When U Nu became the prime minister of the newly independent Burma , he asked Thant to join him in Rangoon and appointed him director of broadcasting in 1948 .
His home town is Pantanaw , so this means `` Mr Thant of Pantanaw '' When U Nu became the Prime Minister of the newly independent Burma , he asked Thant to join him in Rangoon and appointed him as Director of Broadcasting in 1948 .