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  • GBNF — include 2026

    GBNF — include 2026

    by Hla Min

    Update : 1st November 2026

    Recent GBNF

    Sayas & Alumni

    Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi

    Dr. Aung Gyi
    Dr. Aung Gyi 2
    Dr. Aung Gyi 3
    Condolences by Saya Dr. San Hla Aung
    Condolences by Saya U Soe Paing

    Dr. Thein Hlyne (Mining)

    • Professor, Mining Engineering
    • Patron, RIT Buddhist Association
    • Old Member, RUBC
    • Old Johnian
    Dr. Thein Hlyne
    Dr. Thein Hlyne
    Obituary

    U Lay Aung (M/Auto64)

    • Taught at RIT and Assumption University
    • Patron, RIT Buddhist Association
    U Lay Aung

    Ko Win Thein Zaw (Min69)

    Ko Win Thein Zaw

    Ko Tint Swe (Zeegone)

    Ko Tint Swe (Zeegone)

    Mehm Ye Win

    Mehm Ye Win
    EE69
    • EC69
    • Secretary, RIT EE Association
    • PTC

    Soe Win

    Soe Win (2nd from Left)
    • EC70
    • UCC
    • PTC
    Obituary of Soe Win
    UCC staff in UK

    Lin Kyi / Ronald Lwee

    • C74
    • Soon Kyway at Kusalakari monastery, Fremont, California

    San Oo / Richard Yan

    • EC85
    • Classmate of Ed Saw / Yu Ket in Moulmein and RIT

    Bagyee Myat Myo Myint

    Bagyee Myat Myo Myint
    • M74
    • Pon Tu
    • Painting
    • Magazine Cover Design

    Dr. Ba Lwin (EE59)

    • Passed away in Yangon on 6th June 2026
    Dr. Ba Lwin

    Non-Alumni

    Daw Khin Khin Hla

    • Spouse : U Wah Kyu Chee
    • Children : Maurice Chee (M75), Dr. David Chee (IM1-79), …
    • Passed away in Daly City, California

    U Kyaw Swar Than

    U Kyaw Swar Than
    • Harold Than Pe
    • Spouse : Daw Si Si Chit Maung

    Malcolm Kamdar

    • MEHS64
    • Brother of Dolly (Mrs. Kyaw Sint) and Margaret (Mrs. Tin Maung Lay)
    • Passed away in Los Angeles, California

    May Than Nwe

    • Geologist
    • Spouse : Hla Mine Pyie (SPHS68, Petroleum Geologist)
    • Passed away in Fresno, California

    Kyi Lin

    • Old Paulian
    • Brother : Kyi Aung / Roland Chen (ChE73)
    • Passed away in Taiwan

    Rosemary Khin Zaw

    • Eldest daughter of BBS U Khin Zaw and Gertrude Khin Zaw / Daw Saw Yin
    Rosemary 1
    K & G

    Dr. Min Myint

    • Retired Professor & Head, IC
    • Youngest son of Arzani U Ohn Maung and Daw Thein Kywe
    Obituary
    Family Tree

    Other Losses in NorCal

    • Henry Thein’s ယောက္ခမ
    • Cho Oo’s ယောက္ခမ

    69ers

    • As of June 2026, 141 members are GBNF
    • As of September 28, 2026, 146 members are GBNF
    GBNF list
    • U Aung Min (M69) and team maintain the GBNF list for 69ers (2nd BE intake in 1964).
    • 146 members — over 45% of the 69ers — are GBNF.
    • 18 members succumbed to Covid. Some also lost their family members to Covid.
    EE 69
    • GBNF sayas : U Tin Shwe, U Thein Lwin, U Ba Lwin …
    • GBNF alumni : Chit Tin, Tun Oo Khine, Khin Maung Bo, Khin Maung Win, Thein Swe, Aung Thu Yein, Aung Gyi Shwe …
    Aung Gyi Shwe
    EE69

    Intake of 64

    • U Ohn Khine (M70) and team maintain the GBNF list for 1st BE intake in 1964.
    • 151 members are GBNF.
    • Peter Pe, Steeve Kay, Tommy Shwe and Cho Aye, who were among the Top Matriculates, have passed away.

