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Myanmar's military overthrew the country's elected leaders in 2021 and launched a bloody crackdown on protests, sparking a civil war that has displaced more than 3.1 million people, according to ...
A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on companies ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday slapped further sanctions on Myanmar, marking the three-year anniversary of the coup as Washington targeted two entities and several people it ...
Myanmar absent at the US-ASEAN Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C. ASEAN has blocked Myanmar from participating in regional summits since the 2021 coup. [4] For instance, during the 2022 ASEAN summit, Myanmar's chair remained empty. [5] This condition persisted until New Zealand invited the junta to two ASEAN summits hosted in Wellington in April ...
In the 2010s, following signs of democratisation and economic liberalisation, the United States lifted sanctions with Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, called for the mending of US relations with Myanmar. [3] However, the US re-imposed targeted sanctions following the 2017 Rohingya genocide [4] and the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, [5 ...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Kyu Kyu Hla since 2 July 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, in response to the Burmese military's coup against the democratically elected civilian government of Myanmar. The sanctions include the freezing of assets in the US and a ban on transactions with US persons. [18] [19]
BANGKOK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Myanmar's defense ministry and two banks used by the ruling military junta to buy arms and other goods from ...
16 December – The BURMA Act is passed in the US authorising sanctions on individuals involved in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, support to civil society and humanitarian assistance as well as a position within the State Department dedicated to democracy in Burma. [157] [158]