--- title: "US lifts sanctions on Myanmar businessman’s daughter Theint Win Htet" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/us-lifts-sanctions-on-myanmar-businessmans-daughter-theint-win-htet" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/us-lifts-sanctions-on-myanmar-businessmans-daughter-theint-win-htet" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/us-lifts-sanctions-on-myanmar-businessmans-daughter-theint-win-htet.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/us-lifts-sanctions-on-myanmar-businessmans-daughter-theint-win-htet" category: "Politics" area: "Asia-Pacific" published: "2026-10-09T22:25:17.914Z" source_reported: "2026-10-09T22:05:29.597Z" updated: "2026-10-09T22:25:17.914Z" trust_score: 66 critic_score: 95 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-10-09T23:30:07.890117+00:00" --- # US lifts sanctions on Myanmar businessman’s daughter Theint Win Htet *The Treasury removed her from the SDN list on 9 October 2026 after she sued to be delisted, prompting criticism from a Myanmar rights group.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 66 of 100, higher is better. Trust 66: multiple named sources and Treasury website cited, but only one original report and no independent outlets. - Craft 95 of 100, higher is better. Critic 95: provides context, quotes affected parties, separates facts, includes specific dates and names, and notes uncertainties. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Hype 15: language is proportionate; headline matches content without sensational exaggeration. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - 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. 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. 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. > It is deplorable that the US government continues to delist Myanmar cronies and their family members that provide funding for the junta's terror, > > — Justice for Myanmar, campaign group ## Omissions 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. ## Who covered it Shares of the 8 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 0% (0) - Centre: 62% (5) - Right: 38% (3) 0 of 8 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-10-09T23:30:07.890117+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 7 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-10-10T00:00:06.068Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### 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. They highlighted Justice for Myanmar’s condemnation and quoted the group’s statement that the delisting was "deplorable" and would fund the junta’s terror. The full Devdiscourse report also detailed Htet’s education in New York and Columbia and noted her mother remains under sanctions. ### Right - Right‑rated outlets led with the Treasury’s action and the fact that Htet’s lawsuit had been voluntarily dismissed after the delisting. The Star Kuala Lumpur’s full report quoted Htet’s complaint about blocked US credit cards and restricted bank accounts, and repeated Justice for Myanmar’s condemnation. The digests from The Straits Times and WKZO echoed the same core facts without adding further commentary. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 1 - high: 5 - veryHigh: 2 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [The Star Kuala Lumpur](https://thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/10/10/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/world-news/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-militarylinked-businessman-4941735) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [Devdiscourse](https://devdiscourse.com/article/international/3990015-us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [The Straits Times](https://straitstimes.com/asia/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [WTVB](https://wtvbam.com/2026/10/09/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [The Mighty 790 KFGO](https://kfgo.com/2026/10/09/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [WKZO](https://wkzo.com/2026/10/09/us-lifts-sanctions-on-daughter-of-myanmar-military-linked-businessman) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman - [Reuters](https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-lifts-sanctions-daughter-myanmar-military-linked-businessman-2026-10-09) — US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman ## Questions **When were the sanctions on Theint Win Htet lifted?** The United States Treasury removed Theint Win Htet from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on 9 October 2026, as announced on the Treasury’s website following her lawsuit for delisting. **What did Justice for Myanmar say about the delisting?** Justice for Myanmar called the delisting deplorable, saying it would continue to fund the Myanmar junta’s terror and criticised the US government for removing a family member of a military‑linked businessman. **Who represented Theint Win Htet in the lawsuit?** Her lawyer, Washington‑based sanctions specialist Erich Ferrari, filed a notice voluntarily dismissing the lawsuit after the Treasury’s delisting and declined to comment on the matter. **What previous sanctions had the US imposed on the family’s businesses?** In January 2024 the Treasury targeted the Shwe Byain Phyu Group and its founder Thein Win Zaw, accusing the company of importing petroleum for the military and noting the family owned at least twenty companies closely associated with the regime. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. 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