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  • RUBC — Presidents, Captains & Coaches

    RUBC — Presidents, Captains & Coaches

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    RUBC Presidents

    Sir Arthur Eggar

    Sir Arthur Eggar
    • Rowed at Cambridge University
    • Author, Egg-Bairn Rowing Style
    • Law Professor, RU
    • Founded RUBC in 1923
    • Pledged a third of his salary for the Operating costs of RUBC
    • He attended the RUBC Annual Regatta in 1956. The photo was taken with the crew of RUBC, which won the Union of Burma President’s Trophy for Inter-club Eights.
    With RUBC Eights Crew
    • Wrote a series of articles for Guardian Magazine in mid 1950s
    • In 2013, several Old Members (including me) contributed to reprint his Autobiography
    Autobiography

    Commodore Than Pe

    • Past Captain
    • Vice Chief of Staff (Navy)
    • (later) Member of Revolutionary Council; Minister for Heath & Education

    U Tun Thoung

    • Past Captain
    • Two sons Maurice & Winston are RUBC Gold

    Sithu U Tin

    40th Anniversary Dinner
    • RUBC 40th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine — with U Po Zon and U Tin Htoon
    • Hosted RUBC 40th Anniversary Dinner
    • Sons : Dr. Nyunt Tin (1st in Burma in 1952, MRCP); U Han Tin (RUBC Captain & later Administrator, Rector)

    Saw William Paw

    With All Universities’ Soccer Selected
    • Professor, Commerce Department
    • President, Rangoon University Sports Council

    RUBC Captains

    RUBC Captains

    (1925 – 1965)

    • Group photo of Past Captains was taken in 1963 – 64. Several had passed away at that time. A few were overseas.

    Most Senior and/ or Oldest Past Captain

    • U Thet Toe / C H Chan was the most senior among the Past Captains. He passed away in his 80s.
    • Later, U Tin U became the most senior among the Past Captains. He later also became the oldest Past Captain when U Maung Maung Than Tun (who was a few months older) passed away. He passed away on August 19, 2025 (a few weeks after his 96th birthday).

    Pre-war

    U Ba Tun

    • First RUBC Captain
    • Captain in 1925

    Commodore Than Pe

    • Captain for 1927, 1928, 1930
    • Second President; He succeeded Sir Arthur Eggar
    • Founding member of Defense Boat Club and Burma Rowing Federation
    • Vice Chief of Staff (Navy)
    • Member, Revolutionary Council
    • Minister of Health and Education
    • Bust

    U Oo Toke

    • Captain in 1931

    U Tha Htin

    • Captain in 1932
    • Nephews : Tin Wa, Frankie Ohn

    U Tun Thoung

    • Captain in 1933
    • Third President in 1962
    • Sons : Maurice, Dennis, Winston, Freddie

    U Zaw Win

    • Captain in 1934

    U Aye Maung

    • Captain in 1935

    U Sein Tun

    • Captain in 1936

    U Thaw

    • Captain in 1937

    G. I. Ba Tun

    • Captain in 1938

    U Kin Maung Bo

    • Captain in 1939
    • First native Chief, Burmese Navy
    • Brothers : Kin Maung Nwe, Kin Maung Wint

    C H Chan / U Thet Toe

    • Captain in 1940
    • Also, RUBC Coach
    • Nephews : Tin U, Myo Tint, Tin Htoon, Sein Htoon, Thaung Lwin
    • Grand nephews : Phone Win and Zeyar Linn

    U Kyaw Thant

    • Captain in 1941

    War

    Club was inactive from 1942 to 1946, The Club house was ravaged in the World War. It was rebuilt with the help of Old Members.

