Than Myint Aung

Than Myint Aung
Than Myint Aung
သန်းမြင့်အောင်
Born	c. 25.9.1953 (age 1971); Burma; (now Myanmar)
Nationality	Burmese
Occupations	Writer; philanthropist;

Than Myint Aung (Burmese: သန်းမြင့်အောင်; born c. 1954) is a Burmese philanthropist and writer, known for her novels and short stories on societal issues.^[1]^[2]

In 2001, she co-founded the Free Funeral Service Society, a nonprofit that offers free funeral services for poor families.^[3] In 2005, she established the Thuka Yeikmyon orphanage for children with HIV in Yangon. In 2010, she established Twilight Villa, a retirement home for impoverished elderly in Yangon's East Dagon Township.^[4]^[5] In 2013, she opened a second orphanage for children with HIV in Mandalay.^[3] In June 2014, she was awarded the Citizen of Burma award for her philanthropic work.^[6]

In June 2016, she was appointed to the Yangon City Development Committee.^[7]

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, she was arrested by the military regime.^[8] On the 4th of January 2023, which happened to be the Independence Day of Myanmar, she was granted her release.^[9]

References

^ "Interview Burmese philanthropist and famous writer Daw Than Myint Aung". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Inspiring Women of Burma". The Irrawaddy. 19 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Left Behind, Elderly Find an Advocate in Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Helping the aged". Frontier Myanmar. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Movers and Shakers Among Myanmar's Women". The Irrawaddy. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Writer Wins 'Citizen of Burma' Award". The Irrawaddy. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Four new YCDC members appointed". The Myanmar Times. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Myanmar has 134 More Political Prisoners Following Military Coup". The Irrawaddy. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "ဒေါ်သန်းမြင့်အောင်၊ ဦးထင်လင်းဦးနှင့် ဒေါက်တာ အာကာမိုးသူ တို့ ပြန်လည်လွတ်မြောက်". burmese.narinjara.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[1] "Interview Burmese philanthropist and famous writer Daw Than Myint Aung". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[2] "Inspiring Women of Burma". The Irrawaddy. 19 March 2016.

[:0-3] "Left Behind, Elderly Find an Advocate in Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[4] "Helping the aged". Frontier Myanmar. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[5] "Movers and Shakers Among Myanmar's Women". The Irrawaddy. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[6] "Writer Wins 'Citizen of Burma' Award". The Irrawaddy. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[7] "Four new YCDC members appointed". The Myanmar Times. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[8] "Myanmar has 134 More Political Prisoners Following Military Coup". The Irrawaddy. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[9] "ဒေါ်သန်းမြင့်အောင်၊ ဦးထင်လင်းဦးနှင့် ဒေါက်တာ အာကာမိုးသူ တို့ ပြန်လည်လွတ်မြောက်". burmese.narinjara.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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