Tag: MEHL

Kirin will axe partnership in beer business

The military takeover of the government was the final blow for the troubled partnership between Japanese beverage giant Kirin and Tatmadaw-backed Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL). The company will divest its 55% stake in Myanmar Brewery, claiming

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Singapore firm taking Myanmar military conglomerate to court

After Japanese firm Kirin (see this week’s article), Singaporean firm RMHS said it plans to sue Myanmar military conglomerate Myanma Economic Holdings Public Limited (MEHL) over its “oppressive” behavior, alleging that it has ignore

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Kirin suspends dividends from Myanmar joint venture

In a press release from Thursday November 11, Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, announced that all dividend payments from Myanmar Brewery Limited (MBL), and Mandalay Brewery Limited (MDL), to Kirin and its Myanmar-army affiliated partner Myanma Economic Ho

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Amnesty International takes aim at military conglomerate UMEHL in new report

Human rights organisation Amnesty International released a report this week highlighting the deep links between the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (UMEHL) and the Myanmar military or Tatmadaw. Reported by many international news offices,

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Kirin Ichiban target of boycott campaign

After being singled out in June by Human Rights Watch, it is now the turn of Burma Campaign UK to take a jab at Kirin Holdings by launching a new boycott campaign against Kirin Ichiban lager.Kirin, a Japanese company making alcoholic and soft drinks,

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