Washington D.C. – The Straits Times, June 12, 2026
An American businessman who wrote a book about living through a military coup in Myanmar was detained on his return to the South-east Asian nation on June 11, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Adam Castillo, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who is based in Yangon where he runs a security firm, was stopped at an airport after travelling to the country, one of the people said.
A US State Department spokesperson said it was aware of reports of the detention of an American in Myanmar but had no further comment “due to privacy concerns”.
A spokesperson for the military-backed government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Castillo had been abroad promoting his book, Finding Our Voice, about staying in Myanmar following the 2021 coup that threw the country into turmoil, according to social media posts.
