Kyaw Soe Oo
Kyaw Soe Oo | |
|---|---|
| ကျော်စိုးဦး | |
| Born | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Citizenship | Burmese |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Media personality |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Employer | People Media |
| Known for | Investigative reporting on Myanmar’s political crisis, human rights issues, and military affairs |
| Website | People Media's website |
Kyaw Soe Oo (Burmese: ကျော်စိုးဦး; pronounced: [tɕɔ̀ sʰó ʔú]; born in Myanmar) is a Burmese journalist who works for People Media and reports on politics, human rights, and the military in Myanmar, gaining recognition for his investigative reporting on important national issues, including government policies, military actions, and social movements, and contributing to public awareness through his coverage of significant events such as protests, armed conflicts, and human rights violations, often facing challenges due to media restrictions and political pressures in the country.[1][2]
Early life and education[change]
Kyaw Soe Oo was born in Myanmar. There is little public information about his early life and education. However, he developed an interest in journalism and current events at an early age. He is believed to have studied communications and political science, which helped him start his career in media.[3][4]
Career[change]
Kyaw Soe Oo started working as a journalist in the late 2000s. He first worked for local media outlets before joining People Media. Over time, he became a leading reporter, covering important topics such as government policies, military actions, and human rights issues. His work has been important in providing information during political crises in Myanmar.[5][6]
Reporting and investigations[change]
Kyaw Soe Oo has covered major events in Myanmar’s recent history. During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he reported on the military's actions and the public protests that followed. He has also documented the experiences of ethnic minorities and civilians affected by conflict. His reports have been cited by international media, helping to share news about Myanmar with the world.[7][8]
Awards and recognition[change]
Due to his dedication to independent journalism, Kyaw Soe Oo has received recognition from both local and international press organizations. Groups such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have acknowledged his contributions and the challenges journalists face in Myanmar.[9]
Challenges[change]
Being a journalist in Myanmar is difficult due to censorship, restrictions, and threats from authorities. Despite these risks, Kyaw Soe Oo continues to report on important issues, helping to keep both local and international audiences informed about the situation in Myanmar.[10]
Personal life[change]
Kyaw Soe Oo keeps his personal life private. Most of the available information about him focuses on his journalism work and his efforts to report news under difficult conditions.[11]
References[change]
- ↑ "People Media chief editor released". Eleven Media Group. 26 March 2024.
- ↑ "စစ်တပ်ထောက်ခံသူ ကျော်စိုးဦး ဖမ်းဆီးခံရခြင်းကို စစ်တပ်လော်ဘီများ နှုတ်ဆိတ်နေရ" [Military lobbyists remain silent over arrest of military supporter Kyaw Soe Oo]. Tachileik News Agency. 21 March 2024.
- ↑ Shine Bu Chay (13 November 2024). "နောင်ချိုတွင် ဗုံးကြဲခံရ၍ ပြည်သူများ သေဆုံးမှုကို TNLA နှင့် PDF များဟု စစ်တပ်ဝါဒဖြန့် ကျော်စိုးဦး သတင်းအမှားဖြန့်" [Kyaw Soe Oo, a military propaganda officer, spreads false information by attributing the deaths of civilians in Naung Cho to the TNLA and PDF.]. MPA News.
- ↑ "စစ်ကောင်စီနှင့် စစ်တပ်လော်ဘီ အစွန်းရောက်များ၏ တရုတ်ဆန့်ကျင်ရေး လှုပ် ရှားမှုက မြန်မာပြည်ဖွားတရုတ်လူမျိုးများ၏ အသက်၊ အိုးအိမ်များကို အန္တရာယ်ပြုရန် ခြိမ်းခြောက်လာ" [The anti-China movement of the military council and the military lobby extremists threatens to endanger the lives and homes of Burmese-born Chinese.]. Khit Thit Media. 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "စစ်တပ်ထောက်ခံသူ ဦးကျော်စိုးဦးကို စစ်တပ်က ပြန်ဖမ်းပြီး ပုဒ်မ ၅၀၅(က)ဖြင့် အမှုဖွင့်" [Military arrests military supporter U Kyaw Soe Oo and opens case under Section 505(a)]. DVB News. 22 March 2024.
- ↑ "တပ်ထောက်ခံသူ အင်အားလျှော့သွားမည်စိုးရိမ်ပြီး စစ်တပ်က တပ်လော်ဘီကျော်စိုးဦးကို ပြန်လွှတ်" [Fearing that the number of supporters of the military will decrease, the military releases military lobbyist Kyaw Soe Oo.]. DVB News. 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Journalists in Myanmar: Navigating Threats and Censorship". BBC News. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Independent Media in Myanmar: The Role of People Media". Myanmar Now. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar's Journalists Face Increasing Threats Amid Coup". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar Press Freedom Under Siege". rsf.org. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ Shine Bu Chay (15 November 2024). "နိုဝင်ဘာ ဒုတိယပတ်အတွင်း MPA က အချက်အလက်စစ်ဆေးခဲ့သော သတင်းအမှားမျာ" [MPA fact-checked false news stories during the second week of November]. MPA News.