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Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100m Bangkok home

Detached houses priced between 100 million and 125 million baht at Issara Residence Rama 9 sold out in 2024, attracting interest from Japan and Myanmar, according to the developer. (Photo: Supplied)

The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.

Justice for Myanmar (JFM) said the shell company through which the funds for the purchase were channelled had an executive of the Thai property developer as its sole director.

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