Category: Broadcast

  • Scholarship

    Video Broadcast

    Types

    • 4th Standard (Scholarship) Exam
      Win Myint (Myeik) wrote : ကျနော်ကတော့လေးတန်းစကောလားရှစ်ရဖူးပါတယ်ဆရာကြီး
    • 7th Standard (Scholarship) Exam
    • Collegiate Scholarship
    • SS (Science Scholar)

    Miscellaneous

    • State Scholars
    • UN Fellowship
    • Colombo Plan Fellowship
    • Grants by Governments, Institutions, Foundations …

    Dr. Ye Myint (my cousin nephew from U.K.) wrote :

    Interesting. I received similar 75 Kyats per month but did not get any money till we were in Second year. With inflation, it was not much but enough pocket money for food and drinks.

    Some early Collegiate Scholarship winners

    • U Ba Than matriculated from St. John’s Diocesan in 1947 and won the Collegiate Scholarship.
    • U Khin Aung Kyi stood 7th in 1949 and won the Collegiate Scholarship

    Rules for Collegiate Scholarship

    The rules change over the years.

    In the early days, the Top Twenty Five (or so) students were awarded Collegiate Scholarship.

    In 1960, the Top Hundred students were awarded Collegiate Scholarship. Dr. Than Toe placed 99th and won the Collegiate Scholarship.

    In 1963, those for the non-government schools have to place in the Top Forty to be awarded Collegiate Scholarship.

    SPHS 63

    In the Matriculation of 1963, five Paulians won the Top Honors.

    SPHS had seven students in the Top Ten and ten students in the Top Twenty.

    • Khin Maung U (George, SPHS, First in Burma)
    • Min Oo (Kenneth, SPHS, 2nd)
    • Myo San (Freddie, SPHS, 3rd, GBNF)
    • Nyunt Wai (Victor, SPHS, 4th)
    • Thein Wai (SPHS, 5th)
    • Kenny Wong (MEHS, 6th)
    • Hla Min (SPHS, 7th)
    • Winnie Aung (Branch Convent, 8th, top among female students)
    • Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny Mg Mg, SPHS, 9th)
    • Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS, 11th)
    • Khin Tun (St. John’s Dio, 12th)
    • Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way, SPHS, 13th, GBNF)
    • Khin Maung Zaw (Frank Gale, 17th)
    • Aye Aye Kyu (Ch 6, 1969, Morton Lane Judson High School, Moulmein, 36th in the list announced in ‘The Guardian’ Newspaper dated 6th August 1963)

    Group Photo

    Seated
    Min Oo (Kenneth, 2nd)
    Khin Maung U (George, 1st)
    Myo San (Freddie, 3rd)

    Standing
    Hla Min (7th)
    Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, 17th)
    Nyunt Wai (Victor, 4th)
    Thein Wai (5th)
    Maung Maung Kyi (11th)
    Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, 13th)
    Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny, 9th)

    Old Paulians’ Association Dinner

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    OPA Dinner

    Honor Roll

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    Honor Roll

    Old Paulians (Top Matriculates)

    • 1951 :
      George Chapman (First in Burma)
    • 1952 :
      Dr. Nyunt Tin (First in Burma)
    • 1954 :
      Koon Yin Chu (First in Burma)
    • 1956 :
      Dr. Than Myint (Harry Wang, Joint Third)
    • 1958 :
      Dr. Soe Win (First in Burma)
      Robert Sein (Second)
    • 1959 :
      Dr. Frankie Ohn (First in Burma)
      Dr. Shewan Lee (Second)
      Dr. Than Nwe Aung (3rd)
      Rocky (Joint Fourth)
    • 1960 :
      Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (6th)
    • 1961 :
      Dr. Kyaw Win (Robin Ban, Second)
    • 1963 :
      Dr. Khin Maung U (First in Burma)
      Five in Top Five
      Seven in Top Ten
      Ten in Top Twenty
    • 1964 :
      Dr. Aung Winn Chiong (Roll No. 1 for IM2)
      Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice Hla Kyi, Roll No. 2 for IM2)
    • 1965
      Bernard Khaw (First in Burma, Roll No. 1 for Chemistry)
      Maung Aye (Second)
      Winston Sein Maung (Third, GBNF)
      Dr. Yi Thwe (Joint 5th, Roll No. 1 for IM1)
      Dr. Paing Soe (Freddie San Shwe, Joint 5th, Roll No. 2 for IM1)
  • Win

    Video Broadcast

    Win – Lose

    In a two person zero sum game, there is usually a winner and a loser.

