Canberra, Feb. 1 -- Australia on Thursday imposed additional targeted sanctions on five entities with direct links to the Myanmar military regime.

The sanctions are designed to limit the regime's access to the funds and materials that enable it to continue to commit atrocities against its own people, as per a release issued by Australia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.

Under the sanctions, two banks that enable the regime's activities, Myanma Foreign Trade Bank and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank, will be subject to targeted financial sanctions.

Three entities that supply jet fuel to the Myanmar military, Asia Sun Group, Asia Sun Trading Co Ltd, and Cargo Link Petroleum Logistics Co Ltd, will also be subject to targeted ...