Ma Thida is a Burmese surgeon writer, human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience.She has published
under the pseudonym “Suragamika” which means "brave
traveler". In Myanmar, Thida is best known as a leading intellectual, whose books deal with the country's political situation. She has worked as an editor at a Burmese monthly youth
traveler". In Myanmar, Thida is best known as a leading intellectual, whose books deal with the country's political situation. She has worked as an editor at a Burmese monthly youth
magazine and a weekly newspaper. She has been a surgeon at Muslim Free Hospital, which provides free
services to the poor. (Ref: wiki)
Nay Phone Latt is a Burmese blogger and activist. He was arrested in January 2008 and sentenced to total of 20 years and 6
months in prison under Electronic act, creating public alarm and video
act due to his alleged involvement in spreading news during 2007 Buemese anti-government protests using his blog. Nay Phone Latt was released on 13 January 2012 as part of a mass presidential pardon of political prisoners. (Ref: BBC)
Khin Mya Zin is a short story writer. In 2012, her short story collection Clouds in the Sky and Other Stories won the Myanmar National Literary Award. (Ref:ifoa.org)
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