Press release UK sanctions further Myanmar military figures for role in coup: February 25 2021 The Foreign Secretary announces further sanctions against members of Myanmar’s State Administration Council. Published 25 February 2021 From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Officeand The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, announced further […]
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On Wednesday, apparently in line with updates made by the United Nations, Swiss authorities updated the following Central African Republic sanctions listing: SSID: 300-43100 Name: Bi Sidi Souleman DOB: 20 Jul 1962 POB: Bocaranga, Central African Republic Good quality a.k.a.: a) Sidiki b) “General” Sidiki c) Sidiki Abbas d) Souleymane […]
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19 Feb 2021 Fraudulent websites and phishing SMS message related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited on fraudulent websites and phishing SMS message, which […]
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February 22, 2021: OFAC adds 2 to Burma sanctions OFAC Enforcement Action: BitPay pays $507,375 Australia Sanctions Office (ASO) makes both UN and autonomous sanctions changes UN Central African Republic Sanctions Committee updates Bi-Sidi Souleman listing
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While I was picking up the online UN press release for the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida deletions (the Arabic text doesn’t cut and paste well from the PDF), I found that today, the UN had modified the following Central African Republic individual listing: CFi.014 Name: 1: BI SIDI 2: SOULEMAN 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: President and […]
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Notice of Changes to the Consolidated List Autonomous Sanctions (Designated and Declared Persons—Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Amendment (Continuation of Effect) Instrument 2020 Following registration of the Legislative Instruments made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, DFAT has updated the Consolidated List. The Instrument can be found at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021L00059 […]
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So, BitPay, which “offers a payment processing solution for merchants to accept digital currency as payment for goods and services”, settled 2,102 apparent violations of multiple programs that were considered non-egregious, but not voluntarily self-disclosed. The total value of the transactions involved was only $128,582.61 (and the actual revenue to […]
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Yesterday, OFAC added the following people: KYAW, Maung Maung, Burma; DOB 23 Jul 1964; nationality Burma; Gender Male; National ID No. 12/BAHANA(N)010023 (Burma) (individual) [BURMA-EO14014]. TUN, Moe Myint, Burma; DOB 24 May 1968; nationality Burma; Gender Male; National ID No. 7/KATAKHA(N)007836 (Burma) (individual) [BURMA-EO14014]. to the SDN List under its new […]
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HKMA Alert: Fraudulent Bank of China websites and phishing SMS messages Ouch! That hurts! EU adds 19 to Venezuela sanctions SECO amends 1, removes 2 from counter terror list OFSI removes 2 from counter terrorism list OFAC updates the 2 recent CAATSA-RUSSIA designations
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