Myanmar's UN envoy calls for temporary halt to foreign investment

Saving lives must take priority over enriching the military, Kyaw Moe Tun says

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Myanmar's ambassador the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, has defined the junta by denouncing it to the United Nations General Assembly. © Reuters

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- The international community, including one of Myanmar's biggest investors, Japan, should immediately cut off foreign direct investment into the country until an elected government is restored, urged Myanmar's United Nations Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun.

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