    Peter Pe

    Peter represented RIT in Swimming and Water Polo. He passed away unexpectedly in 5th BE.

    Steeve Kay

    Steeve Kay

    Steeve Kay (U Thaung Sein, EC70) is a Multiple Golden Sponsor for SPZP. He is Chair of Kay Family Foundation.

    Tommy Shwe

    Tommy Shwe

    Tommy played Badminton for RIT. Before graduation, he left for Taiwan. He later moved to USA. He was a successful Entrepreneur (with three Masters). Sadly, he was killed by his handyman.

    Cho Aye

    He and Win Lwin (M69) represented RIT in the All Universities Expedition to Mount Victoria. He also volunteered for the activities of Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.

    Cho Aye

    Sayas & Family Members

    Saya U Ba Than

    Saya U Ba Than
    • Saya U Ba Than is Retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
    • He was an early supporter of HMEE project.
    • He donated his Garawa money to various charitable associations.

    Saya U Min Wun

    Saya U Min Wun
    • Saya U Min Wun retired as Professor of Civil Engineering.
    • He was a member of the Myanmar Pyet Ka Dein Ah Phwe.
    • He was advisor for the Regional College Project and Pagan Restoration Project.
    • He passed away in California, USA.

    Ma Ma Pat

    Ma Ma Pat
    • Ma Ma Pat (spouse of Saya U Myo Myint Sein) passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2022.
    • Saya Myo celebrated his 91st birthday on October 1, 2022.

    Saya U Tin U’s Family

    Daw Khin Kyi Nyunt, Dr. Peter Khin Tun
    • Three family members of U Tin U passed away within a few months.
    • Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (spouse) — November, 2019
    • Dr. Peter Khin Tun (elder son) — April 2020
    • U Tin Tun (son-in-law) — May 2020

    Saya U Aung Hla Tun

    Saya U Aung Hla Tun (GBNF)
    • Saya U Aung Hla Tun, Retired Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering passed away in February 2022.
    • He was Chief Editor of RIT Annual Magazine. He led the History of Myanmar Engineering Education Project.
    • He won the National Literary Award.

    Electrical Engineering

    U Tun Aung

    U Tun Aung
    • U Tun Aung (Jefferey, EC68) is a founding member and past President of BASES.
    • He passed away in October 2021.

    U Soe Myint Lwin

    Memorial Service for U Soe Myint Lwin
    • U Soe Myint Lwin (EP68) played Soccer for Burma, RU & RIT.
    • He was EC of the Burma Women’s Soccer Federation.
    • He passed away in 2017.
    Soon Kwyay Invitation for U Soe Myint Lwin

    Other EE68

    • Sayama Daw Mya Mya Than
    • Zaw Win / Cyril
    • Thein Zaw / Joe Chow / Ah Yoke

    Civil Engineering

    Saya H Num Kok

    Saya H Num Kok
    Saya H Num Kok
    • Saya H Num Kok is a Saya of our Sayas.
    • He was President of RIT Track & Field Association.
    • He passed away in Portland, Oregon, USA in his late 90s.

    Saya Allen Htay (C58)

    Saya Allen Htay
    • Saya Allen Htay (C58) was the leader of the SF Bay Area RIT Alumni Advisory Group.
    • He is a founding member and President of RIT Alumni International which hosted SPZP-2000.
    • He is known for his article, “Brother, can you afford $500 and more?”
    • He passed away in California, USA.

    Saya Dr. Win Thein (C58)

    Dr. Win Thein
    • Saya Dr. Win Thein (C58) retired as Professor and Head of Civil Engineering.
    • In his memory, his sister offered dana to Alumni Association, Swel Daw Yeik Foundation, Health care for Sayas and Sayamas.