    In multiple person zero sum game, there is usually some winners and some losers.

    No Joint Winners

    One or more overtime periods may be necessary to break the tie in a basketball or ice hockey game.

    • In some competitions, there is a tie-breaker to ensure that there are no joint winners.
    • If two persons in the class end up lifting equal weights, the lighter person wins.
    • If two athletes clear the same height in High Jump or Pole Vault, the one with the lesser number of misses win.
    • If two soccer teams are tied at the end of regulation and also at the end of overtime, penalty kicks are taken to decide the winner.

    Win-Win

    There are Win-Win strategies.
    For example, by offering elite professional to work remotely, a company can built up a strong talent pool. The employees do not have to relocate from their preferred environment.

    Four Wins

    We may try out Four Wins strategy:

    • Win for oneself
    • Win for one’s family
    • Win for one’s work and/or company
    • Win for one’s community

    For example, one might join Toastmasters to improve one’s communication and leadership skills. One learns about the importance of listening, effective evaluation, role taking, and time management. Some Toastmasters ask their spouse and children to join Toastmasters. The skills can enable Four Wins.

    The Price of Winning

    One should look at the big picture. If one cares only for oneself and ignore the needs of others, a win for oneself might result in a loss for one’s family, company or community.

    The price of being a successful astronaut is high. One has to train extensively in places far from the family. From one report, only three (or so) of the 30 (or more) astronauts remained with their spouses after the arduous program.

  • Scholar Athletes

    Video Broadcast

    Rangoon University Soccer

    Saya Nyein (Coach)

    Many RU Selected also played for Burma

    • U Than Win
      Captain
      Director, SPED (Sports and Physical Education Department)
    • U Chan Tha
      Captain, Prome Hall
      Also RUBC Captain and Gold
    • Collegian Nay Win
      Won Best Player award
      Academy winner
    • U Tun Kyi and U Kenneth Shein
      Railways and Burma Team

    Related Posts in RU Centennial

    • U Aung Khin
      Scored the winning goal at Asian Games
    • U Ba Maung
      Sports Officer, RASU
    • U Gary Maung Maung
      Played for RU, SAMB and Burma

    RUBC Gold

    • U Thet Toe (C H Chan)
      Barrister-at-law
      Most Senior Past Captain (before his demise)
    • James Barrington (ICS)
      Permanent Representative to UN
      Ambassador
    • Dr. Ronald Lwin (San Lwin)
      Physician
    • Balwant Singh
      Commissioner of Pegu Division
      U.N. Security
    • U Tin U
      Part-time Lecturer, Civil
      Director of several companies
      Most Senior Past Captain
    • U Mg Mg Than Tun
      Navy Commander
      Ambassador
    • Dr. Pe Nyun
      Pediatric Surgeon
      Leader of team that operated on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San (conjoined twins)
    • Dr. Pe Thein
      Professor
      Minister of Health and Education
    • Dr. Harry Saing (Htut Saing)
      Pediatric Surgeon
      Deputy Leader of team that operated on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San
      ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
      Burma Selected in Hockey and Cricket
      Track and Field, Soccer and Rowing selection for Faculty of Medicine
    • U Tin Htoon
      Architect
      ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
      Silver medalist for Yachting in SEAP Games
      Compiler for 40th Anniversary and Chair for 90th Anniversary of RUBC

    Miscellaneous

    • Tin Htoon and Harry Saing won the Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs at the 1958 ARAE Regatta in Calcutta
    • Tin Htoon, Harry Saing, Victor Htun Shein, Sunny Teng and Sein Htoon won the Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours at the 1960 ARAE Regatta in Colombo.
    • I served as Contributing Editor for the 90th Anniversary of RUBC.

