The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated new sanctions on Myanmar in response to the military’s brutal crackdown on opponents to its rule, reports Al Jazeera. The sanctions focus on senior military officials, including the newly-appointed chief of the air force and those linked to the arms trade.
“Stopping Burmese military airstrikes is the most urgent priority, and it is very good to see the British government begin the process of targeting suppliers to the air force,” Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, said as thousands were forced from their homes as a result of almost daily aerial bombardment.