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  • iNapa Winery

    iNapa Winery

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    Background

    • NAPA is known for its fine wineries.
    • Gordon Kaung (M83) took several courses in Winery.
    • He & Lillian (EC83) set up iNapa Winery.
    • iNapa Winery has hosted several RIT gatherings.

    Gathering in 2015

    • It was a follow up to the 2015 Los Angeles Reunion.
    • Saya U Myat Htoo (C68) invited Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi & Daw Emma to Northern California.
    • iNapa Winery hosted lunch and dinner gathering to welcome Sayagyi & some sayas — U Win Kyaw (Met71) & U Nyunt Htay (Met73) — visiting from Myanmar.
    iNapa Winery 1
    iNapa Winery 2
    iNapa Winery 3

    Other Gatherings

    • NorCal RITAA meetings
    • U Tin Myint (David Ko, M67, GBNF)
    • U Tin Myint (M80, ex-Saya)
    • Alumni from overseas & out of state
    • Birthday for U Myo Myint Sein

    Engagement Party for Ryan and Siria

    • May 24, 2026
    • Sumptuous lunch, drinks and desserts
    • Raffle : winners received iNapa Premium Wine
    Ryan & Siria
    Party 1
    Party 2
    Party 3
    Party 4
    Party 5
  • Class of 62

    Class of 62

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    • Most members matriculated in 1956 and graduated with B.Sc.(Engg) in 1962.

    Textile

    Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62)

    • Lone female graduate in 1962
    • Spouse : Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win (Metallurgy, GBNF) who transferred as Director General of Technical & Vocational Training.
    • Children : One son & two daughters
    • Elder sister of two Paulians : Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than (Edward, Political Economics) and Dr. Khin Maung Maung Than (Freddie).
    Pon Tu
    • On behalf of Bagyee Myat Myo Myint, U Nyunt Htay (Met73) presented a Pon Tu of Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met, GBNF) to Sayagadaw.
    Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62)
    Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62)

    Mechanical

    Saya Mao Toon Siong (M62)

    Saya Mao
    Saya Mao and U Hla Min
    • National Coach of Burma Table Tennis Team
    • National Table Tennis Champion in Singles and Doubles
    • Competed in the World Championship in Beijing.
    • Spouse : Daw Tin Tin Maw (Chemistry Sayama)
    • Moved to USA.

    U Aye (M62)

    Saya U Yone Mo and M62 graduates
    A group of friends at BIT after attending the convocation at the Aung San Stadium in 1962
    Volleyball
    • U Aye (HIC, UN/FAO), U Soe and U Tin Win received their degree certificates from Saya U Yone Mo at Aung San Stadium.
    • U Aye played volleyball for BIT and RU. He retired in Thailand.
      He provided feedback & information (e.g Grads from 1952 – 1963).

    Saya S Arya (M62, GBNF)

    S Arya (M62)
    S Arya (M62)
    Thet Kyee Pu Zaw Pwe
    • He had a lovely accent.
    • He is remembered by students of his Strength of Materials Tutorial Class in general & Ba Thein (Atlanta) in particular.

    Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)

    Dr. Tin Win and Lily
    • He was the youngest in his Class, but among the Top.
    • Joint Winner for scoring the highest marks in Maths for Combined I.Sc classes.
    • Past President of BASES
    • Organizer of the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
    • Competed in the LA Marathon to raise fund to sponsor Sayas for SPZP-2007
    • Spouse : Lily (T72) was Founding member & Secretary of BEA

    U Myint Thein Lwin (M62)

    • Retired from DI / HIC
    • Brother : U Kyaw Thein (DCA, RUBC Captain)

    U Hla Kyi (M62)

    • Moved to UK
    • His daughter married Dr. Moe Aye, son of Saya U Hlwan Moe (Phy) & Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Phy).
    U Hla Kyi (M) and daughter visiting Los Angeles
    U Hla Kyi (M) and Dr. Tin Win (M)

    Electrical

    Saya U Tin Maung Thein (EE62)

    • Father : ICS U Ohn Maung (Arzani)
    U Tin Maung Thein

    Chemical

    U Than Se (Richard, ChE62)

    • moved to USA

    U Aung Gyi (Simon, ChE62)

    • helped publish ChE magazine
    • spends time in Australia

    Civil

    Dr. San Lin (C62)

    Dr. San Lin (middle)
    • Taught part-time at RIT.
    • Worked at EPC and UN Project in Thailand before moving to USA.
    • Spouse : Dr. Daw Thynn Thynn founded Sae Taw Win 2 Dhamma Center in Sebastopol, California.
  • BASES

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    Background

    • Name suggested by U Tun Aung (Jeffery, EC68, GBNF)
    U Tun Aung
    • Burmese American Society for Engineers and Scientists
    • Southern California, USA

    Founders

    • Saya U Tin Htut (M60)
    U Tin Htut
    • U Tin Htway (M59)
    • U Tun Tin (David, GBNF)

    Past Presidents

    • U Tin Htut
    • U Tin Htway
    • U Tun Tin
    • U Tun Aung ( Jefferey, EC68, GBNF)
    • Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62)
    Dr. Tin Win
    • Saya Dr. Chris Lee (EE59)
    • U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68)
    • U Tin Nwe (Milton, C68)
    • U Thura Thant Zin (M76)
    U Thura Thant Zin 1
    U Thura Thant Zin 2
    With Dance Troupe
    • John Huntley

