Steven Law (businessman) explained

Steven Law
Native Name:Burmese: ထွန်းမြင့်နိုင်
Native Name Lang:my
Pronunciation:in Burmese pronounced as /tʰʊ́ɰ̃ mjɪ̯ɰ̃ nàiɰ̃/ -->
Birth Name:Htun Myint Naing
Birth Date:15 May 1958
also given as 27 August 1960
Nationality:Burmese
Other Names:Htun Myint Naing
Htoon Myint Naing
Lo Ping Zhong (罗秉忠[1])
Occupation:Managing Director of Asia World
Owner of Magway FC
Organization:Asia World Company
Children:2
Parents:Lo Hsing Han (father)

Steven Law also known as Htun Myint Naing and Lo Ping Zhong [2] [3] is a Burmese businessman. He is best known for being the managing director of Asia World, the country's largest conglomerate, and as son of Lo Hsing Han, one of the country's most notable drug traffickers.[4]

Family

Law has six brothers: Lu Law, David Lo, Eric Ping Sin Lo, Henry Lo, Moses Ping Chao Lo, and Aung Kyaw Naing, and two sisters: Daisy Lo and Thida Han Ma. He wed a Singaporean national, Cecilia Ng (Ng Sor Hong), who has two children from a previous marriage, on 16 March 1996.

Business

Law is a prominent businessman well known for being at the helm of Myanmar's largest conglomerate company Asia World, whose investments include a container shipping line, port buildings, and toll road authorities.[4] Law also owns of the Burmese football team Magway FC.[5]

In 1996, he was denied a visa to the United States on suspicion of drug links. His father, Lo Hsing Han, stated that Law had no affiliation with Lo's past history in Kokang's opium industry.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: 临沧市委书记孙青友会见罗秉忠. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828225120/http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-04/20/c_135296739.htm. dead. August 28, 2017. Xinhua News Agency. 2016-04-20. 2017-08-28. zh-cn.
  2. News: 緬甸毒梟之子 來加招商惹議. 30 June 2014. 世界新聞. Chinese. 20 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150621010020/http://www.worldjournal.com/279363/article-%E7%B7%AC%E7%94%B8%E6%AF%92%E6%A2%9F%E4%B9%8B%E5%AD%90-%E4%BE%86%E5%8A%A0%E6%8B%9B%E5%95%86%E6%83%B9%E8%AD%B0/. 21 June 2015.
  3. News: Singaporean on US blacklist over ties with Myanmar junta. Leong Wee Keat. 27 February 2008. Channel News Asia. 29 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Tracking the Tycoons . The Irrawaddy, September, 2008 - Vol.16 No.9 . 2009-01-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100920043536/http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14151&page=2 . 2010-09-20 .
  5. New era for football . Han Oo Khin . March 9–15, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215122240/http://www.mmtimes.com/no461/sport01.htm . 2012-02-15 .
  6. News: Road to Riches Starts In the Golden Triangle . Wren . Christopher . New York Times . 11 May 1998.