    Related Posts

    • I wrote articles and broadcast videos on various sports
      (e.g. Badminton, Hockey, Table Tennis, Tennis)
    • Memories of RUBC
    • RU Athletes for 2nd SEAP Games in Rangoon in 1961
  • Silicon Valley

    Video Broadcast

    Several factors (e.g. Terman, Shockley) led to the birth of Silicon Valley.

    Terman

    Professor [later Dean] Frederick Terman joined Stanford University instead of the more established ones in the East (e.g. MIT) because of his health.

    He is known for

    • encouraging his students such as Hewlett, Packard and the Varian brothers to become entrepreneurs
    • leasing land owned by the University to the fledgling companies
    • making agreements with the companies to hire his students and/or send employees to attend courses at the University.

    The entrepreneurship (initiated by Professor Terman) lives on.

    HP, Yahoo, Google and several other companies were founded by Stanford alumni.

    Shockley

    William Shockley (Nobel Prize winner for co-inventing the transistor) moved to California and and set up “Shockley Labs”.

    He was brilliant but eccentric. He was not so good at nurturing his employees.

    The “Traitorous Eight (including Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore)” left the company to join Fairchild semiconductors.

    Noyce and Moore later co-founded Intel (Integrated Electronics) with Andy Grove

    Some Thoughts

    • In the early days of computing, manufacturers of magnetic devices (core memory, tapes, disks and drums) than silicon [dioxide based] devices.
    • Some said that “Magnetic Valley” might be a more appropriated name than “Silicon Valley”.
    • Harvard, MIT, and Cornell produced early computers (e.g. Mark I) and disciplines (e.g. Time sharing system, AI Lab, Computer Graphics, Machine Vision).
    • Their alumni also founded computer companies along Boston Route 66.
    • Could the East Coast have its Silicon Valley?
    • DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) hosted the Boston Computer Museum.
    • Over the years, several cities and counties claim to be part of the Silicon Valley.
    • What defines the Culture of Silicon Valley?
      Start up / innovation?
      Moving around companies?
  • Swimming

    Video Broadcast

    Male Swimmers

    • Tin Maung Ni
    • Mya Thee
    • Maung Kyi
    • Aung Than
    • Nyunt Soe
    • Chit Soe
    • Oscar Thwin
    • Derek Lynsdale
    • Aye Kyaw
    • Willie Huie
    • Richard Yu Khin
    • Htay Aung
    • Nanda Kyaw Zwar

    Female Swimmers

    • Sally Soe
    • Mary Soe
    • Elizabeth Smythe
    • Marlar Swe
    • Polly Ba San (Polly Win)
    • Sylvia Thwin

    Divers

    • Thet Win
    • Philip Smythe
    • William Smythe

    Dr. Richard Yu Khin wrote :

    Swimmers trained by Mr. Matsuda in 1959 include Derek Lynsdale (backstroke), Aye Kyaw (Hla Yee Yee’s cousin) and Willie Huie (breast-stroke). A few years ago saw photo of Thet Win at Kokine Swimming Club, and Aung Than who is working as swim coach in Bangkok. Derek Lynsdale’s mother was a Lecturer at Rangoon University who moved to a university in East Africa subsequent to military coup in 1962. Aye Kyaw was Tin Maung Ni’s deputy in the Burma Navy.

