WASHINGTON — International efforts to isolate Myanmar's ruling junta appear to have dented its ability to purchase new military equipment from overseas, but the military is still able to access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, a UN expert said in a report published on Wednesday (June 26).
Military personnel stand guard as hundreds of refugees crossed over the river frontier between Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, following the fall of a strategic border town to rebels fighting Myanmar's military junta, in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 13, 2024.
A report by the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, found the value of weapons, dual-use technologies, manufacturing equipment and other materials imported by the junta amounted to US$253 million in the year up to March 2024. "The very means by which they are attacking these villages are dependant upon their access to weapons and materials supplied from overseas," Andrews said.
Exports from Singapore dropping from more than US$110 million in the 2022 fiscal year to just over US$10 million, the report said.
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