Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK is asking supporters to write to Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, calling on him to deliver an ultimatum to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) that they stop arming the Burmese military, or Airbus will end all business relationships with the company. AVIC sold up to 8 new aircraft to …
Media Release from Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya Google, Apple, YouTube (owned by Google), and LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) are hosting Burmese military company Mytel Apps and channels, despite the company being sanctioned by the American government last week. Mytel may also be using technologies directly or indirectly supplied by Oracle, …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a decision by the USA to sanction Mytel, a mobile telecoms company which is a joint venture between the Burmese military and Vietnamese telecoms company Viettel. The USA sanctioned Mytel without the usual public announcement and notifications on 6th January 2025. Details of the designation are available here. Viettel is …
Google makes multiple claims about supporting human rights, but in practice Google prefers the profits that come from hosting apps that help fund the Burmese military. Google hosts several apps by the Burmese military joint venture company MyTel. Google also hosts the military controlled social media app OKPar, which has been exposed as having privacy …
As India prepares to host the prestigious B20 Business Summit, ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi in September, the role of Indian companies in funding and arming the Burmese military is receiving more attention. Burma Campaign UK has added 7 more Indian companies to the ‘Dirty List’ of international companies funding or arming …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a decision by TJC to withdraw Burmese rubies from sale. TJC is one of the biggest TV shopping channels and online jewellery retailers in the UK. In a letter to Burma Campaign UK, TJC stated that following the military coup in February 2021 it had an official policy not to …
Burma Campaign UK is writing to 40 of the biggest and highest profile jewellery retailers in the UK asking them to demonstrate that the gems they sell are not sourced from Burma/Myanmar in ways which help fund the Burmese military. Following the attempted military coup, which began in February 2021, the Burmese military now dominates …
Burma Campaign UK added five British insurance companies to the ‘Dirty List’ after they failed to give a commitment to stop providing insurance cover for deliveries of aviation fuel to Burma. The five companies are: UK P&I, Steamship Mutual, Britannia P&I, North Standard and Shipowners’ Club. They are mutual insurance clubs which have provided insurance …
Burma Campaign UK has added 56 more companies to the ‘Dirty List’. The ‘Dirty List’ names companies where there is evidence of links to the Burmese military, human rights violations or environmental destruction. 172 companies are now listed on the ‘Dirty List’, the vast majority for business links to the military or supplying arms or …
India must also stop Rohingya refugee deportations As Boris Johnson arrives in India for a trade promotion visit, Burma Campaign UK called on the Prime Minister to call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop arms sales to the Burmese military, and to end deportations of Rohingya refugees. India has been a longstanding supplier …
Following the US determination that genocide has been committed against the Rohingya, Burma Campaign UK today renewed calls to American companies to cut all ties to the Burmese military. The determination of genocide is an important acknowledgment of the crimes being committed against the Rohingya, and must act as a catalyst for action to cut …
Following the decision by Apple to remove RT and Sputnik apps from all countries except Russia, Burma Campaign UK today repeated its call to Apple to remove apps by the Burmese military-owned company Mytel. Mytel is a mobile phone network which is a joint venture between the Burmese military and Vietnamese military. It is highly …
Burma Campaign UK has today added 28 more companies to the ‘Dirty List’ of companies which are linked to the Burmese military, human rights violations, or environmental destruction in Burma. The additions mean there are now 116 companies on the list. The list is available here: https://burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/dirty-list/ “Even genocide and a military coup has not …
Evergreen Marine, a Taiwanese company which is the world’s fourth largest cargo shipping company, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will no longer use the Burmese military-owned Hteedan Port Terminal in Yangon. In May 2020, Evergreen was placed on the ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to the Burmese military or human rights violations in …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that they will finally take down the Facebook Pages of military companies. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on Facebook to take this step for many years, as have many Burmese civil society organisations. The Facebook announcement is available here: https://about.fb.com/news/2021/02/an-update-on-myanmar/ “For years Facebook resisted significant …
Jaguar/Land Rover are not a suitable partner for the COP26 climate change conference because their owner, Tata, supplies vehicles to the genocidal Burmese military. The UK Presidency of COP26 has made Jaguar Land Rover an official partner of the conference: https://ukcop26.org/uk-presidency/partnerships-and-support/ Tata, which also owns Tetley Tea, have supplied troop carriers and military staff cars …
20 companies from 15 countries have been added to the ‘Dirty List’. The total number of companies on the ‘Dirty List’ is now 102. Total, Chevron, Keurig/Dr Pepper, Lloyds Register, Hilton, GAIL and Kogas are among 20 companies added to the Burma Campaign UK ‘Dirty List’ today. The ‘Dirty List’ names and shames companies which …
Burma Campaign UK has today removed Coda Pay from the ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to Burma’s military. Singaporean company Coda Pay has been providing payment services to the military owned Mytel mobile phone network. Coda Pay today informed Reuters that Mytel had been deactivated from its payment channels. “Coda Pay has done the right …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that all military pages except those promoting military companies have been taken down. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on Facebook to remove the military from Facebook since 2018. “This is a welcome and long overdue step by Facebook,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign …
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 Transworld will no longer use military-owned ports in Yangon. A ship owned by Transworld Group Singapore had used the military owned Ahlone International Port Terminal. …
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 standards. The Burmese military stand accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice and are being investigated for crimes against humanity by the International …
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 location. A supporter of Burma Campaign UK was informed of the move after writing to them following the military coup on 1st February 2021. Korean …
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 call for sanctioning military owned and controlled companies. Suspending EBA will put thousands of workers out of work, while at the same time European companies …
Singapore is the largest foreign investor in Burma, followed by Hongkong (China). Will more Singapore investors pull out, asks Singapore’s longest-running independent online media platform the Online Citizen. Several Singapore-run businesses have been linked to the military by Burma Campaign UK. The Online Citizen lists 11 Singapore-run companies that are on BCUK’s Dirty List for …