    Activities

    • Fundraiser
      Kyan Yay (Sugar Cane Drink)
      Htamane
      Food & Desserts
    BAP Booth selling Sugar Cane Drink
    • Annual Dinner & Entertainment
    • Trips
    • Helped 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
    2015 Reunion 1
    2015 Reunion 2
    2015 Reunion 3
    • Active in Activities sponsored by SCBA (Southern California Burmese Associations)

    Notes

    • Many members are RIT alumni. Some volunteered for SPZP-2000 held in San Francisco.
    • U Aung Khin (EP68) is Past Vice President
    • James Shwe (M76) is a Donor and EC.
    • U Khin Maung Lay (Henry) served as Emcee for BAPS gatherings and 2015 Alumni Reunion. He was Secretary of RIT Track & Field Association. He represented RIT in Soccer, Rowing and T&F. He loves Cooking.
    • I attended BASES gatherings as Guest of EC and/or Saya U Tin Htut.
    • Mra Tun (UCC, TAMPS) and Ricky Zaw are guitarists & vocalists. Ricky’s sister is Nyunt Nyunt Zaw (T68, GBNF).
    2015 Reunion
    • NorCal RITAA invited selected BASES EC to the gatherings.
    NorCal RITAA Dinner

    Posts

    • Alumni
    • Associations
    • Fund Raising
    • Gatherings
  • Class of 70

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    • 450+ Matriculates were admitted to 1st BE in November 1964 based on ILA (Intelligence Level Aggregate).
    • Most graduated in 1970. Some (e.g Tommy Shwe) left before graduation. Peter Pe, who represented RIT in Swimming and Water Polo, passed away in 5th BE.

    Steeve Kay (Thaung Sein, EC70, GBNF)

    Steeve hosted a Reunion & PZP for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
    • Admitted as Roll No. (8) to 1st BE in Nov 1964.
    • Graduated with EC in 1970
    • Moved to USA. An immigration officer spelled his name as Steeve instead of Steve. He kept the name with the variant unconventional spelling.
    • Masters from Stanford University
    • Designer of Power IC Chip
    • Per his younger sister’s request, co-founded QTC
    • MBA from Pepperdine University
    • QTC was bought by an investment company. Steeve became a multi-millionaire
    • Established Kay Family Foundation. Steeve became an outstanding philanthropist.
    • He never forgot his roots, his alma mater, his mentors and his friends.
    • A short biography, which summarized three dreams, was published by Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65, and also in “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”.
    • Details can be found in the commemorative issue celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the founding of QTC.

    Three Dreams of Steeve Kay

    Steeve Kay
    First Dream of Steeve Kay
    Second and Third Dreams of Steeve Kay

    Team Builder

    40th Anniversary of arrival in the USA

    In 2011, Steeve hosted a gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his arrival in the US. The gathering was coordinated by his daughter Elanor. She arranged a visit to Teehub (which provides incubation for aspiring innovators).

    Attendees include :

    • Chris Lee, Dr. (EE59) & spouse
    • Sam Chin (ChE62) & spouse
    • Henry Khoo (EC67)
    • Hla Min (EC69) & spouse
    • Benny Tan (M70) & spouse
    • Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70) & spouse
    • Htin Aung (Richard, M70)
    • Zaw Htun, Dr. (BDS) & spouse

    Benny, Zaw Min & Richard were Steeve’s classmates from RIT.

    Henry picked up Steeve on his arrival in San Francisco, California, USA.

    Saya Chris Lee, Sam Chin and Dr. Zaw Htun were active in the Burmese American organizations in Southern California.

    QTC

    His younger sister Dr. Lay Kay had patents related to the medical and legal processes to handle disability claims. She requested Steeve to co-found QTC and serve as CEO.

    Two decades later, QTC was bought by a group of investors making the two siblings multi-millionaires.

    They did not forget their roots. Steeve set up the Kay Family Foundation. His sister set up the B K Kee Foundation in memory of her mother. Their foundations have provided support for education, medical research, areas inflicted by disasters (e.g. Cyclone Nargis) and much more.

    Aspirations & Actions

    Steeve took time to trace his roots. He also joined expeditions to visit the holy sites of Four Religions.

    He is a Trustee and/or Board Member of several US universities.

    He is a Multiple Golden Sponsor for the SPZPs. He set up the “Steeve and Helen Kay Health Care Fund for RIT Sayas and Sayamas”. He hosted a delegation from the Ministry of Science and Technology to visit selected universities and research institutions in California.

    There were some proposals that did not materialize. He offered to set up a Computing Laboratory and promote Leapfrogging Technology for engineering sayas and students in Myanmar. He offered to provide air fare and expenses for Sayagyis willing to share their experience in Myanmar. He requested some support from the Myanmar side (e.g. taking care of the security and maintenance of the Laboratory and providing accommodation for the visiting Sayagyis), but due to the bureaucracy of the then authorities, the proposals were not materialized.

    When his health started to decline, he could not take long trips or wait too long for responses to his proposals. He requested the balance of his Health Care Fund to be transferred to Swel Daw Yeik Foundation.

