The Ministry of Construction has reclaimed the land on which Music Zone KTV is located, said Lower House MP Shwe Hla Win (Thingangyun Constituency). The land is in Thingangyun Township in Yangon Region.

In 1996, under the ruling of the former military junta led by Senior General Than Shwe, the Housing Department under the Ministry of Construction leased the land to the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), which later became the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), for three years on a temporary basis, to do charity and social work on the land.

Now, the Ministry of Construction has reclaimed the land because the USDP used the lands for their commercial purposes.

"Instead of working for the benefits of the people, they sub-leased the land to other businesses,” said Shwe Hla Win. “Eventually, the group became a political party. This is not in line with the principles.”

“It all went wrong, so the government reclaimed the land.”

All KTVs and restaurants were ordered to be closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Music Zone KTV was operating illegally, and hundreds of people were infected with COVID-19 in the Music Zone KTV.

Zaw Min, owner of the Music Zone KTV and the manager have been sued under Section 25 of the Disaster Management Law.