MEHL

MEHL

The Virginia Tobacco Co Ltd, a joint venture between Singapore-based RMHS and the military-owned conglomerate MEHL, produces popular cigarette brands Red Ruby and Premium Gold. (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now) 
Singapore-based RMHS said last month it would sue the military-owned conglomerate for lack of...
Published on Jan 27, 2021
Workers at a gold mine in Thabeikkyin (Phyo / Myanmar Now)
The military-owned conglomerate has been granted mining rights over an area of more than 460 acres until 2031
Jan 15, 2021
The Virginia Tobacco factory in the Pyinmabin Industrial Zone, in Yangon’s Mingaladon township (Photo: Zeyar Maw / Myanmar Now) 
The company, which is in a joint venture with the army-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited, is suing over a lack of transparency
Dec 26, 2020
Activists say the sale of a warship to the Myanmar Navy may have breached the Arms Trade Treaty (Supplied) 
Coalition of groups in Myanmar and South Korea call on UN bodies and Korean watchdog to pressure firms to end ties
Nov 27, 2020
Blood money: Amnesty and Justice for Myanmar said the military funds its ‘crimes’ with vast business interests (Amnesty International/Colin Foo)
Justice for Myanmar reveals how lucrative company is used to fund military operations, reward loyalty and punish dissent
Sep 10, 2020
Kirin is the majority owner of both the Myanmar Brewery and the Mandalay Brewery in joint ventures with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, together producing about 80% of the beer consumed in Myanmar. (Photo: Kirin)
Despite military conglomerate’s 2016 transfer of most revenue from public to private hands, NLD government awards it ‘outstanding taxpayer’ prize
Aug 11, 2020
Kyaw Htin (left), a former brigadier general and the director general of Myanmar's customs department, and Ni Aung (right), a former general and the managing director of the Myanma Port Authority, both resigned from the MEHL board of directors on July 6. (Photos: Ministry of Information and Myanmar Times)
Attorney general backtracks on previous statements clearing directors of military conglomerate to also run customs and ports
Jul 21, 2020
Kirin is the majority owner of both the Myanmar Brewery and the Mandalay Brewery in joint ventures with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, together producing about 80% of the beer consumed in Myanmar. (Photo: Kirin)
It has been nearly a year since a UN report urged companies not to do business with MEHL
Jun 18, 2020
Vice-Senior General Soe Win takes part in a military parade to mark the 74th Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
With officials in charge of military procurement also running Myanmar’s largest corporations, no incentive to stop fighting, group says
Jun 17, 2020
Kirin is the majority owner of both the Myanmar Brewery and the Mandalay Brewery in joint ventures with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, together producing about 80% of the beer consumed in Myanmar. (Photo: Kirin)
Beer giant Kirin has hired Deloitte financial advisers to investigate MEHL profits after the conglomerate proved uncooperative on due diligence
Jun 7, 2020
The Myanma Port Authority building on the corner of Pansodan and Strand roads. (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
The President’s Office said it was unaware of the potential conflict of interest, but former military official says the practice is decades old
Jun 4, 2020
Customs department director-general Kyaw Htin speaks to department staff in 2017. (Photo: Ministry of Information)
Office unaware military conglomerate’s board members also head port authority and customs department, will seek attorney general’s help
Jun 1, 2020
Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) Building in Yangon. (Photo: Reuters)
Military conglomerate holds majority stake in Ever Flow River port project while its board members regulate ports, customs
May 28, 2020