Myanmar junta accused of disguising aviation fuel imports as diesel: JFM

By Admin 26 Oct 2026

DMG Newsroom

26 October 2026, Yangon

Myanmar's military junta and companies linked to it allegedly disguised aviation fuel imports as diesel and used intermediary companies to conceal shipments worth US$109.5 million, according to a new investigation by Justice For Myanmar (JFM).

In a statement released on October 26, JFM said it had identified suspected trade fraud involving six shipments containing more than 843,000 barrels of aviation fuel imported between December 2024 and November 2025.

The investigation found that aviation fuel was allegedly misclassified as high-speed diesel (HSD) in import documents, concealing the nature of the shipments amid international scrutiny of the junta's aviation fuel supply network.

JFM said its findings were based on leaked import permits, confidential correspondence, company contracts, invoices and corporate records from the junta's commerce ministry.

According to the investigation, two Myanmar companies, Dynamic Wave and PP Petroleum, were listed as importers, while the actual buyer was National Energy Prime Aviation Services Company Limited (NEPAS).

NEPAS is a joint venture between the junta-controlled state-owned Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise (MPE) and the private Asia Sun group, also known as Myan Oil and Shoon.

JFM alleged that the junta's Foreign Exchange Supervisory Committee (FESC) was involved in authorising the arrangement.

In November 2025, the committee reportedly approved an import permit for Dynamic Wave on behalf of NEPAS, describing the product as diesel rather than aviation fuel.

The committee has been chaired since May 2024 by Nyo Saw, a senior junta official and former military quartermaster general.

The investigation also identified Thailand-based Tawan-Oil Trading and United Arab Emirates-based NEC Trading as sellers involved in the shipments. Contracts listed South Africa and Singapore as countries of origin.

JFM said the alleged trade fraud occurred as Myanmar's military intensified airstrikes across the country.

Citing figures from the United Nations Human Rights Office, the group reported that junta airstrikes killed at least 982 civilians in 2025, including 232 children, representing an increase of more than 50 percent in civilian deaths compared with 2024.

The continued availability of aviation fuel has raised concerns about the military's ability to sustain aerial operations affecting civilian communities across Myanmar, including Arakan (Rakhine) State.

JFM urged the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada and Australia to expand coordinated sanctions against the junta's aviation fuel supply network, including MPE and NEPAS.

It also called for a ban on aviation fuel exports to Myanmar and urged authorities in Thailand and Singapore to investigate suspected customs fraud.

"The existing sanctions are clearly not enough," JFM spokesperson Yadanar Maung said, calling for coordinated international action against the entire supply chain.

DMG could not independently verify the alleged trade fraud or the roles of the companies identified in the investigation.