More to follow suit and head for the door after energy giants withdraw from Myanmar due to human right abuses

FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California, in this April 25, 2013 photo. - Reuters

PARIS/YANGON, Jan 24 (AFP): The announcements last week by TotalEnergies and Chevron have swelled the ranks of foreign firms that have quit Myanmar after the February military coup.

As the civilian death toll from the military crackdown has surpassed 1,500 people, activists have ratcheted up pressure on foreign firms.