Report says that French Energy Giant Total has been funding Myanmar's Military Junta

PARIS, May 5 (Bernama): French energy giant Total’s gas operation in Myanmar has been propping up the military junta by diverting funds from gas sales to offshore accounts instead of the government, Anadolu Agency reported an investigation by Le Monde newspaper.

Documents accessed by the French newspaper released after the military coup in Myanmar, said the Yadana gas field supplying gas to local markets in Myanmar and Thailand is diverting its revenue to the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), managed by army executives and retired officers.