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The move was noted by the Treasury, her lawyer Erich Ferrari, and the campaign group Justice for Myanmar.","category":"Politics","area":"Asia-Pacific","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T22:25:17.914Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-09T22:05:29.597Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T22:25:17.914Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":66,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 66: multiple named sources and Treasury website cited, but only one original report and no independent outlets.","critic":"Critic 95: provides context, quotes affected parties, separates facts, includes specific dates and names, and notes uncertainties.","hype":"Hype 15: language is proportionate; headline matches content without sensational exaggeration."}},"tags":["#USSanctions","#Myanmar","#TheintWinHtet","#JusticeForMyanmar"],"entities":["Theint Win Htet","United States Treasury Department","Justice for Myanmar","Erich Ferrari"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The US Treasury removed Theint Win Htet from the SDN list on 9 October 2026.","Htet had filed a lawsuit seeking removal after a previous case was dismissed in February 2025.","Justice for Myanmar condemned the delisting as aiding the junta’s terror.","Erich Ferrari, her Washington‑based lawyer, voluntarily dismissed the suit after the delisting."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The United States lifted sanctions on Friday, 9 October 2026, against Theint Win Htet, the daughter of Myanmar businessman Thein Win Zaw. The Treasury announced the removal on its website after Htet filed a suit to be taken off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. The lawsuit followed an earlier dismissal in February 2025. Her Washington‑based sanctions specialist, Erich Ferrari, filed a notice voluntarily dismissing the case after the delisting and declined to comment."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Treasury had previously targeted the Shwe Byain Phyu Group and its founder Thein Win Zaw in January 2024 for supplying petroleum to the Myanmar military and for owning numerous companies linked to the regime. Justice for Myanmar described the delisting as deplorable and said it would fund the junta’s terror. Htet’s complaint said the sanctions blocked her US credit cards, restricted foreign bank accounts and disrupted her university studies in the United States."},{"type":"pullquote","text":"It is deplorable that the US government continues to delist Myanmar cronies and their family members that provide funding for the junta's terror,","author":"Justice for Myanmar, campaign group"},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left‑rated outlet ran this story, leaving the left‑leaning media blind to the Treasury’s delisting and the reactions of Justice for Myanmar."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Star Kuala Lumpur","url":"https://thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/10/10/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T22:05:29.597Z"},{"sourceName":"Investing.com","url":"https://investing.com/news/world-news/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-militarylinked-businessman-4941735","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T22:02:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Devdiscourse","url":"https://devdiscourse.com/article/international/3990015-us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:49:26.630Z"},{"sourceName":"The Straits Times","url":"https://straitstimes.com/asia/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:14:37.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WTVB","url":"https://wtvbam.com/2026/10/09/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:09:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Mighty 790 KFGO","url":"https://kfgo.com/2026/10/09/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:09:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WKZO","url":"https://wkzo.com/2026/10/09/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:09:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Reuters","url":"https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-lifts-sanctions-daughter-myanmar-military-linked-businessman-2026-10-09","headline":"US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":62,"right":38},"count":{"left":0,"centre":5,"right":3},"totalSources":8,"untracked":0,"rated":8,"observedAt":"2026-10-09T23:30:07.890117+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-10T00:00:06.068Z","closedAt":null,"checks":7,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":["Centre‑rated outlets reproduced the Treasury’s announcement, the background of US sanctions after the 2021 coup, and the earlier 2024 targeting of the Shwe Byain Phyu Group. 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