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  • Burma — Medical Researchers

    Burma — Medical Researchers

    by Hla Min

    Update : September 2026

    • During the early days of UCC, I was invited to give guest lectures at BMRI (Burma Medical Research Institute).
    • BMRI later became DMR (Directorate of Medical Research).
    • Dr. Nyunt Wai (Physiologist, SPHS63) provided details for the Director Generals of Medical Research

    Dr. Mya Tu

    • Dr. Mya Tu (Physiologist) founded Burma Medical Research Institute (BRMI) and served as its Director.
      Saya passed away at the age of 91 in Australia.
      Dr. Thein Htut and Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint spoke at the service.
    • Daw Khin Thet Hta (Jenny) is Saya’s wife.
      She has a Doctroate in Library Science.
    • They co-authored “Who’s Who in Health and Medicine in Burma/Myanmar” (Two editions).
    • There was an attempt to update it, but did not happen.
    • Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint e-mailed me a soft copy of “Who’s Who in Heath and Medicine (in Burma/Myanmar)” (Second edition).
      He referred to the work as Magnum Opus.

    Director General

    • Dr. Aung Than Ba Tu (ATBT, Physician)
      He is around 90 years of age.
      He is still active, giving talks and participating in the editorial team of a certain journal.
    Dr. ATBT & Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt
    • Dr. Khin Maung Tin (Physician)
      He is a specialist for live diseases.
      In the early days, he headed the University Sanatorium.
      He is one of the earliest to pass away (Heard it was a heart attack).
      He is survived by Dr. Daw Htay Kyi, a TB specialist.
    Dr. KMT
    • Dr. May May Yi (Physiologist)
      She was a Staff at the Luyechun Camp at Inlay Khaung Daing for the summer of 1965.
    Dr. May May Yi (Center)
    • Dr. Myint Lwin
    • Dr. Than Swe (Microbiologist)
      After retirement, moved to the USA
      Stay sharp by training students to take SAT examination
    • Dr. Paing Soe
      Was admitted as Roll Number (2) to MC in 1965.
      He had the same marks as Dr. Yi Thway, who was admitted as Roll Numbe (1).
      Retired as Deputy Minister of Health.
    Paulian doctors (including Paing Soe)

    Researchers

    • Dr. Thein Toe
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    Dr. Thein Toe and Dr. Harry Saing
    • Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt
    Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt
    • Dr. Cho Nwe Oo
    • Dr. Khin Maung U (SPHS63)
    Dr. Khin Maung U
    • Dr. Kyaw Min (SPHS65)
    Paulian doctors (including Kyaw Min)
  • Nyunt Wai ညွန့်ဝေ

    Nyunt Wai ညွန့်ဝေ

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Nyunt Wai (SPHS63)

    • Alias : Victor Nyunt
    • Classmates in Standards VIII A, IX A and X A at St. Paul’s HS.
    VIII A
    • Stood 4th in Burma in Matric of 1963 and won Collegiate Scholarship.
    SPHS63
    • Graduated from Institute of Medicine (2). Wrote articles and drew paintings & cartoons for IM(2) magazine.
    • Doctorate from UK
    • Taught Physiology at IM(1), IM(2) and a Malaysian University.
    • Has compiled a list of Professors of Physiology.
    • Attended the Soon Kyway for Sayadaw Beatson (Physics teacher & Scout Master at SPHS).
    V Nyunt Wai 1
    • Artist and painter. He illustrated a book by Ashin Ananda (Reverend F Lustig, Laureate Poet).
    • Writes blogs, poems (including Kauk Kyaung Kabyar ကောက်ကြောင်းကဗျာ and Sagar Pariyae စကားပရိယာယ်).
    V Nyunt Wai 3
    • Dr. Nyunt Wai wrote :
      I’m no painter or a poet. Just occasional excursions to these fields. And I’m not a visiting Professor. Had to apply for this job in Malaysia just like any other expatriate from India or Bangladesh. So I’m no 3 “P”s. This reminds me of “No 3 P policy” of the now extinct Yahoo group Alumni-Myanmar-medical-institutes founded by Saya Johnny Thane Oke Kyaw-Myint, which served well as a lively forum for us until the advent of Facebook.

      Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :
      Yes AMIM was a tight small group of us. Those who became friends then remain now as close friends. On FB, there is short attention as well as being bombarded by posts that we have no interest in.
    V Nyunt Wai 1

  • Peter — Life cut short by misguided Policies

    Peter — Life cut short by misguided Policies

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    P-E-T-E-R

    P Peter (NHS Hero) paid a high price for misguided policies and guidelines
    E Envisioned retirement to spend quality time with his extended family
    T Talented Doctor, Gourmet Chef, Sketch and Oil Painter — to name a few
    E Educated and/or entertained aspiring medical specialists far and near
    R Real irreparable loss to patients, friends, family and community

    Tribute to Peter Khin Tun

    P Pote Pote Kyee (see “Cho Cho Hlaing”)
    E Enthusiastic learner and practitioner (see “Aung Jee”)
    T Took care of parents of relatives, patients and friends (see “Min Ko”)
    E Ever smiling and helpful (see “Ye Myint”)
    R Rural doctor with a huge heart (see “Vicky Bowman)

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    85th Birthday of Ma Cherry (Peter’s mom)
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    Zoom gathering for offering Dana in memory of Peter

    Sad Loss that might have been prevented

    Dr. Khin Tun (Peter) served as Associate Graduate Dean at Oxford University from 2012 – 2016. He worked at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading for 20+ years.

    Sadly, he passed away on April 13, 2020 due to COVID-19 infection. He was the first doctor from RBH Trust to pass away in the line of duty. Due to misguided Policies and Guidelines, Peter lost his life at the tender age of 62. Thanks in part to interviews by Minko and Ye Myint, RBH Trust initiated an inquiry into the loss of Peter.

    Peter was looking forward to retiring in a couple of years and spend quality time with his extended family.

    His paternal grand mother lived up to 94.

    His father celebrated his 90th birthday in 2019. He used to sit in the garden every evening talking with someone and taking his daily dose of medicine. After learning about Peter’s untimely demise, he was devastated for three days. He no longer had the desire to sit in the garden. He lamented that he had no one to talk to. Ye Myint told his father that he will call from UK daily.

    His mother passed away a few months short of her 89th birthday. She and Peter are both January born. Peter would fly back to Yangon almost every year (for the past decade) in time for his mother’s birthday. They would perform dana together mostly at Chan Myei Yeiktha.

    Three uncles and two aunts are in their 80s.

    Relatives and friends mourn the loss of Peter and miss his compassion, help and smiles.

    Hope

    We cannot get Peter back, but we hope other medical staff in the front line fighting the invisible enemy would not have to suffer the same fate as Peter.

  • Medical Pioneers

    by Hla Min

    Updated : September 2026

    Dr. Ko Gyi

    • Ophthalmologist
    • Medical Superintendent of EENT Hospital
    • Former Warden, Medical College

    Col. Min Sein

    • Dean, Faculty of Medicine
    • Spouse : Dr. Daw Yin May

    Dr. Daw Yin May

    • Fellowship for three Disciplines
    • Spouse : Col. Min Sein

    Dr. U Maung Gale

    • Dean of the Rangoon Medical College from 1959 to 1962.
    • Per Dr. Maung Maung Nyo, “He was our dean, very quiet and peaceful. He translated Grey’s Anatomy to Burmese and he handed over the manuscripts to Dr Norma Saw.”

    Dr. Khin Maung Win

    • Pathologist
    • Director General, Medical Education
    • Headed the Medical Board to examine the people chosen for States Scholarship

    Dr. Mohan

    • Cardiologist
    • Spouse : Dr. Daw Hnin Yee / Rosie
    Dr. Mohan

    Dr. Ba Than

    • Surgeon
    • MS, Rangoon General Hospital (war time)
    • Rector, IM(1)
    • Played soccer, pattala
    • Founder, Zwe Ah Nyeint
    Dr. Ba Than

    Dr. Mya Tu

    • Founder & Inaugural Director of Burma Medical Research Instutute (BMRI)
    • His successors at BMRI / DMR include Dr. Aung Than Batu, Dr. Khin Maung Tin and Dr. May May Yi
    • Author, “Who’s Who in Health Industry in Burma”
    • Author, “Who’s Who in Medicine / Teaching in Burma”
    Dr. Mya Tu

    Dr. U E

    • Rector, IM(2)
    Dr. U E

    Dr. Hla Myint

    • Fondly known as “Aba”
    • See article by Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint

  • Khin Maung U ခင်မောင်ဦး

    by Hla Min

    Update : September 2026

    Khin Maung U (SPHS63)

    SPHS63
    OPA Dinner
    Roll of Honor
    • Matriculated from St. Paul’s High School in 1963. Stood First in Burma with 100 marks in Maths & Chemistry and 99 points (after a point deduction in review) in Physics. He had Distinction in English in HSF, Matric and I.Sc.(A).

