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The military-owned Myanmar Beer brand has been boycotted by many since the coup, with some shop-owners afraid they could be targeted by resistance forces for stocking it – or targeted by the military if they don’t. (Frontier)

Coup hangover: How Myanmar’s national brew went stale overnight

A boycott launched in the wake of the February 1 coup has caused sales of Myanmar Beer to plummet – and may even have wiped US$1 billion off the value of its military-linked parent company.

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