Although it has announced an end to its partnership with Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd., Japanese beverage giant Kirin said it wants to keep selling and marketing its products in Myanmar. “We are not necessarily exiting Myanmar. We would like to con
Japanese beverage giant Kirin has announced that it will review and reconsider its business partnership with the military (Tatmadaw). The announcement follows mounting international pressure to sever ties with Myanmar Brewery, the country’s lar
Myanmar’s illicit trade stands at USD 6.4 billion. During the first-ever Illicit Trade Forum held on February 3rd and 4th in Geneva, U Than Myint, the country’s minister of commerce, said that this figure is still “just the tip of the i
Japanese beverage giant Kirin has said it will conduct a “further examination” of its Myanmar presence after its ties with the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) threatened an unrelated deal in the United States. The affair could show that things ar
Myanmar’s global political woes have become a thorn in the side of a major foreign investor. A bid by Japanese conglomerate Kirin International Holdings to buy an American beer brand has come under fire thanks to Kirin’s stake in Myanmar
Yangon’s new Emerald Brewery canned its first Chang beer on September 25th. Singaporean firm Fraser and Neave (F&N) invested US$70 million into the new facility, which will be brewing the famous Thai beer brand at a capacity of 500,000 hect