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Myanmar military coup: Fears for former Dunedin man, Myanmar Vice President
2 Feb, 2021 08:15 PM
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Otago Daily Times
There are fears for a former Dunedin man, now a vice president of Myanmar, as the country s military takes control.
Henry Van Thio was sworn in as second vice-president in 2016.
He lived in Dunedin from 2011 until 2015 and had worked at Silver Fern Farms Finegand freezing works while his wife Anna Sui studied towards a PhD at the University of Otago.
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