by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
Let Oo Sayas
U Tin Gyi’s Family
Old photos processed by Myo Kyawswar
Sisters
Daw Khin Swe Hla (Icy)
Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (Cherry)
Win Latt (ex-UCC)
Myint Swe (EP74) & San San (EC74)
U Sein Mg (EE63) & U Moe Aung (EE63)
Author: Hla Min (Lifelong Learner)
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Photos — Old & New
With my beloved parents Sisters 1 (original) Sisters 2 (processed) Wedding 1 (original) Wedding 2 (processed) Cherry, Peter, Ye Myint Cherry, Peter Cherry 1 Cherry 2 Cherry 3 Win Latt Myint Swe, San San Two EE Sayas -
Lifelong Learner
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
Paying back ကျေးဇူး ဆပ်
From our younger days, we learned about paying respect to our parents, mentors and benefactors.
ကျွန်တော် တို့ ငယ်စဉ် ကတည်း က ကျေးဇူးတရား အကြောင်း လေ့လာ မှတ်သား လေ့ကျင့် ခဲ့ ရပါတယ်။
I am following the noble tradition of honoring pioneers and outstanding people. I am trying my best to present their achievements and contributions. I an privileged to have known many seniors, contemporaries and juniors.
Who’s Who, Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma, Five Minute Biographies တွေ ကို နည်းယူပြီး ကျွန်တော် က Old Burma တုန်းက ထူးချွန်သူ တွေ ကို မှတ်တမ်းတင် ဂုဏ်ပြု နေတဲ့ ရှေ့မှီ နောက်မှီ (ဘေးမှီ) သူတယောက်ပါ။
I volunteered as a Docent at the Computer History Museum (CHM) for two years. CHM’s programs include Hardware & Software Artifacts, Exhibits, Oral History, Lectures, Panels and Award Ceremonies.
ကျွန်တော် Computer History Museum ကွန်ပျူတာသမိုင်းပြတိုက် မှာ Docent အဖြစ် နှစ်နှစ် volunteer လုပ်ခဲ့ပါတယ်။ Computer Pioneer တွေ ကို မှတ်တမ်းတင်ဂုဏ်ပြု တဲ့ အဖွဲ့အစည်းပါ။ Artifacts, Exhibits, Oral History, Lectures & Panels တွေ စုံလင်ပါတယ်။
The Old Burma Group has posts about History, Notable (Famous as well as Notorious) people. I appreciate the invaluable posts as a reader and contributor.
Old Burma Group ဟာလည်း သမိုင်း နဲ့ ထူးချွန် / ဆိုးသွမ်း (Famous as well as Notorious) ကို မှတ်တမ်း တင် နေ တဲ့ အဖွဲ့ မို့ Contributor တယောက် အနေ နဲ့ ဝမ်းသာ ကြည်နူး မိပါတယ်။
I request the Group Administrator and Moderators to approve my posts.
ကျွန်တော် ရဲ့ posts တွေကို တင်ပြခွင့်ပြုပါ Admin နဲ့ Moderator များ ခင်ဗျာ။
ကျွန်တော် က
I am- Founder & Chief Editor စာတည်းချုပ် of RIT Alumni Newsletter
- Owner & Admin of RIT Updates FB Group
- Member of HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာ ပညာရေ: သမိုင်း အဖွဲ့ဝင်၊
- ကံ့ကော်မြေ (တက္ကသိုလ်ရာပြည့်) Former Moderator of RU Centennial Group : Moderator ငြိမ်း၊
- Contributing Editor of RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine / ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ်လှေလှော် အသင်း မဂ္ဂဇင်း : စာတည်း
- Former employee of UCC, DCS, ICST : ကွန်ပျူတာဌာန၊ ကွန်ပျူတာသိပ္ပံဌာန၊ ကွန်ပျူတာသိပ္ပံ နှင့် နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် ဝန်ထမ်း ငြိမ်း၊
- စာပေ၊ သမိုင်း၊ ပညာရေး နဲ့ အားကစား ဝါသနာရှင်၊
Interests : Literature, History, Education, Sports - Contributor of Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife စွယ်စုံကျမ်း
- စာအုပ်တချို့ ရဲ့ စာတည်း
Editor of selected books — e.g by Sayadaw U Jotalankara, Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC, GBNF) - Own / ကိုယ်ပိုင် website : Author / Editor
hlamin.com
I have posted articles of historical interest.
