The sanctions name top military commander Min Aung Hlaing and his deputy Soe Win, as well as four members of the State Administration Council. The executive order signed by President Joe Biden also allows the Treasury Department to target the spouses and adult children of those being sanctioned. The move will prevent the generals from accessing more than one billion US dollars in Myanmar government funds held in the United States. Expand Close Protesters against the military coup (Aung Ko San/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Protesters against the military coup (Aung Ko San/AP)The sanctions also will affect the Myanmar Ruby Enterprise and Myanmar Imperial Jade Company, businesses controlled by the regime. “Today’s sanctions need not be permanent,” the White House said in a statement.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2021 18:16 UTC