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March 28, 2021
Nye blodige demonstrasjoner i Myanmar. Slik ble Telenor fanget i en demokratikamp
Med krypterte apper, skjult identitet og hemmelige chattegrupper, forsøker demonstrantene i Myanmar å unngå å bli arrestert. Midt oppi dette står Telenor, som nå har måttet kuttet mobildatanettet for 16 millioner kunder.

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March 27, 2021
Blood on their hands? Squeeze on junta’s corporate sponsors reaches French oil giant Total
Activists poured fake blood in front of the Paris offices of a French petrochemical firm yesterday and held aloft photos representing the more than 300 killed by Myanmar security forces. One man wrote junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s name in bloody letters on one of its walls.

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March 26, 2021
US and UK ratchet up sanctions on Myanmar's military
The US and UK have imposed sanctions on Myanmar's two military conglomerates in a move that significantly ratchets up pressure on the country's leadership.

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March 26, 2021
劉忠恩:緬甸政變兩個月,為何周邊國家還是觀望狀態?誰能動軍政府?
即將邁入政變後第三個月的緬甸,目前緊張情勢不見減緩,昂山素季(翁山蘇姬)及其他政府首腦從2月1號開始便不見蹤影,抗議民眾的死亡人數則不斷攀高。

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March 26, 2021
Australian Companies Urged to Stop Doing Business with POSCO
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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March 26, 2021
Japan link to Yangon hotel project points to junta
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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March 26, 2021
Britain and the US target revenue streams of Myanmar military
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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March 26, 2021
Russia says it is seeking to strengthen military ties with Myanmar
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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March 26, 2021
L’Iihl cade dalle nuvole: «Mai fatto corsi ai militari birmani»
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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March 26, 2021
Sanctions against military companies welcome but US must now stop Chevron from funding regime, say activists
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.