Myanmar
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A good character is more valuable than gold.
— Burmese proverb
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Japan public-private fund lacks proper insurance for coup-hit Myanmar projects
Many ongoing infrastructure projects have been suspended in the Southeast Asian country since the military ousted an elected government in a coup in February.
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Aung San Suu Kyi supporters unveil Myanmar ‘national unity government’
New body hopes to attract foreign aid and international recognition in effort to defeat coup
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Neighbourly neglect
The Myanmar junta's brutal military repression against anti-coup demonstrators and airstrikes against innocent villages near the Thai border between March 27 and 30 has prompted acute rebukes and trade sanction threats from the international community.
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Aung San Suu Kyi representatives hire law firm to track junta crimes
Volterra Fietta gathers evidence of alleged killings and torture of Myanmar regime’s opponents
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With its economy in free fall, Myanmar braces for the worst
Small businesses are on the front lines of an economy now facing crisis after a group of generals seized power on Feb. 1.
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Shippers upbeat on 2021, though headwinds loom
The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) maintains its forecast of 3-4% export growth this year though the traffic slowdown at the Suez Canal and political unrest in Myanmar are threatening to affect 2021 exports.
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Korean steelmaker Posco urged to cut ties with Myanmar’s junta
International pension funds pressure company over joint venture with military-controlled conglomerate
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Total rejects campaigners’ pressure to freeze payments to Myanmar junta
French energy group’s chief warns withholding taxes would violate law and endanger local staff
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FOREIGN: Myanmar Death Toll Hits 550 As Online Crackdown Tightens
Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday in violence that a human rights group said has killed 550 civilians since the February 1 military takeover. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group said security forces have killed 550 people, 46 of them children, since ...
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Svenska sparpengar i militärjuntans partners
Svenska banker och AP-fonder har mångmiljoninvesteringar i företag som kritiserats av FN för sina nära kopplingar till regimen i Myanmar. Det framgår av en kartläggning av Fair finance guide, som granskar hållbarhet inom finansbranschen, skriver Dagens
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Small Thai firms struggle in Myanmar
More than 100 small Thai companies investing in Myanmar have been hit hard by political turmoil and could face closure within six months, says the chairman of the Thai-Myanmar Business Council.
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Myanmar junta targets George Soros’s philanthropic foundation
Move against NGO part of plan to link Aung San Suu Kyi with foreign interests, analysts warn
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Protesters playing ‘dangerous game’ with Myanmar’s economy, warn businesses
Concerns rise that turmoil will destroy a decade of economic gains
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Rights groups call on Total to suspend payments to Myanmar
PARIS: Total faced calls from rights groups on Tuesday to suspend payments on operations in Myanmar following a coup, after the oil group said it was worried about the situation while also highlighting the importance of its business there.
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Myanmar plants run by Fast Retailing partner set ablaze
The extent of the damage at plants is not yet known, the company said.
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DTAC aims to woo migrants
Total Access Communication (DTAC), the country's third largest mobile operator by subscribers, is deepening its focus on migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia through the use of incentives, including online pharmacy vouchers, in a bid to gain a strong foothold in this huge market.
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Myanmar protests imperil economy as banking business slows
Lenders struggle to perform basic tasks while staff join mass demonstrations against junta
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Violence in Myanmar: G7 Foreign Ministers' statement
Statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the European Union: “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative...
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Japanese companies stick with Myanmar despite putsch
Kirin pulled out of military-linked beer deal but for others it’s business as usual
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Trouble in Tachileik stymies border trade
CHIANG RAI: Protests against the Myanmar military takeover in the border town of Tachileik have left many people stranded and stalled trade in farm products.
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Caught in the crosshairs
Feb 1 marked a return to the dark days of military rule for Myanmar. Concerns abound about how the coup will not only destabilise any progress in building democratic principles, but also freeze lucrative foreign investments and economic liberalisation.