 It was a scene that he would never forget and one that sparked his nationalist fervour in a lifelong struggle for independence.In 1894 Hmaing moved to Rangoon (now Yangon) to start his career as a playwright, and switched to journalism, later on writing articles for a newspaper in Moulmein (now "Mawlamyaing").In 1903 he married Ma Shin whom he had met in Rangoon before moving to Moulmein, and returned to the capital as the nationalist movement was gaining momentum in 1911 to work for the "Thuriya" (Sun) newspaper.