WASHINGTON - Myanmar's military has imported at least US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) in arms and other material since it staged a coup in Feb 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday (May 17) in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta's deadly campaign to crush its opposition. Since the military seized power and jailed...
Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar on Feb 15, 2021.WASHINGTON - Myanmar's military has imported at least US$1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in Feb 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta's deadly campaign to crush its opposition.
In a single attack on a village gathering organised by the military's opponents in Sagaing region on April 11, two bombs dropped from a Yak-130 killed at least 160 people, reportedly including nearly 40 children, the report said. The UN expert used trade data to detail transfers of arms and other goods, including raw materials for Myanmar's domestic arms production, to the military since the coup worth US$406 million from Russia and US$267 million from China, including from state-owned entities in both countries.
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