    Post/war

    U Kyaw Thein

    • Captain in 1947
    • Civil Aviation

    U Tin U

    • Captain in 1948
    • Most senior among the Past Captains until his demise on Aug 19, 2025
    • Later — Captain, RGC
    • Expert in Structures & Construction
    • Brothers : Myo Tint, Tin Htoon, Thaung Lwin

    U Kin Maung Nwe

    • Captain in 1949
    • Brothers : Kin Maung Bo, Kin Maung Wint

    Dr. Pe Nyun / Dick San Pe

    • Captain in 1950
    • Head, Pediatric Surgery
    • Lead, Operation on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San
    • Passed away in Canada
    • Brother : Pe Thein / Tom San Pe

    William Ohn Pe

    • Captain in 1951

    U Chan Tha

    • Captain in 1952
    • Captain, Prome Hall Soccer
    • Passed away in USA

    U Maung Maung Than Tun

    • Captain in 1953
    • Bohmu, Navy
    • Ambassador
    • Founding member of Defense Rowing and Burma Rowing Federation
    • Sons : Hla Maw Tun, Aung Khine
    • First Father-Son Pair (RUBC Captain & Gold)

    U Ko Ko Lay

    • Captain in 1954

    Dr. Myo Tint

    • Captain in 1955
    • Won races as Stroke, Bow & Cox
    • 3rd in Burma in 1952 Matric
    • Brothers : Tin U, Tin Htoon, Thaung Lwin
    • Succumbed to Covid

    U Tin Htut

    • Captain in 1956
    • Won Senior Novices as Rower and Cox
    • Co-founder, BASES
    • Brothers : Mya Maung, Than Toe

    Dr. Harry Saing / Htut Saing

    • Captain in 1957
    • ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
    • Multiple Sports Athlete
    • Pediatric Surgeon
    • Second Lead, Operation on Ma Nan Soe & Ma Nan San
    • Professor, Hong Kong University
    • Passed away in Hong Kong; Ashes scattered in the waters near HK Rowing & Sailing Club

    Dr. Than Nyun / George

    • Captain in 1958
    • Fmr Minister
    • President of OMA

    U Tin Htoon

    • Captain in 1959
    • ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
    • Silver medalist for SEAP Yachting in 1965
    • RUBC 40th and 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazines
    • Architect for Thiri Pyitsaya Hotel and Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore
    • Brothers : Tin U, Myo Tint, Thaung Lwin

    U Han Tin

    • Captain in 1960
    • Fmr Rector
    • Passed away in Australia
    • Father : Sithu U Tin (4th President in 1963, 40th Anniversary Issue)

    Dr. Tin Wa

    • Captain in 1961
    • Cox, Golden Crew in 1958 & 1959
    • Retd Prof in USA
    • Father : U Tin Ohn (early member)

    U Sein Htoon

    • Captain in 1962
    • ARAE Champion in 1960
    • President, Burma Rowing Federation)
    • Son : Zeyar Linn is also Past Captain and Gold
    • Second Father-Son Pair (RUBC Captain & Gold)

    U Thaung Lwin

    • Captain in 1963
    • Top grad in Electrical Communications in 1966
    • IBM Burma
    • Moved to Singapore
    • Brothers : Tin U, Myo Tint, Thaung Lwin

    U Myo Tin / William Hone

    • Captain in 1964
    • Air Force Of
    • Ambassador

    U Zaw Lin

    • Captain in 1965
    • Army

    Sad Ending

    • Higher authorities ignored the RUBC Bye Laws (and Robert’s Rule of Order) in mid 1960s.
    • I was the last Executive Committee Member to be elected at AGM.
    • I was elected as Treasurer in 1964. I served as Vice Captain in 1965.

    RUBC Coaches

    They include

    • U Thet Toe / C H Chan
    U Thet Toe (Center, Standing)
    • Dr. Harry Saing
    Harry Saing (Right)
    • U San Maung / Gerald
    San Maung (2nd from Right)

    U San Maung (Gerald Sein, GBNF)

    He is Past Secretary and Gold.

    Ko Tin Myint Razak remembered the AGM (Annual General Meeting) where they voted Ko Gerald for Secretary.

    In the Rag Regatta, Ko Gerald rowed as Bow for the EC crew which has three ECs who usually rowed on the Stroke side.

    He was an excellent Sculler.

    He served as RUBC Coach. He would emphasis on practicing with “Fixed Tub”.

