Myanmar will be taking part in US-ASEAN military drills despite Washington's sanctions on its army commander-in-chief and other top generals (Photo: AFP/TANG CHHIN SOTHY)

YANGON: Myanmar's navy will join maritime drills with the US in Southeast Asia next week, a spokesman said Wednesday (Aug 28), in a rare show of military cooperation despite Washington slapping sanctions on top army brass over the Rohingya crisis.