အဖြစ်နဲ့ သမိုင်းဝင် အကြောင်းအရာ တချို့ကို ပြန်လည်မျှဝေ နေဆဲပါ။
ကြည်နူး Delighted
I am glad to receive feedback, information and suggestions from my former teachers, family members of senior alumni, colleagues and friends.
Posts တွေမှာ ပါတဲ့ ဆရာ၊ ဆရာမ၊ Senior Alumni တွေရဲ့ မိသားစုများ၊ အပေါင်းအသင်းများ ရဲ့ Feedback & Information တွေ ဖတ်ရလို့ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်။
I also learned a lot from the posts by Subject Matter Experts and Group Experts.
SME (Subject Matter Experts), Group Experts … တွေ ရဲ့ posts တွေ ကို ဖတ် ရလို့ ဗဟုသုတ ရပါတယ်။
Credits
I have provided Credit for the Photos and References.
တတ်နိုင်သရွေ့ Source, Photos တွေကို Credit ပေးခဲ့ ပါတယ်။
Fond Memories
Pon Tu (Portrait) Present from
Bagyee Myat Myo Myint (U Myo Myint)
U Myo Myint (Retired Deputy General Manager of Burma Railways) is an accomplished Painter, Cover Designer and Cartoonist. He drew Pon Tu’s of selected RIT Sayas, Sayamas, and colleagues. I am honored to receive his present.
ပန်းချီ မြတ်မျိုးမြင့် ရဲ့ လက်ဆောင် မွန်
Pon Tu gift from Bagyee Myat Myo Myint / U Myo Myint (M)
Pon Tu 1964 – 65
Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT)I was admitted to 2nd BE (Bachelor of Engineering) in November 1964.
The photo was taken at the Gyogone campus.
2nd BE student 1964 – 65 ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဒုတိယနှစ် သင်တန်းသား
2nd BE Student at Rangoon Institute of Technology1965 Summer
Inlay Luyechun CampI was selected as Luyechun (Outstanding Student).
The photo was taken at the Welcome Ceremony by the Head of Shan States.
LYC 1965 နွေရာသီ အင်းလေး ခေါင်တိုင် လူရည်ချွန် စခန်း
တက္ကသိုလ် နဲ့ အထက်တန်း လူရည်ချွန်များ
Inlay Khaung Daing Luyechun Camp in the Summer of 19651969 December
Poem for 5th SEAP GamesBurma hosted the 2nd SEAP Games in 1961, and the 5th SEAP Games in 1969.
The photo shows a page from the Forward Magazine. Maung Thaw Ka (Bohmu Ba Thaw, GBNF) was Chief Editor of the magazine.
Forward Forward မဂ္ဂဇင်း — ဒီဇင်ဘာ 1969
ပဥ္စမ အကြိမ် အရှေ့တောင်အာရှ ကျွန်းဆွယ်ပွဲ အတွက် ကဗျာ စပ်ဆို ခဲ့
Poem about the 5th SEAP GamesMid 1970s
Universities’ Computer Center (UCC), RangoonThe photo was taken with the Teachers and Students of CPC (Computer Programming Course).
Dr. Tin Maung (GBNF) succeeded Dr. Chit Swe (UCC Founder, GBNF) as Director of UCC.
UCC တက္ကသိုလ်များ ကွန်ပျူတာ ဌာန က ပို့ချတဲ့ သင်တန်း တခု
Computer Course at Universities’ Computer Center (UCC), Thamaing College Campus1999 April to 2025
Chief Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletterhttps://hlamin.com/2024/03/09/rit-alumni-newsletter-for-spzp-2000-2/
2000 October
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in California
SPZP-2000 SPZP-2000 Organizers
2005++
Paying Homage to Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa
U Silananda ဆရာတော် ဦးသီလာနန္ဒာဘိဝံသ (ပါချုပ်ဆရာတော်)
အထိမ်းအမှတ် မော်ကွန်းစာစောင်အတွက် အဖွဲ့ဝင် & စာတည်း
Contributing Editor for the Book published in memory of Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa2010 December
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in Singapore
SDY Sar Saung 2010 စင်ကာပူ မှာ ကျင်းပတဲ့ စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ အထိမ်း အမှတ် စွယ်တော်ရိပ်စာစောင်
Wrote an article “A Sad and Short Clip: EE Sayas” for the Commemorative Issue
of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2010 in Singapore2012 December
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe at Gyogone Campus
SPZP-2012 ပွင့်လင်းခေတ်
2012 မှာ ကျင်းပခဲ့ တဲ့ ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ
SPZP-2012: True Home ComingHMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Project)
HMEE Book published in 2012
HMEE မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာ ပညာရေး သမိုင်း ပြုစု တဲ့ အဖွဲ့
Member of HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education)
U Ohn Khine (M70) and I compiled the CD Supplement for the HMEE Book published in 2012
Copies of the Book were donated to Libraries
CD 2012 နှစ် မှာ ထုတ်ဝေခဲ့တဲ့ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာပညာရေး သမိုင်း စာအုပ် ရဲ့ နောက်ဆက်တွဲ စီဒီ
