US suspends trade pact with Myanmar after bloodiest weekend

US suspends trade pact with Myanmar after bloodiest weekend

The Straits Times - World·2021-03-30 09:02

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US suspended a trade pact with Myanmar Monday (March 29) and led international condemnation of the junta’s ruthless crackdown, as protesters and mourners took to the streets after the deadliest weekend since the military coup.

Soldiers and police have killed hundreds in a brutal campaign against mass anti-coup protests demanding a restoration of democracy and the release of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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