UK, Canada issue new sanctions
Canada and the U.K. have joined the U.S. in targeted sanctions against military officials. The U.K. accused the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) of human rights abuses following the coup, “including violating the right to life, the right to freedomQUAD nations call for restoration of gvt, UK & Canada impose sanctions
Through the US State Department head Antony Blinken, QUAD nations (USA, Japan, Australia and India) have vowed on Thursday February 18 to an “urgent” return to democracy. The call gathered Blinken, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jai
US announces targeted sanctions
The U.S. will impose targeted sanctions against ranking military officials and their close family members. “We will identify a first round of targets this week, and we’re also going to impose strong exports controls,” President Joe Biden an
Blanket sanctions possible, but not likely
The U.S., E.U. and other Western powers will almost certainly take action in response to this week’s military takeover, and a repeat of the harsh, blanket sanctions of the 90s and 00s would devastate Myanmar’s economy. Yet there are key dNew online customs transit system set to facilitate trade in ASEAN
Cross-border traders in ASEAN can now take advantage of a new online customs transit management system – the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) – to accelerate trade in goods by road within ASEAN by reducing trading challenges and enabling c
