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CENTRAL MYANMAR – It is stated that the General Strike Coordination Body (GSCB) is conducting a campaign to reduce the sales income of eight military-owned products by 70 percent within two months in Anyar Region (central Myanmar) and urges the whole country to participate in it.
Starting this August, six alcoholic and beer brands and two cigarette brands of junta companies are listed for boycott within the initial two-month campaign, and more military products will be added to the campaign (as a part of the business and economic fight against the junta other than military way).
“In the villages, military products are almost non-existent. The public do not buy and the shops do not stock them. If junta products are not sold by shopkeepers/distributors, these products won’t reach the people. So, we mainly distribute pamphlets and give information about boycott products to the shop owners. This campaign has already started in more than 20 townships,” stated Ms. Chaw Su San, Committee member of the Monywa People Strike Force.
These public strikes were launched in more than 20 townships of Sagaing and Magwe regions, where pamphlets were distributed, public talks were held and a list of items to boycott was made to raise public awareness.
Currently, eight brands of beer and tobacco products: Myanmar beer, Andaman Brand Liquor and beer, Dagon Brand alcohol, beer, and soft drinks, Mandalay Rum and Mandalay Beer, Black Shield Stout Beer, Army Rum, Red Ruby and Premium Gold cigarette, are reportedly boycotted.
Since December 2021, public strikes have been carried out for public awareness to boycott military products. But the plan of a 70% reduction of junta product sales income has started this August, and disciplinary actions will be taken in the future.
In addition, eleven private banks that support the operation of the military council mechanism, such as A Bank, CB Bank, Yoma Bank, KBZ, MEB, UAB, MAB, AYA, MOB, MCB, AGD should also be pressured and unsupported by the public, as stated at the GSCB’s press conference held on August 25.