CD Supplement for the HMEE Book
Photos and articles (in English) to supplement the articles (in Burmese) in the HMEE Book2013
RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine
RUBC 2013 — ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ် လှေလှော်အသင်း ရဲ့ နှစ် 90 ပြည့် အထိမ်း အမှတ်စာစောင်
RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine2014 December
RIT Shwe YaDu (Golden Jubilee)
SDY Magazine ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ရွှေရတု အထိမ်းအမှတ်စွယ်တော်ရိပ် မဂ္ဂဇင်း (2014)
Wrote an article “Memories of a 69er” for the Commemorative Issue
of Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu 20142016 September
Alumni Appreciation Award
Award 2019 December
RUBC 96th Anniversary Regatta
Regatta RUBC 96th Anniversary & Regatta (2019)
U Tin Myint (GBNF), U Sein Htoon, U Khin Maung Latt, U Hla Min2019 December
Golden Jubilee of Graduation of RIT 69ers
GJ 2019 — 1969 နှစ် ဘွဲ့ရ အင်ဂျင်နီယာများ ရဲ့ ရွှေရတု
မနက်ပိုင်း — ကြို့ကုန်း မှာ ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ
2019 — Golden Jubilee of Graduation for RIT 69ers
Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe at Gyogone Campus -
Mohinga
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
Staple Food
Rice is the staple food of Burma. What about Mohinga မုန့်ဟင်းခါး ?
Most people eat Mohinga for breakfast. A few can eat Mohinga any time of the day — breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast in Windsor
In 2015, Ivan Lee (M69, New Jersey), Fred Thetgyi (M69, Philadelphia), my spouse and I (from California) visited Windsor, Canada to pay respect to Sayagyi U Aung Khin (Former Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at the Rangoon Institute of Technology.
Sayagyi’s Mohinga Sayagyi allowed my spouse and I to sleep at his guest room. He got up early to prepare Mohinga and Ah Kyaw အကျော် (Fries) for breakfast for the four of us. He also gave us mementos from Windsor.
Cost of Mohinga
During our younger days, plain Mohinga used to cost 15 pyas. With Ah Kyaw, we would pay 25 pyas.
Special recipe
Most vendors cannot match the taste of the Buthee Kyaw ဗူးသီးကျော် using a formula by a cousin aunt to accompany the Mohinga cooked by my beloved father and his assistants.
The best part is that we do not have to pay for the sumptuous “all you can eat” meal.
Variety
There are a variety of ways to prepare and cook Mohinga.
Some variables are
- choice of fish ငါး အမျိုးအစား : Hinthada ဟင်္သာတ uses up to three kinds of fish. Some places use minimal fish. A few — notably Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo (EP74, GBNF) — tried to have a layman’s Mohinga using canned fish.
- choice of “San Hmont” ဆန်မှုန့် or “Pei Hmont” ပဲမှုန့်
- use of “Ngan Pya Yay” ငံပြာရည် and condiments
- some add ကြက်သွန်ဥ & ငှက်ပျောဖတ်နုနု
- mode of cooking for a small group or a large group of people
- how to keep it fresh (without getting spoiled due to inclement weather).
Mohinga Story
There’s a story that is near and dear to me.
My spouse’s maternal grandma အဖွား was oblivious to the political, social & economic changes. Every morning, she would call a grand child. She would open her little purse inside a big purse, and then unwrap two or three layers of paper to get her money. She would dole out ten pyas ဆယ်ပြား to buy Mohinga for her.
One day she could not finish a spoonful of Mohinga. Her breath slowly faded with her head resting on my lap. There was no sigh. She passed away gently.
My spouse belongs to the elite company of Mohinga lovers. She enjoys Mohinga for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Mohinga Lover I have a fear စိုးရိမ်ပူပန်စိတ် for the day when she might refuse to have Mohinga & follow her grandma.
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GHall Thu
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
Photos
Photos by Daw Tin Aye (C73)
G Hall Thu 1 
G Hall Thu 2 
G Hall Thu 3 
G Hall Thu 4 
G Hall Thu 5 Photos by Daw Pwint Than (EP71)
Daw Pwint Than (EP71) received a dhamma book as a gift prize from a younger alumni.
