[7] In 2013, he joined the advisory board of the Asian Festival of Children's Content, replacing his father.

[1] In 2014, the Association of American Publishers awarded him the Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award for playing "a leading role in keeping books and literary life alive in Myanmar (Burma) under an oppressive authoritarian regime.

[10] Thant Thaw Kaung also managed the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation's mobile library initiative.

[11] In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta launched an investigation into the finances of the foundation, which was founded by Aung San Suu Kyi.

[13] In January 2022, he was called to testify in criminal proceedings against Suu Kyi, but did not appear in court, which forced the trial to be delayed.