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«Le aziende italiane, continuando a importare legno dal Myanmar, sfidano la legge sostenendo direttamente la giunta militare al potere e la sua brutale repressione del popolo birmano», denuncia Faith Doherty, responsabile del settore Foreste dell’Environmental investigation agency (Eia).

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Norwegian telecom giant Telenor Group remains stuck in Myanmar for now, despite its July announcement of the $105 million sale of its local business to Lebanese investment company M1 Group, as sources confirmed the military regime's reluctance to approve the deal.

Following the announced sale of Telenor Myanmar to Lebanon’s M1 Group, the Norwegian government is keeping a distance from the company’s decision to pull out of Myanmar.

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Militærjuntaen i Myanmar har drept mer enn 900 mennesker og utført nesten 7000 arrestasjoner siden militærkuppet 1. februar i år. Landets demokratiforkjempere jaktes ned på systematisk vis. Overvåking av mobildata er et av verktøyene som benyttes når militærjuntaen skal slå ned på all opposisjonell motstand i landet.

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1er février 2021. La métropole de Yangon, ancienne capitale du Myanmar, se réveille sous un ciel d'orage : la dirigeante et icône Aung San Suu Kyi est arrêtée avec le président Win Myint. Le coup d'État organisé par l'armée porte le général Min Aung Hlaing au pouvoir.

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Emerging Towns and Cities (ETC), the under-fire Golden City property developer, may not be able to survive as a business, its auditor has warned. ETC is behind Golden City, whose skyscrapers house 1,065 luxury apartments as well as the offices of foreign corporations including Huawei and Bank of China.

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To regain the trust of the Burmese, the regional bloc needs to remain independent of the junta and ensure inclusivity in negotiations.

２月１日にミャンマーで起きた軍事クーデターから５カ月が過ぎた。暴力停止と民主化を求める市民に国軍の弾圧は続き、事態が改善する兆しは見えない。その一方、一部の日本の投資案件が「国軍を潤わせている」と厳しく批判されている。現地識者の見方も紹介しながら、日本の投資の問題点を報告する。

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International Day of Democracy 2021 posters: Accor and Hilton must stop financing Myanmar’s military junta by IUF Asia/Pacific.

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A Hong Kong-listed power generation company has pulled out of two power station projects in Myanmar after facing “challenging times” amid economic turmoil caused by the February 1 coup.

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