YANGON - Myanmar authorities ordered telecoms companies to shut down Internet services in conflict-torn western Myanmar, a leading operator said on Saturday , amid heightening tensions in the region, where government troops are fighting ethnic rebels.
A spokesman for the transport and communications ministry declined to comment, referring questions to another spokesman who did not answer phone calls. UN investigators have called for senior military officers to be prosecuted over allegations of mass killings, gang rapes and arson. The military denies widespread wrongdoing.
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