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The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a ‘Dirty List’ of companies whose operations are directly or indirectly helping to finance the military dictatorship in Burma. The Dirty List includes well known companies such as British American Tobacco (BAT), advertising giant…
Read More...Comedy with Mark Thomas introduced by Jon Snow music from Mike Rosenberg Heidi Vogel & Gustavo Marquez traditional Burmese dancing bar & Burmese food available Doors open 7.30pm Performances start 8pm 29 November 2002 at Conway Hall, London, WC1R Tickets…
Read More...Remembrance vigil for victims of tourism in Burma to be held outside Lonely Planet HQ On Friday 8th November, 8.30-10am Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) will hold a remembrance vigil for those who have suffered as a direct result of tourism…
Read More...The Burma Campaign UK today launched a global campaign against British American Tobacco (BAT). BAT have a factory in Burma which is a joint venture with the military regime. The campaign is backed by amongst others; the Federation of Trade…
Read More...The Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) are celebrating the end of a decade long campaign to force Premier Oil UK out of Burma. Premier’s two largest shareholders, Petronas and Amerada Hess, will strip the company of its Burmese and Indonesian assets…
Read More...In an escalation of the campaign to persuade companies to cut ties with Burma’s brutal military regime, the Burma Campaign UK has written to the Chief Executives of nearly 100 high street clothing retailers calling on them to stop manufacturing…
Read More...The Burma Campaign UK has received information from reliable sources in Thailand, that theThai government is planning a massive crackdown on Burmese dissidents and ethnic leaders based in Thailand. The crackdown is thought to include planned raids on pro-democracy and…
Read More...The event celebrated the recent release from house arrest of pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi but also served as a crucial reminder that the campaign for democracy in Burma is at a critical stage,…
Read More...Q: “It has been about six weeks since your release from house arrest, but talks between you and the military have not yet resumed. Why is that?” A: “I don’t think you can say that the talks between us and…
Read More...Campaigners from Friends of the Earth and The Burma Campaign UK went into today’s Premier Oil AGM to ask questions about the company’s collaboration with the Burmese military regime. But in what campaigners will cite as a clear indication of…
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