[2] The Kyaw Thaung family also operates a network of 28 subsidiaries and associated businesses, including Ky Tha Group.
[3] KT Group has courted significant scrutiny for its close ties to the Burmese military.
[6] In 2016, KT Group leased the Yangon's TMT Ports terminal (formerly Bo Aung Kyaw terminal) from the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited under a 50-year build-operate-transfer agreement worth US$3 million per year.
[7] In February 2020, Burma Campaign UK successfully pressured British companies using the port to terminate their relationship with KT Group due to military ties.
[8][9] In August 2021, a United Nations fact-finding mission concluded that KT Group warranted criminal investigation for donating US$40,000 to the military to assist it with the Rohingya clearance operations in Rakhine State.