US President George W Bush has announced fresh sanctions against the military regime in Burma.

He said he had ordered the US Treasury to freeze the assets of state-owned firms in Burma "that are major sources of funds that prop up the junta".

Last October, Mr Bush asked the treasury to freeze the financial assets India and Burma in transport deal ...
Burmese leader shuns UN envoy ...
Bush warns Congress on wiretaps ... of members of the military regime.

That move followed a violent suppression of anti-government protests in Burma (Myanmar).

(BBC)

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