Demonstrators wave flags of the National League for Democracy party during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday. Photo: AP Demonstrators wave flags of the National League for Democracy party during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Demonstrators wave flags of the National League for Democracy party during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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US sanctions Myanmar military leaders who overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi in coup

  • President Joe Biden says Washington’s ‘support for health care, civil society groups and other areas that benefit the people of Burma directly’ will not change
  • Washington freezes US$1 billion in funds held in the US by Myanmar’s government

Topic |   Myanmar
Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney in Washington

Updated: 7:04am, 11 Feb, 2021

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Demonstrators wave flags of the National League for Democracy party during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday. Photo: AP Demonstrators wave flags of the National League for Democracy party during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Demonstrators wave flags of the National League for Democracy party during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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