Myanmar Economic Market Struggles

YANGON , MYANMAR - JUNE 13: The city of Yangon, formerly Rangoon, sits on the Yangon River, with a population of about four million people June 13, 2003 in Yangon, Myanmar. The U.S. senate voted June 11, 2003 to ban all imports from Myanmar with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell suggesting that a freeze on the assets of the ruling military. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains in "protective custody" after a clash on May 30, 2003 between supporters and a pro government groups last week. The recent economic sanctions continue to be a blow to the country's struggling market economy. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)