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.
The long-time supplier of weapons to the Myanmar military accompanied revered Thai Buddhist monk Maing Hpone Sayadaw on a religious trip to northern Myanmar.
The Irrawaddy has investigated 20 firms that helped fund Monday's parade in Naypyitaw.
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