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Rearrange blocs blocs app6/19/2023 Suu Kyi, 76, remains in detention with other ousted officials and faces a raft of charges that human groups say are baseless. About 1,500 civilians have been killed by security forces, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 1 last year in a takeover that sparked widespread street protests and civil disobedience. Myanmar’s army wrested power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in Feb. It’s not immediately clear if New Zealand’s action would lead to Myanmar’s exclusion from RCEP. Two Asian diplomats told The Associated Press that New Zealand notified other members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which includes China but not the United States, that it would not recognize Myanmar’s “instrument of ratification” - the key document binding a country to the free trade pact - because it opposes its military-led government. BANGKOK (AP) - New Zealand said Thursday it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement, the world's largest that took effect this year, citing the deadly violence and democratic setbacks in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power last year.
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