Yang Mao-liang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Mao-liang
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

  1. 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.
  2. By Anthony Davis and Bruce Hawke. "Business is Blooming". http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/. Asiaweek.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Burmese Tycoons Part III". The Irrawaddy. 1 August 2000. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 A Failing Grade: Burma's Drug Eradication Efforts (PDF). Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma. 2004. ISBN 978-9749243343.

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