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* U.S., others weighing sanction options after Monday’s coup * Kirin’s stake in MBL valued at $1.4 bln - $1.7 bln - Bernstein * Consumers in Myanmar shun army-linked products (Adds details, Myanmar boycott, context) TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings on Friday scrapped its beer alliance with a conglomerate linked to the Myanmar military after the army staged a coup deposing the democratically elected government earlier this week. The move effectively scraps the joint venture called Myanmar Brewery, in which Kirin’s controlling stake is valued at up to $1.7 bil...

02 Feb 2021 / 17:02 H. (Corrects date of the Saffron Revolution to 2007 in paragraph 17) By Antoni Slodkowski Feb 1 (Reuters) - After an election last November, Myanmar's army chief had faced imminent retirement, as well as the sidelining of the army's favoured political party and foreign calls for him to be tried for war crimes against Rohingya Muslims. On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was in full charge of Myanmar after a coup toppled elected leader Aug San Suu Kyi, whose popularity for standing against decades of junta rule had won her another landslide. The army acted in the nam...

Myanmar's powerful military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is in the spotlight after politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party were detained and the army announced it was taking power.

(This Feb. 1 story corrects date of the Saffron Revolution to 2007 in paragraph 17) (Reuters) - After an election last November, Myanmar's army chief had faced imminent retirement, as well as the sidelining of the army's favoured political party and foreign calls for him to be tried for war crimes against Rohingya Muslims. On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was in full charge of Myanmar after a coup toppled elected leader Aug San Suu Kyi, whose popularity for standing against decades of junta rule had won her another landslide. The army acted in the name of alleged election malpra...

5 Min Read (Reuters) - After an election last November, Myanmar’s army chief had faced imminent retirement, as well as the sidelining of the army’s favoured political party and foreign calls for him to be tried for war crimes against Rohingya Muslims. FILE PHOTO: Myanmar military commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, attends a military exercise at Ayeyarwaddy delta region in Myanmar, February 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lynn Bo Bo/Pool/File Photo On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was in full charge of Myanmar after a coup toppled elected leader Aug San Suu Kyi, whose popularity...