6/11/22, 9:52 PM Burma: Constructive Engagement in Cyberspace? | Cultural Survival Learn about Cultural Survival's response to Covid-19 (https://www.culturalsurvival.org/covid-19) (/#facebook) (/#twitter) (https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturalsurvival.org%2Fpublicatio survival-quarterly%2Fburma-constructive-engagementcyberspace&title=Burma%3A%20Constructive%20Engagement%20in%20Cyberspace%3F) Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine (/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/40-4water-life) Burma: Constructive Engagement in Cyberspace? December 1997 Author: Fink (/author/fink) Christina (/author/christina) As one of the few countries in the world still lacking direct Internet access, Burma is a place where propaganda and rumors abound and hard facts remain elusive. The ruling military junta which renamed the country `Myanmar,' is bent on silencing democracy activists and subjugating autonomy-minded ethnic minority groups. With non-Burmans comprising almost half the population of Burma, ethnic minority political organizations have demanded a federal state structure or outright independence. Yet they have no chance to express their views publicly in Burma as all forms of media are controlled by the military. Burman and https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/burma-constructive-engagement-cyberspace 1/10