    He delegated his children to run KFF and his enterprise. He still has desires to help his beloved home land. “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

    2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles, USA

    Kay Family Foundation provided $30000 for the Alumni Reunion. Steeve sang Shwe Mi during his presentation.

    LA 2015

    Sponsorships

    He provided the seed money for holding the First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2000) in San Francisco. California, USA in October 2000.

    He became a Multiple Golden Sponsor of SPZPs.

    He established the “Steeve and Helen Kay Health Care Fund for RIT Sayas and Sayamas”. The balance fund has recently been handed over to Swel Daw Yeik Foundation.

    He and Kay Family Foundation donated US $200,000+ for RIT-related causes.

    He hosted several gatherings in the USA and Yangon.

    U Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70)

    Zaw Min entered 1st BE as Roll Number One (Top student). He was selected Luyechun for Inlay Khaung Daing Camp in the Summer of 1965.

    In the USA, he studied Electronics and also changed his name to Zaw Min Nawaday.

    He was the main author of the article covering the six years at RIT. U Ohn Khine was the co-author.

    The article was first posted in the Google Group for “Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65”. I edited the article.

    The revised versions have been published in (a) the Golden Jubilee Magazine for the combined group (b) RIT Updates and (c) hlamin.com website

    Benny Tan (Tan Eu Beng, M70)

    Benny beside Steeve’s picture
    • Founding member of RIT Alumni International
    • Hosted meetings of the San Francisco Bay Area Alumni including the one that led to the formation of RIT Alumni International
    • Wore multiple hats for SPZP-2000 — Golden Sponsor; Co-chair of the Working Committee; Designer of SPZP Banner, commemorative Mug, Clock & T-shirt
    • Multiple Golden Sponsor for SPZPz and for his class gatherings.
    • Wrote “Traveling through the Time Machine”.

    U Ohn Khine (M70)

    U Ohn Khine
    • Volunteer for SDYF, SPZP-2012, Shwe YaDu 2014, SPZP-2016, & HMEE Projects
    • Co-authored “RIT Days (1964 – 70)”.
    • Translated Section One of HMEE-2012 into English.
    • Summarized Section Two of HMEE-2012.
    • We compiled the CD Supplement for HMEE book
    • He offered me rides during my visits to Yangon (especially to attend meetings for SPZP-2012, SPZP-2016 and HMEE-2012).

    M70 Class Photo†

    M70
    • U Aung Khin (Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department) moved to Canada
    • U Win Kyaing, U Tin Hlaing (M59) & U Aung Hla Tun are GBNF
    • U Phone Myint is enjoying post-retirement by visiting his children overseas.
    • U Tin Htut (M60, Past Captain and Gold of RUBC) taught Industrial Management
    • Cho Aye is now GBNF
    • Benny is enjoying retirement with his grand children

    1st BE Intake in 1964

    Most members of the group graduated in 1970. Some left RIT before graduation.

    A few took Sabbatical and graduated a year or two later.

    U Ohn Khine (M70) reports the Gone But Not Forgotten (GBNF) list periodically.

    Each entry contains

    • Name
    • Roll Number in 1st BE
    • Major/Discipline
    • Date of demise (if known)
    • Other name (e.g. nickname)

    As of June 30, 2023, there were 125 entries in the GBNF list.

