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Aik Htun was born on 10 October 1948 in Mongkai in the [[Southern Shan States]], [[Burma]], the eldest of six children.<ref name="at"/> He moved to Rangoon in 1970 and secured a job as a driver working for Nyunt Tin, a green tea wholesaler and operating the Shan Brothers tea shop.<ref name="at"/> In 1972, he bought a biscuit shop on 16th Street and had expanded into the border business by 1984.<ref name="at"/> Aik Htun established Olympic Company in 1991 with 3 other investors.<ref name="at"/> The company now has interests in automobiles, marine products, timber, real estate, property development and finance.<ref name="at"/>
Aik Htun was born on 10 October 1948 in Mongkai in the [[Southern Shan States]], [[Burma]], the eldest of six children.<ref name="at"/> He moved to Rangoon in 1970 and secured a job as a driver working for Nyunt Tin, a green tea wholesaler and operating the Shan Brothers tea shop.<ref name="at"/> In 1972, he bought a biscuit shop on 16th Street and had expanded into the border business by 1984.<ref name="at"/> Aik Htun established Olympic Company in 1991 with 3 other investors.<ref name="at"/> The company now has interests in automobiles, marine products, timber, real estate, property development and finance.<ref name="at"/>


Aik Htun also runs one of the country's largest construction businesses, the Olympic Construction Company, established in 1990 and primarily focuses on residential and hotel development in [[Yangon]]<ref name="irr">{{cite news|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=1923|title=Burmese Tycoons Part I|date=1 June 2000|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=5010&page=12|title=Tycoon Turf|author=Eike Htun|date=September 2005|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref> He and his immediate family members are subject to European Union sanctions, from benefiting from close ties to the previous junta, the [[State Peace and Development Council]].<ref name="san">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110402/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK|date=20 April 2011|work=Her Majesty's Treasury|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref> Olympic Construction company is renamed as [[Shwe Taung Group]] in 2004 after the money laundering accusation and drug links by the US department of Treasury against the affiliate [[Asia Wealth Bank]]. As of 2013 from now on, Aik Htun remain as the chairman of business group Shwe Taung group of companies that also include Shwe Taung counstruction co.ltd.<ref>[http://www.shwetaunggroup.com/aboutus/management-team.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2016}}</ref>
Aik Htun also runs one of the country's largest construction businesses, the Olympic Construction Company, established in 1990 and primarily focuses on residential and hotel development in [[Yangon]]<ref name="irr">{{cite news|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=1923|title=Burmese Tycoons Part I|date=1 June 2000|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=5010&page=12|title=Tycoon Turf|author=Eike Htun|date=September 2005|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref> He and his immediate family members are subject to European Union sanctions, from benefiting from close ties to the previous junta, the [[State Peace and Development Council]].<ref name="san">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110402/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK|date=20 April 2011|work=Her Majesty's Treasury|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref> Olympic Construction company is renamed as [[Shwe Taung Group]] in 2004 after the money laundering accusation and drug links by the US department of Treasury against the affiliate [[Asia Wealth Bank]]. As of 2013 from now on, Aik Htun remain as the chairman of business group Shwe Taung group of companies that also include Shwe Taung counstruction co.ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shwetaunggroup.com/aboutus/management-team.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=October 7, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131004215250/http://www.shwetaunggroup.com/aboutus/management-team.html |archivedate=October 4, 2013 }}</ref>


