Than Shwe can be very charming and friendly when he wants to be. He speaks English quite well and they try to be hospitable when you are there; but they don't like intrusiveness. They don't like you asking about things that they consider to be their internal affairs. Than Shwe
About nineteen sex workers of Shwe Tagar (Golden Door) brothel house in the town went to Mon state two days ago after it was closed down, said a trader, Nai Ong. Source: Internet
Here, U Ye Htut describes Sen-Gen Than Shwe’s attitude: “Than Shwe never tried to stop the power struggle between Thein Sein and Shwe Mann. Source: Internet
It is unfair to place all the blame at the feet of U Shwe Mann, however. Source: Internet
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) conducted the exploration and development of the Shwe gas project in collaboration with companies in Myanmar and Korea. Source: Internet
U Ye Htut confirms that, after the Saffron Revolution in 2007, Sen-Gen Than Shwe assigned U Aung Kyi, minister for labor and social welfare, to serve as a minister in charge of relations with then opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Source: Internet