Premier Oil to Face Shareholder Action over Burma Investment
May 11, 2001
The Burma Campaign UK are promising Directors of Premier Oil a rough ride at their AGM on Wednesday 16th May. Campaigners have purchased shares in Premier to enable them to...
Burma Campaign Warns Against Optimism on New Burma Talks
January 18, 2001
The Burma Campaign UK today cautioned against undue optimism about the prospects for democracy in Burma following reports that the Burmese military dictatorship has entered into talks with National League...
Burma in crisis – Democracy campaigners stage protest
September 7, 2000
On Tuesday 12 September, 2000 between 12.30-2pm, the Burmese community and pro-democracy supporters will gather outside the Burmese Embassy, 19a Charles Street, off Berkeley Square, London in protest at the...
Burma’s military gets away with a telling off
September 5, 2000
Amidst one of the most significant crackdowns against Burma’s pro-democracy movement the international community has failed to take any action against Burma’s ruling military. Aung San Suu Kyi was forced...
Lonely Planet’s attempt to offset criticism of its Burma guide backfires
June 13, 2000
On Friday May 26 The Burma Campaign UK and Tourism Concern launched a new arm of their existing campaign opposing tourism to Burma - calling for a boycott of all...
The Co-operative Bank and The Burma Campaign UK launch new underground campaign
June 13, 2000
A two week poster campaign in support of Burma’s pro-democracy movement will be launched on Thursday 15 June on the London Underground. The posters comprise a large portrait of Burma’s...
Boycott Lonely Planet
May 26, 2000
The Burma Campaign UK (TBC) and Tourism Concern (TC) will launch a new arm of their existing campaign opposing tourism to Burma. The campaign groups are calling for a boycott...
New report suggests Premier Oil knew of Burma abuses
May 11, 2000
As Premier Oil prepares for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) a new report alleges that the Yetagun consortium which includes Premier Oil, was informed that increased numbers of Burmese troops,...
EU freeze on funds of Burmese junta
April 11, 2000
Today the European Union (EU) agreed three new measures to toughen its position against Burma’s military dictatorship. The EU agreed a ban on the export of equipment that might be...
God’s Army – God’s children
January 27, 2000
What leads young men and children to take such desperate action? As easy condemnation of ‘God’s Army’ mixes with a morbid celebration of the deaths of the youths who fought...