Singapore urged to act against firms still arming Myanmar junta four years after exposé

Human rights advocacy group Justice For Myanmar (JFM) has called on Singapore to take immediate action against companies and individuals it says continue to broker arms, equipment and aviation fuel for the Myanmar military junta, nearly four years after a landmark investigation named 33 Singapore-registered suppliers.

A review published by JFM on 9 June 2026 found that 20 of the 33 companies identified in its 2022 investigation have since been struck off Singapore's national business registry. The remaining 13 are still active.

JFM said the figures reflect partial but insufficient progress, with some of the junta's most significant arms broker networks retaining registered presences in Singapore.

Companies struck off

Among the companies removed from Singapore's corporate registry is a subsidiary of Star Sapphire Group, which JFM said was involved in procuring arms from Israel, including Super Dvora Mk III fast attack boats and Skylark unmanned aerial vehicles.

Bright Sky Group Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of the A1 Group of Companies, was also struck off. JFM said Bright Sky had supplied German ND Satcom communications-on-the-move systems to the Myanmar army's signals directorate.

Atland Services Pte. Ltd. and General Machinery Trading Pte. Ltd., which JFM said brokered equipment and services for the Myanmar Navy's frigate construction programme, were similarly removed from the registry.

Active companies and sanctioned networks

JFM identified several companies it says remain active as intermediaries for the junta's supply chain, including subsidiaries of networks already sanctioned by Western governments.

Dynasty Excellency Pte Ltd., the Singapore subsidiary of Dynasty Group, remains registered. JFM said Dynasty Group brokered arms purchases from Belarus for the Myanmar military and facilitated junta payments for arms transactions. Its sole shareholder, Aung Moe Myint, also serves as the Honorary Consul of Belarus to Myanmar. Aung Moe Myint and Dynasty Group have been sanctioned by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and Canada.

MCM Pacific Pte. Ltd., the Singapore subsidiary of Myanmar Chemical & Machinery (MCM) Group, also remains active. JFM said MCM Group supplied helicopter parts for Mi-2 and Mi-17 aircraft, BTR-3U armoured personnel carriers and naval propulsion components to the Myanmar military. Aung Hlaing Oo has been sanctioned by the UK, EU and Canada, while Myanmar Chemical and Machinery Co. Ltd. faces sanctions from the UK and Canada.

Ky-Tha Trading Pte. Ltd., Singapore subsidiary of the KT and Ky-Tha group, was identified by JFM as having been involved in procuring Thales Coast Watcher 100 coastal surveillance radars for the military, as well as ATR and Fokker aircraft for the air force.

Asia Trading Group Pte. Ltd., 45 per cent owned by former Air Mandalay chief executive Sai Kham Park Hpa, also remains active. JFM said the company facilitated transactions through a linked Myanmar entity, Aero Sofi Co. Ltd., including a proposed luxury refurbishment of an Airbus A319-112 aircraft worth millions of US dollars. The transaction was cancelled after it was exposed by JFM and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

Aviation fuel

JFM also flagged PEIA Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shoon Group (formerly Asia Sun), as still registered in Singapore. PEIA operated a joint venture company, National Energy Prime Aviation Services Company Limited (NEPAS), alongside junta-controlled Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise. PEIA has been sanctioned by the United States.

A related entity, Shoon Energy Pte. Ltd., has been gazetted for striking off. It has been sanctioned by the US and UK, and Shoon's leadership has attracted sanctions from the US, UK and Canada.

JFM noted that at least one Singapore company involved in aviation fuel import and distribution with the junta remains registered, as identified in a 2022 report by Amnesty International produced in collaboration with JFM.

Civilian toll

JFM said the continued operation of these intermediaries has direct consequences for Myanmar's civilian population. According to UN figures cited by the group, junta airstrikes killed at least 982 civilians in 2025, many of them children.

During the junta's sham election period from December 2025 to January 2026 alone, the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar documented 199 airstrikes on civilian targets. JFM said these atrocities have continued to intensify following the junta's latest rebranding exercise.

JFM said the junta's actions constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity made possible by sustained access to arms, dual-use goods, technology and aviation fuel.

Calls for action

JFM called on Singapore to investigate all companies and individuals involved in transferring arms and dual-use goods to the Myanmar military, whether through re-export or financial intermediation, and to take action against any entity in Singapore found to be in violation of the law.

The group also called on Singapore banks to deny services to companies identified as procuring arms, equipment, technology and aviation fuel for the junta, and to strengthen due diligence frameworks.

With Singapore set to assume the ASEAN chairmanship in 2027, JFM said the government bore heightened responsibility to ensure compliance with domestic and international law, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

JFM spokesperson Yadanar Maung said it was unacceptable that so many businesses continued to operate with impunity nearly four years after the original exposé.

"While actions taken are welcome, Singapore must do more to cut off the arms, equipment and aviation fuel that the junta needs to keep terrorising the people of Myanmar on a daily basis," Yadanar Maung said.

"The involvement of Singapore-based businesses in the transfer of arms, dual-use goods and aviation fuel to the Myanmar military directly undermines Singapore's commitment to the ASEAN 5 Point Consensus, which calls for the immediate cessation of violence."