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Den sydkoreanska stålkoncernen POSCO har beslutat avbryta det hårt kritiserade samarbetet med militären i Myanmar. Det skriver organisationen Justice for Myanmar i ett pressmeddelande.

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Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is expected to brief an emergency ASEAN leaders meeting in Jakarta as early asnext weekend on the coup crisis he orchestrated on February 1, and which now threatens the stability of the entire region.

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South Korean industrial group Posco has said it would end a steel venture with a Myanmar military-controlled conglomerate, becoming the latest big business to cut ties with the country’s junta following investor and activist pressure.

緬甸在今年2月爆發軍事政變，引發全球關注，各國也陸續祭出制裁，南韓浦項鋼鐵（POSCO）今日宣布，將結束與緬甸軍方有關企業的合資關係。

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A South Korean steelmaker on Friday said it plans to end a joint venture with a military-controlled firm in Myanmar following criticism that its business has benefited military leaders who have violently suppressed pro-democracy protests there.

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According to Reuters, the New York-based stock exchange S&P Dow Jones Indices has dropped APSEZ from its sustainability index because of the company’s commercial relations with Myanmar’s military, accused of human rights abuses following a February coup.

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Mens militærdiktaturet i Myanmar på tredje måned arresterer, gennembanker og dræber demonstranter, og landet bevæger sig på kanten af en borgerkrig, har adskillige danske og vestlige firmaer, investeringsfonde og pensionsselskaber enten direkte eller indirekte støttet juntaen, skriver Finans.dk

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New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) S&P Dow Jones Indices has removed Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) from its sustainability index, citing the company's business ties with the Myanmar military.

A local affiliate of Colliers International, the international property management company headquartered in Toronto, is a leasing agent for a high-end building in Myanmar built on land owned by an arm of the country’s military.

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De to norske selskapene har lokaler i kontor- og forretningsbygget Sule Square i Yangon. Telenor visste hvem tomte-eieren er da avtalen ble inngått, men har valgt å ignorere rådene i en rapport til FNs menneskerettsråd. Yara varsler nye undersøkelser og sier leieavtalen kan bli sagt opp.

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