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Toothless UK sanctions targeting 16 individuals from the Burmese military and security services have not resulted in any reported assets being frozen, according to a new report published by the British government. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, under HM…

Maersk, the biggest shipping company in the world, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will stop using military-owned ports in Burma before the end of the month. In May this year Maersk was placed on the ‘Dirty List’ of…

On 11th September the British government pulled off quite a diplomatic coup at the UN Security Council. Following a closed door meeting on Burma, eight of the fifteen UN Security Council members issued a joint statement. The statement included the…

Burma Campaign UK today urged the government of Burma to drop all charges against Aung Marm Oo immediately and to repeal all repressive laws, which are being used to arrest journalists and human rights activists for political reasons. Aung Marm…

Media Release from Justice for Myanmar The Myanmar government has reportedly ordered the blocking of the Justice For Myanmar website, in an attempt to cover-up the Myanmar military’s abuse of power, grand corruption and human rights violations. The Justice For…

On the eve of the third anniversary of the military offensive against ethnic Rohingya in 2017, Burma Campaign UK called on the international community to implement the recommendations of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. Not one country in the…

Burma Campaign UK is today launching a new boycott campaign against Kirin Ichiban lager.  Japanese conglomerate Kirin is in two joint venture brewery businesses with the Burmese military. Kirin is a Japanese company making alcoholic and soft drinks, food and…

The UK’s biggest opposition party, the Labour Party, is joining calls for the British government to impose sanctions on Burmese military companies. In an article for Burma Campaign News, also published as a blog on the Burma Campaign UK website…

By Stephen Kinnock MP, Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific As the recently appointed Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific I have come to understand just how isolated and absent from the global stage consecutive Conservative governments have…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed notification received from Portia Management Services that they have no plans to renew or extend their contract managing a military-owned port in Yangon. The current contract expires in 2021. Liverpool based Portia manages the TMT…