Thai civil society organisations have urged the government to boycott Myanmar military’s oil and gas enterprises in light of the weapons trade scandal.

Thai commercial banks, which have been reported as facilitating the Myanmar military junta’s buying of weapons, along with government agencies, have committed to halting such transactions. Meanwhile, concerns have been raised regarding the lack of proactive measures.

Banks in at least seven countries, including Thailand, have been facilitating the Myanmar military junta’s weapons trade, says a new report released on Wednesday (26 June) by Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.