She thanks the young energetic “Nyi Ma Nge Myar” for helping organize the memorable get together with the old (former Hall Tutors, classmates) and the new.
G Hall Thu 6 
G Hall Thu 7 
G Hall Thu 8 
G Hall Thu 9 -
St. Paul’s High School
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
စိန့်ပေါလ် အထက်တန်းကျောင်း
1860
- De La Salle Brothers ရန်ကုန် မှာ ကျောင်းဖွင့် Opened St. Paul’s English High School in Rangoon.
1885
- ကျောင်း ကို နေရာသစ် ပြောင်းရွှေ့ Moved the school to a new location
1960
* ရာပြည့် Centennial
1965
- ပြည်သူပိုင်သိမ်း Nationalized on April 1st; Non-native Brothers left Burma
- အမည် ပြောင်း — SHS(6) ဗိုလ်တထောင် Renamed as No. 6 Botathaung State High School
2010
- နှစ် 150 ပြည့် Sesquicentennial
မှတ်တမ်း များ
SPHS Badge နဲ့ Motto
Badge SPHS ရှေ့ ကျောင်းကြို ဖို့ စောင့်နေကြ
Cars waiting to pick up students Yangon Heritage Society — Blue Plaque
Blue Plaque 1959 Matriculates / Scholarship Winners
SPHS59 1960 Matriculates / Scholarship Winners
SPHS60 1951 – 1963 Top Matriculates
Roll of Honor
Top Matriculates 1963 Scholarship Winners
SPHS63 SPHS Blazer Coat & Badge
SPHS Blazer Coat & Badge De La Salle Brothers
De La Salle Brothers in Burma (1955) OPA (Old Paulians’ Association) Pu Zaw Pwe Organizers
OPA Gallery
Mao Toon Siong (SPHS55, Table Tennis) 
Ko Ko Lay (SPHS56, UCC cofounder) 
Charlie Hla Myint (SPHS59, Swimming & Water Polo) 
Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS60, Medical Institute Historian) 
SPHS60 Gathering 
Than Htut (SPHS60, Rowing) 
Htun Aung Kyaw & Aung Khin (SPHS61) 
SPHS63 Updates
- Old Paulians’ Association opened SPHS Museum on St. Paul’s Day (June 30) in 2025
- Three of the 1963 Scholarship Winners — Myo San (Freddie), Aung Thu Yein (Brownie) and Maung Maung Kyi — have passed away.
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Sayadaws
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
U Lokanatha (ဦးလောကတနာထ) Italian Buddhist Monk
U Lokanatha - Mr. Salvitore was working as a Chemist in the USA.
- He a book present from his supervisor for Christmas. A chapter was “Dhammapada”.
After reading it, Samvega (sense of urgency) crept in.
He quit his job. - Left for Burma to be ordained as a Buddhist monk. Became “U Lokanatha”.
- Wrote “I became a Buddhist. My supervisor remained a Christian.”
- Was from a devout Catholic family. Elder brother was a Priest.
- My paternal grand mother offered a monastery for U Lokanatha in Bawdigone (ဗောဓိကုန်း Windermere), Rangoon.
- Sayadaw practiced Dhutanga (ဓူတင်ဆောင်) .
Preached & took Dhamma Dhuta (ဓမ္မဒူတ) missions to India and Ceylon. - Passed away in Maymyo (မေမြို့) in 1966.
Ashin Ananda
(အရှင်အာနန္ဒာ)
Rev. Friedrich Lustig (Latvian monk)
Rev Lustig 1 
Rev Lustig 2 Fled Communist Rule
- Rev. Friedrich V. Lustig’s mentor was the Buddhist Archbishop of Latvia and Lithuania. When the Communists invaded their country, they sought refuge in Burma. The government provided them a monastery in the “Ah Le Pyit Sa Yan” of Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
Moke Seit မုတ်ဆိတ်
- Known as “Moke Seit Phone Gyi” for his beard. Came to our parent’s house in Windermere Road for alms.
- After his mentor’s demise, he became Buddhist Archbishop of Latvia and Lithuania.
Ashin Ananda
- Shaved his beard and was ordained as a Theravada monk with the title “Ashin Ananda”.
- Laureate Poet and Translator.
Wrote poems in English.
Translated selected Burmese poems into English. - In July 1969, he gave my poem “Men on the Moon” to Mr. Hall (USIS) to be forwarded to Apollo 11 astronauts. Gave a copy to the Guardian newspaper for publication.
