By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with Myanmar and increasing economic pressure on its military over the coup last week that erased the fragile democratic progress in the long-oppressed Southeast Asian nation. President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was issuing an executive order that will prevent Myanmar's generals from accessing $1 billion in assets in the United States, and promised more measures. The U.S. was among many Western governments that lifted most sanctions in the past decade to encourage democratic transition as Myanmar's military rulers were taking […]
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