    He was Shooting / Production Manager for Ah Myo Tha Yoke Shin (managed by U Sein Tin and U Mya Maung) and affiliated movie companies. We met Ko Gerald and his team in Ngapali where they were shooting a movie with War War Win Shwe. He asked if I would like to join them on the road trip via Taung Goke back home. The trip was tough but memorable. At Taung Goke, our host (movie theater owner) offered free admission to young people who could translate the movie titles into English. A winning entry was “Fly away bitter bird” for “Pyan Lay Dei Nghet Khar”.

    We miss you, Ko Gerald.

  • Idiom

    Idiom

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    Hla Min

    Characteristics

    An idiom

    • is usually a phrase whose meaning is not obvious
    • gets the meaning accepted due to usage over time
    • is a linguistic device

    Advanced dictionaries may list idioms and their usage.

    Examples

    During my middle school days, one of my uncles gave me books (including “A Book of Idioms”) .

    From the book, I learned that “the hand that rocks the cradle” stands for “a mother”.

    “Rain cats and dogs” is an idiom which means “Rain heavily”.
    In this example, the idiom uses a metaphor.

    No one knows the root of the idiom “kick the bucket” meaning “dies”. Someone guessed that a man being hanged by a rope might kick a bucket.

    Idioms should be used sparingly.

    If you combine two idioms mentioned above and say “The hand that rocked the cradle kicked the bucket” you might receive LOL (Laughing Out Loud) for the illogical construct.

    U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76) added :

    Believe it or not, this subject is one of the many we learned from U Hla Min (KJ to some of us) while we were at the UCC. As some of us were preparing for TOEFL, KJ prepared us by teaching the ins and outs of the language.

    Some of these idioms are regional in nature, after some time living here, I tend to use many idioms as they come naturally. Well, that’s until a childhood friend of mine kindly reminded me that many of them were having hard time fully understanding what I meant in the posts.

    As of now, I am trying my best to use US idioms as little as possible, at times I feel like I have to write more as if I could not communicate to get my point across. I did it again, bad of me.

    “to get my point across” is an idiom meaning “to make people understand what one is saying” (per Merriam Webster).

  • Coach

    Coach

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    Hla Min — DTM

    Definition and use

    • A coach is a vehicle to “carry” someone to a destination.
    • The first use of coach described a teacher who “carried” a student over a tough examination.
    • Later use of coach was in Athletic Development (e.g. coaching an individual or a team in a sports).

    Types

    There are

    • Professional Coaches
    • Certified Coaches
    • Club Coaches

    Differences with other professions

    Therapy:
    A therapist focuses on the past
    Coaching:
    A coach focuses on the future

    Consulting:
    A consultant helps to solve a problem (of a company or a client)
    Coaching:
    A coach provides suggestions and frameworks (that can be used by the client, who is accountable for solving the problem)

    Mentoring:
    A mentor may advise, counsel and coach
    Coaching:
    A coach focuses on coaching (and may not advise or counsel).

    Training:
    A trainer sets objectives for the trainee
    Coaching:
    A coach does not set objectives for the client/individual. The client/individual sets objectives for himself/herself.

    Athletic Development:
    An athletic developer directs behavior of individuals and teams based on the developer’s experience and knowledge
    Coaching:
    A coach focuses on identifying opportunity for development based on individual strengths and capabilities

    Toastmaster

    On the path to DTM, one has to serve as Club Coach or Mentor.

    DTM 2
  • Longing [for]

    Longing [for]

    by U Moe Aung & Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    Saya Moe & me
    • Poem by Tekkatho Moe War
    • Translated by Hla Min

    Longing [for]

    A Tar Ye (water for Burmese New Year) is cool.

    My heart is not; it’s still (some what) hot.

    Thingyan Ye (water) is clear.

    My vision is still (some what) fuzzy.

    Thingyan Tay (music) is lively.

    It can no longer penetrate/capture my heart.

    Thingyan Nya (night) is beautiful.

    My life is still (some what) ugly.

    Mont lone ye baw (delicacy) is dancing merrily.

    My feet and hands are (seemingly) slow and laggard.

    Well … This year’s Thingyan
    this (auspicious) season
    makes me long for youth again.

