London, July 14: The British government today cautioned Britons against travelling to Myanmar, where the military government has cracked down on pro-democracy campaigners including Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
Foreign office minister Mike O'Brien said he had
written to the association of British travel agents ``in
light of the recent dreadful developments'' to urged tour
operators ``to stop arranging holidays there.''
``Foreign visitors remain a source of hard currency
for the regime, much of which increasingly ends up in the
private bank accounts of the generals and their associates,''
O'Brien said. Earlier this month, the government asked major
cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco Plc to pull
out of Myanmar because of the southeast Asian country's human
rights record.
Bureau Report
