Nay Phone Latt MP | |
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နေဘုန်းလတ် | |
Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw for Thingangyun Township | |
Assumed office 8 February 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nay Myo Kyaw 28 June 1980 Yangon, Myanmar |
Political party | National League for Democracy |
Spouse | Pyone Thar Myint |
Alma mater | Yangon Technological University |
Occupation |
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Awards | PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award |
Website | www |
Nay Phone Latt (Burmese: နေဘုန်းလတ်; born Nay Myo Kyaw on 28 June 1980) is a Burmese blogger and activist, currently serving as a Yangon Region Hluttaw MP for Thingangyun Township. He was a recipient of PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award[1] and selected for 2010 Time 100 list under Hero Categories.[2] From 2008 to 2012, he was detained at Hpa-An Prison and was listed as a political prisoner by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners of Burma.[3]