  • Rowing

    Video Broadcast on October 4, 2020

    Rowing in Myanmar

    • Laung (7 paddlers of more)
    • Leg rowers (of Inlay)

    Rowing Clubs

    • Cambridge University
      Home club of Sir Arthur Eggar
    • RBC (Rangoon Boat Club)
      Exclusive for Europeans and Anglo-Burmese
    • RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club)
      Founded in 1923 by Sir Arthur Eggar (Law Professor, RU)
      Sir Arthur pledged one-third of his salary for the Clubs operation
      Sir Arthur donated a Challenge Cup (Pewter and brooches) for the Senior Novices
      U Nyo’ s donation to RU Estate helped build the RUBC Club House
      U Nyo donated a Challenge Cup (for the Inter-Club Eights)
    RUBC
    • Defense Services Rowing Club
      Initially from Burma Navy
    • Marine Youth (Ye Gyaung Lu Nge)

    Regattas

    • Rag Regatta
      One day event
      Finalists for the Novices race are seeded for Monsoon Regatta
    • Monsoon Regatta
    • Annual Regatta
    • Inter-Varsity
      e.g. CURC
    • ARAE
      e.g. Calcutta, Colombo
    • FEARA
      e.g. Hong Kong, Singapore

    Challenge Cups

    • President’s Challenge Cup
      For Inter-Club Coxed Eights
    • Prime Minister’s Challenge Cup
      For Inter-Club Coxed Fours

    Commemorative Publications

    • 40th Anniversary Issue (in 1963)
      Sithu U Tin
      U Po Zon
      U Tin Htoon
    • 90th Anniversary Issue (in 2013)
      U Tin Htoon (Chair)
      U Myo Myint (Vice Chair)
      U Htaik San (Henry Kao, Secretary)
      U Hla Min (Contributing Editor)
    • Sir Arthur Eggar’s Autobiography
      Reprint funded by selected Old Members

    Old Members

    Old members of RUBC (Rangoon University Boat Club) are fondly known as Old Crocs (or Crocodiles).

    When RUBC was destroyed due to the ravages of war, the Old Crocs rebuilt the Club and provided physical, financial and spiritual support to the members to compete against the best from neighboring countries.

    During our younger days, there is an “Old Members Race” at the Monsoon and Annual Regattas. The contestants range from young Old Members to the iconic Past Champions.

    The Old Crocs have their mini-reunions where ever possible. They also share memories of the precious photos (e.g. of U Chan Tha, Jimmy Saw Lwin, …)

    U San Maung (GBNF)

    U San Maung (Gerald Sein, GBNF) is a Past Secretary and RUBC Gold. He is the elder brother of U Yan Shin (Hardy). He would find time from his work as Production Manager of “Amotha Yoke Shin”, and come down to RUBC to mentor the members (especially the aspiring Golds). He would mandate “fixed tub” practice for the members.

    Dr. Htut Saing (Harry, GBNF)

    Dr. Htut Saing (Harry Saing, GBNF) is Past Captain and Gold of RUBC.
    He was ARAE Champion twice :

    • the Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs at the 1958 ARAE Regatta in Calcutta with U Tin Htoon (A60)
    • the Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours in the 1960 ARAE Regatta in Colombo with U Tin Htoon (A60), Sunny Teng (relocated to Canada), Victor Htun Shein (GBNF) and U Sein Htoon (M63, Cox)

    He usually rowed as Box on the RUBC crews. As an exception, he served as Timing Stroke and Coach for the RUBC Eights in 1962. U Win Kyi (RUBC Gold, son of Miss Hong Kong (Ms. Amelia Kyi) rowed as No. (7). There were seven new Golds in that crew : Myo Tin (William Hone), Htain Linn and Mehm Myo Thaung (Maurice) for the Stroke side, Myo Myint (EC67), Oung Kyaing and Thein Aung (Micky Tan) for the Bow side and Tin Aung (Victor Wu, Cox).

    Dr. Pe Nyun (Dick, Past Captain and Gold of RUBC) and Dr. Htut Saing (Harry) are Pediatric surgeons at the Rangoon Children Hospital. They are known for operating on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San.

    Dr. Htut Saing continued working and teaching in Hong Kong. He became Patron of the Hong Kong Rowing and Sailing Club. He would fully support the RUBC crews competing in the FEARA Regatta in Hong Kong.

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    Dr. Thein Toe and Dr. Htut Saing

    Reunion

    U Tin U, U Maung Maung Than Tun, Saya U Tin Htut, Saya Dr. Than Nyunt (George), U Tin Htoon, Dr. Donald Chan, U Tun Shein (Willie), U Tun Aung (George), U Sein Htoon, Dr. Tin Wa, U Myo Myint, U Thura Thant Zin, U Htaik San (Henry), and several Old Crocs attended Regattas (especially the 90th Anniversary of the founding of RUBC).

