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Q&A: Aye Ne Win, Grandson of a Burmese Legend

ByShibani Mahtani

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In retirement from politics, Gen. Ne Win and grandsons greeting Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong, who made an official visit to Myanmar in March 1998.

YANGON – When Myanmar’s president, Thein Sein, released 69 political prisoners last November, two among them stood out – not because they posed a major threat to the military junta that imprisoned them, but because they bore the name of one of the country’s most polarizing figures. Continue reading “Q&A: Aye Ne Win, Grandson of a Burmese Legend”

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