Tin Tun Oo ( my, တင်ထွန်းဦး) is a

Burmese Burmese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia * Burmese people * Burmese language * Burmese alphabet * Burmese cuisine * Burmese culture Animals * Burmese cat * Burmese chicken * Burmese (hor ...

media entrepreneur who owns Swesone Media Company, with about 60 employees. The group publishes the ''Thuta Swesone'' magazine, ''Pyi Myanmar'' journal, ''Arrawjan'' magazine and ''Good Health'' journal. He is sponsor of the annual

Thuta Swesone literary award The Thuta Swesone literary awards have been presented by the Swesone Media group since 2006. They are sponsored by Tin Tun Oo, the cofounder of the Myanmar Times. The awards complement the government's National Literary Awards and Sarpay Beikman Man ...

. '' The Myanmar Times'' began publishing in 2000. Ross Dunkley had 49% of the company and Sonny Swe, an associate of General Khin Nyunt owned 40%. General Khin Nyunt was arrested and Sonny Swe was also temporarily detained in November 2004. Sonny Swe's stake in ''The Myanmar Times'' was transferred to his wife, Yamin Htin Aung, who continued to hold the local share with another investor, Pyone Maung Maung, for almost a year.Uncertainty Surrounds Myanmar Times
''The Irrawaddy'', September 14, 2005. In 2015, she was forced by the Ministry of Information to sell her stake to Tin Tun Oo.Myanmar Times on the Rocks after Share-Holder Pullout
''Mizzima'', September 15, 2005. Tin Tun Oo was vice-chairman of the

Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association The Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association ( my, မြန်မာစာပေနှင့် စာနယ်ဇင်းအဖွဲ့; MWJA) represents writers and journalists in Myanmar. At first closely associated with the Ministry o ...

(MWJA). Under the MWJA constitution, as an independent association no members could belong to a political party. In August 2010 Tin Tun Oo and other senior members of the executive resigned so that they could compete in the national elections. Tin Tun Oo ran unsuccessfully for the

Pazundaung Township Pazundaung Township ( my, ပုဇွန်တောင် မြို့နယ် ) is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the west ...

constituency on the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) ticket. In February 2011 Tin Tun Oo became CEO of '' The Myanmar Times'', replacing editor Ross Dunkley, who had been arrested and imprisoned for violating the Myanmar Immigration Act. He was also named editor-in-chief of the Myanmar-language edition, while Bill Clough of Far Eastern Consolidated Media became editor-in-chief of the English-language edition.

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