Myanmar human rights organization reveals that the family of Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's military leader, bought a luxury house in Bangkok through a nominee to evade Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land, calling on the Thai government to investigate and seize the assets.
On 26 March 2026, the human rights group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) disclosed findings that the family of General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar's military government, purchased a luxury house in a major development on Rama 9 in Bangkok valued at approximately 3 million US dollars, or about 108 million baht.
The report states this purchase may be a way to circumvent Thai law that forbids foreigners from owning land and houses, by using the name of Myo Yadana Thae, the military leader's daughter-in-law, who is not on any international sanctions lists, as the registered owner. She is the wife of Aung Pyae Sone, Min Aung Hlaing's son, who is sanctioned by the US and Canada. Using another person's name to hold the property could be a legal loophole.
JFM added that the property is held under Emerald Princess Co. Ltd., a company established on 1 December 2022, just one week before the title transfer. The purchase was facilitated by arms dealer Tun Min Latt, known to be close to Myanmar's military leader, who was arrested in Thailand in 2022 on drug and money laundering charges but was acquitted in 2024.
Under Thai law, the Land Code prohibits foreigners from owning land or houses but allows ownership of condominium units under certain conditions. JFM urges the Thai government to investigate these transactions, including the roles of involved companies, and consider freezing the military leader's family's assets in Thailand.
Furthermore, JFM calls on Western countries such as the US, the UK, the EU, Canada, and Australia to extend sanctions to currently unpunished family members to close existing loopholes.
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