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In this Burmese name, the given name is Thet Thet Wai. There is no family name.
| Thet Thet Wai | |
|---|---|
| professional bodybuilder | |
| Personal info | |
| Born | (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28) Myanmar |
| Best statistics | |
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Thet Thet Wai (Burmese: သက်သက်ဝေ; born 16 February 1996) also known as Bora, is a Burmese bodybuilder and an activist for harsher penalties for rape.
Competitive placings
- VX Bikini Model 2017 - Third Prize (Open Category)
- Bodybuilding and Physique Competition on Olympic Day 2018 - Second Prize (Under 5’ 3’’ Model Physique Category)
- Yangon Region Women's Athletic Physique Competition 2018 - First Prize (Under 5’ 3’’ Model Physique Category)
Activism
Thet Thet Wai has been active in campaigning justice for a young girl who was raped and murdered in Madaya in February 2018. This case became part of a national conversation about harsher punishments for rapists. She signed a petition circulating on Facebook calling on parliament to issue the death sentence for rapists.
After she signed the petition, the Women's Protection Organization approached Thet Thet Wai for a statement of support, and she became one of many internet celebrities — including models and singers — leading the campaign to advocate for the death sentence for rapists. That campaign is called "Death to Rapists".
In June, a motion on the death penalty for child rapists was brought to Myanmar's House of Representatives. It was a close call — over a third voted in favor of the motion, which will be kept on record as parliament draws up a separate bill to address violence against women and children.
Personal life
Thet Thet Wai was born on 16 February 1996 in Myanmar. She graduated with a degree in business management in 2016.
References
- "ရုပ်သံမှတ်တမ်းအစီအစဉ် "ကာယအမျိုးသမီး စံပြတစ်ဦးဖြစ်ရန် ကြိုးစားနေသည့် ကာယအလှမယ် သက်သက်ဝေ၏အကြောင်း"". Myanmar Radio and Television (in Burmese). March 12, 2018.
- "Myanmar's iron ladies". Frontier Myanmar. January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Meet the women behind Myanmar's 'death to rapists' campaign". Coconuts. March 6, 2018.
- ^ "ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းအတွက် တိုင်းနဲ့ ပြည်နယ် ပထမဆု ယူပေးချင်တယ်". The Myanmar Times (in Burmese). September 13, 2018.
- ^ Shealy, Shaina (August 13, 2018). "This woman bodybuilder in Myanmar is using Facebook to advocate for harsher penalties for rape". The World.
- "Women in Myanmar are using Facebook to find their voice". The Week. September 8, 2018.
- "This Woman Bodybuilder in Myanmar Is Using Facebook to Advocate for Harsher Penalties for Rape". Pulitzer Center. August 14, 2018.
- "Myanmar parliament votes down motion on death penalty for rape of minors -". Xinhua News Agency. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.