One of the children of Than Shwe’s host family was U Thaung, currently serving as Science and Technology Minister. Still other sources inside Burma suggest that Than Shwe’s parents and U Thaung’s parents were actually related, and that Than Shwe and U Thaung could have been childhood friends. U Thaung, one of the military regime’s fiercest critics of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is at present reportedly leading efforts to obtain nuclear technology and know-how from Russia, arranging to send Burmese military students to study there.51
One of the children of Than Shwe’s host family was U Thaung, currently serving as Science and Technology Minister. Still other sources inside Burma suggest that Than Shwe’s parents and U Thaung’s parents were actually related, and that Than Shwe and U Thaung could have been childhood friends. U Thaung, one of the military regime’s fiercest critics of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is at present reportedly leading efforts to obtain nuclear technology and know-how from Russia, arranging to send Burmese military students to study there.51
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