Yang Mao-liang
Yang Mao-liang | |
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Native name | 楊茂良 |
Organization | Peace Myanmar Group |
Known for | Member of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army |
Yang Mao-liang (Burmese: ရန်မိုးလျံ; Chinese: 楊茂良; also spelled Yang Mouliang) is a high-ranking member of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).[1] He was ousted by Feng Jiasheng from MNDAA and Kokang.[2] He also controls an enterprise called Peace Myanmar Group, which holds the franchise for Mitsubishi Electric in Burma and operates a paint factory and liquor distillery (producing local brands like Myanmar Rum and Myanmar Dry Gin).[3]
Peace Myanmar Group is used to launder and reinvest MNDAA's drug profits in the legal economy.[4] Yang's brother, Yang Mao-xian, was executed in 1994 by China for his involvement in trafficking heroin into southern China.[4]
References
- ↑ Davis, Anthony (March 1, 1998). "BURMA the country that won't kick the habit". Jane's Intelligence Review. Jane's Information Group Limited. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ By Anthony Davis and Bruce Hawke. "Business is Blooming". http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/. Asiaweek.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Burmese Tycoons Part III". The Irrawaddy. 1 August 2000. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- 1 2 A Failing Grade: Burma's Drug Eradication Efforts (PDF). Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma. 2004. ISBN 978-9749243343.
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