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Sao Hseng Ong and Sao Sanda Simms 2003Sao Hseng Ong and Sao Sanda Simms 2003Tomb of Sao Shwe ThaikeMahadevi and FamilyBrothers Sao Hseng Ong & Sao Hseng Hpa

By Many Contributers

Ne Win’s coup d’etat on March 2, 1962

General Ne WinIt is claimed that the Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Army, General Ne Win, launched a 'bloodless' coup when he seized power on 2 March 1962. During the coup, Burma Army troops surrounded the Rangoon home of Sao Shwe Thaike, first President of the…

By Harn Yawnghwe

A Memoir in Lighter Vein

This memoir was originally supplied by the author in audio format recorded on several cassette tapes. His daughter, Feraya Ullathorne kindly transcribed these and supplied it to this website for publication. Feraya has also written a foreward. My father's memoir to his children My father,…

By Sao Hseng Ong