Day: May 20, 2023

HOW MYANMAR’S ARMS PURCHASES CIRCUMVENT SANCTIONS

On 20 May, an OpEd piece from Eurasia Review said that the regime  is being sustained by nearly a billion dollars’ worth of arms — plus raw materials to manufacture weapons — originating primarily from China and Russia, 2 permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Singapore, Thailand and India.  A UN report says that those providing these weapons are able to avoid sanctions by using front companies and creating new ones while counting on lax enforcement.

https://www.eurasiareview.com/20052023-how-myanmars-arms-purchases-circumvent-sanctions-oped/

The UN report is –

THE BILLION DOLLAR DEATH TRADE: THE INTERNATIONAL ARMS NETWORKS THAT ENABLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN MYANMAR

Published on 17 May, this report is from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/myanmar/crp-sr-myanmar-2023-05-17.pdf

US: ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS UNDER THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS (EAR) RE RUSSIA AND BELARUS

On 19 May, KPMG reported that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce had released for publication in the Federal Register a final rule implementing additional sanctions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) against Russia and Belarus.

https://kpmg.com/us/en/home/insights/2023/05/tnf-us-final-rule-additional-sanctions-russia-belarus.html

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-10774.pdf