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I don't follow what "they sow". It seems that they were ordered by the military to implement surveillance and now they are personally threatened. I cannot comme

• usrusr 5y ago
  If they are foreigners it was either willing collaboration or not being allowed to leave isn't exactly new to them. If it's the latter, sure, they should be treated as victims.
  • Clewza313 5y ago
    A lot of foreign companies piled into Myanmar during the years it was/seemed to be democratizing.
• baybal2 5y ago
  > I don't follow what "they sow". > I cannot comment on their intelligence but maybe you could provide some information. Western companies in Burma largely collaborated with the junta with great enthusiasm, going above and beyond what a person simply coerced will do. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/bangladesh-blast-western-countries-for-24b-bank-guarantee-to-myanmar-1622983535 https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/bangladesh-blast... They hope to ride this out, and have chummy relationship with the government under junta. And this is when their execs largely fare from countries proclaiming themselves most liberal out there.
  • mthoms 5y ago
    It's more complex than just that. For a while (early to late 2010's), Myanmar was widely seen as being on the path to become a functioning democracy. Engaging such fledgling democracies economically is generally believed to be a good thing. I know it's easier to just lump everyone into "good" or "evil" categories but it's not that simple.