Aung Suu Kyi Coup, Myanmar Internet And Telecommunication Network Limited 50 Percent

Aung San Suu Kyi. (Sumber: Wikimedia Commons / Michał Józefaciuk)

JAKARTA - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a number of other important figures were detained by local military authorities. In the midst of the current Myanmar coup, internet services are reportedly disrupted.

Based on the NetBlock Internet Observatory report, internet and telecommunication disruptions occurred in Myanmar City. It is likely that the network disruption was carried out to limit the coup incident in Myanmar.

"Continuous disconnection has been monitored with national connectivity which initially fell to 75 percent at 03:00 and then to 50 percent by 08:00 local time," NetBlocks was quoted as saying in the report.

⚠️ Confirmed: Internet disrupted in #Myanmar amid military uprising and reports of detention of civilian leadership; real-time network data show national connectivity falling to 75% of ordinary levels from 3:00 am local time; incident ongoing 📉📰 https://t.co/Jgc20OBk27 pic.twitter.com/CgBkyamrP6

- NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 31, 2021

NetBlocks also reported this disruption to several telecommunications operators. In particular, the state-owned operator, Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), as well as the international operator Telenor.

With internet conditions limited to 50 percent, Myanmar's national TV, MRTV, can only make announcements on Facebook. The content of the announcement was that MRTV and Radio Myanmar were not broadcasting.

"Due to the current communication difficulties, we would respectfully inform you that regular MRTV and Radio Myanmar programs cannot be broadcast," said a statement by MRTV via its Facebook account, as reported by Channel News Asia.

Previously, Myo Nyunt, a spokesman for the National League for Democracy (NLD) Party which houses Suu Kyi and is now in power in Myanmar, confirmed the news of Suu Kyi's detention by the Myanmar military. Myo Nyunt said that Suu Kyi and several other senior government figures were detained in the capital Naypyitaw. One of the senior figures detained was the President of Myanmar, Win Myint.