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ANZ has announced it will pull out of Myanmar, dealing a blow to the country's military junta and potentially ramping up pressure on other overseas banks to turn their backs on the regime.

Justice For Myanmar cautiously welcomes ANZ’s announcement that they will exit Myanmar by early 2023.

The 20th Biennial Conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), jointly organized with and hosted by Jungto Society, was held in South Korea from 24–30 October under the theme “Buddhism in a Divided World.”

A senior official from New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence has indicated that the country will likely sit out a counter-terrorism meeting to be hosted by Myanmar’s junta and Russia early next month.

Depuis qu’elle a pris le pouvoir par la force en février 2021, la junte birmane contourne les sanctions économiques. Des fuites de documents volés à une banque du pays montrent que celle-ci, bien qu’appartenant à des acteurs proches du pouvoir, continue ses opérations internationales comme si de rien n’était.

BankTrack’s Global Human Rights Benchmark evaluates 50 of the largest banks globally against a set of 14 criteria based on the requirements of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

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The confusion over Myanmar timber exports to India was laid to rest last month when the central government in New Delhi informed the Indian border state of Mizoram that timber was not on the restricted list of commodities from Myanmar.

As the latest Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit drew to a close on Sunday, you could almost hear a collective sigh of exasperation from across Myanmar.

Bất chấp các lệnh trừng phạt của Mỹ và phương Tây, ngân hàng Innwa do chính quyền quân quản Myanmar kiểm soát vẫn tiếp tục thực hiện các giao dịch quốc tế, trong đó có ít nhất 18 giao dịch với ngân hàng BIDV của Việt Nam, các nhóm theo dõi doanh nghiệp kinh tế có liên kết với chế độ của Myanmar cho biết.

When G-20 leaders meet on the resort island of Bali this week, Russia’s war in Ukraine will undoubtedly dominate the conversation. But U.S. President Joe Biden should also use the G-20 to address another conflict unfolding much closer to Bali, as the people of Myanmar valiantly resist an illegitimate junta that is unleashing a campaign of violent repression.