Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Myanmar Economic Corporation
Aliases
MEC
Address
Strand Rd., Near Thakhin Mya Park, Ayeyar Waddy Ward, Ahlone, Yangon, Myanmar
Official reason
Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) is a major Myanmar conglomerate, which in practice is owned and governed by, and for the benefit of, the Myanmar Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Tatmadaw who are responsible for serious human rights violations against the population of Myanmar, including the 2021 coup d'etat and violence against ethnic minorities, ...
Other Information
Names of Director(s)/Management: Lt Gen (retired) Nyo Saw (Former QMG – retired in 2020); Maj Gen Moe Myint Htun (Army COS); Rear Admiral Moe Aung (Navy COS); Lt Gen Htun Aung (Air Force COS); Brig Gen Aung Kyaw Hoe (Defence Perm Sec); Aung Lin Tun (Htun); Maj Gen Aung Zay Ya; Khin Maung Soe; Maj Gen Maung Maung Myint; Brig Gen Thaik Soe; Thant Swe...
Date of listing
2021-04-01
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 put in place sanctions measures to deter, and provide accountability for, activities which, if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s: • right to life • right not to be subjected to torture or ...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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