US Treasury Imposes Sanctions against Individuals in Burma

By Martin Crutsinger/AP Economics Writer/Washington

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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Treasury also designated Thiha, Tay Za's brother and business partner, and U Kyaw Thein, a director of Tay Za's business ventures in Singapore.

The companies designated were Myanmar Avia Export Co. Limited, a company Treasury said that Tay Za has used to purchase helicopters and aircraft for the military regime, and Ayer Shwe Wah Co. Limited and Pavo Aircraft Leasing in Singapore.

The four spouses of senior Burmese government officials who were named were Khin Lay Thet, the wife of Gen Thura Shwe Mann; Myint Myint Ko, the wife of Construction Minister Saw Tun; Tin Lin Myint, the wife of Lt-Gen Ye Myint, and Myint Myint Soe, the wife of Foreign Affairs Minister Nyan Win.

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