She exerts significant influence over Than Shwe's personal life, overseeing the preparation of his meals and controlling access to him.

She displayed signs of delusions of grandeur, expecting people to address her as "your majesty" and to drop to their knees in her presence.

When a minister was arrested on charges related to a $10 million business scandal, over 30 unlicensed cars and a large amount of gold and jewelry were found during a raid on his home.

[9] On 2 March 2023, the military government awarded her the title of Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma Theingi, one of the country’s highest religious honors, for significantly contributing to the flowering and propagation of Buddhism.

There have been reports suggesting that they may have attempted to use the rituals of yadaya in an occult manner to influence meetings with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

He began seeking advice from astrologers and soothsayers, including E Thi, one of Myanmar's most famous fortune-tellers.

[14] Many people believed that the ceremony was a yadaya and seeking divine blessings for her husband's glory.