Myanmar: Jade and Rubies: How Myanmar’s Military Amassed Its Fortune

Feb 13, 2021 | Kuwait Times
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Mines, banks, petroleum, agriculture, tourism: Myanmar’s ruling junta has vested interests in large swathes of the country’s economy, providing it a colossal and closely guarded fortune that the United States has targeted with sanctions. After last weeks coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the subsequent protest crackdown calls have grown for international penalties. On Thursday, the United States slapped sanctions on the country’s top brass.