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Companies Supporting the Junta in Burma/Myanmar:

Too Many To List

The Burma Campaign 'Dirty List'

In response to calls from Burma's democracy movement, the Burma Campaign UK and other campaign groups around the world have been pressuring companies to sever business ties with Burma.

Please contact one or more of the companies on the Dirty List and ask them to cut their ties with Burma's military government. If appropriate, tell them you will not purchase their products as long as they continue to support the regime in Burma. Letters written in your own words are most effective. If you don't have much time, don't worry - just one or two paragraphs will do. Please be polite!

We would be grateful if you could send us a copy of any responses you receive.

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Abercrombie & Kent
Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) is an American holiday company with 45 offices around the world, including offices in the UK. In 2003 the UK branch of A&K informed the Burma Campaign UK that A&K would no longer include Burma in its brochures or promote tourism to Burma. However today both the UK and US branches operate tours to Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese democracy movement have asked tourists not to visit Burma because it helps fund the regime and gives it legitimacy. Forced and child labour was used to develop many tourist facilities.

Geoffrey Kent
Chairman and CEO
Abercrombie & Kent, Inc.
1520 Kensington Road, Suite 212
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-2156
USA

Alcatel
Alcatel is a French multinational specialising in communication technology. Alcatel is working closely with the regime in Burma to help it develop telecommunications such as landlines and mobile networks. The regime is the only mobile service provider in Burma, and is keen to expand the service because of high revenues and its importance to companies investing and trading with Burma, in particular, gem miners and exporters.

President
Alcatel HQ
54, rue La Boétie
75008 Paris
France

Managing Director
Alcatel
7a The Long Room
CopperMill Lock
Canal Side
Harefield
UB9 6JA
UK

Andaman Club
The Andaman Club is a luxury casino/hotel complex located on Thahtay Kyun Island in Southernmost Burma. It was launched by Vikrom Isiri in 1995, who leases the land from the Burmese junta. Isiri has since gone on to become a Thai senator and the complex has provided the seed money for numerous other ventures, including Phuket Airlines.

Vikrom Isiri
Andaman Club
1168/71 25th- A Floor,
Lumpini Tower Building
Rama IV Road
Thungmahamek
Bangkok
Thailand 10210

Fax: + (662) 285 6408-9
Email: andamanclubmm@hotmail.com

Andaman Teak Supplies Pty Ltd
Andaman is an Australian teak supplier to the marine sector, which only uses Burmese teak. The Burmese regime owns all teak plantations in Burma and teak sales earn the regime millions of pounds every year.

Andaman Teak Supplies Pty Ltd
59 Magnesium Drive
Crestmead Qld 4132
Australia

Fax: +61 (0)7 3803 1118
Email: andamanteak@bigpond.com

Andrew Brock Travel
Andrew Brock Travel is a tour operator that organises tours to Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese democracy movement have asked tourists not to visit Burma because it helps fund the regime and gives it legitimacy. Forced and child labour was used to develop many tourist facilities. Owner Andrew Brock has said that Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is 'oppressing Burma's people'.

Andrew Brock
ANDREW BROCK Ltd.
29a Main Street,
Lyddington,
Oakham,
Rutland LE15 9LR
UK

Fax: 01572 821072
Email: ABROCK3650@aol.com

Aquatic
Aquatic is a privately owned Scottish company that provides specialist services to the oil and gas industry. Aquatic has an office in Burma, through which they assist the oil and gas industry. Gas exports are the regime's largest source of income.

Managing Director
Aquatic
Palmerston Centre
29-31 Palmerston Road
Aberdeen AB11 5QP

Fax: 01224 577361
Email: admin@aquatic.co.uk

Archaeological Tours
Archaeological Tours is a US tour operator specialising in archaeological and historical study tours led by distinguished scholars. Their 2007-2008 programmes includes a 'Khmer Kingdoms Tour' which begins in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese democracy movement have asked tourists not to visit Burma because it helps fund the regime and gives it legitimacy.

Archaeological Tours
271 Madison Avenue
Suite 904
New York
10016
USA

Fax: + (212) 370-1561
Email: ArchTours@aol.com

Asia Optical
Asia Optical is a Taiwanese company and is one of the biggest lens producers in the world. It invested $12m in Burma to build a lens factory, which opened in early 2004. Customers of Asia Optical include: Canon, Epson, Hitachi, Kodak, Konica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, and Sharp.

