U.S. SANCTIONS NATION’S LEADERS OVER COUP

The united States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s acting president and several other military officers and warned of more sanctions as Washington seeks to punish those it deems responsible for the Myanmar coup.

The move blacklisted those who played a “leading role in the overthrow of burma’s democratically elected government,” the Treasury department said, targeting eight individuals, including the defence and home affairs ministers, three companies in the jade and gems sector, and updating sanctions on the top two military officials.

President Joe biden on Wednesday approved an executive order for new sanctions on those responsible for the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

AFP via GETTY IMAGES Protesters demonstrate against the Myanmar military coup in Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Thursday.