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US sanctions on Myanmar: 5 things to know

Military-linked enterprises bear brunt, but other businesses risk public wrath

20210211N Min Aung Hlaing Biden composite (photos by REUTERS)

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, left, is among the first current and former generals sanctioned by the U.S. under a new executive order by President Joe Biden. (Photos by Reuters) © Reuters

GWEN ROBINSON, Editor-at-large, and THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer
February 12, 2021 12:53 JST

YANGON -- U.S. President Joe Biden has announced his administration's strongest actions to date in response to the Myanmar coup that ousted the elected government of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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