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Eestlaste loodud mobiilimaksefirma Fortumo sõlmis eelmisel aastal lepingu Myanmari telekomiga, mis kuulub osaliselt Myanmari sõjaväele. Armee kindralid on riigis juba aastaid räigelt rikkunud inimõigusi ja alustasid eelmisel nädalal Myanmaris kogu maailma jahmatanud riigipööret.

Myanmar’s military junta has drafted a draconian cyber security bill that has caused alarm among human rights campaigners and business groups for granting authorities sweeping powers over the internet.

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Bengaluru-based Infosys is among the Indian companies being criticised for continuing business ties with companies controlled by Myanmar’s military after the military overthrew the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup.

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Kisruh politik dan kudeta militer di Myanmar membuat investor berang. Seorang pengusaha terkemuka Singapura mengatakan dia akan keluar dari investasinya di sebuah perusahaan tembakau di Myanmar.

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Myanmari sõjaväehunta on koostanud küberturvalisuse seaduseelnõu, mis annab riigi ametiasutustele suuremad volitused interneti sisu kontrollimiseks.

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Pressure is building on Australia to follow allies such as the United States and New Zealand in taking direct action against the military junta behind the coup in Myanmar.

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A woman has filed a police complaint against two Singapore companies previously named and shamed by the United Nations for their links to Myanmar’s efforts to help North Korea procure weapons in violation of international sanctions.

On 1 February, the Myanmar military junta detained de facto leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, along with President Win Myint and other senior politicians, in the capital of Naypyidaw.

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Officially, the Burmese military declared the coup on February 1, 2021, to reject the election results, accused of fraud. Many observers suspect, through the coup, the generals are plotting to return to power, to continue to control the Burmese economy.

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As protests grow against the February 1 military coup in Myanmar/Burma, the country’s military elites try to protect their ill-gotten gains, and Australian mining companies carry on as if nothing happened.

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