DIRTY OVER 30

MEET THE MOST INFAMOUS TYCOONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

MAY 12, 2025

Some of the wealthiest people in Southeast Asia have the dubious (dis)honour of (dis)gracing our latest Dirty Over 30 list. From the richest man in Malaysia to one of the oldest moneyed families in the Philippines, these tycoons live in sumptuous estates, educate their children at elite schools, hob-nob with world leaders, and often suffer no consequences for their direct or indirect dirty business dealings with a brutal and corrupt military that has been committing grotesque human rights abuses and war crimes for decades. How these people sleep at night is a mystery, however high the thread count of their bed linens.

It’s time for ASEAN member countries to act in concert to stop the dirty deals, and stop these crooked tycoons from propping up the illegitimate junta and funding atrocities in Myanmar.

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Robert Kuok

Robert Kuok

Founder of Kuok Group and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

Founder of Thai Beverage, Chairman of TCC Group and Fraser & Neave

Chatchai Yenbamroong

Chatchai Yenbamroong

Executive Director of Northern Gulf Petroleum

Ne Aung

Ne Aung

Founder and Chairperson of International Group of Entrepreneurs (IGE)

Edwin Soeryadjaya

Edwin Soeryadjaya

Indonesian tycoon

Dhanin Chearavanont

Dhanin Chearavanont

Senior Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao

President and CEO of VietJet Air, President of Sovico Group and Vice President of HD Bank

She Zhijiang

She Zhijiang

Founder of the Yatai International Holdings Group

Aung Myo Min Din

Aung Myo Min Din

Founder and Chairperson of Amazing Group of Companies and Adventure Myanmar Group

Tran Ba Duong

Tran Ba Duong

Founder and Chairperson of THACO Group

Lee Tih Shih

Lee Tih Shih

Director and Shareholder of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala

CEO and Chairman of Ayala Group

September 1, 2023

Our inaugural Dirty Over 30 list includes some of the richest tycoons in Myanmar operating in the idyllic business-friendly haven of Singapore, and in some cases, living lavish lifestyles in the city state. While their industries differ, they all have two important things in common: All of them got rich supporting unthinkable brutality, mass-murder and war crimes in Myanmar, and all of them are old enough to know better. Singapore can and must forbid this dirty business and block the Myanmar military junta’s access to funds, arms, equipment and technology.

Tay Za

Tay Za

Founder and Chairperson, Htoo Group of Companies

Naing Htut Aung

Naing Htut Aung

Founder and Managing Director, International Gateways Group of Companies

Aung Hlaing Oo

Aung Hlaing Oo

Founder and Managing Director, Myanmar Chemical & Machinery Group

Aung Moe Myint

Aung Moe Myint

Founder and Director, Dynasty Group of Companies

Tun Min Latt

Tun Min Latt

Founder and Managing Director, Star Sapphire Group of Companies

Khin Phyu Win

Khin Phyu Win

Founder and Director, Shoon group of companies

Jonathan Myo Kyaw Thaung

Jonathan Myo Kyaw Thaung

CEO, KT Group

Thein Win Zaw

Thein Win Zaw

Founder and Chairperson, Shwe Byain Phyu Group of Companies

George Yin Soon

George Yin Soon

Investor

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