Myo Yan Naung Thein (Burmese: မျိုးရန်နောင်သိန်း(ကိုလေအိုး); born 31 March 1974) is a Burmese pro-democracy activist,[1] and former chief research officer[2] of the National League for Democracy's Central Committee for Research and Strategy Studies.
Myo Yan Naung Thein is the founder and director of the Bayda Institute.
[3] Myo Yan Naung Thein started his political career at 21 while studying at the Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT).
On 3 October 2016, he was arrested under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law after posting a status on his Facebook page which criticized Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, then the police force and Myanmar armed forces' Commander in Chief, Minister of Border Affairs, and Minister of Home Affairs, following an attack by ethnic insurgents on several police stations in Rakhine State.
[9] On 13 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Myo Yan Naung Thein and six other high profile individuals (Min Ko Naing, Kyaw Min Yu, Mg Mg Aye, Pencilo, Insein Aung Soe, and Lynn Lynn) were charged and issued arrest warrants under section 505 (b) of the penal code by the State Administration Council for inciting unrest against the state and threatening "public tranquility" through their social media posts.