    U Khin Maung Win (C58)

    Class of Civil 1958
    • U Khin Maung Win (Sid, C58) helped annotate the Class Photo with Saya Allen Htay and Saya Dr. San Hla Aung.
    • He passed away in USA

    U Han Sein (C69)

    Han Sein
    • U Han Sein (C69) represented RIT in Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Basketball.
    • He was a Prisoner of Conscience for 17 years.

    Uzin Aung Chaw (C69)

    Uzin Aung Chaw

    Mechanical Engineering

    U Win Thein (M67)

    Win Thein
    • Founder, Set Hmu Sar Saung
    • Co-founder, RIT Mechanical Engineering Magazine
    • Organizer, RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin

    I Zeyar Lin (M69)

    I Zeyar Lin
    • He passed away in 2018

    U Aye Lwin (M69)

    Aye Lwin
    • U Aye Lwin (M69) was Secretary of RIT Annual Magazine Committee & RIT Mechanical Engineering Association.

    U Khin Maung Myint (M72)

    • U Khin Maung Myint (John Tint, M72) was Burma, RU & RIT Selected in Soccer.
    • He passed away in 2020
    John Tint

    U Thein Lwin (M72)

    U Thein Lwin (M72) Captain, RIT Soccer passed away in 2022

    U Thein Lwin
    Ko Thein Lwin

    M72

    Khin Maung Toee
    • Kham Shan
    • Khin Maung Myint / John Tint
    • Khin Maung Oo
    • Khin Maung Tin
    • Khin Maung Toee
    • Kyaw Kyaw Aung
    • Kyaw Kyaw Maw
    • Kyaw Moe
    • Kyaw Myint Than
    • Kyaw San Htun
    • Soe Myint / Phone Gyi
    • Soe Myint / Shwe Thwar
    • Soe Myint Aung
    • Soe Than
    Soe Myint / Phone Gyi

  • Lunch for August born (2018)

    Lunch for August born (2018)

    by Hla Min

    Update : 1st November 2026

    Thanks to

    • Ko Patrick Thein Naing and Ma Mi Mi for organizing the special lunch party for August born
    • Ko Myint Swe and Ma San San for the ride to Moss Beach Distillery (in Hla Moon Bay)
    • the friends for the memorable birthday presents
    • Dr. Kyaw Tint for the ride to the 8-8-88 celebrations and back home


  • Language

    Language

    by Hla Min

    Update : 1st November 2026

    Burmese

    Types

    There are several classifications. They are not mutually exclusive.

    • Natural Language
    • Native Language / Mother Tongue
    • Foreign Language
    • Spoken Language (e.g. Myanmar Sagar)
    • Written Language (e.g. Myanmar Sar)
    • Ideal / Universal Language (e.g. Esperanto)
    • Machine Language
    • Programming Language
    • Compiled Language
    • Interpreted Language
    • Assembly Language / Symbolic / Macro
    • Scientific & Technical Language
    • Business Language
    • Specialty Language (e.g English as a Specialty Language)
    • Domain Language
    • Meta Language (to describe a language)
    • Sign Language
    • Body Language
    • Dead Language

    Major Languages

    • Chinese
    • English
    • Spanish
    • Arabic

    Dialects

    Some languages have dialects.

    • English (UK, USA, Australia …)
    • French (France, Canada …)
    • Spanish (Spain, Latin America …)

    English

    • English is not our native language.
    • For studying abroad, we had to take TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) to prove that we had a reasonably good command of English.
      TOEFL covers (a) Reading Comprehension (b) Listening Comprehension (c) Essay
    • Several Community Centers in the USA offer ESL (English as a Second Language).
    • Saya Des Rodgers taught English at RIT. He did further studies in the UK. He taught “English as a Specialty Language” (aka ESL in Canada.)
  • EE Sayas & Alumni

    EE Sayas & Alumni

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    EE Sayas

    EE Sayas in mid 1960s

    Dr. San Tint

    • Attended SPZP-2000 in SF Bay Area
    • KMZ (EC76) and U Min Maung (EP68) invited Saya to visit Seattle, Washington.
    • Saya is now GBNF.
    Dr. San Tint

