Myanmar cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests

Police patrol along Hledan road at Kamaryouk township in Yangon, Myanmar (AP)

Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services have been shut down by order of the military, a local provider said.

The move comes as protesters continue to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose the junta’s takeover after Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed in the coup.