Mr Robert Lai
Chairman
Asia Optical
No. 22-3 South 2nd Road
T.E.P.Z, Taichung 427
Taiwan R.O.C

Email: service@asia-optical.com.tw

Audley Travel
Audley Travel is a travel company that organises tours to Burma. It also promotes holidays to Burma in national newspapers, including the Sunday Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and The Observer.

Craig Burkinshaw
Managing Director
Audley Travel Ltd
6 Willows Gate
Stratton Audley
Oxfordshire OX27 9AU
UK

Fax 01869 276 214
Email: mail@audleytravel.co

Aban Offshore - NEW
Aban Offshore is an Indian Oil company which won a $25 million contract from the Thai company PTTEP International to help increase the revenues the regime gains from Burma's oil and gas reserves. In 2007 the regime received $2.7 billion from the oil and gas sector.

Managing Director
Aban Offshore
Janpriya Crest
113, Pantheon Road
Egmore
Chennai 600 008
India

A.L.T Inter Corporation - NEW
A.L.T Inter Corporation is a Thai telecoms company, which has been undertaking contract work for the Burmese regime. A.L.T Inter operates in Burma through a joint venture company called Kordia Solutions Thailand with the New Zealand government owned Kordia. Their joint venture company has been working on a $80,000 contract with the regime owned Myanmar Post and Telecommunications on mobile phone towers in Burma. Mobile phone services are strictly controlled in Burma and it is extremely difficult for ordinary citizens to afford or acquire a mobile phone. However, for supporters of the regime it is relatively easy to acquire a phone through the pro-regime Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA). It is reported that the USDA members raise funds by selling mobile phones, which they acquire due to their close ties to the regime.

A.L.T Inter Corporation
52/1 M00 5
Bangkruay-Trinoi Road
Bangsithong
Bangkruay District
Nonthaburi 11130
Thailand

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Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes is a supplier of products and services to the oil and natural gas industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company operates in over 90 countries, including Burma, where it has offices in rangoon. Its subsidiaries- Hughes Christensen and Baker Petrolite have further offices in South East Asia designated to serve the industry in Burma. As well as supplying equipment to the oil and gas industry in Burma, Baker Hughes operate a rig count service within the country. Baker Hughes has worked in joint venture with Singapore based MPRL E&P Pte. Ltd in Burma.

Baker Hughes
Corporate Headquarters
2929 Allen Parkway Ste
2100 Houston
TX 77210-5177
USA

Fax: + 713 439 8699
Email: info@bakerhughes.com

Bales Worldwide
Bales Worldwide is a travel company that organises tours to Burma. Although the company admits there are 'conflicting views' on whether tourists should visit Burma, it argues in favour of tourism. Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese democracy movement have asked tourists not to visit Burma because it helps fund the regime and gives it legitimacy.

Managing Director
Bales Worldwide Holidays
Bales House
Junction Road
Dorking
Surrey RH4 3HL UK

Email: enquiries@balesworldwide.com

Bamboo Travel
Bamboo Travel is a UK company which aims to deliver bespoke itineraries for tourists wishing to visit China and South East Asia. Burma is included as one of the company's destinations. Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese democracy movement have asked tourists not to visit Burma because it helps fund the regime and gives it legitimacy.

Bamboo Travel Ltd
1E Elms Road
Clapham
London SW4 9ET

Email: info@bambootravel.co.uk

BBC Worldwide - NEW
On October 1st 2007 the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, bought a 75% stake in Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet is an Australian multinational publishing company specialising in travel guides. Lonely Planet publishes a guide to Burma, which encourages tourists to visit the country. Lonely Planet vigorously defends tourism to Burma, attempting to undermine calls by Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's democracy movement for tourists to stay away. The BBC charter states that the activities of BBC Worldwide must not "jeopardise the reputation of the BBC or the value of the BBC brand". BBC Worldwide maintains that Lonely Planet will continue to publish its Burma guidebook; even though the book fails to warn readers which hotels are regime owned or highlight which tourists facilities were built or prepared for tourism with forced labour (such as the " huge gleaming" airport in Mandalay and Mrauk U in Rankaing State). The Burmese regime has identified tourism as a vital source of income.

John Smith
BBC Worldwide
Woodlands
80 Wood Lane
London W12 0TT
UK

Ben Line Agencies/ EGT Holdings
Ben Line Agencies is a Scottish shipping line with offices in Burma. It operates a range of port services for companies exporting cargo from Burma. Ben Line is owned by EGT Holdings.

William Thomson
Chairman
Ben Line Agencies
Suite 7, Bonnington Bond
2 Anderson Place
Edinburgh EH6 5NP

Fax: 0131 557 4742
Email: info@egtholdings.com

(Source: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list_print.html)