Writer Maung Thar Cho has died at Pinlon Hospital, according to the literary community.

"Writer Maung Thar Cho passed away at Pinlon Hospital at 8 am today," cartoonist Aw Pi Kyeh wrote on social media.

He died at 8 am on July 10, aged 67.

Writer Maung Thar Cho, who is known for his satirical writing, was arrested in 2021 under Section 505(b) of Penal Code and sentenced to two years in prison before being released in November 2022.

Writer Maung Thar Cho, who wrote satirical works under the pen name Jack - Kungyangon, was born on Tuesday, March 11, 1958, in Thongwa Village, Kungyangon Township, Yangon Region. He was the eldest of three sons, and his name was U Nyunt Thaung. He studied at Thongwa Village Primary School, a basic education high school in Kungyangon Township, No.1 basic education middle school and No.1 basic education high school in North Okkalapa Township, and he passed his matriculation exam with honors in physics from No.1 basic education high school in North Okkalapa Township in 1977.