US lifts sanctions on Myanmar businessman's daughter

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 09:37 · Archive

The United States has removed sanctions on Theint Win Htet, daughter of a Myanmar businessman with military ties.

The United States Department of the Treasury removed Theint Win Htet from its sanctions list on Friday. She had sued for her removal, originally under the Biden administration and then filing a second complaint in July, arguing that she has no role in her father's business.

Theint Win Htet's father, Thein Win Zaw, founded the Shwe Byain Phyu Group of Companies. In January 2024, the Treasury Department targeted the group, saying it supplied fuel to the military and owned at least 20 firms with close ties to military leadership. The sanctions had blocked her US credit cards, restricted her foreign bank accounts and forced her to abandon her master's degree at Columbia University in New York. She now lives in Thailand with her mother, who was taken off the sanctions list the previous year.

The delisting follows a Reuters report that the Trump administration has opened talks with Myanmar's government, a break from years of US policy that sanctioned the generals responsible for the 2021 coup against Myanmar's democratically elected government. The Justice For Myanmar group has condemned the Treasury Department's decision, saying the military is escalating attacks on civilians.

How it is being reported

• US lifts sanctions on daughter of military-linked Myanmar businessmanDelisting comes days after Trump administration reportedly reopened talks with Myanmar's government.Al Jazeera · 10 Oct, 08:50
• U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessmanThe move comes a after report that said the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had opened talks with Myanmar's military-installed government.The Japan Times · 10 Oct, 01:11

In this story: United States · Theint Win Htet · Thein Win Zaw · Myanmar · Columbia University · Thailand

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