The ongoing mobile internet blackout in some parts of Rakhine State has cut off thousands of people from the outside world. Aid groups cannot communicate with people who need help, and news outlets cannot provide up-to-date information about the conflict.
This week, in partnership with Frontier, Doh Athan explores how a strategy to hinder rebel forces has only served to harm the civilians caught up in the war.
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