myanmar computer entrepreneurs
association, hotels and travel tours can apply to get Email accounts.
But in applying Email account, they have to submit the documents such as
company registration certificate, type of modem, the reason for the use,
etc. But the most important thing to do is to ?hook? someone in the
Junta and bribe him, which in turn, will make it easier and faster. At
present, a common citizen cannot get an Email account at all.
There are also some business groups, which are using others? Email
accounts, as their companies do not have own Email. Moreover, there are
four or five shops in Rangoon downtown, particularly on Pansoedan Street
in Kyuaktadar Township, which give you email service to send or receive
messages. Kyat 300 (US $ 0.6) for one-time use either for sending or
receiving! But you will have to make sure yourself that there is nothing
on politics in your email messages because all these shops are strictly
surveillanced or controlled by the country?s notorious military
intelligence.
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<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Rangoon, April 4, 2001</font></font>
<br><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group (<a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>www.mizzima.com</a>)</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>While the Internet and electronic mail (Email) have become
an easily available mean of communication for people in many countries
around the world, it is still a tightly-controlled business privileged
to a few ones in this military-run country. At present, the Myanmar Post
and Telecommunications (MPT), which is one of the departments of Ministry
of Communications, Posts & Telegraphs, control all the Email accounts
in the country. Besides military generals and their associates, some private
companies such as members of Myanmar computer entrepreneurs association,
hotels and travel tours can apply to get Email accounts. But in applying
Email account, they have to submit the documents such as company registration
certificate, type of modem, the reason for the use, etc. But the most important
thing to do is to ?hook? someone in the Junta and bribe him, which in turn,
will make it easier and faster. At present, a common citizen cannot get
an Email account at all.</font>
<p><font size=+1>There are also some business groups, which are using others?
Email accounts, as their companies do not have own Email. Moreover, there
are four or five shops in Rangoon downtown, particularly on Pansoedan Street
in Kyuaktadar Township, which give you email service to send or receive
messages. Kyat 300 (US $ 0.6) for one-time use either for sending or receiving!
But you will have to make sure yourself that there is nothing on politics
in your email messages because all these shops are strictly surveillanced
or controlled by the country?s notorious military intelligence.</font>
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