Treasury Sanctions Burma Armed Group and Companies Linked to Organized Crime Targeting Americans

by Admin | Nov 13, 2025 | Highlights, Opinion Papers, Sanctions

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Press Release Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), a Burmese armed group, along with four of its senior leaders, for supporting...

Companies registered in UK’s overseas territories generating huge revenues for Myanmar military regime

by Admin | Nov 3, 2025 | Daily News, Sanctions

Source: Finance Uncovered | By Caroline Henshaw A Foreign Office spokesperson said Britain’s Overseas Territories are committed to “robust sanctions enforcement”. The spokesperson added that the UK government was “supporting the Overseas Territories to...

Bermuda and Cayman Islands must take action against oil companies for suspected Myanmar sanctions breaches after JFM legal submission

by Admin | Nov 3, 2025 | Opinion Papers, Sanctions

Source: Justice for Myanmar | Press Release Oil companies based in British Overseas Territories have earned hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues for the illegal Myanmar junta since the military’s 2021 attempted coup, in suspected violation of UK sanctions Read...

UK and US take joint action to disrupt major online fraud network

by Admin | Oct 14, 2025 | Cybercrime, Opinion Papers, Sanctions

Source: GOV.UK | Press Release Scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar and across the region use fake job adverts to attract foreign nationals to disused casinos or purpose-built compounds, where they are forced to carry out online fraud under threat of torture. Read Full...

Targeting Illicit DPRK Weapons Sales to Burma and a DPRK Financial Facilitator

by Admin | Sep 25, 2025 | Opinion Papers, Sanctions

Source: U.S. Department of State | Press Statement Today, the United States sanctioned six targets for their roles in generating revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including by procuring materiel from DPRK for Burma’s military regime Read...

Myanmar Junta Pushes Ruby and Sapphire Sales to China Amid Sanctions

by Admin | Sep 18, 2025 | Daily News, Sanctions

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi As international sanctions continue to squeeze Myanmar’s lucrative gemstone industry, the military regime has turned to China to sell the country’s precious rubies and sapphires—even as it loses control of key mining regions. Read...