    Most of them contributed articles, photos and financial support for printing the commemorative issue, and for reprinting Sir Aurthur Eggar’s biography.

    Sad to note that there was some disjoint between the really young members (who are busy with the competitions) and the really Old Members (especially who travel from abroad to attend the events).

    My Journey

    • Senior Novices Runner-up (in 1963)
      Myint Soe (Willie Soe Maung, Stroke, GBNF)
      Kyaw Wynn (3)
      Hla Min (2)
      Maung Maung Kyi (Bow)
      Myint Thein (Cox)
    • Honorary Treasurer (1964 – 65)
    • Vice Captain (1965 – 66)
    • Contributing Editor for 90th Anniversary Issue (in 2013)
      Prelude for each section
      Three articles
    • Donated for reprint of Sir Arthur’s Autobiography
    • Memories of RUBC
      Series in YUBC Old Members Facebook Group
  • Badminton

    Video Broadcast

    Game

    • Refinement of early games (e.g. Shuttlecock)
    • Started in India
    • Made popular by the British
    • Named after a place called Badminton, where the game flourished

    Players

    • Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)
    • Competitive players from Malaysia (especially Doubles)
    • Saya U Yu Khin (Dean, Chair, RU Sports Council)
    • Saya U Thein Lwin (EE, President, RIT Badminton)
    • Maung Hla (RU, 2nd SEAP Games)
    • Sagaing Kyi Nyunt (Burma, SEAP, Bronze in Asian Games)
    • Sai Kham Pan (2nd in Singles, 1st in Doubles, Burma Selected)
      Star of RIT team that won Inter-Institute Trophy
    • U Myint Kyi (RIT)
    • Bishnu Shahi (RIT)

    U Aye (M62) wrote :

    Myint Tun from Prome Hall ( 1958-59) was a third year B. Arch student. He was runners up in the National Championship, was a Burma selected player in Badminton. He later joined GE. He was one of my senior colleagues at Prome Hall. He was in room 94, while I was in room 108.

  • Mathematics

    Video Broadcast

    U Aung Hla

    • Saya is an early native Professor of Mathematics at the University of Rangoon.
    • Wrote musical notes for Burmese songs.
    • Spouse : Daw May Than (distinguished vocalist)
    • Son : Mya Than (Lead Guitarist)

    U Kar

    • Senior lecturer of Mathematics at the University of Rangoon
    • Served as Minister of Education in the Caretaker Government
    • Later, Rector of the University of Rangoon
    • Sons : Dr. Thein Maung (EENT), Dr. Tin Maung (UCC, DCS, ICST).

    U Ba Toke

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    U Ba Toke
    • Phwa Bet Taw of Rangoon University and the First RU Student Strike in December 1920.
    • Studied at Mandalay University and Harvard University.
    • Joined the faculty at the University of Rangoon
    • Taught Mathematics to Science and Engineering students
    • Professor of Mathematics at RASU
    • Rector at MASU.
    • Voluntarily requested transfer to RIT as Professor of Mathematics.
    • Camp Commander of a Lu Ye Camp
    • Member of the RU Sports Council
    • Leader of the Burma Olympic Team.
    • His life journey is recorded in the book by Maung Thin Char (Dr. Khin Maung Swe).
    • Passed away on December 2, 2020.

