Mya has always been very active in sports, culminating in 15 years of international representation in badminton for Myanmar team.
She was a silver medallist in the 1979 WBF World Championships with partner Wai Nyunt in mixed doubles category.
At the same time she has also studied at Yangon Institute of Medicine 1 and graduated in 1982.
She served as the vice president of Myanmar Badminton Federation.
On 2 July 2018, the president Win Myint appointed her as the deputy minister for Ministry of Health and Sports.