Foreign Firms Face Scrutiny as UN Looks to Isolate Myanmar Generals

Multinational companies doing business with Myanmar’s military have so far shrugged off calls from activists to cut ties despite ongoing efforts to have the country’s top generals prosecuted for genocide. Even big brand names such as Western Union that stand to suffer reputational damage in the wake of outrage over mass killings in Rakhine state in 2017 have stuck with their military-owned business partners. But now U.N. investigators are upping the pressure, calling for the country’s...

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