Obama Eases Myanmar Sanctions

By Oliver Tree | July 12 2012 9:44 AM

U.S. president Barack Obama formally eased sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American oil and gas companies to invest in the troubled South East Asian nation.

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Despite the move, Myanmar's leader President Thein Sein told the Financial Times on Thursday that democratic reforms were being hindered by continuing sanctions by the U.S. and other nations.

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