    • Cho Aye3 Mech 7/8/18
    • Peter Pe 4 Mech
    • Victor Jones 41 Civil
    • Ne Win 45 Textile
    • Tin Ohn 49 Mech
    • Naing Win 54 Mech
    • Mya Daung 58 Mech(Agri)
    • Lay Myint 60 Civil
    • Khin Maung Pun 66 Petro ?/10/16
    • Myo Thaw 68 5/15
    • Aung Kyan 71 Mech (Auto)
    • Thet Win 75 Mech
    • Hla Min 82 Elec Pauk Si
    • Mg Mg Myint 93 Mech Japu Sein
    • Soe Tint 94 Civil Nevil Kyi Mg
    • Mg Mg Than 97 Mech 8/7/18
    • Le Le Win 100 Mech Lilian Tha Mya
    • Nan Lwin 102 Elec
    • Myat Khine 104 Mech Tha Aye
    • Han Kyu Pe 110 Archi
    • Than Tun 114 Mech (Agri) Ivan Win
    • Aung Win 120 Chemical
    • Aye Thin 122 Chemical
    • Chit Khin 124 Archi 23/6/15
    • Than Sein 130 Mech
    • Aung Kyi 135 Mech
    • Khin Mg Saan 139 Civil
    • Ko Ko Tin 141 Mech Winston Hla Mg
    • Saw Pae Pae 143 Met
    • Win Maw (George Hock) 146
    • Ma Yin Shwe Tun 150 Textile
    • Myat Myat Moe 154 Archi
    • Ma Htay Htay Win 158 Chemical Marlene Mg Mg
    • Than Myint 168 23/1/13
    • Myint Thein 172 Mech
    • Phone Thwin 177 Mining
    • Than Nyunt Win 181 Civil
    • Khin Mg Kyu 183 Mech
    • Win Thein 185 Elec
    • Ma Khin Mya Oo 188 Met
    • Kyaw Naing 191 Elec Sin Gwan
    • Mg Mg Yu 194 Mech (Agri)
    • Tin Aye 195 Mech (Agri)
    • Htike Nyan 198 Elec 26/10/15
    • Aung Khin 203 Mech
    • Kyi May Nwae 206 Met
    • Tin Win 209 Chemical
    • Myat Swe (Myint Swe) 215 Electrical 22/3/15
    • Kyaw Win Mhan 234 Arch
    • Ma Yaw Ze 243 Chemical
    • Hla Shwe 247 Mech Lar Gyi
    • Min Thant 254 Elec Maurice Bo Ni
    • Tin Win 256 Mevh Arthur
    • Aung Htay 277 Civil
    • Michael Shein Myint 280 Chemical
    • Mar Mar 292 Civil
    • Thein Htun 304 Mech 29/8/18
    • Mg Mg Oo 312 PP
    • Myo Tint 313 PP Stanley Hla
    • Mg Mg Swe 314 Mech ?/1/18
    • Min Swe 318 Mech
    • Ye Myint Aung 323 Mech
    • Toe Nyunt 326 Elec
    • Tin Ko 330 Met
    • Aung Law Ha 342 Mn 30/1/16
    • Ma Tin Tin 348 Mech (Agri)
    • Kyaw Swe Thet 354 Mech 2017
    • Kan Myint 371 Mech
    • Aye Than 385 Elec 25/4/16
    • Khin Soe 388
    • Khin Than Win 389 Textile 3/9/18
    • Maung Maung 398 Textile 31/8/14
    • John Krasu 402 Mar 2016
    • Shein Kee Gae 407 Elec
    • Ohn Kywe 408 Elec
    • Kan Win 409 Mech
    • Win Aung 413
    • Onward Taw 419
    • Sein Sein 418 Textile 19/2/15
    • Tin Oo 428 Archi
    • Nay Daung 435 Civil
    • Oo Myint 445 Mining
    • Khin Mg Shwe 446 Kenneth
    • Thein Han 463 Elec 18/5/12
    • Hla Kyaing 467 Mining
    • Tin Win 475
    • Zaw Nyein 482 Tex 10/2/14
    • Myo Nyunt Saw 485 Elec
    • Mya Thaung 487 Mining Ye Baw Pae Hlaw
    • Sai Maung Lin 73 Mech
    • Maung Myint 332 Tex
    • Htay Lwin 367
    • Stanley Lim 51
    • Aye Win Kyaw 169 Civil
    • Zin Maung Oo 328 Civil
    • Khin Nyo 352
  • Bagyee Myat Myo Myint

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    Highlights

    Bagyee Myat Myo Myint

    U Myo Myint

    • Class of M73
    • Retired Deputy Chief Engineer of Railways
    • Pon Tu
    • Oil Painting
    • Water Color Painting
    • Cartoon
    • Cover Design

    Paintings

    Painting 3
    Painting 4
    • He had an Exhibition at SPZP-2016 and donated to SDYF and YTU Library Project.
    Donation
    Gallery
    With U Myint Pe

    Cartoons

    • He drew Cartoons.
    Cartoon 1
    Cartoon 2

    Design

    • He designed Covers for RIT Annual Magazines and Swel Daw Yeik Magazines.

    Pon Tu’s

    • He drew Pon Tu’s of many sayas and sayamas.
    • He could not find photos of some sayas.
    • He had to stop when his painting materials ran out.
    Pon Tu 1
    Pon Tu
    • Most Pon Tus were handed over at RIT gatherings (e.g SPZPs).
    • On behalf of Bagyee Myat Myo Myint, Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73) handed over the Pon Tu of Saya Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met) to Daw Khin Than Nwe (T62, Saya’s spouse).
    Pon Tu of Dr. Khin Maung Win (Met)
    • He also handed over the Pon Tu of Saya Dr. Aung Gyi to Saya at iNapa Winery gathering in 2015.
    • Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65, GBNF) archived Pon Tu’s. Saya U Tin Lin (ChE72) annotated the Pon Tu’s. He also grouped photos and posted them.
    U Kyaw Sein
    U Tin Lin
    • Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and team created a Musical Video using the Pon Tu’s and photos to pay homage to the Sayas.
    • Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) and Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72) provided some materials needed for the paintings. They also helped U Myo Myint during his medical check up in Bangkok.
    Bangkok
    • He drew Pon Tu of his spouse as a Birthday present. He also drew Pon Tu of his three Myees.
    Happy Couple
    Birthday Present for Spouse
    Myee 1
    Myee 2
    • He drew Pon Tu of some alumni (U Wynn Htain Oo, Daw Lei Lei Myaing and me).
    Pon Tu of U Hla Min
    • He was a Volunteer for Mg Mar Ga’s “Eradication of Starvation” project (before the Calamities).
    • Per Daw Lei Lei Myaing’s request, he donated to specified pagodas and monasteries.

