Several popular dissident blogs had already gone dark the past few days before the “damaged underwater cable” shut down Internet access.
The fate of one prolific Burmese blogger, Moezack, is unknown. The entire blog has been wiped.
The government’s explanation, according to an official interviewed by Agence France-Presse, blames an extraordinarily timed bout with technical difficulties. “The Internet is not working because the underwater cable is damaged,” the official said.
