Commerce

by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

• Was offered as an Option by the Economics Department, Rangoon University.
• Became a separate Department under the Faculty of Social Science
• Later became a Department of the Institute of Economics.

Saw William Paw

• During our University days, Professor William Paw was President of RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club). As Treasurer, I had to go to his office several times .
• The earlier RUBC Presidents were Sir Arthur Eggar (founder), Commodore Than Pe, U Tun Thaung and Sithu U Tin.
• He was also President of the RU Sports Council.

Dr. Khin Maung Kyi

• He attended Rangoon University as a monk.
• He is known for his debates and writings.
• He taught at Commerce Department and later headed the Research Department.
• He later taught in Malaysia and Singapore. I visited Saya in Singapore to hand over a parcel/present by Saya U Myo Min (UCC).

Dr. Khin Maung Kyawe (Jimmy)

• It is his preferred spelling over “Kywe”.
• I first met him when my cousin uncle Saya U Than Lwin (Eric, GBNF) took me to the Social Science Library. My uncle taught Economics and also served as Librarian. He would give rides to the sayas including Sayas Jimmy and Dr. Maung Shein.
• I met him again in the mid 80’s as Head of BERB (Burma Education Research Bureau). I attended several meetings at BERB.

Dr. Mya Than

• He taught at PBRS before going for postgrad overseas.
• His spouse Daw Yee May Kaung is the younger daughter of Sithu U Kaung. She was the last Treasurer of Burma Research Society.
• They moved to Singapore and later Thailand.

U Myo Min (UCC)

• He won medals for standing first in I.Com and also in B.Com. (Accounting).
• He became a Chartered Account and worked for IBM UK.
• Per request from his mother and Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe, he came back to Burma to help with the UCC Project. He co-founded UCC with Sayas Dr. Chit Swe, U Soe Paing and U Ko Ko Lay. He taught classes at the Institute of Economics.
• He later taught at Nangyang Technical Institute in Singapore and worked for Seagate Technologies & Connors in California, USA.

U Mya Thein & U Thein Oo

• They transferred to UCC as Business Application Programmer/Analyst.
• U Mya Thein (GBNF) retired as Manager of Business Applications. He also taught ITBMU.
• U Thein is Founder & CEO of Ace Computers.

Commerce Graduate Association

• Per request of Ko Kyi Soe and Ko Aung Myin, I helped with a course (Mathematics of Finance & related topics) conducted by Commerce Graduate Association (CGA).

U Chan Min

• He represented Institute of Economics in Rowing and Chinlon.
• He was the de facto leader for the Institute of Economics Rowing teams (including former President U Htin Kyaw).
• He attended courses at UCC. He worked at EPC and later moved to USA.
• After retirement, U Chan Min decided to become a monk. For the transition, he asked me to be a temporary monk with him for a week (or so).
• He stays mostly at Dhammananda Vihara in Half Moon Bay, California. Per request from his brother Dr. Patheda Tin (NASA), Uzin spent vassa (waso retreat) at the Chan Myei Yeiktha in Springfield, Illinois.
• Some of his former B.Com classmates include U Kun Pe (brother of Dr. Nyi Nyi), U Ohn Myint, U Kyi Khin, U Soe Myint (GBNF) and U Ye Myint (father of Zayanda).