    Posts

    • O Bei Myat Saya — Musical Video
    • Poetic Art Series
    • Pon Tu
  • Nyunt Htay

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    Highlights

    Nyunt Htay 1

    High School Luyechun

    • Luyechun (လူရည်ချွန်) for 9th & 10th standards. Present at the first Luyechun Camp was Thinchar Chun (သင်္ချာချွန်) Kyaw Myint (later T72 grad, MARB President)

    Metallurgical Engineering

    Nyunt Htay 2
    • Graduated from RIT in 1973 with Metallurgical Engineering
    • Taught Metallurgical Engineering
    • Retired as Associate Professor
    • Wrote articles about the Department, Sayas & Students

    Passion

    • Poetry, writing & editing
    • Pen name : Maung Nyunt Htay (Ah Htet Min Hla) မောင်ညွန့်ဌေး (အထက်မင်းလှ)
    Nyunt Htay 3
    • Editor, RIT Annual Magazine
    • Chief Editor, Myanmar Mudita Sar Saung
    Myanmar Mudita
    • Contributor, Poetic Art Series
    • Co-author, Collection of Swel Daw Yeik Poems
    Book of Poems

    Family members

    • Two daughters
    • Several “Myee” cats.

    Health

    • Had a brush with Covid-19 and received support from the alumni and/or SDYF.
    • Recovered fully
    • Some sayas, sayamas and 9 Metallurgy alumni (including Maung Tun, 69er) succumbed to Covid.

    Memories

    Book Presents

    • Gave me the Myanmar Mudita Sar Saung
    • Gave me an autographed copy of “Swel Daw Kabyar Collection” by him and four RIT Poets : Saya U Moe Aung, Saya U Aung Myaing, U Win Myint (M72) and U Toee Maung.

    2015 RIT Alumni in Los Angeles

    • Attended the gathering with Metallurgy Saya U Win Kyaw (Met71),
    • Other Metallurgy attendees include Saya U Thein Aung (Met72), Sayama Dr. Naing Naing Aung (Met91) & Ko Thiri Nyunt (musician).

    Gathering at iNapa Winery

    At iNapa Winery
    • Metallurgy sayas and Ko Thiri Nyunt attended the Lunch, Dinner & Entertainment at iNapa winery hosted by Gordon Kaung (M83) and Lillian (EC83).
    • The attendees paid respect to Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi. On behalf of Bagyee Myat Myo Myint, U Nyunt Htay presented a Pon Tu to Sayagyi.

    Micro-gathering in 2019

    • During my visit to Yangon in late 2019, U Nyunt Htay hosted a micro gathering at Shwe Bae.
    • U Win Kyaw picked me and Saya U Ye Myint (ChE70) to attend the gathering.
    Micro-gathering

    Kabyar by Saya Moe

    Saya Moe

    ” ကဗျာဆရာ… သို့ “

    လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းဆိုသည့် မြေပေါ်…
    မတော်တဆလား
    ခြေချော်ခဏအလား
    မွေးဖွားလာရခရီးစခဲ့….။

    “ခုနစ်ဆယ့်သုံး…”
    ဝရုန်းသုန်းကား
    ခေတ်ဖဝါးအောက်
    ကျရောက် ရှည်ကြာ
    ဘယ်မှာ ဘယ်တော့
    မော့မော့ ပေါ့ပါး
    ဝန်အား မပိ
    လွှင့်ဘိ ကြယ်တံခွန်
    မိုးစွန်ထိပ်ဖျားတက်နိုင်ငြားအံ့…။

    တပ်လှန့် ခရီးပြင်း
    ဝေးနေရင်း က
    နီးခြင်း မယိမ်းမယိုင်
    ဟော..ဟိုမှာပန်းတိုင်ဟေ့…
    ဆုပ်ကိုင်မိ တစ်ဘဝ
    အလှ သစ္စာတရား
    ဖွားသစ်ရနံ့ သင်းပျံ့လှိုင်…။ ။

    (မောင်ညွန့်ဌေး-အထက်မင်းလှ .. မွေးနေ့သို့)
    တက္ကသိုလ် မိုးဝါ
    ၄ -၁ -၂၀၂၂

  • Class of 68

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    လျှပ်စစ် Electrical

    Daw Mya Mya Than ဒေါ်မြမြသန်း (ကွယ်လွန်) — ဆရာမ ငြိမ်း

    Daw Mya Mya Than

    U Soe Myint Lwin ဦးစိုးမြင့်လွင် (ကွယ်လွန်) — ဘော်လုံး

    Soe Myint Lwin

    U Tun Aung ဦးထွန်းအောင် (Jeffrey, ကွယ်လွန်) — BASES

    Tun Aung

    U Saw Win ဦးစောဝင်း (ကွယ်လွန်)

    Saw Win

    U Thein Zaw ဦးသိန်းဇော် (Joe, ကွယ်လွန်)

    Thein Zaw

    Dickey Paul (ကွယ်လွန်)

    He passed away in Australia.

    U Myo Myint ဦးမျိုးမြင့် — လျှပ်စစ်စာဆောင်

    Myo Myint

    U Aung Khin ဦးအောင်ခင် — Gawpaka, BASES

    Aung Khin

    U Min Maung ဦးမင်းမောင် Gawpaka

    • Seattle Monastery

    မြို့ပြ Civil

    U Myat Htoo ဦးမြတ်ထူး — ဆရာ ငြိမ်း၊

    Founding member, RIT Alumni International
    Organizer, SPZP-2000
    Founding member, NorCal RITAA

    Myat Htoo

    U Myint Soe ဦးမြင့်စိုး (ကွယ်လွန်) — ဆရာ ငြိမ်း

    He is SPHS 62.

