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01 Feb 2021 / 20:15 H.
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TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Foreign companies from Japanese retail giant Aeon to South Korean trading firm POSCO International and Norway s Telenor scrambled to assess the turmoil in Myanmar on Monday after a coup in the country once feted as Southeast Asia s last big frontier.
The Myanmar military seized power against the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her party in early morning raids.
Major multinational firms including Japan s Kirin Holdings have pushed into Myanmar since Suu Kyi s party won a landslide election in 2015 and established the first civilian government in half a century.
Myanmar’s military has detained leader Aun San Suu Kyi in a coup. Here’s what you need to know
Myanmar’s military seized power of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on Monday, after detaining the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and numerous other top government figures.
In a television address, the army announced that power had been handed to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and that it was declaring a national state of emergency for one year.
Suu Kyi and several state ministers are being detained in the capital Naypyidaw, according to a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy (NLD).
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Banks closed, ATMs shut down in Myanmar following military coup
Telecommunications in the capital city of Naypyitaw and some other regions and states have also been cut off.
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 1 (ANI): Following the military coup banks in Myanmar have been temporarily shut down due to major disruptions of internet services, according to media reports.
According to a report by The Myanmar Times, banks under the Myanmar Banking Association have announced a unified closure from February 1.
Besides, the ATM machines of major banks are also not operating in Yangon.
A poor internet connection linked to the state of emergency also affected operations of construction sites in Yangon, and many supermarkets in the city decided to cut opening hours and called on residents to refrain from panic buying, Sputnik reported.