    Dr. Chit Swe

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    Dr. Chit Swe
    • Studied at Mandalay University, University of London (for B.Sc. Special), University of Glasgow (for M.Sc.) and University of Liverpool (for Ph.D. In Mathematical Statistics).
    • Founded Universities’ Computer Center (UCC) with the help of Saya U Soe Paing, Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF).
    • During the planning stage, the volunteers of the UCC project had to use some rooms at the Department of Mathematics in RASU, and conducted orientation and training courses at Mandalay Hall.
    • Allowed me to work on several of his projects : High School Mathematics, Children’s Treasury of Knowledge (CTK) and Team of System Specialists (TOSS).
    • Passed away in Sydney Australia in November 2019

    Rangoon Institute of Technology

    Mathematics teachers at RIT include

    • U Aung (Alphoso)
    • U Hla Myint
    • U Hlaing Oo
    • Daw Khin Lay Myint
    • Daw Khin Nwe Yee
    • Daw Khine Nyan
    • U Ko Gyi
    • Daw Myint Nyan
    • U Sein Shan (Lecturer and Head of the RIT Mathematics)
    • U Shwe Hlaing (Chemical Engineer, Mathematician, Taught Engineering Mechanics)
    • U Thein Han (Burma Basketball Selected)
    • U Tun Shein

      Note : There are many sayas who taught Mathematics at RIT after we graduated.
    • Sayagyi U Ba Toke (GBNF, Professor)
    • Daw Myint Myint (GBNF, Head of Department)
    • Dr. Saw Tin (GBNF, Head of Department)

    Mandalay University

    • U Net (Professor)
      Daughter : Khin Ma Mar
      Grand son : Wunna Ko Ko
    • Dr. Ba Kyi
      He and Saya Chit were two sayas with Maths doctorates in the mid 1960s
    • U Ba Min (SPHS56)
      Masters at the University of California at Berkeley
      Taught Mathematics and Astronomy at RASU and MASU
      Due to medical reasons, he resigned when he was transferred to Myitkyina College
      Opened a shop in Mandalay Zay Cho. One day, some Japanese students visited their shop. They were surprised that U Ba Min was a classmate of their professor. They took photos to show them to their professor.

    Sayas from various Departments

    Met several sayas from RASU (Rangoon Arts and Science University and its affiliated Colleges), Institute of Education, Institute of Economics, BERB (Burma Education Research Bureau) and worked with some of them. They include

    • U Aung Sein
      Holds the record for highest marks in Honors exam
      Brother : Dr. Maung Di
    • U Hla Myint
    • Daw Khin Ma Ma
      Spouse : U Soe Nyunt
    • Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Maung Thin Char)
      Spouse : Myint Myint Khaing
    • Dr. Khin Maung Win
    • U Ko Lay
    • Dr. Kyaw Nyunt
    • Dr. Kyaw Thein
    • U Maung Maung Tin
    • Dr. Min Oo (SPHS63)
      Second in the Matriculation examination in 1963
      Lu Ye Chun in 1965
      Later a Staff saya at a Lu Ye Chun Camp
      Received two doctorates in Mathematics from Germany
      Taught in Canada, Germany and as Visiting Professor in USA.
    • Daw Myint Myint
    • Daw Myint Myint Khaing
      Father : Arzani Mahan Ba Khaing
      Spouse : Dr. Khin Maung Swe
    • Dr. Pyke Tin
    • Dr. Saw Tin
    • U Sein Min
    • Dr. Sein Win (Doctorate from Germany)
      Father : Arzani U Ba Win
    • U Sein Win (Astronomy)
    • U Soe Min
    • U Soe Naing
    • U Soe Nyunt
      Spouse : Khin Ma Ma
    • Dr. Thein Myint
    • U Tin Hlaing
    • Dr. Zaw Win (from Nyaung Oo)
      Second in the Matriculation examination in the early 70s.
      Doctorate from the same school as Min Oo.

    Curriculum Committee

    Members of the Mathematics Curriculum Committee include

    • U Ba Shan
    • U Myint Than
    • U Myint Thein (now Dr.)
    • U Kyaw Soe (now Dr.)
    • U Yan Naing

    UCC Connection

    • U Aung Zaw
      Transferred to UCC as Systems Programmer.
      MSc (Computer Science), University of Southampton in the UK.
      Training at the University of California at Santa Cruz
      Taught at UCC before moving to CSO
      Taught at Assumption University in Bangkok and in Sydney, Australia
      Wrote two books : “Bawa and Dhamma” and “Cetana Thi Thar Kan“.

