E Thi, born Swe Swe Win, was a prominent Burmese soothsayer and fortune-teller notable for her clients, including Southeast Asian political leaders ranging from the Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as well as Than Shwe, 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.