Men on the Moon (Poem) U Thilawuntha
(ဦးသီလဝန္တ)
Mon Sayadaw (မွန်ဆရာတော်)
Mon Sayada - Dat Paung Zon Aung Min Gaung Sayadaw ဓာတ်ပေါင်းစုံ အောင်မင်းခေါင်ဆရာတော် U Thilawunta (fondly known as “Mon Sayadaw”) built pagodas in Burma/Myanmar, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and several other countries.
- In the ’50s, Sayadaw visited the United Nations and U Thant (ဦးသန်ု). He built the first Burmese pagoda in the Allegheny mountains near New York.
- During his visit to California, Sayadaw would spend time with his devotees such as Russell Wolfe (Santa Cruz) and U Aung Myint (Donald, Milpitas).
Las Vegas Sayadaw U Zeya (ဦးဇေယျ)
- Las Vegas has some monasteries including Thai monasteries supported by members of the Royal Family.
- Sayadaw U Zeya resided at a Thai monastery and rose up in the ranks. Gave dhamma talks in Thai, English, and Burmese.
Several devotees offered him a monastery. - In May 2013, several dhamma friends in the Bay Area rented a van to attend “Htee Tin Pwe” of the pagoda inside U Zeya’s monastery compound.
- Donated for two Nagas at the Las Vegas Monastery in memory of our parents and in-laws.
Engineers and Architects
Dr. Lwin Aung (A59) ဒေါက်တာလွင်အောင်
Uzin Dr. Lwin Aung - Entered monk-hood after retirement.
- Served as Professor of Architecture and as Pro-Rector of YTU.
- Volunteers as a Consulting Architect for the construction of dhamma buildings
- Due to health, he left monk-hood.
U Bo Gyi (A59) ဦးဘိုကြီး
U Bo Gyi - Founded “Architect Incorporated” with U Tin Htoon (A60) and U Aung Kyee Myint (A60)
- Later joined PWD along with his partners
- Designed the Mausoleum for Daw Khin Kyi, and was shunned by the higher authorities.
- Hobbies : music (piano) and modeling (sculpture)
- He is now GBNF.
U Han Nyo (Met60) ဦးဟန်ညို
- He helped conduct meditation retreats in Southern California and Mexico.
U Myo Tun (A69) ဦးမျိုးထွန်း
U Myo Tun - Ashin Pannagavesaka
- Won prizes for essays under the name “Errol Than Tun”.
- Made dhamma duta mission to Vietnam
- Was Dhamma Librarian for Moulmein Pa Auk Tawya Monastery.
- Edited some of Pa Auk Sayadaw’s books.
- Taught English to Dhammacariya Sayadaws
U Aung Chaw (C69, SPHS63) ဦးအောင်ချော
U Aung Chaw - Ashin Ukkamsa
- Resided in Sagaing
- Later moved to the Irrawaddy Delta region
- Met him in 2018 when he came to Yangon. Attended some breakfast gatherings by the 69ers. Kyaw Win (SPHS63) offered soon to Sayadaw at Shwe Ba Htamin Saing, and also offered Nawakamma.
U Wara (Win Paing, ChE70, SPHS64) ဦးဝရ / ဦးဝင်းပိုင်
U Wara - Younger brother of Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC).
- Entered monkhood after the Final Year exam.
- Chief Resident Sayadaw, KabaAye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung
- Was Taik Oke Sayadaw for Sayadaw U Vinaya.
- He is now GBNF
Paing Brothers U Jotika (EE73) ဦးဇောတိက
U Jotika 1 
U Jotika 2 - Prolific writer and an outstanding Dhamma Lecturer
- Spent vasa at Taung Pu Lu Kaba Aye monastery in Boulder Creek
- Revisited US about a decade ago
- Frequently visited Singapore and other neighboring countries
Ashin Pannobhasa (M91) ဦးပညောဘာသ
- Met him in SF Bay Area with his mentor (Sayadaw from Myanmar).
- He was born in April 1966 Thursday (2nd Waning day of Kason 1328 BE) in Pyapon, Irrawaddy Division.
- After finishing his Mechanical Engineering degree from Yangon (Rangoon) Institute of Technology he received higher ordination as a Bhikkhu or a monk at the age of 24 in the Ordination Hall, Pyapon Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha under the preceptor of Venerable U Vannita, Pyapon Mahasi Sayadaw, Pyapon Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha on 27th July 1991.
