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Myanmar's KBZ Bank hires legal powerhouse Williams & Connolly after UN implicates holding company

KBZ Bank hires American law firm after UN accusations

According to a CNBC report, Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) is seeking counsel from a US-based law firm after it was named in a recent UN report calling for broad sanctions against military-affiliated companies. KBZ hired the law firm Williams & Connolly for

Myanmar forms new committee on Rakhine crisis

Myanmar’s government has announced the make-up of a new commission tasked with investigating human rights abuses during the crisis that plagued northern Rakhine State last year. On July 30, the President’s Office announced that the four-member �

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Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …

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Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted

Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect

Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military

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