    (To [my] birthday on April 1 & to Jaya [old age])

    Tekkatho Moe War
    Translated by Hla Min

  • RU Sports Champions

    RU Sports Champions

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    Outstanding

    Scholar-Athletes

    U Tin U

    U Tin U
    RUBC Captains — Four Brothers & Cousin
    • RUBC Captain & Gold
    • RGC Captain
    • BSCE from Oregon State; MSCE from Yale; Advisor for Structures and Construction
    • Three younger brothers — Dr. Myo Tint, U Tin Htoon and U Thaung Lwin — are also RUBC Captain and Gold
    • Sein Htoon (Cousin) is RUBC Captain and Gold; ARAE Champion in 1960; President of Burma Rowing Federation

    U Chan Tha

    U Chan Tha
    Prome Hall Soccer
    • RUBC Captain & Gold
    • Captain of Prome Hall Soccer Team which won two consecutive years

    Dr. Pe Nyun

    Dr. Pe Nyun, Dr. Pe Thein, U Tin U
    Prof Pe Nyun Award
    • RUBC Captain & Gold
    • Pediatric Surgeon & Lead for Operation on Ma Nan Soe & Ma Nan San

    Dr. Pe Thein

    Dr. Pe Nyun, U Khin Maung Wint, Dr. Pe Thein, U Tin U represented RUBC at 1948 Independence Day Regatta at Kandawgyi
    • RUBC Gold
    • Professor
    • Minister of Health & Education

    Dr. Htut Saing

    Dr. Htut Saing
    Dr. Htut Saing
    • RUBC Captain & Gold
    • ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
    • Burma Selected for Hockey & Cricket
    • Also excelled in Soccer and Track & Field
    • Pediatric Surgeon & Second Lead for Operation on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San
    • Professor at Hong Kong University

    RU Selection at 2nd SEAP Games

    2nd SEAP Games

    Athletics

    • Tun Mra — Sprint; Relay
    • Kyaw Mra — Hurdles
    • Soe Mra — Pole Vault
    • Tun Naung — Sprint; Relay

    Badminton

    • Maung Hla
    • Nyan Min
    • Thida

    Swimming

    • Derek Lynsdale
    • Aye Kyaw

    Table Tennis

    • Mao Toon Siong
    • C Say Eng

    Tennis

    • Than Lwin
    • Mu Mu Khin

    Volleyball

    • Kyaw Han

    Weightlifting

    • Myo Nyunt

    Yatching

    • Richard Yu Khin
  • SF Bay Area RIT Alumni Group

    SF Bay Area RIT Alumni Group

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    It seemed not long ago

    SF Bay Area Alumni Advisory Group

    Standing:

    • Saya U Maung Maung / George (ChE66)
    • U Hla Min (EC69)
    • Saya U Thein Aung / James (Met72)
    • Saya Dr. Nyo Win / K H Chen (M65)
    • Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, GBNF)
    • Benny Tan / Tan Yu Beng (M70)
    • Seated :
    • Gordon Kaung / U Kaung Kaung (M83)
    • Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)
    • Saya K C Chiu / Dr. Tin Aung (ChE63)
    • Maurice Chee / U Hla Myint Thein (M75)
    • Photographer
    • KMZ / U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) — flew in from Seattle, Washington

    Founding Members

    The San Francisco Bay Area RIT Alumni met at the house of Benny Tan (Tan Yu Beng, M70) a couple of times to discuss the formation of “RIT Alumni International” to support the Newsletter and web site, and to consider the holding of a Grand Reunion and SPZP. They served as members of the Working Committee and Steering Committee for SPZP-2000.

    Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)

    • Saya was the leader of the group. He served as President of “RIT Alumni International”, which organized the First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in San Francisco, California, USA in October 2000. His classic article, “Brother, can you afford US $500?” was partly responsible for five Golden Sponsors, and the generous donations by sayas and alumni.
    • He retired three times. His former students (U Thein Aung and U Myat Htoo) coaxed him to un-retire twice. Saya worked at Lawrence Berkeley Lab and CalTrans.
    • Saya did not recover from a debilitating stroke to spend time with his grand children. One grandson had “Allen” as his first name. Another had “Allen” as his middle name.

