Text of report in English by Thailand-based Burmese publication Irrawaddy website on 7 October A truck carrying a squad of police pulls up in front of a Rangoon's internet cafe.

Text of report in English by New Delhi-based Burmese opposition Mizzima News Agency [Report by Htet Myat: "First account from Haing Gyi Island: A 'graveyard' after cyclone"] New Delhi -Haing Gyi island, the first place in Burma struck by Cyclone Nargis, was described as a ghost town by those who visited immediately after the storm.

Text of report in English by New Delhi-based Burmese opposition Mizzima News Agency Rangoon: The Burmese military junta plans to block flow of information by controlling the internet during the ensuing referendum on 10 May, a source in the government said.

Text of report in English by New Delhi-based Burmese opposition Mizzima News Agency [Report by "Mizzima News": "Than Shwe rumoured to be hospitalized"] New Delhi -Burma's Ministry of Information has brushed aside rumours that Head of State Senior General Than Shwe's health is failing and that he is currently hospitalized.

Text of report in English by New Delhi-based Burmese opposition Mizzima News Agency [Report by Mizzima News": "Internet connection disrupted in Rangoon"] New Delhi -Internet connection slowed considerably over the last few days and it today it was totally disrupted in Rangoon internet cafes.