Regime Acting President Myint Swe is on medical leave and receiving care at his home in Naypyidaw due to a deteriorating health condition ongoing since last year, regime media reported Thursday.
“He has been suffering from neurological disorders and peripheral neuropathy. He was treated at the Naypyidaw Military Hospital, but without showing any improvement he then went to Singapore for treatment in April. Shortly after his return, he was treated again,” a source from the Naypyidaw Military Hospital told DVB on the condition of anonymity.
Myint Swe, 73, a former military officer, assumed the presidency after Win Myint was arrested during the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021. He served as vice president under the National League for Democracy government 2016-2018.
Myint Swe has rarely appeared in regime media since the 2021 military coup. But he is often seen at the regime’s National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) meetings, which are held every six months to extend the nationwide state of emergency and delay elections promised by regime leader Min Aung Hlaing. Henry Van Thio, who was appointed vice president by the regime, retired for health reasons in late April.