- Chief Resident Monk at a monastery in Seattle, Washington
Ashin Kusala (ဦးကုသလ) Saya Beatson (SPHS)
Passed away in his 90s
Sayadaw Beatson -
Class of 1959
by Hla Min & U Aye (M62)
Updated : Apr 2026
Architecture
Dr. Lwin Aung (A59)
- Former Professor of Architecture
- Retired as Pro-Rector of YTU
- Became monk after retirement and spent several vassa.
Dr. Lwin Aung (Center) U Bo Gyi (A59, GBNF)
- Assisted Saya Mr. O Nagler for the design of the RU Recreation Center.
- Pianist
- Modeling expert
- Co-founder of Architects Incorporated.
- After Nationalization, moved to PWD.
- Architect of Daw Khin Kyi Mausoleum.
- Became monk after retirement from PWD.
U Bo Gyi Civil
U Kyaw Sein (Bran Dev, C59)
- EE Irrigation (Sedawgyi project).
- RU team forward. From Mandalay. Prome hall.
U Htay Aung (C59)
- Prome hall soccer forward.
He was transferred from Tagaung hall.
U Hla Baw (C59)
- Prome hall S& R President
Mechanical
Saya U San Tun (M59, GBNF)
Mechanical Engineering 1959 
U San Tun 1 
U San Tun 2 
U San Tun 3 
U San Tun 4 - Saya U San Tun (Sain Fone Wong) graduated with B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rangoon in 1959. He passed with distinctions and won a Gold Medalist. At the convocation, he met Dorothy Tham (a female Gold Medalist from a different faculty). They became friends and later tied the knot.
- He joined the Mechanical Engineering Department as an Assistant Lecturer.
- He was awarded a States Scholarship to pursue graduate studies at MIT, USA. He received Masters from MIT, USA in 1962.
- Upon his return, he taught at BIT and also served as a Hall Tutor.
- He was promoted to Lecturer in 1964. He headed the Automobile Engineering (Sub-department of the Mechanical Engineering)
- He relocated to California, USA in 1968.
- From 1968 – 1974 he worked as a Contract Engineer, Cone Company, Burlingame, California
- 1974 – 1999 Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California (Retired in August 1999 after 25 years service).
- Saya served as President of BEA. He succeeded Saya U Htin Paw (EE58, GBNF)
- Saya passed away in California on December 12, 2025 at 10:30 am
U Tin Hlaing (M59, GBNF)
U Tin Hlaing - Joined the Faculty as Assistant Lecturer
- MS from Purdue University.
- Promoted to Lecturer.
- Head of Agricultural Engineering (Sub-department of Mechanical Engineering)
- Manager of All Universities and Institutes Hockey Team.
- Played Tennis and Soccer
- Passed away untimely since he could not get access to the Dialysis Machines at BMH and also could not get Passport and Visa in time to have medical treatment abroad.
U Tin Htway (M59)
- Co-founder of BASES
U Tin Win (M59, Bei, Bago)
- Assistant Lecturer
- Left to run family business
M. Krishna (M59)
- Assistant Lecturer
- Moved to India and later to USA.
- Attended SPZP-2000.
U Ohn Khin (M59, GBNF)
- Lt Col. DI (Retired)
- MD TC1
- Tagaung hall.
U Win Tin (M59, GBNF)
- BG DI (Retired)
- Minister for Finance and Revenue
- Minister for Post and Telecoms
- Ramanya hall.
U Hla Aye (M59, GBNF)
- EE Irrigation
- Later FAO/UN Project Engineer in Laos.
- RU football team Captain.
- Prome hall and Moulmein district volleyball team Captain
U Hla Thein (M59, GBNF)
- Air Force
- Later DyCE EPC
U Hla Myint (M59, GBNF)
- Dy CE. Burma Railways
U Tin Hla (M59)
- Need info
U Win Aung (Malcom Beal, M59)
- Retired Dy CE, Burma Railways
U Mya Than (M59, GBNF)
- High Jump (Burma Record Holder)
- Retired from AMD
Electrical
Dr. Ba Lwin (EE59)
- Senior saya
Dr. Ba Lwin (Seatef Left) U Myo Kyi (EE59)
U Myo Kyi - Senior saya
- Patron of Alumni Association
- Provided lists of EE sayas and sayamas
Dr. Chris Lee (L Tin Htun, USA)
Dr. Chris Lee (Seated 2nd from Left) - Retired from NASA
- Past President of BASES
U Soe Aung (EE59)
- Maj. DI (Retired)
- Director EPC.
- He was from Tagaung hall.
Chemical
U Khin Maung Lin (Ch59, GBNF)
- Lt. Col. DI (Retired)
- MD, Paper and Chemical Corp.
