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Myanmar's military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday.
A junta spokesman also said the convoy, which came under fire near Myitkyina on Tuesday, was carrying Chinese military officials, not a consul as reported in the media.
BANGKOK/WASHINGTON--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 foreign sources.
The United States plans to levy new restrictions this week to cut off finances to Myanmar’s military junta, according to sources with knowledge of the matter and Thai news outlets.
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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 foreign sources.