E Thi
| E Thi (ET) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Swe Swe Win |
| Other names | ET |
| Occupation | Fortune teller |
| Relatives | Thi Thi Win (sister) |
E Thi (ET, Burmese: အီးတီ), born Swe Swe Win[1] (Burmese: ဆွေဆွေဝင်း),[2] is a prominent Burmese soothsayer and fortune teller notable for her clients, including Southeast Asian political leaders ranging from the Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as well as Than Shwe, the former ruler of Burma (Myanmar).[3][4][5] She was given the nickname ET because of her resemblance to E.T. in the American film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[4] E Thi is physically disabled, blind and has a speech impediment, which requires her sister, Thi Thi Win, to translate her predictions.[6][7][1][3]
On 23 July 2012, Kantana, a Thai film company held a press conference in Bangkok to announce a biopic on E Thi's life.[8] The screenplay is based on a script written by Si Phyo Tun, E Thi's nephew.[7][8] The eight episode television series, titled Extraordinary Gift, is directed by Thai film director Nirattisai Kaljaruek and will air on two Thai television channels.[7][1] Nititar Chawpayark was cast as E Thi.[7] E Thi's sister, Thi Thi Win, owns Ever Top Production company, which is cooperating with Kantana for the production.[7]
E Thi reportedly earns a monthly salary of US$7 million for her consultations.[1]
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References
- "Asia's rich and powerful turn to ET for advice". The Telegraph. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- Lees, Graham (23 January 2007). "Leader's Rumored Sickness Provides Some Small Hope for Burmese Reform". World Politics Review. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- Weng, Lawi (24 July 2012). "Prophet at the Box Office". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- Lwin Mar Tun; Pinky (8 October 2012). "Fortuneteller's life told on Thai TV". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "Be inspired or get beat up". The Nation. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "A question of perception". Bangkok Post. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "Out-of-this-world actress wanted to play E Thi". Bangkok Post. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "Myanmar mystics give supernatural help to Asia elite". Bangkok Post. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- မေမွန်မောင် (October 2012). "ဗေဒင်ဆရာမကြီး ဒေါ်ဆွေဆွေဝင်း (အီးတီ) မိသားစုရဲ့ ဖြစ်ရပ်မှန် ဇာတ်လမ်းမှာ ပါဝင်သရုပ်ဆောင်ကြမယ့် ထိုင်းသရုပ်ဆောင်တွေရဲ့ အသံ". Popular Myanmar (in Burmese). Retrieved 14 December 2013.