Transworld Removed From ‘Dirty List’ – Will No Longer Use Military Ports
February 23, 2021
Burma Campaign UK has today removed Singaporean shipping company Transworld from the ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to Burma’s military, after solicitors acting on behalf of Transworld informed us that…
Western brands must condemn the military coup and support workers in Myanmar
February 23, 2021
Joint Statement from NGOs and Trade Unions The international community has reacted with a justified shock at Myanmar’s military junta staging a coup on 1st February and arresting democratically elected…
EU Moving Dangerously Slowly to Sanction Military Leaders and Companies
February 22, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on the European Union to urgently speed up the process of identifying military leaders and companies to sanction in response to the military coup on…
Over 200 CSOs call for IFI loans to Myanmar to be frozen and reassessed
February 19, 2021
Two hundred and eighteen civil society organizations from Myanmar and globally have urged International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to immediately freeze loans and other financial assistance to the country amounting to…
UK Announcement on Sanctioning Military Companies Welcome – Burma Campaign UK
February 18, 2021
Burma Campaign UK expressed disappointment with sanctions announced against three Burmese military leaders by the British government today, which effectively amount to nothing more than a holiday ban. However, the…
EU must sanction military companies, not just military leaders
February 18, 2021
Ahead of EU Foreign Ministers Meeting on Monday 22 February to discuss their response to the military coup, Burma Campaign UK called on the EU to implement sanctions on military…
Growing military company boycott campaign in Burma needs international support
February 17, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government, EU, USA and other countries to join the boycott of military companies by imposing their own boycotts and sanctions. Embassies, aid…
Time for Facebook to Kick Burma Military off Facebook – Stop Profiting From Military
February 16, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today calls on Facebook to immediately ban all Burmese military pages and the pages of military owned companies as “organized violence or criminal activity” under Facebook’s community…
Korean Air To Move Yangon Office From Military Owned Offices
February 16, 2021
Korean Air, listed on the Burma Campaign UK ‘Dirty List’ for renting offices from the military owned Myawaddy Bank Luxury Complex, is to move its agent office to a new…
European Parliament Wrong to Call for EBA Suspension – Burma Campaign UK
February 12, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today expressed alarm that a European Parliament Resolution on Myanmar included a call for suspending GSP trade privileges, known as Everything but Arms (EBA), and not a…