Intrepid Travel Do Burma Hokey Cokey
August 21, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that Intrepid Travel is suspending trips to Burma. Intrepid Travel, an Australian travel company with offices in the UK, USA and Canada, had...
Dirty List’ Exposes Companies Supporting Regime In Burma
August 20, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its ‘Dirty List’ of companies whose operations are directly or indirectly helping to finance the military dictatorship in Burma. Advertising...
Lotto Sportswear Pull Out of Burma
August 8, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Italian sportswear giant Lotto that it is to stop sourcing clothes from Burma. Clothing exports are an important source of income...
Burmes Exiles Protest in Parliament Square
August 7, 2003
MEDIA ADVISORY – PHOTO OPPORTUNITY ON FRIDAY THE 8th AUGUST - THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEMOCRACY UPRISING IN BURMA – BURMESE EXILES WILL PROTEST IN PARLIAMENT SQ RELEASE OF BALLOONS...
New Burma ‘Dirty List’ Published
August 6, 2003
NEW BURMA ‘DIRTY LIST’ PUBLISHED AUGUST 20TH 2003 ON AUGUST 2OTH 2003 THE BURMA CAMPAIGN UK WILL BE PUBLISHING AN UPDATED VERSION OF ITS ‘DIRTY LIST’ OF COMPANIES HELPING TO...
Abercrombie and Kent drop Burma tours
July 28, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that luxury travel firm Abercrombie & Kent is to stop operating tours to Burma at the end of this year. The company has...
Royal Society cancels trip to Burma
July 22, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the Royal Society for Asian Affairs is cancelling a planned tourist trip to Burma. The Burma Campaign UK has been lobbying for...
Germany blocks EU sanctions on Burma
July 21, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today accused Germany of protecting Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. European Union foreign ministers meeting today were expected to discuss what action they would take against the...
EU decision day for action on Burma
July 17, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today described Mondays meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers as crucial in deciding whether the EU will ever be able to agree tough action on Burma....
Government to tell travel firms to end Burma tourism
July 4, 2003
The British government has announced it will be writing to all travel organisations with links to Burma asking them to end their involvement in tourism to the country. Foreign Office...