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March 1, 2023
Western firms certified as socially responsible trade in Myanmar teak linked to the military regime
Records show how environmental certification firms and middlemen legitimize deals that start with Myanmar’s brutal junta and end as yacht decks.

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March 1, 2023
Indian state-owned firm sold artillery barrels to Myanmar: activists
An Indian state-owned arms manufacturer has shipped artillery barrels to military-ruled Myanmar, an activist group said Wednesday, warning they could be used by the junta in its crackdown on dissent.

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February 28, 2023
Singapur, el paraíso de los negocios de la Birmania golpista
Lujosos apartamentos, casas junto al mar y empresas en el distrito financiero. Singapur, principal inversor extranjero de Birmania, es acusado de acoger a "asociados" de la junta golpista birmana y servir de plataforma para sus negocios, mientras el país se hunde en la miseria y el conflicto.

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February 28, 2023
Aktivistit syyttävät Wärtsilää kyseenalaisista yhteyksistä Myanmarissa – Yhtiö kiistää toimineensa väärin
Myanmarilainen ihmisoikeusjärjestö syyttää meri- ja energiateollisuusyhtiö Wärtsilää kyseenalaisesta toiminnasta maassa.

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February 28, 2023
Myanmar Military Planes Grounded by Accidents and Lack of Parts
Myanmar military training aircraft bought from Germany are grounded because of accidents and the regime’s inability to acquire spare parts.

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February 27, 2023
UK MUST SANCTION MYANMAR OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISE (MOGE)
As evidence grows of British companies’ involvement in Burma’s gas industry, Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government to sanction the military-controlled Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise.

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February 24, 2023
New EU Sanctions More Effectively Target Myanmar Junta
The latest round of EU sanctions imposed on the Myanmar junta were welcomed by advocacy groups monitoring human rights violations in the Southeast Asian country.

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February 24, 2023
'India maintains close ties with Myanmar, transfers weapons,' says report quoting humanitarian outfits
India, the world’s largest democracy, has nurtured closer relations with Myanmar’s military junta over the past two years, including providing weapons at least four times since the 2021 coup d'etat, two humanitarian and advocacy organizations in India said, Radio Free Asiareported.

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February 24, 2023
NUG welcomes Singapore’s prohibition of arms transfers to Myanmar
The National Unity Government (NUG) has strongly welcomed Singapore's confirmation that it is prohibiting arms transfers to the illegal military junta in Myanmar.

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February 24, 2023
More international sanctions on Myanmar’s junta, as airstrikes, arrests keep country on edge
The European Union on February 20, announced a sixth round of sanctions on at least 9 individuals and 7 entities in military-ruled Myanmar.