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Myanmar sanctions

April 05, 2022
Myanmar Financial Holdings and U.S.-Singapore Contention
By Drake Tien
Given its financial ties to Myanmar, Singapore's cooperation is vital if the world is to choke off the military junta's revenue streams.

March 08, 2022
Myanmar Timber Exports Continue, Despite Western Sanctions: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
According to the environmental advocacy group Forest Trends, much more can be done to strangle the junta's access to natural resource revenues.

February 04, 2022
Why Doesn’t the West Sell Weapons to Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Rebels?
By David Hutt
Whether or not direct military aid would help, Western governments should recognize that there is no going back to the status quo ante.

February 01, 2022
Marking Myanmar Coup Anniversary, Western Governments Target Judiciary With Sanctions
By Sebastian Strangio
The coordinated move follows a series of recent convictions against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

January 27, 2022
World Bank Says Myanmar’s Economic Outlook is ‘Critically Weak’
By Sebastian Strangio
The Bank estimates that Myanmar's economy is 30 percent smaller than it would have been were it not for the coup and the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 24, 2022
Western Oil Majors Announce Withdrawal From Crisis-Hit Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The move could suggest the impending imposition of economic sanctions on the country's state oil and gas enterprise.

January 21, 2022
France’s Total Backs Sanctions on Myanmar Oil and Gas Revenues
By Sebastian Strangio
The shift is a major breakthrough for activists seeking to strangle the military government's main source of revenue.

October 20, 2021
Investors Spooked by Myanmar Crisis as Economy Braces for Free Fall
By Dominic Oo and John Liu
The February coup has rapidly unwound a decade of economic progress, while foreign investors are headed for the exits.

September 01, 2021
An Italian Job in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
The EIA report finds Italian companies continue illicit teak trade with Myanmar

July 19, 2021
Myanmar’s Generals Are Struggling to Tell Their Story
By Luke Hunt
Big lie campaigns don’t come cheap, as a spin doctor takes his leave

July 16, 2021
Myanmar: Sanctions Are the Key to a Democratic Future
By Tin Tun Naing
To compel the military to change, Western governments need to go after the income that helps sustain it.

July 05, 2021
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Myanmar’s Military Junta
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement followed reports that security forces killed at least 25 people in central Myanmar.
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