    C68 — Class Photo

    C68

    C68 — Status

    15 ယောက် ခန့် — ကွယ်လွန် GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten)

    GBNF

    စက်မှု Mechanical

    U Yu Swan ဦးယုစွမ် —ဒုံမင်း Don Min

    Yu Swan

    U Khin Maung Nyo ဦးခင်မောင်ညို — ကြက်တောင်

    Member of the RIT Badminton Team which won the Inter-Institute Trophy

    U Ngwe Tun ဦးငွေထွန်း — Dio

    Provided comments for several posts

    ချည်ထည် Textile

    U Khin Maung Lay ဦးခင်မောင်လေး (Henry)

    ပြေးခုန်ပစ်၊ Secretary, RIT Track and Field
    ဘော်လုံး၊ RIT Soccer
    လှေလှော်၊ RIT Rowing
    President, BASES
    Organizer, 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles

    Khin Maung Lay

    ဓာတု Chemical

    ဦးအုန်းမောင် (Anthony) — ဆရာ ငြိမ်း

    ပိသုကာ Architecture

    Sai Yee Laik စိုင်းရီလိတ် (ကွယ်လွန်) — ဆရာ ငြိမ်း

    Worked for the company that won the Burmese Buddhist Temple project in Singapore.

  • Khin Maung Tun

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2026

    Highlights

    U Moe Aung & U Khin Maung Tun
    • President of Swel Daw Yeik Foundation; Hosted lunch meetings
    • Major donor for SDYF
    • Donated to Alumni Association for YTU Library Modernization
    • Donated for the Entertainment Program of SPZPs & SDYF events
    • Provided Eye Care for eligible RIT sayas & sayamas
    • Sang SDYF theme song with Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War, Patron of SDYF). The song is not a transformation of Saya’s poem. It was a new composition. Ko Than Po (M75) helped with the music injection.
    • Attended the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
    • Attended the Alumni Gathering in SF Bay Area.

    Updates

    • Balance of the “Vision Care fund for RIT sayas & sayamas” was transferred to SDYF

    Posts

    • Alumni
    • Health Care Fund
    • SDYF
    • Swel Daw
    • Vision Care
    SDYF 1
    SDYF 2
    SDYF 3
  • Sea of Men

    by Hla Min & Tekkatho Moe War

    Updated : May 2026

    Tekkatho Moe War

    Article By Tekkatho Moe War (Saya U Moe Aung)

    Translated by Hla Min

    (1)

    When the Korean War erupted in 1950 with the USA and China as the main protagonists, I was a child [probably too young to comprehend the details], but the interest in the war and its impact intensified as I grew older. Imperial Japan ruled Korea from 1910 to 1945. At the end of the Second World War, USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic) declared war on Japan [supposedly] with the aim of dividing Korea. With the approval of the US, the Soviet Union claimed North of the 38th Parallel. The USA took control of South Korea. Japan conceded defeat and left Korea.

    The conflict between the Governments of North Korea and South Korea escalated into a full-scale war. With the backing of the Soviet Union and China, the North Korea army invaded South Korea in June, 1950. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned the invasion and passed a resolution to defend South Korea. Twenty one nations (including US) sent forces to defend South Korea.

    About two months – in the early phase of the war – South Korean forces suffered losses and had to retreat. Then, the counter attacks of the UN forces were able to “severe” the connections of the North Korean fighting units. In the middle of 1951, China sent forces to aid the North Korean army. UN forces retreated.

    I am not trying to describe the Korean War in detail. I want to emphasize the intensive use of man power to engage in traditional combat. Note that there were occasional uses of bombers. During the three years (June 25th 1950 to July 27th 1953), there was a huge number of dead, wounded, POW (prisoners of war), and MIA (missing in action). The following statistics show the ghastly nature of the war. Note that only South Koreans are accounted for “South Korea & the 21 nations sent by UN”.

    South Korea
    178,426 Dead
    566,434 Wounded & POW

    North Korea
    300,000 (estimate) Dead
    303,000 Wounded; 120,000 POW

    China
    400,000+ (estimate) Dead
    486,000 Wounded; 21,000 POW

    Civilian Casualty
    2.5 million South Koreans
    1.5 million North Koreans

    (2)

    From the list of casualties, we can clearly see the striking amount of dead and wounded for both soldiers and civilians. In particular, China – the most populated nation in the world – is estimated to have 900 thousand dead and wounded. Imagine, how many soldiers China must have sent to help North Korea. The News Media of that time coined the phrase “Sea of men” to describe the Chinese army battling the Korean War. One can envision the mass of fighters as an vast open sea.

    We have witnessed two “Sea of men” in our mother land. We saw the first Sea in 1988. We are seeing the second Sea now [in 2015]. The poem “Sea of men” was written in September 1988, but it was censored. One does not need to think twice to guess why I wrote the poem.

