The fact that the world has not yet forgotten the coup in Myanmar is also due to people like Aye Min Thant, who continue to report under the most difficult circumstances.
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David Pfeifer
In the rarest of cases, you know in advance where and which decision will lead you. Especially if you are only 25 years old and are currently writing your master’s thesis. “I was interviewed by Reuters about a story about Burmese who are not Rohingya and still stand up for the Rohingya,” says Aye Min Thant, today 29, sitting in front of a coconut smoothie in a café in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. “Some friends and I had started a Buddhist harmony campaign to call for religious solidarity online. The interview turned into a job interview.”