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Myanmar activist group urges boycott of Shangri-La Asia for alleged ties with military

Details 22 April 2021 Activist group Justice for Myanmar has called out Shangri-La Asia for continued business with the Myanmar military through the Sule Square development. It urged consumers to boycott Shangri-La hotels and asked investors to divest. Sule Square is a mall and office development in Yangon by Shangri-La and according to the activist group, it is on land leased from the quartermaster general’s office of the Myanmar army, which is responsible for the purchase of arms. Justice for Myanmar also alleged in a statement that Shangri-La Asia, founded by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok and owned by Kuok Group, has failed to respond to the recommendations of the UN International Fact-Finding Mission to cut ties with the military . Its spokesperson Yadanar Maung also called for tenants of Sule Square, including the World Bank, Coca Cola, the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar and Yara to end all leases and cut all ties with the Mya

S pore anti-drone firm cuts business ties in Myanmar over coup

In addition, the firm has cancelled a sale of such products to Yangon International Airport. It will also not sell to Myanmar s military, Ong said. Myanmar activists previously called the company out on social media for supplying the military with anti-drone guns. A tweet posted by advocacy group Justice for Myanmar, however, was taken down on Feb. 22. Sold anti-drone products to Myanmar s police Prior to the coup on Feb. 1, TRD Singapore had sold anti-drone products to Myanmar s police force. According to  VICE News, the products included devices such as a drone gun which disrupted signals and forced them to land.

Investors and governments owe it to Myanmar s resistance to cut ties to military firms

The Myanmar military’s political power is tied in part to its web of private enterprises across the energy, mining, banking, telecom and other industries. These military-owned companies have hindered development and are the clearest target for foreign governments and companies as they move to support Myanmar’s growing resistance.

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