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Daily newspaper The Australian reported that Australian companies are being urged to cut their relations with POSCO, which is suspected of working with the military of Myanmar.

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Six private Japanese firms and a Japanese state entity admit they paid rent on the Y Complex hotel and real estate project that ultimately went to Myanmar’s defence ministry, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday.

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Australia is under rising pressure to impose sanctions on Myanmar military-owned companies after key allies the US and Britain announced punitive measures against its main conglomerates late on Thursday.

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Russia wants to strengthen military ties with Myanmar, its state media reported on Friday, after a meeting between top defence officials and a junta condemned by Western countries for killing hundreds of civilian protesters.

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Mentre in Myanmar continua la repressione e si accumulano accuse false ad Aung San Suu Kyi, in Italia, come già sulla vicenda delle cartucce Cheddite, aleggia il mistero anche sulle attività dell’International Institute of Humanitarian Law (Iihl) di Sanremo, che per ora smentisce qualsiasi legame col Myanmar.

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The US and the UK announced sanctions against businesses owned by the Myanmar military on Thursday, almost two months after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing seized power in a coup and plunged the country into chaos.

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Depuis le putsch, l’opposition birmane demande le retrait de l’entreprise, dont l’activité alimente indirectement les caisses de l’armée. Pour le groupe, accusé de favoriser le travail forcé il y a vingt ans, les affaires sont les affaires.

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The Australian government is considering expanding sanctions against military figures in Myanmar, as it faces calls from Sydney Peace Prize laureates to act quickly against individuals who played a key role in the coup.

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Pour que Total cesse de financer le régime militaire en Birmanie, plusieurs militants ont organisé une action devant le siège du géant pétrolier. Ils réclament la mise sous séquestre des taxes et autres impôts que reverse Total à la junte birmane.

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Britain and the United States on Thursday put sanctions on a conglomerate owned by Myanmar's military, as they seek to ramp up the response to last month's coup.

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