Japanese beer giant Kirin quits joint venture in Myanmar as thousands protest military coup
Kirin said it would abandon its controversial multi-million dollar tie-up with military-linked breweries as a direct result of the coup
6 February 2021 • 5:15am
People bang utensils to make noise in a market as part of a campaign of civil disobedience on February 05, 2021 in Yangon
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Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to denounce this week s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the first such demonstration since the generals seized power. Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win, protesters chanted, calling for the military to free Nobel Peace laureate Ms Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) who have been detained since the coup on Monday.
1596 A screen grab from Myanmar state television broadcast from February 3, 2021, shows General Min Aung Hlaing speaking during a meeting. MRTV/Handout via REUTERS
Bangkok, February 4
Before Monday’s coup in Myanmar, the country’s relations with China already were complicated by Chinese investments in its infrastructure and the Myanmar military’s campaigns along their shared border.
The coup deposed national leader Aung San Suu Kyi a little over a year after Chinese President Xi Jinping made a show of support to her with the first visit by a head of state from Beijing to Myanmar since 2001 and 33 agreements on a wide range of issues.
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The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still-powerful military leaders.
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