This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 shows protesters making the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar. - AFP
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters): The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have imposed new sanctions targeting Myanmar's junta, increasing pressure on the military in the latest in a series of punitive actions since it took power in a Feb 1 coup.
The United States targeted the governing State Administrative Council (SAC) and 13 officials, the move freezing any U.S. assets of those listed and generally bars Americans from dealing with them.
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