Post navigation At least six police officers in Myanmar were killed by unidentified assailants in the second such attack in the country in two days. The attack took place when the officers were responding to a security incident in an area that borders India and China. This comes following several days of escalating tensions in the region. The US was recently downgraded from a AAA to a AA+ credit rating due to the government’s mounting debt and sluggish economic growth. This downgrade could potentially make borrowing money from foreign investors more expensive, and could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, pushing the US economy on a further downward spiral. The public responded to the downgrade with a cry of disapproval, with many believing it is indicative of the country’s economic decline.
