[3] Despite her interest in writing, upon her mother's prodding, she pursued medical studies at the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay.
[1] She started writing while in medical school University of Medicine, Mandalay and her first short story (ရာဇဝင်ထဲမှာမောင့်ကိုထားရစ်ခဲ့) was published in 1979.
Her writing career took off in the late 1980s, with her debut novel, Remembrance (အမှတ်တရ), published in 1987.
[1][4] The bestseller novel stirred controversy for endorsing Western existentialist philosophy and portraying cohabitating unwed couples.
[5] She currently works as a co-founder of an HIV positive children orphanage and also a participant in the HIV/AIDS Media Initiative and Yadana Metta Foundation.