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Article

7 Nov 2003

Author:
Press Association [UK]

Activists Hail Bat's Withdrawal from Burma

Campaigners...hailed British American Tobacco’s withdrawal from Burma, and urged other multinationals to follow suit to protest at the military junta’s alleged human rights abuses. [Refers to Triumph International, Premier Oil, Unocal, Total. Also to Distinction Investment Holdings, the Singapore-based company buying BAT's Burma operation.]