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Jan 21, 2022

Global energy giants plan their exit from Myanmar over human rights worries

From the BBC World Service: Two of the world’s biggest energy companies, Total Energies and Chevron, are leaving Myanmar amid concerns about human rights abuses following last year’s military coup. Plus: Toyota is hit with production delays. And, can insects become a bigger go-to food staple globally?

Residential and high rise commercial buildings are seen early evening in Yangon on May 20, 2020. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) (Photo by YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)
Residential and high rise commercial buildings are seen early evening in Yangon on May 20, 2020. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) (Photo by YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

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Global energy giants plan their exit from Myanmar over human rights worries