Singapore firms hang on as Myanmar unrest escalates
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SINGAPOREAN firms are doing their best to continue operating as usual, even as protests in Myanmar over the military's coup have escalated into a general strike.
Despite issues like intermittent communications and potentially slower port clearance, they have no intention to exit the country yet, as they still see opportunities in the long term and hope that the unrest will be temporary.
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