BURMA SANCTIONS Archives

Treasury Sanctions Commanders and Units of the Burmese Security Forces for Serious Human Rights Abuses

Designations Build on International Efforts to Hold Accountable Persons Responsible for Serious Human Rights Abuses in Burma August 17, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four Burmese military and Border Guard Police (BGP) commanders and two Burmese military units for their involvement in ethnic cleansing in ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Burma | 20 August, 2018 | Topics: Exclude, Exclude All, News, Official Reports | Tags: BURMA SANCTIONS, Commanders and Units of the Burmese Security Forces

TERMINATION OF BURMA SANCTIONS PROGRAM

U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS October 7, 2016 TREASURY IMPLEMENTS TERMINATION OF BURMA SANCTIONS PROGRAM WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order terminating the national emergency with respect to Burma, revoking the Burma sanctions Executive Orders, and waiving other statutory blocking and financial sanctions on Burma. As a result, the economic and ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Burma | 7 October, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma | Tags: BURMA SANCTIONS, TERMINATION OF BURMA SANCTIONS PROGRAM