    SEA OF MEN

    Water – drop by drop

    countless drops assemble

    as a water flow

    Water flows – collectively

    rushing, hustling, bustling –

    transforming into a stream

    From streams

    to twisting, turning and winding rivers

    to the whorl of the sea

    Very long and broad – vast expanse

    waves – agitated by winds – rise high

    with grudge and anger

    to put down [intruders]

    It’s SACCA (“Thitsar” – Truth of nature)

    [Rower] holding an oar

    thrusting into the water

    hoping to harness the wave, but …

    [Helmsman] on board a ship

    with engine roaring

    hoping to split the wave, but …

    Only for a short while

    the waves seem to loosen –

    with sprinkles and sprouts

    turn into vortex with immense power –

    stronger than ever

    One can never break up determined men

    It’s SACCA (“Thitsar” – Truth of nature).

    September 23rd, 1988

    The current “Sea of men” is not for sending people to fight as in the Korean War. It is SACCA [“Thitsar” – Truth of nature] that people, who had to breathe for a long, long time polluted air and strive in an environment with degradation in economics, health, civics, ethics, and education, WOULD assemble VOLUNTARILY in the hope of breathing pure, clean air once again. Does not one like gentle breeze? Does not one want to enjoy fragrances that are carried by the breeze? Sad to note that some of the drains that are left uncleaned are making the air unfit to breathe. Worse still, the defamatory attacks by some have further degraded the air quality.

    As the November, 2015 elections draw close, we see “Sea of men”. People truly want to understand and differentiate the ones who really care to upgrade the quality life of lay people, from those, who tend to ignore the people and care only for their own.

    Updates

    Saya Moe
    • Saya had medical problems, but he did not stop writing articles & kabyars.
    Kabyar
    • Thanks Saya for your presents — books, magazines, sar saungs & pasoe
    Book present

    Posts

    • Books
    • Lost in Translation
    • Presents
    • Publications
    • Tekkatho Moe War
  • Class of 60

    by Hla Min & U Aye

    Updated : May 2026

    Architecture

    Arch Staff & Students
    • The Group photo shows the Staff and the 2nd, 3rd and Final Year students.

    A60

    • Most of the 2nd Year students graduated in 1960.

    U Tin Htoon (A60)

    1960 ARAE Regatta
    • Past Captain & Gold, RUBC.
    • Won the Union of Burma President’s Challenge Cup for Inter-club Coxed Eights in 1956.
    • Won the Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs at the 1958 ARAE Regatta in Calcutta with Dr. Harry Saing (GBNF).
    • Won the Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours at the 1960 ARAE Regatta in Colombo, with Dr. Harry Saing (GBNF), Sunny Teng, Victor Htun Shein (GBNF) and Sein Htoon (M63)
    • Won Silver medal for Yachting at SEAP Games in Bangkok with Hla Khin.
    • Founded Architects Incorporated with U Bo Gyi (A59, GBNF) & U Aung Kyee Myint (A60). They later joined PWD.
    • Designed Thiri Pyit Saya hotel in Bagan
    • Designed Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore
    • Board Member of Pariyatti Association
    • Fundraiser & organizer for selected Goenka projects
    • In 1963, he compiled the Souvenir Magazine for the RUBC 40th Anniversary with Sithu U Tin (President) and U Po Zon (Vice President).
    • In 2013, he chaired the subcommittee to publish the Souvenir Magazine for the RUBC 90th Anniversary. U Myo Myint (EC67, RUBC Gold) was Vice Chair. U Htaik San (Henry Kao, M81, RUBC Gold) was Secretary. U Hla Min (EC69) was Contributing Editor, who wrote Prelude for every section and three feature articles.
    • Retired after working in Myanmar, Singapore and California (USA)
    • Co-founder, Triple Gems Publication
    • Compiled Photo Albums with Htaik San (Henry) for his parents, two elder brothers (U Tin U & U Ba Than) and a nephew (Dr. Peter Tun, who passed away with COVID-19 in UK).

    U Aung Kyee Myint (A60)

    • Founded Architects Incorporated with U Bo Gyi (A59, GBNF) & U Tin Htoon (A60)
    • Retired Chief Architect of PWD.

    U Kin Maung Yin (A60, GBNF)

    • Part-time saya
    • Proponent of Modern Art
    • Movie Director

    Koon Yin Chu (Phillip Chu, A60)

    • First in Burma in Matric exam of 1954 from SPHS
    • First in the Class of A60
    • Attended SPZP-2000
    • Restaurant owner; Good dancer

    Chemical

    • Seven ChE60 graduates
    ChE

    U Aung Zaw Win (Ch60)

    • Col. DI/HIC ( Retired)

    U Tha Tun Aung (Ch60)

    • Maj. DI (Retired)
    • Director HIC (Retired)

    Saya Dr. Maung Maung Win (ChE60, GBNF)

    Dr. Maung Maung Win
    • Retired as Professor of Chemical Engineering
    • Masters from Kansas University and Doctorate from Purdue University

    Civil

    U Tun Aye (C60)

    • Amara Hall, volleyball player Captain
    • He was from Nyaungdon

    U Tun Aung (C60)

    • Secretary of Prome Hall S&R (1958-59)
    • Prome Hall football team member

    U Taik Lwin (C60)

    • Major, GE (Retired), GBNF
    • Director, HIC

    U Lay Lwin (C60)

