Google's Schmidt tells Myanmar a free Internet can anchor reform

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - The Internet has the power to prevent Myanmar's leaders from backsliding on the country's rapid transformation that has taken place since the military government stepped aside two years ago, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday. Speaking to an audience of young entrepreneurs and students in the main city of Yangon, he said the Internet can empower Myanmar's people. "Your government had made an incredibly important political decision. ...

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