UK, EU, Canada unveil new sanctions on Myanmar military

London: The EU, UK, and Canada on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting the Myanmar junta s access to military materiel, equipment and funds ....

London: The EU, UK, and Canada on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting the Myanmar junta's access to "military materiel, equipment and funds".

The new curbs, against entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to Myanmar's military, were aimed at constraining its "ability to conduct airstrikes on civilians", according to Britain.

It said the month of August saw the highest number of airstrikes on record by the Myanmar military, killing dozens of civilians and amounting to "gross human rights violations".

The sanctions -- the latest by Western countries since a February 2021 military coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government -- target six entities involved in providing aviation fuel or restricted goods to the junta.

They bolster several previous rounds of curbs against suppliers of aviation fuel to the military and arms dealers in 2023.