- U Win Myint (Ch59)
- U Mg Mg Sein (Ch59)
- U Khin Zaw (Wong Koon Sha, Ch59)
- U Mg Than (Jack Min Tham, Ch59) : Distinction
- U Sein Win (Ch59)
- Siong Yam (Ch59) : Distinction
Metallurgy
U Aung Hla Tun (Met59, GBNF)
HMEE team - Retired as Associate Professor
- National Literary Awar Winner
- Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazines
- Lead Author, HMEE Book
Donation to RUCL U Khin Mg Thein (Met59, GBNF)
- Minister for Finance and Planning
- Minister for Energy
- He was from Amara hall.
U Nyunt Thein (Met59)
- Maj. DI (Retired)
Mining
U Khin Mg Aye (Min59)
- Retired Min of Mines
U Aung Than (Min59)
- Hall tutor F Hall (1961 – 62)
- MD, Mines Corp, Ministry of mines
U Nyan Lin (Min59)
- Lecturer, GTI Insein
- Later MD mines Corp, Min of Mines
- Tagaung hall soccer Captain & Goalkeeper.
Public Health
U Tin Ohn (Public Health ‘59)
- Need info
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Visit to Inlay
Updated : Apr 2026
Poem
- My poem “Phaung daw-u Festival” was published in the Thadinkyut Supplement of the Working People’s Daily (WPD). I received Fifteen Kyats for the poem.
- U Ko Lay was the Chief Editor of WPD. Daw Khin Swe Hla was Assistant Editor of WPD.
Visits
First Visit
- My first visit was as Luyechun to the Inlay Khaung Daing Camp in the summer of 1965.
- Ko Sein Shwe, Ko Zaw Min and Ma Khin Than Myint Tin were the other RIT Luyechuns.
- See related posts on “Luyechun”.
Inlay Luyechun 
Inlay Luyechun (Casual Dress) Second Visit
- My second visit was as a guest of Peter Pe (Aung Kyaw, SPHS) in October, 1965.
- Maung Maung Aye decided to join us.
- We were greeted at Nyang Shwe by Thar Oo (Shan Pyay).
- We stayed for a week in Inn Paw Khone in Inlay Lake.
- Peter’s cousins (including a medical doctor) hosted us.
- We attended the Phaung Daw-u Festival.
- We then visited Taunggyi to see Peter’s uncle U Maung Maung Latt (Ah Matt Choke of Nyaung Shwe Sawbwa).
- We attended the Mee Bone Byan Pwe.
Third Visit
- My third visit was in the mid 2010’s via a Tour Company which arranged a Tour Guide, and car, a private boat and a night stay at a hotel in the Lake.
- The photo shows a rainbow in the background.
- We were sad to see the declining state of Inlay (e.g. water level).
- We spent some time in Taunggyi and the nearby cave in Ho Pone.
Rainbow over Inlay Fourth Visit
- My fourth visit was in January 2020 as the last leg of a one week PSA (Professional Speakers Association) 2020 Tour.
- We stayed at a hotel near Inlay Lake.
- Two PSA members gave a short course to the hotel employees.
- Some went for the Hot Air Balloon ride. Some opted for a boat ride in the Inlay Lake.
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Tathagata Meditation Center
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
- Tathagata Meditation Center was founded by Vietnamese disciples of Sayadaw U Silananda.
- It is located at 1215 Lucretia Avenue, San Jose, CA 95122
- It’s web site is
http://www.tathagata.org/ - Sayadaw U Silananda resided at TMC when Dhammananda Vihara, Half Moon Bay was undergoing construction.
Activities
- TMC conducted long-term meditation retreats and week-end retreats.
- TMC held summer classes : one for children and the other for young adults.
- TMC published several books (in English and Vietnamese) for Dhamma Dana distribution.
- TMC also offered courses via Zoom.
- Several activities were suspended during the pandemic.
Pali
- Sayadaw Dhammika-bhivamsa (Tharmanay Kyaw) taught Pali courses using selected Suttas to interested yogis to have an appreciation of Buddha’s teachings without delving into the details of Pali grammar.
- The course materials were prepared by Som Tu (Director of TMC, Retired Technology Executive) under the guidance of Thamanay Kyaw Sayadaw.
Reference Books
- I volunteered as Translator/Interpreter for Meditation Retreats at TMC.
