"...According to well-placed military sources, KOMID, or the Korea Mining and Development Trading Corporation ? a state-owned entity that is the main exporter of equipment related to ballistic missiles as well as conventional weapons ? appointed Kim Chol-nam as its new representative in Myanmar in late 2016. Previously based in Beijing, he has been blacklisted by the US and mentioned in UN Security Council reports for his involvement in weapons trading, including the sale of missile parts and technology. Whatever the current status of North Korea and Myanmar?s missile development program, the loss of old customers in the Middle East has prompted Pyongyang to focus on Southeast Asia, and apparently Naypyidaw in particular, for new sales..."