Tekkatho

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

• Less than 10 percent passed the Matriculation exam in the early days.
• It was an honor to prefix one’s name with Tekkatho တက္ကသိုလ် or University.
• Khin Nyo wrote: Absolutely right. I think in 1957 only 2% Passed and the total is 20000.
  Even dancer AmarSein was conferred with the title Thekkatho Amar Sein by the Rector Dr Tha Hla.

Tekaktho Moe War (U Moe Aung)

• Matriculated from St. John’s Dio.
• EC of RU Kalaung Shin Ah Thin

• Editor, RUESU Annual Magazine

• Taught Electrical Engineering at RIT.

• Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazine
• Editor, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
• Worked in Singapore
• Chair, SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010
• After retirement, moved back to Myanmar
• Taught refresher courses (e.g. Electrical Saftey) at Electrical Inspectorate.

Publications

• Kept mind alert by writing poems and articles in the weekly publications.
• Distinguished Writer, Poet, Editor and Publisher.
• Editor, RUESU Annual Magazine
• Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazines for more than a decade.
• Chief Editor, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung
• Chief Editor, Commemorative issues of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010 in Singapore
• Chief Editor, Commemorative issues of “Swel Daw Yeik Magazine” for Shwe YaDu in 2014 and SPZP-2016 in Yangon
• Published Kabyars (one book for solo, another book by RIT poets and another by former EC members of Tekkatho Kalaung Ah Thinn)
• Published book (Collection of articles)