Business groups linked to Min Aung Hlaing’s junta are bearing the brunt of a consumer and employee boycott that is forcing foreign and local enterprises to take sides.
Since Myanmar’s military seized power last month, boycott movements against brands such as Myanmar beer, made by an army-backed company in partnership with Japan’s Kirin, have proliferated, with some supermarkets, hotels and corner shops refusing to sell those products.
“We don’t sell any beer produced by the military or any of its joint venture partners,” said Thaw Zin, who runs a rooftop restaurant in the city, and gave only a portion of his full name because of the risk involved.