Kyaw Zwa Moe, editor of the Irrawaddy magazine, noted how Win Tin never compromised with the ruling junta despite his failing health: 
Kyaw Zwa Moe, mhariri wa jarida la Irrawaddy, alibainisha jinsi ambavyo Win Tin hakupata kamwe kuafikiana na serikali ya Junta licha ya afya yake kudhoofika: