World’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’ | First Thing
Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after coup. Plus, the secret life of Andre Leon Talley
Good morning.
In the two years since a junta launched a coup in Myanmar, some of the world's biggest oil and gas service companies have continued to make millions of dollars from operations that have helped prop up the military regime, tax documents seen by the Guardian suggest.
What else is happening? The UK, US and Canada have imposed fresh sanctions against Myanmar's military, including measures from some aimed at stopping the supply of aviation fuel to its air force, which is accused of indiscriminately bombing civilian areas. Australia has also announced sanctions.
What did US secretary of state Antony Blinken say about the sanctions? He said in a statement that the coup had placed Myanmar on a disastrous path that has killed and displaced thousands", and fresh sanctions would be imposed in conjunction with Canada and the UK.
What did the police say they were trying to detain him for? The circumstances preceding the killing are unclear, and officials have faced scrutiny as their narrative has appeared to shift. The Huntington Park police department said in a statement that officers were responding to reports of a stabbing allegedly committed by someone in a wheelchair at about 3.40pm on Thursday, and that they encountered Lowe, who was in a wheelchair and who they believed was the suspect.
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