Coup opponents laud new sanctions

A protester holding a placard outside the US Embassy in Yangon.

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup welcomed new sanctions from Britain and Canada as protesters took to the streets, marking two weeks of daily demonstrations against the South-East Asian country’s military for seizing power.

Adding to the diplomatic pressure, Japan said it had agreed with India, the United States and Australia on the need for democracy to be restored quickly after the Feb 1 army takeover in which elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained.