BANGKOK, Thailand – A video of an extravagant wedding for the daughter of Myanmar's military leader has raised questions about the lifestyles of members of the ruling junta in the impoverished country.
The leaked video shows Thandar Shwe, the daughter of junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, wearing a staggering collection of diamond-encrusted jewelry and extravagant clothing.
The groom was Maj. Zaw Phyo Win, a deputy director at the Ministry of Commerce.
Junta leaders and their families in the video were easily recognizable by people familiar with them.
The Irrawaddy, an online magazine put out by Myanmar journalists exiled in Thailand, said the wedding cost $300,000 and the couple received wedding gifts worth $50 million. It didn't say how it obtained the figures.
The video of the July wedding at a military reception hall in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, began circulating on DVD about three weeks ago, and Irrawaddy this week posted a link to it on the video-sharing site YouTube.
