Nestlé to close factory, head office in Myanmar

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 01, 2023 12:19 am

YANGON, Myanmar: Swiss food giant Nestlé will halt all production in Myanmar, a spokesman said Monday, the latest firm to draw back from the country after a military coup two years ago.

The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government, sparking widespread unrest and tanking the economy.

CLOSURE A woman walks in front of the Nestlé factory gate at Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone in Yangon on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The Swiss food giant will halt production in Myanmar, a spokesman told AFP on Monday. AFP PHOTO

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