NDSP was founded in 2003 and publishes poetry, fiction, non-fiction, picture books and translated books. In twenty years, they have published more than four hundred books. NDSP’s right to publish was suspended by The Board of Censors in 2012, due to publishing of a fiction novel based on political background. Nevertheless, the new government in the same year shut down The Board of Censors and NDSP’s was granted again with the right to publish. NDSP is one of few publishing companies in Myanmar that purchases copyright materials from international writers for the purpose of translation. NDSP was one of the finalists of Freedom to Publish award by IPA in 2014. NDSP launched the Imprint Yoke Pya that focusses on Comics and Picture Books. In 2023, NDSP plans to expand into the audio book business and digital book publishing in Myanmar.
