Western sanctions “have virtually no effect on the rich” in Burma

http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21635

Burma's Showy Crony

when Tay Za was asked
Is Tay Za a crony? He frowns. "That's why Myanmar people aren't rich. Whoever comes up, they have so much jealousy. They attack in so many ways and create rumors," he complains.
http://www.forbes.com/global/2011/1010/feature-people-burma-showy-crony-capitalism-luxury-za-montlake.html