Countries take action against Myanmar following coup

Demonstrators in traditional dancing costumes march against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Thursday (AP)

A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with Myanmar and increasing economic pressure over the coup that has erased the fragile democratic progress in the long-oppressed nation.

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was issuing an executive order that would prevent Myanmar’s new military rulers from accessing one billion dollars (£723,000 million) in assets in the United States, and promised more measures.