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Dear Patrick Pouyanne (Chairman of the Board and CEO at Total) and Michael Wirth (Chairman of the Board and CEO at Chevron), We, 403 Myanmar civil society organizations, are writing to you noting your …
US imposes new Myanmar sanctions on 2 state-owned businesses
The US imposed sanctions on Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) and Myanmar Pearl Enterprise (MPE), adding that the pearl and timber industries are economic resources for the Myanmar military …
US imposes new Myanmar sanctions on 2 state-owned businesses
The US imposed sanctions on Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) and Myanmar Pearl Enterprise (MPE), adding that the pearl and timber industries are economic resources for the Myanmar military …
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Junta crackdown displaced nearly 250,000 people in Myanmar: UN envoy
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U.S. imposes additional sanctions on Myanmar, targeting two companies linked to the country’s military.
The Burmese military regime continues to ignore the will of the people of Burma to restore the country’s path to democracy,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said.
U.S. Blacklists State-Owned Myanmar Timber and Pearl Companies
The sanctions come as the U.S. ramps up pressure on the military regime in Myanmar.