Military Denies Army Chief Used Twitter after Company Blocks Account

The Irrawaddy
By Moe Myint
16 May 2019

 Snr-Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in 2017 / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy

YANGON—Military spokesman Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun downplayed Twitter’s suspension of the account of Myanmar Army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, denying the commander-in-chief had ever officially used the social media platform.

Senators ask US to sanction Myanmar army chief

ALARABIA

AFP, Washington 

Thursday, 21 March 2019

Senators called Wednesday for the United States to slap sanctions on Myanmar’s army chief, saying more needed to be done to bring accountability over the campaign against the Rohingya.

In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the four senators said Myanmar has shown “no credible signs of progress” despite widespread international condemnation of the killings and sexual violence against members of the mostly Muslim minority.