YANGON/BANGKOK -- The U.S. has moved to broaden sanctions on Myanmar beyond those targeted specifically at military leaders and will consider excluding the country from a program of tariff-free access to the American market for certain exports.
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A Myanmar national who said he recently fled to India shows a Myanmar kyat banknote at an undisclosed location in India's northeastern state of Mizoramon March 15. © Reuters
YANGON/BANGKOK -- The U.S. has moved to broaden sanctions on Myanmar beyond those targeted specifically at military leaders and will consider excluding the country from a program of tariff-free access to the American market for certain exports.