After nearly half a century of full military rule, businesses linked to the army have a significant stake across the economy, with interests ranging from banking to beer, telecoms and transport.
A young woman protester in Myanmar died on Friday after being shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd, her brother said, the first death among opponents of the Feb. 1 military coup since demonstrations began two weeks ago.
CHINA / DIPLOMACY By GT staff reporters Published: Feb 19, 2021 08:13 PM
Police vehicles barricade a road outside Sule Pagoda, next to Yangon City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar on February 16. Photo: AFPThe West s campaign to put pressure on and intervene in Myanmar s domestic affairs further escalated after the UK and Canada imposed targeted sanctions on Myanmar s generals on Thursday following the US, while India joined other US Quad allies to point fingers at Naypyidaw.
Experts warned these countries on Friday that they should not treat Myanmar as their pawn in geopolitical rivalry, which would not do the country good, but could risk dragging it further down into the abyss.