UN report calls for sanctions against Myanmar military-linked businesses

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"A new UN report is calling on the international community to cut ties with Myanmar's military, and the companies it controls and relies on. It has accused the military of using the wealth of its vast business holdings to help fund atrocities against ethnic groups -- in particular, referring to the military's genocidal intent against the Rohingya minority. The report cited two main enterprises - Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited and Myanmar Economic Corporation. UN investigators warn that foreign firms doing business with them could be complicit in international crimes..."

Source/publisher: 

CNA

Date of Publication: 

2019-08-05

Date of entry: 

2019-08-07

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

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