3 March 2021 12:59 GMT Updated 3 March 2021 15:34 GMT in Singapore
Oil and gas companies active in Myanmar have been urged to cut off the supply of revenues to the military junta that staged a coup in the Southeast Asian producer nation early last month.
Last weekend saw the bloodiest pro-democracy protests in Myanmar since 1 February, when the military seized power and subsequently detained more than 1300, including civilian lawmakers, activists and journalists. Such deadly violence against peaceful demonstrators cannot be justified, said Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Australian energy giant Woodside urged to get off the fence on Myanmar
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Woodside to withdraw workers from Myanmar after suspected human rights abuses by military Nino Bucci © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Australian resources giant Woodside said it would withdraw its workers from Myanmar in response to suspected human rights abuses committed by the military.
The military, the Tatmadaw, enacted a coup on 1 February, arresting elected leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi.
Woodside has continued offshore drilling for natural gas in Myanmar since the coup, despite other companies withdrawing and sanctions being introduced by some governments.
“Woodside condemns human rights violations,” Woodside said in a statement on Saturday. “Reports of violence against the Myanmar people participating in peaceful protests are deeply distressing.
Woodside to withdraw workers from Myanmar after suspected human rights abuses by military
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