Myanmar announces ban on satellite TV as security threat

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a rally in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday May 4, 2021. The ruling junta continues to face a challenge in the cities and towns of Myanmar, where street protests are still being held more than three months after it seized power. - AP

YANGON, May 4 (Reuters): Myanmar's junta-controlled media announced a ban on satellite television receivers on Tuesday, saying outside broadcasts threatened national security and threatening to jail anyone caught violating the measure.

With mobile internet access largely cut off in a bid to quell anti-junta protests since the Feb. 1 coup, Myanmar has increasingly appeared headed back to the state of isolation that preceded a decade of democratic reforms.