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...
Zaw Zaw Htun
February 17, 2021
Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is very sad to learn of the death of Zaw Zaw Htun today in Yangon after being ill for some time. Zaw Zaw Htun joined...
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...
Asian firms urged to do their ‘duty’ – Thomson Reuters Foundation
February 16, 2021
Asian businesses are coming under intense pressure to cut ties with the Burma military after this month's coup, with activists questioning whether such ventures benefit the wider population or fuel...
Behind Myanmar’s military coup – Mark Farmaner writes in Labour Hub
February 16, 2021
Since the military coup, the EU and UK have announced they are considering targeted sanctions on the military, writes Burma Campaign UK's Director in Labour Hub. Rohingya activists, Burma Campaign...
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...
Armoured vehicles roll into cities as internet shut down – the Guardian
February 14, 2021
Burma’s internet has been cut overnight, hours after armoured vehicles rolled into several cities, prompting fears for the fate of protesters and warnings by diplomats that “the world is watching”....
Election officials detained ‘in bid to prove fraud’ – the Guardian
February 12, 2021
Burma's military government is detaining officials of the Union Election Commission (UEC) in night-time raids and asking them to provide evidence that November’s election was rigged, according to a senior...