    Saya K C Chiu (Dr. Tin Aung, ChE63)

    Saya K C
    • He is the brother of Saya Dr. Aung Soe (C61).
    • He is a Past President of BEA.
    • After retirement, he relocated to Southern California.
    • Saya KC wrote : In early ‘80, Dr. Tin Win was working in Houston and came to the Bay Area on business trip. Dr. Tin Win was visiting me at home while Lily and I were discussing BEA matter. I believed they were meant for each other. The rest is history.

    Saya Dr. Nyo Win (K H Chen, M65)

    Dr. Nyo Win (Seated 3rd from Right)
    • He is a Past President of BAPS.
    • He was a Core Organizer for SPZP-2000.
    • He is a founding member of NorCal RITAA and served as a member BOD (Board of Directors.
    • He retired after working in high technology companies in the Silicon Valley and Taiwan.

    Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66)

    Saya George (Right)
    • He is a founding member of NorCal RITAA and served as the inaugural President.
    • He organized a fund raiser for the “Staff Training” component of “YTU Library Modernization”.

    Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, GBNF)

    U Myat Htoo
    • He is a Past President of TBSA (Theravada Buddhist Society of America) and BADA (Burmese American Democratic Alliance).
    • He is a founding member of NorCal RITAA and served three terms as Chair, BOD of NorCal RITAA.
    • He was co-emcee of SPZP-2000.
    • He plays the ukelele and piano. One of his favorites is a parody of Sai Htee Saing’s song, “Lost Neikban”.

    U Hla Min (Life Long Learner, EC69)

    • He has completed 26 years as Founder and Chief Editor of “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”.
    • He served as Editor and Content Provider of RIT Alumni websites.
    • Per suggestion of U Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay, EC70), he chose to re-tire (re-thread) rather than retire.
    • Per suggestion of family members, sayas and friends, he decided to pay back to his alma mater(s): RIT and UCC.
    • He wrote 40+ postings of “Memories of UCC” in three days during his vacation to Myanmar.
    • He is Owner and Admin of hlamin.com web site and several Facebook groups.
    • He broadcast 220+ Educational Videos on selected topics.

    Benny Tan (Tan Eu Beng, M70)

    SPZP-2000 Orgsnizers
    • He succeeded Saya Dr. Nyo Win as President of BAPS.
    • He is a successful entrepreneur.
    • He is a multiple Golden Sponsor of SPZPs.
    • He designed the banner and mementos for SPZP-2000.
    • He is now having quality time with his six grand children and also taking trips and cruises around the world.

    Saya U Thein Aung (James, Met72)

    • He won Mr. RIT in 1968. His mentor was Commander Maung Maung, who won Mr. Burma in 1947. A few years back, he handed over the “Sa-Lwe” (for Mr. RIT68) to U Wynn Htain Oo (M72).
    • He was co-emcee of SPZP-2000.
    • He served as Contributing Editor for BAPS Newsletter and as Associate Editor of the Commemorative Issue of RIT Alumni Newsletter.

    Maurice Chee (Hla Myint Thein, M75)

    Maurice (Right)
    • He succeeded Benny as President of BAPS.
    • He wore multiple hats for SPZP-2000. He was the Co-Chair of the Working Committee (with Benny). He was the Financial Controller. He was the Publisher of the commemorative issue of “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”. He did the name tags. He also coordinated the culinary experts for the follow-up lunch gathering.
    • He is a founding member and Past Vice President of NorCal RITAA.
    • In August 2016, he organized the Soon Kway gathering at Dhammananda Vihara, Half Moon Bay for my birthday and to recognize my volunteer work.

    U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76)

    UCC-RIT gathering
    • He belongs to three circles — St. Paul’s High School, RIT and and UCC — like Saya U Soe Paing and me.
    • He took the group photo.
    • He designed and implemented http://www.ex-rit.org website, which contributed to the planning and implementation of SPZP-2000. Many contributed to “Count down to the Reunion” and “Post Reunion” pages. I wrote 64 posts for “Count down to the Reunion” and 36 posts for “Post Reunion”.
    • He was then an eligible bachelor. He worked four 10-hour days and had a three day weekend.
    • He designed and implemented the first RIT web site, which was largely responsible for the success of SPZP-2000.
    • He promised to have Version 2.0 of the web (with better features).
    • Luckily for him, he moved to the challenging and lucrative job at Microsoft, and also became blessed with a wonderful family.