    • Major, GE (Retired)
    • Director, TSC
    • Ministry of Industry 2

    U Khin Zaw (C60)

    • Major, GE (Retired)

    U Soe Lin (C60)

    • Construction Corp. (Retired)

    U Kan Aye (C60)

    • Director (Public Works) (Retired)
    • CC
    • He was from Moulmein

    U Soe Kyaw (C60)

    • MOC (Retired)
    • He was from Thaton

    U Than Ngwe (C60, GBNF)

    • CC (Retired)
    • He was from Mandalay and brother of the late U Than Shwe

    U Ba Swe (C60)

    • Dy. Director ( Water/ Sanitation), Public Works
    • Per U Aye : Volleyball team mate Prome Hall selection in 1958-59

    U Hla Thein (C60)

    • CC (Retired)
    • Prome Hall selected footballer.

    U Kyaw Htin (C60)

    • Construction corporation
    • He was from St.Patrick’s HS, Mawlamyine

    U Tin Ohn (C60)

    • Port Commissioners, Yangon.(Retired)
    • Went for further study in Australia.
    • He was from SHS No.1, Mawlamyine.

    U Hla Tin (C60)

    • Irrigation (Retired)
    • A writer/poet (Kaytu Win Tint), my mentor, senior colleague from Prome Hall, he was in room no. 102, while I (U Aye N62) was in room 108.
    • He was from Toungoo.

    U Hla Thein (C60)

    • From State HS No,1, Mawlamyine
    • Ramanya Hall basketball star
    • Yangon City Development (GNBF)

    Electrical

    U Mg Mg Myo Nyunt (EE60)

    • Major (DI) (Retired)
    • (also known as Ko Than Nyunt at Prome Hall)
    • President of SPARKS (1958-59)

    U Htay Swe (EE60)

    • He was from St Patrick’s HS. Moulmein. He matriculated the same year with U Aung Tun (DI) .

    U Than Htut (EE60)

    • ECC (Retired)
    • Passed away while on state scholarship to the US.

    U Nyan Tun (EE60)

    • EPC
    • He was from SHS No.1, Mawlamyine

    U Tun Yee (EE60)

    • Dy. Director (Electrical), Public Works
    • Per U Aye : He was from Prome Hall, known for body building, our instructor for body building in his room, 1958-59.

    U Soe Thein (EE60)

    • Attended SPZP-2000 with his brothers Saya Dr. Aung Soe (C61) and Saya Dr. K C Chiu (ChE63)

    Mechanical

    U Aung Tun (M60)

    • Major(Retired), Defense Industries (DI)
    • St. Patrick’s HS, Mawlamyine
    • Prome Hall selection in football and basketball

    U Hla Shwe (M60)

    • Lt Col (Retired), Defense Industries

    U Khin Maung Win (M60)

    • EE, BPI (Retired)
    • He was from Morton Lane Judson HS, Moulmein

    Nelson Khaing (M60)

    • Major (DI) (Retired)
    • Dy. Supdt No.4 HI

    U Tun Aung Zaw (M60)

    • Ministry of Mines
    • Per U Aye : He was my senior neighbour at Prome Hall in 1958-59), room number 107, while I was in room number 108.

    Saya U Tin Htut (M60)

    • Past Captain & Gold, RUBC
    • Taught Industrial Management (formerly taught by sayas from Social Science & Institute of Economics)
    • Co-founder & Past President, BASES
    • Financial Controller, 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
    • Donated to various RIT-related projects (e.g Library Modernization

    Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60)

    U Tin Maung Nyunt
    • MS from Virginia Tech
    • Taught Agricultural Engineering at RIT
    • President of RIT Thaing
    • Worked in Thailand & USA.
    • Donated to Norcal RITAA & YTU Library Modernization Project.

    U Than Tin (M60, GBNF)

    U Tin Htut & U Than Tin
    • RUBC Gold
    • Won the Union of Burma President’s Challenge Cup for Inter-Club Coxed Eights in 1956

    U Than Sein (M60)

    • Due to schedule conflict, he could not join the M60 Reunion lunch with U Tin Htut & U Than Tin.

    Saya U Tun Shwe (M60)

    U Tun Shwe
    • Patron of RITAA, SDYF and SPZP.
    • Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles. His host was his cousin U Win Htay (Walter Cheng Lyan, M70).

    U Bo Lay (M 60)

    • EE Mechanical (Retired)
    • Irrigation Dept.

    U Hla Shein (M60)

    • Asst Lecturer, 1960-61
    • Moved to CC
    • Manager, Insein Workshop
    • Part time lecturer on mechanized construction.

    Metallurgy

    U Than Shwe (Met60, GBNF)

    • Lt Col, Defense Industries
    • MD -Heavy Industries Corp.(HIC)
    • Minister for Industries

    U Kyaw Win (Met60)

    • Lt Col (Retired), Defense Industries

    Public Health

    U Maung Maung (Public Health 60)

    • Major-GE(Retired)
    • UNICEF (Sierra Leone)
    • UNICEF(New York)
    • He was from Morton Lane Judson HS, Mawlamyine
    • During his assignment in FAO project in Sierra Leone, U Aye met U Maung Maung in Freetown