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Kirin will end its brewing joint ventures with ties to Myanmar’s army after the Japanese company denounced the coup that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s government as against its human rights policy.

Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings Co. said it will end its joint-venture partnership with Myanmar’s largest brewer in one of the first moves by a global company in response to the country’s military coup.

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Russia and China have thrown their support behind a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement condemning Myanmar’s coup d’etat and expressing support for the country’s “democratic transition.”

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Japanese beverage giant Kirin has decided to cut ties with a Myanmar military-owned conglomerate following the armed forces’ coup and detention of national civilian leaders State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint.

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By seizing absolute power, Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has protected his and his family’s financial interests and the military’s unscrutinized economic domination.

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In the wake of past genocide against the Rohingya, ongoing mass atrocities against other ethnic minorities, and recent army coup d’etat, the Myanmar military finally stepped too far for its business partner, Kirin Holdings of Japan.

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Minas de rubí y jade, bancos, cerveceras o cadenas de hoteles, los vastos intereses económicos del Ejército en Birmania (Myanmar) se encuentran bajo la amenaza de nuevas sanciones tras el golpe militar del pasado lunes ante la indignación internacional.

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Japanese lager goliath Kirin said it is pulling out of an association in Myanmar which it runs with a combination connected to the nation’s military. Myanmar Economic Holdings, which is supervised by president Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

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Wojskowy pucz w Mjanmie (dawniej Birma) już powoduje wycofywanie się inwestorów. Japoński gigant Kirin kończy interesy w tym kraju.

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Biertrinken ist in Myanmar spätestens seit dem Militärputsch am Montag zu einer hochpolitischen Angelegenheit geworden. Die noch bis vor Kurzem populärste Marke Myanmar Beer gehört zum Firmenimperium der international geächteten Generäle, die mit der Festnahme der demokratisch legitimierten Anführerin Aung San Suu Kyi zu Wochenbeginn die Macht an sich gerissen haben.

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