Yangon — Myanmar's military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington's first public recognition of its rule.

Myanmar's ruling military general has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for a reduction in the 40% tariff rate on his country's exports to the U.S. and is ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if needed,

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing praised Donald Trump in a rare letter and compared his military’s coup to the US president’s baseless claims of election fraud, suggesting both leaders were victims of rigged votes.

President Donald Trump, on Monday, issued formal notices to 14 different countries, informing their leaders that the United States will impose new blanket tariffs on their goods starting August 1. The letters,

President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure Monday on America’s trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new tariff rate. But at the same time, Trump took some of the edge off by signing an executive action Monday to extend the date for all “reciprocal” tariffs,

India may secure a strategic edge over regional rivals as the Trump administration considers a trade pact slashing proposed tariffs below 20 per cent. Unlike many nations facing sharp hikes, India is unlikely to receive a formal tariff notice ahead of the August 1 deadline.

The US State Department sanctioned the junta chief and others for using "violence and terror to oppress" Burmese people

President Donald Trump, in social media posts, shared screenshots of signed form letters dictating new tariff rates to the leaders of 14 countries.

In his new round of tariffs being announced this week, Trump is essentially tethering the entire world economy to his instinctual belief that import taxes will deliver factory jobs and stronger growth in the U.S., rather than the inflation and slowdown predicted by many economists.

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