A man tries to access the Internet on his mobile phone in Monywa District in the rebel stronghold of Saigang region, Myanmar. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
For Zaw Myint Thein, a farmer in northwestern Myanmar, having no Internet in the area for more than a year causes many inconveniences – his son is unable to study, he can no longer sell his watermelon crops online, and he feels cut off.
“It’s like my eyes and ears are closed,” the 45-year-old said by phone from the Sagaing region.
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