Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
United States sanctions over military ties
Dagon International and its chief executive, Win Aung, were placed on the United States sanctions list in 2009 because of reported close ties with Myanmar’s military. The available reference states that the sanctions remained in place until 2015.
Controversy over logging rights in protected forests
The company was reported to have obtained exclusive logging rights in Myanmar’s protected forest reserves through Dagon Win Aung’s ties to the military. The available material does not provide a separate date or detailed legal disposition for these allegations.