Honey Nway Oo ( my, ဟန်နီနွေဦး; born 19 March 1999) is a former Burmese actress and current officer in the Student Armed Force (SAF). Initially working in acting, she openly opposed the

Tatmadaw Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include th ...

following the

2021 Myanmar coup d'état A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw—Myanmar's military—which then veste ...

, and left her acting career to join the SAF; a warrant was issued for her arrest. Honey has been regarded as one of the most prominent revolutionaries in Myanmar and is often called the "people's girl" for her role in anti-coup movements.

Early life and education

Honey Nway Oo was born on 19 March 1999 in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

and mixed Burman-Arakanese descent. She finished her primary and higher education in Yangon. She went on to study at

Yangon University of Foreign Languages The Yangon University of Foreign Languages (also the University of Foreign Languages, Yangon) ( my, ရန်ကုန်နိုင်ငံခြားဘာသာတက္ကသိုလ် ), located in Yangon, is a university for the study of ...

(YUFL), where she earned a B.A. (German) in 2020. She was picked as the "university's beauty queen" as a freshman at the university. In 2018, she founded the first YUFL football team and served as its captain.

Acting career

While studying German at YUFL, Honey began modelling for local magazines and music videos in 2019. She appeared in over 20 TV commercials and was a brand ambassador for Oppo. She made her acting debut in a main role in the 2020 film ''Yangon In Love''. She participated in the non-profit organization Care Teen, which provides school supplies and health and education services to underprivileged children.

Rebel career

In the aftermath of the

, Honey organized anti-coup protests and left for the jungle. She, along with several other celebrities, was charged with calling for participation in the

Civil Disobedience Movement The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March to 6 April 1930 as a di ...

(CDM), damaging the state's ability to govern, supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation. On 3 July 2021, military forces arrived at her family's home in

Lanmadaw Township Lanmadaw Township ( my, လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai; ) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Ahlon Township in the west, Latha Township in the east, Seik ...

and posted a notice declaring that it had been confiscated by the junta. Honey later joined a resistance group, the Student Armed Force and is currently serving as a senior officer. During the military training graduation ceremony, she was given the SAF's marksmanship award.

References

External links

Exclusive Interview with People's Star Honey Nway Oo
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