    ICST Rectors

    • Dr. Tin Maung (GBNF)
      Succeeded Dr, Chit Swe as Director of UCC.
      During his tenure, DCS and ICST were established.
      First Rector of ICST
    • Dr. Kyaw Thein (GBNF)
      Conducted tutorial classes for our I.Sc.(A) class.
      Succeeded Dr. Tin Maung as Rector.
    • Dr. Pyke Tin
      Taught Computational Mathematics at ICST.
      Succeeded Dr. Kyaw Thein as Rector of ICST.

    Magazine and Book

    • Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Maung Thin Char, GBNF) and U Soe Naing (Geometry and Puzzles) were Editors and/or Publishers of the Thin Char Sar Saung.
    • Dr. Khin Maung Swe interviewed Sayagyi U Ba Toke and wrote a book about Sayagyi’s life journey.
    • His spouse Daw Myint Myint Khaing (daughter of Arzani Mahn Ba Khainf) transcribed the interviews.
    • The book was sponsored by the RU Thin Char Mi Thar Su and was published to commemorate Sayagyi’s 90th birthday.

  • Men On The Moon

    Video Broadcast on December 12, 2020

    Space Race between USSR and USA

    Early lead by USSR

    • First cosmonaut
      Yuri Gagarin
    • Second cosmonaut
      Gherman Titov
    • First female cosmonaut
      Valentina Tereshkova

    NASA Projects

    • Mercury Project
      for single astronaut
      We Seven (book by the seven astronauts)
      The Right Stuff (book and movie)
    • Gemini Project
      for two astronauts
    • Apollo Project
      for three astronauts
    • Apollo 1
      Fire due to electrical system failure caused the deaths of three astronauts)
      Needed time to rethink safety measures
    • Apollo 6 and Apollo 7
      after the program restarted
    • Apollo 8
      Orbit the moon and return to earth
      in December 1968
    • Apollo 9
      Tested the start/stop of Lunar Module engine
    • Apollo 10
      Flew Lunar Module to a specified height above the moon
    • Apollo 11
      Landing on the Moon
      in July 1969
      Neil Armstrong (Mission Commander)
      Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot)
      Buzz Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot)
      My poem sent to NASA
      Also published in the Guardian newspaper
    • Apollo 12
      Longer stay on the Moon
    • Apollo 13
      Power failure in Command Module
      Devised plan to use the power from Lunar Module to return safely to Earth
      Movie
    • Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, Apollo 17
      Use of rover
      Extensive collection of lunar rocks
      One Geologist/Astronaut
  • Medical Pioneers

    Video Broadcast

    • “Who’s who in Health and Medicine in Myanmar?”
      by Dr. Mya Tu and Daw Khin Thet Hta
    • “Pioneers of Medicine in Myanmar”
      by Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint
    • “A Tribute to Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw-Myint”
      Present for 70th birthday by former colleagues and students
    • Articles by Dr. Maung Maung Nyo

    Some early doctors

    • U Min Sein
    • U Ba Than
    • U Kyee Paw
    • U E
    • U Ko Gyi
    • U Maung Maung Gyi
    • U Khin Maung Win
    • U Mohan
    • U Mya Tu
    • U Aung Than Ba Tu
    • U Hla Myint
    • U Tin U
    • U Pe Nyun
    • U Khin Maung Tin
    • U Ne Win
    • U Maung Maung Sein
    • Daw Yin May
    • Daw Phay
    • Daw Khin Si
    • Daw Myint Myint Khin
    • Daw Khin Than Nu
    • Daw Hla Hla
    • Daw Mya Mya
    • Daw May May Yi
    • Daw Hnin Yi

    Thanks

    SME (Subject Matter Experts) who earlier helped me include

    • Dr. Khin Maung U (First in Burma in 1963)
      Retired Researcher, FDA
      Taught in Burma and USA
    • Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor, Fourth in Burma in 1963)
      Retired Professor of Physiology
      Taught in Burma and Malyasia
    • Dr. Kyaw Nyunt (Robert, SPHS65)
      Retired Medical Specialist in Florida, USA