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Myanmar: FEATURE-In the new Myanmar, an old junta's laws survive and adapt

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Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Country: Myanmar

By Jared Ferrie and Aung Hla Tun

YANGON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - It was once the feared weapon of a military junta, ruthlessly deployed to restrict Myanmar's nascent Internet and throw journalists, students, monks and other political opponents behind bars.

The junta is gone, but the Electronic Transactions Law and other draconian legislation remain on Myanmar's books.

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