    EE Pu Zaw Pwe

    PZP 1

    There have been several PZPs. The sayas and sayamas include

    • U Soe Paing
    • U Moe Aung
    • U Tin Maung Thein
    • Dr. Ba Lwin (GBNF)
    • U Myo Kyi
    • Daw Mya Mya Than (GBNF)
    • U Ba Myint
    • U Sein Maung
    • U Khaing Oo
    PZP 2
    PZP 3
    PZP 4
    PZP 5
    PZP 6

    EP/EC 67

    EE67

    EP/ EC 68

    EE68

    EE69

    EE69
    EE69 (40th Anniversary)

    EC69

    • Aik Yee, Sai (GBNF)
    • Aung Thu Yein / Brownie Way (GBNF)
    • Chit Tin (GBNF)
    • Hla Min — NorCal
    • Kyaw Soe (GBNF)
    • Maung Ko
    • Maung Toung / Tom — Conn
    • Oo Kyaw Hla (GBNF)
    • Than Lwin — Retired Saya
    • Tin Tin / Ann — SoCal
    • Tun Aung Gyaw, Dr. — Mass
    • Win Boh / Robert — Australia
    • Ye Win, Mehm (GBNF)

    EP EC 71

    • U Tin Win (EC71) & friends

    U Moe Aung

    • Interview
    • Kabyar
    • Garawa by former students
    Interview
    Art of SPZP
    Garawa 1
    Garawa 2

    HE U Aye Myint (EP72)

    • Did not forget his roots
    • Initiated Homecoming in 2012
    SPZP-2012

    EP/EC 73

    Ko San Lin, Ma Hla Myint
    • Sayadaw U Jotika (EP)
    • U Ohn Kyaw (EP)
    • U Htun Aung Kyaw (EC) — Sydney, Australia
    • U San Lin / Robert (EC) — Dallas, Texas
    • Daw Hla Myint / Marina (EC) — Dallas, Texas

    EC76

    KMZ
    • U Khin Maung Zaw / KMZ — Washington
    • U Sein Myint — New Jersey
    • U Wynn Myint Aung (GBNF)
  • Rowing — FEARA Nov 1959

    Rowing — FEARA Nov 1959

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    Newspaper clipping provided by U Tin Htoon

    FEARA

    RUBC

    Rangoon University Boat Club took part in the FEARA (Far Eastern Amateur Rowing Association) Regatta held at Hong Kong in November 1959.

    U Tun Shein (Willie, Past Secretary)

    Willie (3rd from Right)

    He is Ko Lin Tun’s father and U Tin Win’s brother. He represented RUBC mostly as Timing Stroke. He is also a Sculler like U San Maung (Gerald). He won the Senior Novices in 1954 and became RUBC Gold. His Senior Novice crew include M. Hla Min (Mossaji, Gold), Than Nyun (George, Captain & Gold), Sao Hso Holm (Saw bwa lay, son of Arzani Sao San Tun) and Tin Htut (cox, multiple Novice winner, Captain & Gold). Four Golds out of Five members.

    U Win Kyi

    Win Kyi (4th from Left)

    He is the son of Sayama Miss Hong Kong (Amelia Kyi, SPHS), older brother of U Min Kyi, and father of Ko Naymyo Thura. He usually rowed as 3 in 4+ (Coxed Fours) and 7 in 8+ (Coxed Eights).

    U Tin Htoon (Past Captain)

    Tin Htoon

    He rowed as 2 for Ko Jimmy Saw Lwin and Ko Willie Saing in the early days. He later rowed as Timing Stroke and won ARAE trophies :

    • Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs at Calcutta in 1958 with Ko Harry Saing
    • Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours at Colombo in 1960 with Ko Harry Saing, Ko Victor Htun Shein, Ko Sunny Teng and Ko Sein Htoon.
    • He was Editor of the 40th Anniversary Issue and Chair of the 90th Anniversary Issue (where I wrote Prelude for each section, and three articles).

