E Thi (ET, my, အီးတီ), born Swe Swe Win ( my, ဆွေဆွေဝင်း), was a prominent
Burmese soothsayer and
fortune-teller
Fortune telling is the practice of predicting information about a person's life. Melton, J. Gordon. (2008). ''The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena''. Visible Ink Press. pp. 115-116. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical wi ...
notable for her clients, including
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
n political leaders ranging from the Thai prime minister
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, ...
as well as
Than Shwe
Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
During this ...
, the former ruler of Burma (Myanmar). She was given the nickname ET because of her resemblance to E.T. in the American film ''
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. E Thi was physically disabled, blind and had a speech impediment, which required her sister, Thi Thi Win, to translate her predictions.
On 23 July 2012, Kantana, a Thai film company, held a press conference in Bangkok to announce a
biopic on E Thi's life. The screenplay is based on a script written by
Si Phyo Tun, E Thi's nephew. The eight-episode television series, ''Extraordinary Gift'', was directed by Thai film director Nirattisai Kaljaruek and aired on two Thai television channels. Nititar Chawpayark was cast as E Thi. Her sister, Thi Thi Win, owns Ever Top Production company, which is cooperating with Kantana for the production.
E Thi reportedly earned a monthly salary of for her consultations.
See also
*
Yadaya
Yadaya ( my, ယတြာ, ; from Sanskrit ; variously spelt yadayar and yedaya) refers to magical rituals done to delay, neutralize or prevent misfortune, widely practiced in Myanmar (Burma). These rituals, which originate from Brahmanism, are gu ...
*
Astrology
Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Di ...
Notes
References
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
{{Authority control
1970s births
2017 deaths
20th-century Burmese women
21st-century Burmese women