Sanctions on Myanmar Military named ‘Burma United through Rigorous Military Accountability’ or (BURMA) Act was approved in US Congress

Tatmadaw Sanctions Bill Heads for Vote in US Congress

By NAN LWIN 21 June 2019

YANGON—A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has advanced legislation in the U.S. Congress to impose new sanctions on the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw—the latest foreign effort to put pressure on the military in response to the Rohingya crisis in Rakhine State.

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