He was born in Kamaing, Myitkyina District (now part of Kachin State), British Burma.
In August 1948, he founded The Nation, Burma's most influential English language newspaper, and served as its chief editor, until his 5-year detention, following Ne Win's coup d'état in 1962.
[1][2] In a 1957 interview with American news broadcast See It Now, he said:[3] It will be realized that although we have a parliamentary form of government, Parliament is not, in fact, well-established in this country.
[6] In exile, he lived near Lumpini Park in Bangkok, Thailand before settling in Silver Spring, Maryland.
[7] His daughter, Wendy Law-Yone, is a journalist and writer, and his granddaughter, Jocelyn Seagrave, is an actress.