Even as 15-Year-Old High School Students Die... Supreme Commander’s Son Hosts Lavish Party at Resort

Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Military. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jumi Lee] As the Myanmar military continues to harshly suppress citizens opposing the dictatorship, causing controversy, a grand event was held at a resort operated by the son of the military's top commander, the mastermind behind the coup, drawing heavy criticism.

On the 23rd, local media 'Myanmar Now' reported that a party attended even by ministers was held last weekend at a luxury resort owned by the son of Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief who seized power through the coup.

According to local media, an event was held last weekend at the 'Azura Beach Resort' located on Chaungtha Beach in Ayeyarwady Region, attended by Maung Maung Ohn, the Minister of Tourism, among others.

The military reportedly named this event as a celebration marking the reopening of Myanmar's tourism industry.

The weekend of the 20th and 21st saw a surge in casualties, including the death of a 15-year-old high school student due to military gunfire.

Local media analysis suggests that the reason a minister held such an event amid ongoing casualties caused by the military's harsh crackdown on protesters is because the resort is operated by Aung Pyi Son, the son of Commander-in-Chief Hlaing.

According to local media, Aung Pyi Son opened a high-end restaurant and gallery inside People's Park in Yangon in 2013, and after running a pharmaceutical and medical device brokerage company, he also began operating this resort.

His sister, Kin Thiri Thet Mon, like Aung Pyi Son, owns multiple profitable businesses in an 'octopus-like' manner. Previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on the siblings' businesses, stating that they directly benefited from their father's position.

Meanwhile, Myanmar's tourism industry, already severely impacted by the spread of COVID-19, has effectively come to a complete halt following the military coup last month.

Nonetheless, the military's decision to hold a grand event at the Commander-in-Chief's son's resort under the pretext of reopening the tourism industry is expected to provoke significant domestic and international criticism.

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