Joe Biden orders sanctions against military regime in Myanmar

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration’s response to the coup in Myanmar (Patrick Semansky/AP)

President Joe Biden ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and arrested de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians.

Mr Biden said he was issuing an executive order that will prevent Myanmar’s generals from accessing one billion US dollars in assets in the United States.