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November 28, 2022
NGO raises concern over Yoma Bank providing services to Myanmar military telco, Mytel
The NGO Justice for Myanmar has raised concerns over Yoma Bank’s relationship with the illegally-installed Myanmar junta. Yoma Bank is providing banking services to Telecom International Myanmar Company Limited, the operator of the Myanmar military’s Mytel mobile network.

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November 28, 2022
Beyond the Headlines: Australian bank announces plans to withdraw from Myanmar
The Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) announced in a statement on November 22 that it plans to withdraw from Myanmar by next year citing increasing “operational complexity” over the past several months.

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November 27, 2022
Finanziert das Auswärtige Amt über die Max-Planck-Stiftung ein Trainingsprogramm für die Militärjunta Myanmars?
Die Organisation JFM hat in einer umfassenden Recherche veröffentlicht, dass die Max-Planck-Stiftung für Internationalen Frieden und Rechtsstaatlichkeit auch Vertreter*innen des Militärregimes Myanmars zu einem Workshop zum Thema Seerecht und maritime Sicherheit eingeladen habe.

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November 27, 2022
ASEAN Roundup ประจำวันที่ 20-26 พฤศจิกายน 2565
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) ประกาศว่า จะถอนตัวออกจากเมียนมาภายในต้นปี 2566 ซึ่งจะเป็นธนาคารข้ามชาติแห่งแรกที่ถอนตัวออกจากพม่า

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November 26, 2022
Justice for Myanmar calls out Germany's Max Planck Foundation for support to Burma's junta
Whistleblower group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) reports that the German Federal Foreign Office is using its funds to support and train Burma’s military junta. The Max Planck Foundation invited three junta representatives to attend a workshop in Singapore from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 on maritime peace and security.

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November 25, 2022
German Govt is Funding Myanmar Junta Military Training: Rights Group
Rights group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) says Germany is funding the training of Myanmar junta military personnel in a potential violation of European Union sanctions.

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November 25, 2022
– Det enkleste ville nok være å trekke seg helt ut
Yoma Bank, hvor det statlige norske investeringsfondet Norfund har eierandeler, samhandler med Innwa Bank – som eies av militærkonglomeratet Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) – til tross for at banken er sanksjonert av USA, Storbritannia og EU.

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November 25, 2022
Yoma Bank providing services to Myanmar military telco, Mytel
Yoma Bank is providing banking services to Telecom International Myanmar Company Limited, the operator of the Myanmar military’s Mytel mobile network.

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November 24, 2022
Australia’s ANZ Bank Exits Myanmar Due to Post-Coup Turmoil
Australia’s ANZ Bank has announced it will cease its operations in Myanmar by early 2023, the latest international firm to exit due to the economic and political turmoil that has followed last February’s coup d’état.

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November 23, 2022
Australia's ANZ Bank to Exit Myanmar by Early 2023
Australia’s ANZ Bank announced on Tuesday that it will pull out of Myanmar by early 2023 due to “rising operational complexities” over the past several months.