Regime cronies Thein Win Zaw and Mu Mu Shein are set to follow former lieutenant general Moe Myint Tun as targets of the junta’s graft crackdown, businesspeople say.
The Irrawaddy’s Investigative Desk looks at the key roles played by the children of the late Aung Thaung in the current regime and its allied businesses.
Urban Owls says Nyan Lwin Aung was on its list of targets for buying weapons and surveillance systems for the military regime.
Oil storage and distribution operations have been handed to a web of junta cronies under the KBZ Group of Companies.
KFC franchise holder expresses relief that resistance groups are not targeting areas where his business interests are focused.
From Russian business trips to Thai partnerships and alleged fuel imports, the tycoon offers a masterclass in profiting from military rule.
Tycoons curry favor with regime boss by lavishing cash to construct ‘world’s tallest marble sitting-Buddha.’
Property developer Maung Weik was seen among the donors to Min Aung Hlaing’s Buddha statue at an event in Naypyitaw on Thursday, the day of his release from prison.
Mottama Holdings run by longtime military crony Yang Ho is also the main builder of factories for the military and serves as a go-between for the regime and global suppliers.
Daw Khine Zaw, sister-in-law of arch-crony U Tay Za, has close links with both the former and current military regime.
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