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...
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...
Letter to UN Human Rights Council Concerning Ethnic Minorities
February 11, 2021
To: Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Regarding the Crisis in Burma Re: Open Letter from Community Organizations Calling for Action Regarding Burma to Support...
EU provided crowd control training to Myanmar police units – the Guardian
February 11, 2021
The EU has suspended its crowd control training to specialist Myanmar police units alleged to have been involved in a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, after the military staged a...
Will more Singapore investors pull out of Burma? – the Online Citizen
February 11, 2021
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...