      His brothers include
    • Saya U Tin U (Past Captain)
    • Saya U Ba Than (Green)
    • Dr. Myo Tint (Past Captain)
    • Saya U Myo Min (Green)
    • U Thaung Lwin (Past Captain)

    Dr. Harry Saing (Htut Saing, Past Captain)

    Harry (Right)

    He rowed mostly as Bow. In the RUBC Annual Regatta of 1962, he rowed as Timing Stroke with U Win Kyi as 7 to train seven brand new Golds : Myo Tin, Micky Tan (Thein Aung), Htain Lin, Oung Kyaing, Winston Tun Thoung (Mehm Myo Thoung), Myo Myint and Tin Aung (Victor Wu).

    He is the elder brother of Dr. Victor Saing (Aye Kyaw).

    In the 90th Anniversary Issue, I wrote a tribute to him as a multi-sports athlete and scholar / professional.

    U San Maung (Gerald, Past Secretary)

    San Maung (Standing Leftmost)

    Hevrowed on the Stroke side before specializing in Sculls.

    He served as Club Coach along with Ko Harry.

    He is the elder brother of Ko Hardy (Yan Shin).

    Dr. Hla Min (Eddie)

    Eddie (2nd from Left)

    He was a Golden Cox.

    He later coxed Defense crews.

    He served BMH (Mingaladon Base Military Hospital) as Orthopedic Surgeon.

  • Khin Maung Win, Dr.

    Khin Maung Win, Dr.

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    Khin Maung Latt, Khin Myo Chit, Khin Maung Win

    He is a retired Professor of Maths. He studied in Rangoon and France. He wrote about Maths, Education and Vispassana Meditation. He passed away at the age of 81.

    He is the only son of two well known writers Saya U Khin Maung Latt and Daw Khin Myo Chit.

    U Khin Maung Latt taught English at Rangoon University and at a private tuition school co-founded by him and U Thein Maung (Htin Lin, National Literary Award Winner). He was the inaugural Chief Editor of WPD (Working People’s Daily).

    Daw Khin Myo Chit’s works include “Colorful Burma”, “Heroes of Ancient Bagan” and an award winning short story.

    The Centennial of the two writers was celebrated in 2015. (Note: Bogyoke Aung San was also born in 1915).

    Family of writers

    • Parents : U Khin Maung Latt and Daw Khin Myo Chit
    • Spouse : Daw Shwe Yi Win
    • Children : Maung Maung Win (Maung Yit) & Mi Mi Win (Junior Win)

    ဒေါက်တာခင်မောင်ဝင်း (သင်္ချာ)

    အသက် ၈၁ နှစ် ရန်ကုန်အချိန် ဩဂုတ် ၃၊ ည ၁၁ နာရီ ၁၅ ခန့်က ၊ ရန်ကုန်နေအိမ်မှာ ကွယ်လွန်ပါတယ်။

    ဝိုင်းဝန်းကြသူ အားလုံးကို ကျေးဇူးတင်ရှိပါတယ်။

    He’s got a good life and he’s got a good fight.

    သူဘ၀ကိုကောင်းမွန်စွာ နေထိုင်ပြီး ကောင်းမွန်စွာ ရင်ဆိုင်သွားခဲ့ပါတယ်။

    သား – မောင်ရစ် + မေသန်းဌေး

    သမီး – ဂျူနီယာဝင်း

    မြေး – ပွင့်ဖြူနန္ဒာ

    • U Khin Maung Latt taught English at Rangoon University and later at his Private Tuition School with U Thein Maung (Htin Lin). He also served as the first Chief Editor of Working People’s Daily.
    • Daw Khin Myo Chit was active during Burma’s Fight for Independence. She is an award winning author. She published several books about Burmese culture.
    • Dr. Khin Maung Win received his doctorate from France. After retirement as Professor of Mathematics, he wrote articles covering education and meditation.
    • Tekkatho Shwe Yee Win’s works appeared in magazines (e.g. Shwe Thway).
    • Maung Yit (U Maung Maung Win) is a cartoonist and co-founder of Moemaka.
      Daw May Than Htay taught at SJSU.
    • Junior Win (Daw Mi Mi Win) is a bilingual author. She won a prize for her book about her paternal grandparents (published for the 100th birthday celebration).
  • Class Gatherings