    Gordon Kaung / U Kaung Kaung Oo (M83)

    iNapa Winery
    • He was the youngest member of the group.
    • He founded “Mechanical Solutions” in San Francisco.
    • He and his spouse Lillian Kaung (EC83) later set up iNapa Winery and hosted several RIT-related gatherings.
    • He is a founding member of NorCal RITAA. He succeeded Saya U Maung Maung as President.
    • They also donated Premium Wine bottles for several events (e.g. the Annul Dinner and Summer Picnic for NorCal RITAA, 2005 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles). Their winery survived two fires.

    Related Posts

    • BAPS
    • NorCal RIT Alumni Association
    • RIT Alumni International
    • RIT Sayas & Alumni
    • SPZPs
  • A Question and an Answer

    A Question and an Answer

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    • The article “A Question and Answer” was published in the Dhammananda Newsletter many years ago.
    • “Neik Ban Zaw” is the pen name of my beloved spouse.
    Article by Neik Ban Zaw

  • Visit to YTU

    Visit to YTU

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    WHO, Daw Thida, U Hla Min
    • During my visit to YTU, I met U Wynn Htain Oo (M72) and Sayama Daw Thida (Physics).
    • WHO explained about the YTU Library Modernization Project. He took us to the Alumni Association Office & the Saya’s corner. He told us that Swel Daw Yeik Foundation had purchased three wheel chairs for use by sayas attending the SPZPs held at YTU. They will be maintained by the Alumni Association.
    • Daw Thida joined the RIT Physics Department in 1971. She was a core member of the team for “Saya Dr. Maung Maung Kha’s Centennial Birthday” celebration.

    Update

    • The pandemic caused disruption to projects. There were restrictions on travel.
    • Alumni worldwide donated to the YTU Modernization Project. Two phases were completed.
    • WHO is busy as Mg Mar Ga
    • Daw Thida & U Oo Khin Maung helped celebrate the Centennial of U San Tha Aung

    Related Posts

    • Associations
    • BIT to YTU
    • Education Systems
  • Salary

    Salary

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    EE Sayas

    Terms

    • Base Pay : Used for calculating pension, etc.
    • CLA : Cost of Living Allowance
    • Pay Scale is specified as S – A – M where
      S : Starting Salary
      A : Annual Increment
      M : Maximum Salary (also known as Bar)

    Typical Pay Scales (six decades ago)

    • Tutor or Demonstrator : 200 – 10 – 300
      Typical CLA = 97
      Starting pay is 200 + 97 = 297 Kyats
    • Lecturing Tutor : Gets 100 Kyats additional;
      Starting pay is 397 Kyats
    • Assistant Lecturer (AL) : 350 – 25 – 700
      Typical CLA = 89
      Starting pay is 350 + 89 = 439 Kyats
    • Lecturer : 800 – 50 – 1200
      No CLA
      Has access to staff shop
      Can spend 10% of salary at the staff shop
    • Professor: 1300
      No Annual Increment
      No CLA
      Has access to “staff shop”
      May be eligible for a house in the Campus

    Changes

    • CLA was abolished
    • Tutor gets a Starting Salary of 320 Kyats
    • Assistant Lecturer gets a Starting Salary of 450 Kyats
    • New positions and/or scales were introduced

    Examples:

    • Gazetted officer: 450 scale & above
    • Engineering Instructor: 450 – 25 – 700 [“new” position]
    • Assistant Lecturer: 450 – 25 – 700 [“new” scale]
    • Lecturer: 800 – 40 – 1000 [“new” scale]
    • Associate Professor: 1000 – 50 – 1200 [“new” position]
    • Professor : 1300 [“old” position and scale]

