Ne Win, born Shu Maung, was a Burmese army general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma from 1962 to 1981. Ne Win was Burma's military dictator during the Socialist Burma period of 1962 to 1988.
The literature of Myanmar spans over a millennium. The Burmese language, unlike other Southeast Asian languages, adopted words primarily from Pāli rather than from Sanskrit. In addition, Burmese literature tends to reflect local folklore and culture.
Paw Oo Tun, better known by his alias Min Ko Naing, is a leading democracy activist and dissident from Myanmar. He has spent most of the years since 1988 imprisoned by the state for his opposition activities. The New York Times has described him as Burma's "most influential opposition figure after Daw Aung San Suu Kyi".
James Hla Kyaw (1866-1919), also known as U Hla Kyaw, was a pioneer Burmese novelist and author of the first Burmese novel titled Maung Yin Maung, Ma Me Ma. Burmese novels had existed before but they were written in verse not in prose. Most of these novels were based on Buddhism, myth and legend and history of Burma; therefore there were no novels that were based on everyday lives like Maung Yin Maung, Ma Me Ma.
Insein Prison is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Myanmar. From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents.
Kyaw Hein (Burmese: ကျော်ဟိန်း; pronounced[tɕɔ́hɛ́ɪɰ̃]; born Kyaw Htay was a Burmese actor, film director and singer. He is the five-time winner of the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. He starred in and directed hundreds of films, and was considered one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema. He retired in 2008, and became a Theravāda Buddhist monk, with the Dharma name Kittisāra. He died as a monk on July 11, 2020, in Canberra, Australia.
Mya Aye is a Burmese activist and one of the leaders of the 8888 generation pro-democracy student activists in Burma (Myanmar). He was elected Politician of the Year 2006 by readers of the Burma Digest.
The All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) is a left-wing umbrella organization for student unions in Burma. ABFSU offers a source of information to the outside world, reporting regularly on the developments of the military government.
Nilar Thein is a Burmese democracy activist and political prisoner imprisoned from 2008 to 2012 at Thayet prison in Burma's Magway Region. Amnesty International considered her a prisoner of conscience.
The 88 Generation Students is a Burmese pro-democracy movement known for their activism against the country's military junta. Many of its members were imprisoned by the Burmese government on charges of "illegally using electronic media" and "forming an illegal organisation". A number of Western governments and human rights organisations called for the release of group members on the grounds that they were political prisoners.
Kyaw Ko Ko is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Myanmar national team. He scored five goals in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and helped the Myanmar U23 team to secure a third-place finish and a bronze medal. He is the star striker of Myanmar National Team. He was ranked #7 in the "World's Best Top Scorers" list by the IFFHS in 2014. Considered one of the best players in the ASEAN, he is known for his dribbling, finishing, skill, pace, and ability to play with both feet.He is Yangon United's all-time second-highest goalscorer with 58 Goals.
Kyaw Min Yu was a Burmese writer, political prisoner, and a member of the 88 Generation Students Group. He was executed in July 2022 after being sentenced to death for activism against the junta that seized power in a coup in 2021.
Ko Ko Gyi is a Burmese politician and leading democracy activist. For his protests against the military government, he spent over 17 years in prison on multiple occasions between 1989 and 2012. He was considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. BBC News describes him as a key member of the 8888 Generation movement. He is one of the country's most prominent activists, second only to Min Ko Naing.
Pyone Cho ; born Htay Win Aung; born 2 April 1966), whose name means "sweet smile" in Burmese, is an activist and former political prisoner, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Representatives for Dawbon Township in Yangon, from 2015 to 2021. He was elected as a Regional Parliamentary Member for Dawbon Township for Yangon Division in the 2020 elections, but was unable to serve due to the military coup of 2021. He is an internationally recognized human rights activist, as well as a former student organizer and leader of the 8888 Uprising in Myanmar.
Wa Lone is a Reuters journalist and children's author who, with fellow reporter Kyaw Soe Oo, was arrested on 12 December 2017 in Myanmar because of their investigation into the Inn Din massacre. A police witness testified that their arrest was a case of entrapment. It is believed to have been intended to intimidate journalists.
Pencilo is a Burmese writer and pro-democracy activist. She is best known for criticizing the Tatmadaw and taking up politically sensitive cases against the Burmese military junta and generals.
Wint Yamone Naing, formerly known as Wint Yamone Hlaing (ဝင့်ယမုံလှိုင်), is a Burmese television and film actress. She gained popularity after starring her role as Mar Yar Cho in the Myanmar's first drama series The Sign of Love.
Happy Beach is a Burmese comedy television series. Its season 1 aired from October 7 to December 5, 2013 and its season 2 aired from November 3 to December 29, 2014, from Mondays to Fridays at 06:15, on For Comedy Channel, channel from 4TV Network.
Mahuyar Pearl is a 2023 Burmese drama television series directed by Kyaw Soe Thu starring Aung Yay Chan, May Mi Ko Ko, Hein Yatu, Hnin, Natt Shine Ko, Jue San Thar and Saw La Pyae Won. It is an adaptation of the novel "Midnight Sun of Mahuyar Pearl" by La Min Maung Maung. It aired on MRTV-4, from February 6 to March 31, 2023, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 for 40 episodes.
