Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aung Myo Thu
Position
Field Unit Commander of 33rd Light Infantry Division (LID) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)
Nationality
Myanmar
Address
Myanmar
Official reason
Major Aung Myo Thu, Field Unit Commander of the 33rd LID, oversaw military operations carried out in Rakhine state in 2017. In that context, he is responsible for atrocities and serious human rights violations, repression of the civilian population, and actions that threaten the peace, stability or security of Myanmar. These include unlawful killin...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2021-04-29
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Myanmar
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, 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 Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Myanmar continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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