Myat Kyaw & San Lin
P M-E Dictionary - Beelin Sayadaw U Pannadipa (then Resident Sayadaw at TMC, later Padana Nayaka Sayadaw at Panditarama Shwe Taung Gone in Yangon) gave me the book “A Pali Myanmar-English Dictionary of the Noble Words of the Lord Buddha”.
- The book was compiled by U Myat Kyaw (Myanmar Sar Ah Phwe) and translated into English by U San Lwin.
U San Lwin is the older brother of Dr. Lyn Swe Aye, IM(2).
Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhist Dictionary - TMC gave me “Buddhist Dictionary” by Venerable Nyantiloka.
- It is subtitled “Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines”.
- The first edition was published in 1946. The third revised and enlarged edition was edited by [Venerable] Nyanaponika in 1970.
Intro to Pali
- U Hla Myint (former Sayadaw who had passed several monastic exams) gave me a PDF version of his manuscript “An Introduction to Pali” for study and review.
- The book is available as Dhamma Dana distribution from TMC.
- He studied Pali under the guidance of Mahagandayone Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa, U Vijayalankara & U Dhammikabhivamsa (“Thamanay Kyaw”).
- He studied English under the guidance of Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa and with the eminent teachers such as U Aung Myat Thut, U Aye Maung and U Hla Maung.
- He has written, translated and edited several books for TMC.
Updates
- Sayadaw U Pandita, Sayadaw U Silandabhivamsa and Beelin Sayadaw have passed away.
Beelin Sayadaw -
Pu Zaw Pwe
by Hla Min
Updated : Apr 2026
SPZP-2016
SPZP 1 
SPZP 2 
SPZP 3 
SPZP 4 SPZP-2000
Newsletter
Newsletter Kyauk Si Bagyee
Bagyee Organizers
Organizers Sayas & Sayama
Sayas EE Sayas & Alumni
EE Group PZP
Pu Zaw Pwe is a Noble Tradition that is practiced in Burma.
Thet Kyee PZP is for paying respect to the Elders. The age requirements vary.
Saya PZP is for paying respect to the sayas and sayamas. Some use the term Acariya PZP.
Thet Kyee PZP
In some places, a Senior Day is held. Transportation, Food, Entertainment and Photo-shoot are provided for Old people of all races and creeds.
Thet Kyee PZP may be held in conjunction with a Festival, e.g Thingyan or Thadinkyut. Buddhists may also pay respect physically to the Elders.
MES organized Thet Kyee PZP for Senior Engineers and Architects.
The All-Mechanical Gathering also had a program to pay respect to Thet Kyee Mechanical Engineers.
Acariya PZP
Examples :
Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
M72 (and some other Disciplines)
ICST/UCSY
Saya PZP
RIT Alumni International hosted the First RIT Grand Reunion and SPZP in San Francisco, California in October 2000. The term SPZP was chosen over Saya Ga Dawt Pwe so that Alumni of different Faith can pay back the Metta and Cetana of their mentors. I am honored to be a Core Organizer of SPZP-2000. I wrote the poem “SAYA PU ZAW PWE”. It was published in the RIT website and the Commemorative Issue of the RIT Alumni Newsletter for SPZP-2000.
Singapore hosted SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010. Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) and team published Commemorative Issue of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for the SPZPs. My poem was reprinted on the Back Cover of SDYSS-2002. I wrote a poem “SWE DAW YEIK” for SDYSS-2007. I wrote an article “EE Sayas : A Sad and Short Clip” for SDYSS-2010.
Yangon hosted SPZP-2004, SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016. Commemorative Issue of Swel Daw Yeik Magazine was published for SPZP-2012 and SPZP-2016. U Saw Lin (GBNF) was Chief Editor of SDYM-2012. Saya U Moe Aung was Chief Editor of SPZP-2016. Several Distinguished Authors (e.g Ma Sandar, Maung Sein Win — Padeegone, N Jar Thaing, Aw Pi Kye) also served as Editors.
Due to the pandemic, SPZP-2020 was canceled.
Some of the Organizers and Volunteers of the SPZPs are GBNF. They include Saya Allen Htay, Ko Saw Lin, Ko Aung Moung, Ko Than Sin Myint and Ko Robin.
Several Sayas are GBNF. They include U Ba Toke, H Num Kok, U Soe Khaw, U Khin Aung Kyi, U Thit, Dr. Mg Mg Win, S Arya, S Kyaw Aye, U Soe Lwin.
Sayas U Ba Than, U Aung Khin, Dr. Aung Gyi and U Min Win are 90+ years young. Many of our sayas are 80+ years young.
We hope to see SPZPs in the not so distant future (after the Calamities have ended).
HlaMin 