WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States on Monday (Feb 22) announced sanctions against two more leaders of Myanmar's junta and warned of further action as hundreds of thousands defiantly rallied for the restoration of the nation's democracy.
The United States said it was blocking any US property and suspending the entry into the country of two members of the newly ruling State Administrative Council -- General Maung Maung Kyaw, who commands the air force, and Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun.
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