The US Secretary of Treasury also designated Asia Wealth Bank as financial institutions of primary money laundering concern <ref>[http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/pdf/311_burmese_banks.pdf] {{dead link|date=May 2016}}</ref> and the department report notes that the Asia Wealth bank have been linked to narcotics trafficking organizations in Southeast Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/research_show.php?art_id=487 |title=Money Laundering in Burma |publisher=.irrawaddy.org |date= |accessdate=2016-05-04}}</ref> This findings by the US treasury is only rescinded the against the bank as the results of the revocation of the bank licenses by the government of Myanmar, not because of remedial actions by the bank.<ref>[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-01/pdf/2012-23995.pdf] {{dead link|date=May 2016}}</ref>
The US Secretary of Treasury also designated Asia Wealth Bank as financial institutions of primary money laundering concern <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/pdf/311_burmese_banks.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131004220051/http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot/pdf/311_burmese_banks.pdf |archivedate=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> and the department report notes that the Asia Wealth bank have been linked to narcotics trafficking organizations in Southeast Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.org/research_show.php?art_id=487 |title=Money Laundering in Burma |publisher=.irrawaddy.org |date= |accessdate=2016-05-04}}</ref> This findings by the US treasury is only rescinded the against the bank as the results of the revocation of the bank licenses by the government of Myanmar, not because of remedial actions by the bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-01/pdf/2012-23995.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131004215856/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-01/pdf/2012-23995.pdf |archivedate=October 4, 2013 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 08:39, 27 May 2016

Aik Htun
အိုက်ထွန်း
Born (1948-10-21) 21 October 1948 (age 75)
Mongkai, Shan State, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Other namesPatrick Linn
Aik Htun, Aik Htun
Aik Tun
Occupation(s)Managing Director and Chairman of Shwe Taung Development Co. Ltd, Vice Chairman of Asia Wealth Bank
ChildrenSandar Htun
Mi Mi Khaing
Aung Zaw Naing

Aik Htun (Burmese: အိုက်ထွန်း pronounced [aiʔ tʰʊ́ɴ]; Chinese: 李松枝[1]; pinyin: Lǐ Sōngzhī; variously spelt Eik Tun, Eike Htun, and Aik Tun) is a prominent Burmese businessman, best known as the managing director and vice chairman of the sister company of Olympic Construction Company, the Asia Wealth Bank,[2][3] which was Burma's largest private bank until the banking crisis of 2003.[4]

Aik Htun was born on 10 October 1948 in Mongkai in the Southern Shan States, Burma, the eldest of six children.[3] He moved to Rangoon in 1970 and secured a job as a driver working for Nyunt Tin, a green tea wholesaler and operating the Shan Brothers tea shop.[3] In 1972, he bought a biscuit shop on 16th Street and had expanded into the border business by 1984.[3] Aik Htun established Olympic Company in 1991 with 3 other investors.[3] The company now has interests in automobiles, marine products, timber, real estate, property development and finance.[3]

Aik Htun also runs one of the country's largest construction businesses, the Olympic Construction Company, established in 1990 and primarily focuses on residential and hotel development in Yangon[5][6] He and his immediate family members are subject to European Union sanctions, from benefiting from close ties to the previous junta, the State Peace and Development Council.[7] Olympic Construction company is renamed as Shwe Taung Group in 2004 after the money laundering accusation and drug links by the US department of Treasury against the affiliate Asia Wealth Bank. As of 2013 from now on, Aik Htun remain as the chairman of business group Shwe Taung group of companies that also include Shwe Taung counstruction co.ltd.[8]

The US Secretary of Treasury also designated Asia Wealth Bank as financial institutions of primary money laundering concern [9] and the department report notes that the Asia Wealth bank have been linked to narcotics trafficking organizations in Southeast Asia.[10] This findings by the US treasury is only rescinded the against the bank as the results of the revocation of the bank licenses by the government of Myanmar, not because of remedial actions by the bank.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent. Vol. 1. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 3–5. ISBN 9789814345217.
  2. ^ "Burmese Tycoons Part I". .irrawaddy.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "U AIK HTUN". AFG Venture Group. 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Burma's Private Banking Crisis". Jstor.org. Retrieved May 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Burmese Tycoons Part I". The Irrawaddy. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  6. ^ Eike Htun (September 2005). "Tycoon Turf". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  7. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Her Majesty's Treasury. UK Government. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Money Laundering in Burma". .irrawaddy.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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