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Mottama Holdings run by longtime military crony Yang Ho is also the main builder of factories for the military and serves as a go-between for the regime and global suppliers.
Faced with a wave of assassinations and ever-increasing resistance, the regime will issue weapons licenses to military sympathizers, junta officials and informants.