KUALA LUMPUR: The United States is considering new measures to pressure the Myanmar junta to return to a “democratic trajectory”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as alarm grows over an escalating crackdown on dissent. Myanmar has been in chaos since February when Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government was ousted by the military. The United States has imposed some sanctions and regional bloc the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has drawn up a peace roadmap, but there are serious doubts about the generals’ commitment. Speaking during a visit to Malaysia — among se…

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