...The report, released on Monday, states that at least 15 foreign firms are in joint ventures with Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) and Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC)—military-owned business conglomerates led the military leaders—while 44 others have commercial ties to them.

The report accuses those companies of at the very least contributing to the military’s financial capacity to carry out human rights violations, particularly in ethnic areas like Kachin, Shan and Rakhine states.

The companies listed are mostly but not exclusively from Asian nations, with several based in  Europe. The list included companies from China, Singapore, Korea, India, Japan, Belgium, Israel, France and Switzerland, among others.

“The revenue that these military businesses generate strengthens the Tatmadaw’s autonomy from elected civilian oversight and provides financial support for the Tatmadaw’s operations with their wide array of international human rights and humanitarian law violations,” said Mission Expert Christopher Sidoti...