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March 1, 2021
Woodside among global oil companies urged to stop cash flow from Myanmar projects to military junta
Global oil and gas companies Woodside, Chevron and Total should halt the flow of money from projects in Myanmar to the government or be held responsible for effectively helping fund the military junta’s violent repression of the country’s people, pro-democracy advocates say.

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March 1, 2021
Guts, guns and military
The Tatmadaw wants to unify the country under one single force — its own. With at least two dozen non-state armed factions still active around the country, the Tatmadaw’s core mission — central “Burmanisation” of power — remains far from finished

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March 1, 2021
Myanmar’s tourism players call for solidarity after military coup
Tourism operators in Myanmar are calling on the international industry to shun military-owned operations as the nationwide civil disobedience movement against the coup continues.

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March 1, 2021
Vivian: 'Peaceful political solution' in Myanmar can only begin if Aung San Suu Kyi is released immediately
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan called on Myanmar military authorities to "exercise utmost restraint" and stop their violence against civilians during his Committee of Supply speech in Parliament today (Mar. 1).

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March 1, 2021
Myanmar’s Military Deploys Digital Arsenal of Repression in Crackdown
The generals who staged a coup last month use surveillance drones, iPhone cracking devices and hacking software, some of it from Western countries that bar sales of such technology to Myanmar.

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March 1, 2021
Should hotel brands shed JVs in Myanmar?
We shouldn’t get a bad taste from drinking beer, but it’s a likely outcome after discovering Myanmar’s famous beer brands top-up the ill-gotten coffers of a military junta.

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February 28, 2021
Woodside pulling workers out of Myanmar after military coup
Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is halting exploration in Myanmar and reconsidering its plans for the planned A-6 offshore gas development there as unrest deepens following the 1 February military coup.

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February 28, 2021
Myanmar sees most bloodshed since coup as junta escalates violence
Violence by Myanmar's military against civilian protesters in towns and cities across the country escalated on Sunday as security forces used live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas against mostly peaceful civilians protesting the Feb. 1 military takeover.

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February 26, 2021
JBIC・フジタ・ホテルオークラ‥‥オールジャパンでミャンマー国軍に資金提供か、NGO5団体が国連に調査を要請
NGO5団体は2月17日、ミャンマーのヤンゴンで開発中の複合商業施設「Yコンプレックス」の土地の賃料が国軍の銀行口座に振り込まれているとして、国連人権高等弁務官事事務所(OHCHR)に調査の要請書を提出した。

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February 26, 2021
Singapore bourse queries developer over Myanmar project
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday issued a list of queries to developer Emerging Towns & Cities (ETC) over its project in Myanmar after a rights group critisised the company for doing business with the military.