    Observation

    • A hybrid system (Professor, Associate Professor & Lecturer) was adopted instead of the more common system (Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor)
    • Some departments saw
      Gyar scale: 500 – 30 – 800 [“new” scale]
    • It took longer to get promoted.
      e.g. An Engineering Instructor needs to become Assistant Lecturer (with no visible increase in pay) before becoming Lecturer.
    • The pay raises due to a promotion were no longer substantial (especially with the high cost of living and the decline of the purchasing power of Kyat).
    • Several sayas who were Lecturers (when I was a student) retired as Lecturers.
    • Several sayas retired as Assistant Lecturers. In contrast, one saya became Associate Dean in Thailand.
  • Female Scholars

    Female Scholars

    by Hla Min

    Update : 5th November 2026

    ကနဦး အမျိုးသမီး ပညာတော်သင်များ

    ပညာရေး Education

    • ဒေါ်ခင်ခင်ကြီး Khin Khin Gyi
    • Dr. ခင်မြ Khin Mya
    • Dr. စောရီ Saw Yi
    • Dr. ကေ မြရီ K Mya Yi

    သမိုင်း History

    • ဒေါ်မြစိန် Mya Sein
    • Dr. သောင်း Blackmore / Thaung
    • Dr. ရီရီ Yi Yi
    • Dr. ခင်လှဟန် Khin Hla Han
    • ဒေါ်ခင်ခင်ကြီး Khin Khin Gyi

    ပထဝီ Geography

    • Dr. သင်းကြည် Thin Kyi
    Dr. Daw Thin Kyi

    ဘောဂဗေဒ / ဝါဏိဇ္ဇဗေဒ Economics / Commerce

    • Dr. ခင်ညိုညို Khin Nyo Nyo
    • Dr. ခင်အုန်းသန့် Khin Ohn Thant
    • Dr. ရီရီချစ်မောင် Yi Yi Chit Maung
    • Dr. ကြည်​မေကောင်း Kyi May Kaung
    • Dr. ခင်စန်းရီ Khin San Yi

    စာကြည့်တိုက်ပညာ Library Science

    • Dr. ခင်သက်ထား Khin Thet Hta
    Daw Khin Thet Hta

    နိုင်ငံရေးသိပ္ပံ Political Science

    • Dr. Emma Ba Yoke ညွန့်ဟန် Nyunt Han

    စာပေ Literature

    • Dr. ခင်မြကြူ Khin Mya Kyu
    • Dr. ခင်​လေးမြင့် Khin Lay Myint

    သတင်း ဂျာနယ် ပညာ Journalism

    • Dr. Majorie တင်ညို Tin Nyo

    ရုက္ခဗေဒ Botany

    • Dr. ရီရီ Yi Yi
    • Dr. မြမြသန်း Mya Mya Than
    • Dr. ခင်စိန် Khin Sein

    သတ်တဗဒေ Zoology

    • Dr. Lynsdale
    • Dr. မြမြနု Mya Mya Nu

    ရူပဗေဒ Physics

    • ဒေါ်ငြိမ်း Nyein
    • ဒေါ်မေစု May Su
    • Dr. ခင်မြမြ Khin Mya Mya

    သင်္ချာ Mathematics

    • Dr. လှလှစိန် Hla Hla Sein

    ဘူမိဗဒေ Geology

    • Dr. ရင်ရင်နွယ် Yin Yin Nwe

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    ဆေးပညာ / ကျန်းမာရေး Medicine, Surgery …

    • ဒေါ်မမခင် Nutrition / Ma Ma Khin
    • Dr. Saw Hsa FRCS, Surgery
    • Dr. ရင်မေ FRCS, FRCOG, FRCP / Yin May
    • Dr. ခင်ကြည်ကြည် Pharmacology / Khin Kyi Kyi
    • Dr. ခင်ကြည်ကြည် Microbiology / Khin Kyi Kyi
    • Dr.ခင်မကြီး Physiology / Khin Ma Gyi
    • Dr. စန်းရီ Physiology / Khin San Yi
    • Dr. မာလာမောင် Marlar Maung

    * Credit: Dr. သိမ်းအုပ်ကျော်မြင့် Thane Oke Kyaw Myint