[5][6] On 23 August 2019, Daw Khin Kyi Foundation has been providing assistance for the flood-affected people from 450 houses in 5 villages of Dawphyar Village-tract of Kawkareik Township in Kayin State.

[12] On 10 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military-led Bureau of Special Investigation (BSI) raided the foundation's Yangon office without a search warranti.

[13] Moe Zaw Oo, who is a member of the Peace Commission set up by Suu Kyi's government, and Thant Thaw Kaung, a publisher known for advocating for libraries, were detained.

[14][15] On 17 March 2021, Myanmar Radio and Television released a video file showing that Maung Weik, who is the chairman of Sae Paing Co., Ltd., had given the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation $550,000 illegally.

[17] Many media reported that "he repeatedly said in the court that the case for cash donations was not for bribery, and only to show sympathy as he lost his father and grandfather due to cancer disease".