Steven Law (businessman)

Steven Law
ထွန်းမြင့်နိုင်
Born
Htun Myint Naing

(1958-05-15) 15 May 1958 (age 66)
also given as (1960-08-27) 27 August 1960 (age 64)
NationalityBurmese
Other namesHtun Myint Naing
Htoon Myint Naing
Lo Ping Zhong (罗秉忠[1])
Occupation(s)Managing Director of Asia World
Owner of Magway FC
OrganizationAsia World Company
Spouse
Cecilia Ng Seng Hong
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
ParentLo Hsing Han (father)

Steven Law also known as Htun Myint Naing and Lo Ping Zhong (Chinese: 羅秉忠; pinyin: Luó Bǐngzhōng)[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.[citation needed]

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]

References

  1. ^ "临沧市委书记孙青友会见罗秉忠" (in Chinese (China)). Xinhua News Agency. 2016-04-20. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. ^ "緬甸毒梟之子 來加招商惹議". 世界新聞 (in Chinese). 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ Leong Wee Keat (27 February 2008). "Singaporean on US blacklist over ties with Myanmar junta". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Tracking the Tycoons". The Irrawaddy, September, 2008 - Vol.16 No.9. Archived from the original on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  5. ^ Han Oo Khin (March 9–15, 2009). "New era for football". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15.
  6. ^ Wren, Christopher (11 May 1998). "Road to Riches Starts In the Golden Triangle". New York Times.