Total, Chevron to exit Myanmar amid rights abuses

14 Sept 00:57 Key points summarised by AI

Energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron announced their withdrawal from Myanmar, citing the country's worsening human rights situation following last year's military coup.
The companies will exit the Yadana gas field, a significant project that provides electricity to local populations and is Myanmar's largest source of foreign currency revenue, directly impacting the military junta's finances.
The decision follows intense pressure from human rights groups and is seen as a "strong message" to the ruling junta, urging other companies to follow suit and increase economic pressure.
TotalEnergies highlighted the impossibility of sanctioning the junta without stopping gas production and payments to the military-controlled Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), despite efforts to limit financial flows.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.