It is high time international action be taken against the Myanmar military, with targeted sanctions against military-owned and controlled companies, said a London-based organisation defending Burmese people’s human rights and religious freedom.

Founder and director of Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) Kyaw Win said the international community should act fast and impose these "targeted sanctions" following the military coup in Myanmar recently.

"Asean countries also need to do this (targeted sanctions against the economic interests of Myanmar's military)...