Kirin Might Seek Official Help in Myanmar

The top executive of Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings said the company might ask the Japanese government for help to resolve a dispute over its move to end its partnership with a conglomerate controlled by the Myanmar military after the coup staged on February 1, The Mainichi reported.

Kirin’s chief executive Yoshinori Isozaki said his company may need such support, depending on the ruling by a Yangon district court after its partner Myanma Economic Holdings unilaterally filed a petition last month to liquidate a joint venture.

Read the full report: The Mainichi.

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