    Class Gatherings

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    Class of 69

    69er GJ

    The Class of 69 has several types of gatherings:

    Monthly breakfast gathering

    M69ers meet at Royal Rose Restaurant (Taw Win Hnin Si). The restaurant is owned by U Soe Nyunt (Old Paulian, GBNF).

    They are joined by classmates from other disciplines. They include Civil (e.g. Ko Han Sein), Chemical (e.g. Ko Albert Kyaw Min), Electrical (e.g. Ko Shwe), Textile (e.g. Saw Yu Tint), Architecture (e.g. Uzin Bobby Myo Tun), …

    There are hosts to celebrate events (Birthday, Anniversary, …).

    Meeting for 69er Health Care Fund

    I was invited to a meeting held at U Aung Min’s house. We had Mohinga.

    Welcome gathering

    Some gatherings took place at Kandawgyi Western Park. I attended a gathering hosted by Daw Myint Myint (C69) to welcome Daw Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Millie, T69).

    Some gatherings take place the Royal Rose Restaurant. Daw Lin Lin Aung (T69, Singapore) hosted the Breakfast gathering to welcome her former classmates.

    30th Anniversary gathering

    In 1999, there was a gathering and mini-SPZP to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Graduation. U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69) and Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69) e-mailed me about the event. I informed the sayas and alumni in a Newsletter (which became known as RIT Alumni International Newsletter).

    Sad to note that some organizers for that event (U Kyaw Than, U “NarYi” Sein Win …) are GBNF.

    40th Anniversary

    In 2009, the group celebrated the 40th Anniversary.

    Golden Jubilee

    In 2014, the group celebrated the Golden Jubilee (GJ) of Admission to the first ever 2nd BE in November 1964.

    The true Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary of Graduation) was celebrated in 2019.

    Class of 70 and 71

    70 & 71

    The group is known as the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.

    The group has held monthly breakfast gathering (usually at Sein Hlyan) for two decades.

    The Sein Hlyan restaurant was run by U Han Tun Maung (Old Paulian, GBNF), who was a multi-sports athlete. UHTM was active in Old Paulian’s Association (OPA), Kokkine Swimming Club, Archery, and Equestrian.

    Class of 72

    M72

    M72 group is the most active in the Class of 72. It used to have lots of mini-gatherings.

    The group decided to have less mini-gatherings and donate more to the RIT-related projects (such as Library Modernization).

    The Group holds an annual Reunion and SPZP, where they invite all the eligible sayas and sayamas who have taught them. The Group also has honorary members from the other disciplines.

    Other Class Gatherings

    I attended some gatherings

    • Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 & 65 — invited by Steeve, Benny, Ko Ohn Khine
    • M72 & friends — invited by Mg Mar Ga, Ko Aung Myaing
    • M73 in Singapore — invited by John Rao
    • C75 — invited by Dr. Soe Thein
    • EC/EP 85 reunion in Bangkok — invited by Edward Saw
  • ChE72

    ChE72

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    Class Photo

    Credit : Saya U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67)

    ChE72

    Six Friends

    Credit : U Tun Shwe (ChE72)

    ChE72 a

    1- Hla Myint , 2 – Khin Mg Win, 3 – Aung Chain, 4 – Aung Myaing, 5 – Htay Kyu, 6 – Tun Shwe

    ChE72 b

    Alumni

    Ko Aung Myaing
    Ma Gyn Yu, Ko Aung Myaing
    Trixie, Ma Gyn Yu, Ko Aung Myaing, Ko Tun Shwe
    Aye Aye Kyaw
    Myo Myint Pe
    • Aung Chain
    • Aung Myaing
    • Aye Aye Kyaw (GBNF)
    • Gyn Yu
    • Hla Myint
    • Htay Kyu
    • Khin Mg Win
    • Myo Myint Pe (GBNF)
    • Tin Lin
    • Tun Shwe
  • Process of Consciousness and Matter

    Process of Consciousness and Matter

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    Book by Dr. Rewata Dhamma

    Dr. Rewata Dhamma

    • Sayadaw was Chief Resident Monk of Birmingham Vihara, UK
    • He wrote several Dhamma Books.

