Category Archives: Tatmadaw

U Myint Thein – his life story, including his time as Deputy Minister of Mines from 1992 to 2006

U Myint Thein was born in 1937 and was a highly respected Deputy Minister of Mines from 1992 to 2006. At that time almost all Ministers were active or retired military personnel

Daily life under the Myanmar military coups of 1962, 1988 and 2021

Last night I received the following email from a good friend in Myanmar: “I have experienced three military coups in my life in Myanmar, in 1962, 1988 and 2021.  When the first one occurred on March 2, 1962 I was not in the country.  I arrived back only after 10 months. According to the news reports, thereContinue reading “Daily life under the Myanmar military coups of 1962, 1988 and 2021”