State funeral held for Myint Swe in Naypyidaw

A state funeral was held for the late acting President Myint Swe at the military cemetery in the capital Naypyidaw on Monday.

The 74-year-old retired army general and vice president under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, ousted in the 2021 military coup, passed away while receiving treatment for Parkinson’s disease and “neurodegenerative conditions” at a military hospital in Naypyidaw on Aug. 7.

A regime official told DVB that nearly 5,000 staff were “ordered” to attend the funeral. A Naypyidaw resident told DVB that regime authorities paid up to 10,000 MMK ($2 USD) for people to attend.

The resident added that each ward had to send 20 people to the funeral. Regime media reported that Min Aung Hlaing, deputy leader Soe Win, and former President Thein Sein were in attendance.