New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing marked the traditional New Year on Thursday by granting honorary titles to ministers wanted for genocide and sanctioned by the EU and Switzerland.

Among those awarded the Sithu title for “excellence in national development” was Shan State Chief Minister Lieutenant General Aung Aung, who along with Min Aung Hlaing and his deputy Soe Win faces an Argentinian arrest warrant over genocide against the Rohingya.

Also handed New Year Sithu titles were State Administration Council (SAC) member Porel Aung Thein, sanctioned by Switzerland, and EU-sanctioned SAC member Dr Hmu Htan.