    Book

    Subtitle : The Philosophical Psychology of Buddhism

    By Sayadaw Rewata Dhamma

    Completed : 2004

    Last book by Sayadaw

    Publisher: Triple Gems Publication

    The book is intended for all serious students of the Abhidhamma.

    It serves as supplement to Bhikkhu Bodhi’s book “A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma”, and treats various important aspect in more detail – in articular the process of consciousness and matter.

    Preface by Sayadaw U Silanandabhivama, Rector of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Yangon

    Acknowledgement by Sayadaw Dr. Ottaranyana, Birmingham Buddhist Vihara, UK

    Introduction

    Chapter I : CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS FACTORS

    CHAPTER II : PROCESS CONSIOUSNESS (CITTA VITHI)

    CHAPTER III : MIND-DOOR COGNITIVE PROCESS (MANODVARA VITHI)

    CHAPTER IV : ABSORPTION JAVANA IN THE MIND-DOOR PROCESS (APPANA JAVANAVARA MANODVARA VITHI)

    CHAPTER V : PROCESS OF MATTER

  • Scholarship & Stipend

    Scholarship & Stipend

    by Hla Min

    Update : 31st October 2026

    Collegiate Scholarship

    Top Matriculates from St. Paul’s High School
    • Top Matriculates were awarded Collegiate Scholarship. The number of Scholarship winners ranged from 25 to 100 (depending on the year and policy).

    Three Brothers

    U Ba Than
    • U Ba Than (St. John’s Dio) won Collegiate Scholarship in 1947.
    • His younger brother Dr. Myo Tint (TTC) stood 3rd in Burma in 1952 and won Collegiate Scholarship.
    • His youngest brother U Thaung Lwin (St. Paul’s) stood 16th in 1960 and won Collegiate Scholarship.

    1959

    SPHS59

    1960

    SPHS60

    1963

    SPHS63
    • In 1963, ten from our class from SPHS received the Collegiate Scholarship of 75 Kyats per month.
    • After paying 15 Kyats for the school fees, those who attend as day scholars have 60 Kyats to spend.
    • Sad to note that Dr. Myo San (Freddie Ba San), U Maung Maung Kyi & U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way) are GBNF.
    • The number of scholarships awarded vary with the scholastic years.
    • In the mid 1950s, the top 25 students were awarded scholarships of 60 Kyats.
      There was no tuition fees for attending college.

    Changes

    • In 1960, the top 100 students were awarded scholarships. SPHS had 24 scholarship winners.
    • In 1963, students from the private schools have to be in the top 40 to be awarded scholarships.

    Stipend

    • In the early days, some medical students were awarded Army Stipend. After graduation, they became commissioned officers.
    • In the 1960s and the early 1970s, stipends were given to eligible students.
    • One student who attended Dental College in 1973 said, “I received a monthly stipend of 75 Kyats. I paid 57 Kyats for the hostel fees, and 15 Kyats for the school fees. I use the remaining 3 Kyats for riding buses. The short trips cost five or ten pyas.”

    YTU

    • Scholarships and stipends are being awarded by various organizations to YTU students.
    • Before the pandemic, NorCal RITAA awarded scholarships to eligible YTU students. A student was typically given $1000 for an academic year.
    • Note that the purchasing power of Kyat has changed drastically over the years.
    • Thanks to the Ko Htu’s and Ko Hta’s for making a difference in the lives of selected YTU students.