    Institute of Medicine (1)

    • Stood First in every class.
    • Multiple Luyechun

    Postgrad

    • Due to policy changes for sending State Scholars, he had to do M.Sc. (Med Sc)
    • Received MD from UNSW
    • Completed Fellowships

    Work Experience in reverse Chronological Order

    • Clinical Reviewer and Senior Medical Officer at U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    • Assistant Professor and Physician at Johns Hopkins University
    • Associate Professor, Physician at Hahnemann University Hospital
    • Head, Clinical Research Division at Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health
    • Clinical demonstrator at Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)
    • Demonstrator, Dept. of Pharmacology at Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)

    Activities

    • Writes KMU Medical Research Reports
    • Gawpaka at a monastery in Maryland
    • Wrote and translated articles on Dhamma
    • Interpreter for Dhamma Talks & Meditation Retreat. Compiled & edited an early version of Abdhidhamma by Dr. Nandamalabhivansa.
    Abhidhamma
    • His spouse Dr. Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Amy) was also a top student in Matric & IM(1). She did DCH.
    • They have a son and two daughters. Nilar (eldest) is a medical doctor in the USA.
    KMU, NNW & young Nilar

    Feedback

    Dr. Nyan Taw wrote :
    Our batch Khin Maung U (SPHS 63) to be proud of !

    Eddie Shein wrote :
    Proud of you, Dr. Khin Maung U. I always remember your very good signs of ambitions and success lines on your palms.

    Wai Aung wrote :
    I am proud of you Ko Khin Maung U. You are a genius. Glad you made it to the top.

    Ye Htut wrote :
    Sayar U is my teacher- mentor who was just like a swan who laid a golden egg daily for me when I worked under him at RGH and DMR in 1970s. I never had a day that I did not learn a new lesson or knowledge from him when we were together.

    Dr. Khin Maung U wrote :
    Thank you Johnny (U Hla Min) for your kind portrayal, and to all who commented with support and friendship. I am so fortunate to have good friends throughout St. Paul’s HS and Medical School and also during post-graduate clinical work, and to have good students during my teaching years in IM (1), all of whom helped and supported me in many ways. With some time available in my retirement, I came upon an idea. As a service to medical education in Myanmar, I would post recently published medical articles (not readily available in Myanmar) that friends and colleagues in the medical profession may find useful or applicable to medical care or public health of people in Myanmar. In all these medical posts, I preceded with a simplified summary of the medical journal article so that non-medical persons who read these posts can also understand and be able to apply for their own health care. I hope this activity will provide useful medical or educational information to all who read my medical posts.

    Mayrose Wong wrote :
    Wonderful and Genius Doctor, truly and caring classmate, doing meritorious deeds for Dhamma and Sanghas. He is Awesome.

    Eiei Tan wrote :
    Could not agree more, my dear friend May Rose. We are all extremely proud to be his classmates. He certainly is awesome & ingenious !!!

    Kyaw Myint Malia wrote :
    You make all of us Burmese proud. I was fortunate to meet you again while you were preparing for your MD at the University of NSW where I was an Anatomy tutor. You are my kalyana-mitra truly. Regards to Amy.

    Tin Tin Hla wrote :
    Proud of you and your family.

    Kyi Maung wrote:
    How genius you are ko kmu. I’m always proud of u. I used to tell others that I’m from ko Khin Maung U ‘s batch.

    Tin Myint wrote :
    Proud of you Ko U. You stood Whole of Burma 1st in Matriculation from St Pauls High School.

    Ngwe Tun wrote :
    On behalf of old Paulians, l am proud of you Ko Khin Maung U.

  • TOKM

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Book published for his 70th birthday

    Memories

    Book Presents

    Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS60) receives books from his former students and from his god-children.

    He received a book from Professor Dr. Nyunt Thein.

    Dr. Nyunt Thein proposed to have some (if not all) of the examinations for MRCP to be held in Burma.

    Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :

    Due to Nyunt Thein’s efforts, all parts of the exam are being conducted in Rangoon and Mandalay.

    Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :

    I am so fortunate that books written by my former students are either given to me by the authors or bought for me by my niece Hnin Wit Yee or Min Thet Aung.

    I got a signed copy of “The Female Voice of Myanmar” by Nilanjana Sengupta, translated into Burmese, by Myae Hmone Lwin. It was given to me by Ma Thida.

    The book consist of articles about and by four eminent lady Burmese writers and activists: Ludu Daw Ah Mar, Daw Khin Myo Chit, Daw Aung San Su Kyi and my “daughter writer” Ma Thida (San Gyaung).

    Please do not say that I am biased towards my daughter but I read the articles on Daw Ah Mar, Daw Khin Myo Chit and Daw Sung Dan Su Kyi once only but read and reread the articles by and on Ma Thida about three times or more.

    Coming from a family whose members were at different times and at different lengths of incarceration by the military government, each article about Ma Thida in prison brought back sad memories of my own family. I had to pause even in the middle of each article as such memories flooded my mind.

    From a very young age Ma Thida stand out among her contemporaries . A multifaceted person with deep attitudes and understanding of right and wrong, justice and injustice, tears welled up in my eyes reading what she went through in prison, and had to stop reading after going through some incidents described by her in the book.

    I am happy and very proud that she can be what she is now, an activist, feminist, author and running PEN Myanmar and many more.

    This book must be read in Burmese as in any other language, much would be lost in translation.

  • GBNF

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Benefactors

    CMP & DAM
    CCL & SSS

    U Tin U, Dr. Pe Nyun, Dr. Pe Thein, U Khin Maung Wint

    1948 RUBC Gold

    U Ba Than

    U Ba Than

    Daw Myint Thwe / Betty

    Daw Myint Thwe (Left)
    DMT 1
    DMT 2

    Dr. Chit Swe

    Dr. Chit Swe

    Dr. Peter Tun

    Peter

    Saya Allen Htay

    Saya Allen (Seated 5th from Left)
    Saya Allen (Standing 2nd from Right)

    Dr. Ohn Myint (Civil)

    DAG & DOM
    Dr. Ohn Myint

    UCC

    Maung Maung Gyi, Aung Myint

    U Kin Maung Yin (A60)

    KMY 1
    KMY 2
    KMY 3
    KMY 4

    U Tun Aung / Jeffrey

    Jeff 1
    Jeff 2

    Saya Dawson, Bro Felix & Saya Sein

    Sayas (Seated)

    U Pe Tin & Ms Hong Kong

    Saya U Pe Tin

    Steeve Kay / U Thaung Sein

    Steeve (Seated 2nd from Right)

    Htay Lwin Nyo

    Htay Lwin Nyo (Standing)

    RUBC

    Sonny San Aung, Micky Tan, Win Kyi, Gerald San Maung, Michael Hla Myint, Eddie Tha Win, Maung Maung Kyi

    Dat Pon San Aung

    San Aung

    Daw Mar Mar Aye

    Daw Mar Mar Aye (Middle)

    Aung Myint Thwin

    AMT

    U Win Mra

    Win Mra

    U Ba Than

    U Ba Than

    Dr. Chan Nyein

    DCN

    U Aye Kyaw

    AK

  • Geology Professors

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    • Dr. Maung Thin
    • U C Thet Paw
    • Dr. Tha Hla — First native Geology Professor at RU; Former RU Rector
    • U Ba Than Haq — Pro-Rector, RASU
    • Dr. U Thein
    Geology Professors
  • Prominent Doctors

    Prominent Doctors

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    ဆရာဝန် / ဆရာ (တချို့)

    Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint co-founded “Alumni of Myanmar Institutes of Medicine” and wrote about selected sayas, colleagues and junior doctors.

    ဦးမောင်မောင်စိန် U Maung Maung Sein

    • Surgeon
    • Rector
    Mg Mg Sein

    ဦးထွဋ်ဆိုင် / Harry Saing

    • Pediatric Surgeon : Second Lead for the operation of Ma Nan Soe & Ma Nan San
    • Professor at Hong Kong University
    • Scholar athlete — Rowing, Hockey, Cricket, Soccer, Track & Field
    • Past Captain, Gold & Coach of RUBC
    • ARAE Champion in 1958 (for Coxless Pairs) and 1960 (for Coxed Fours)

    ** ဦးမြဦး U Mya Oo

    ** ဦးခင်မောင်စိန် U Khin Maung Sein

    ** ဦးထွန်းသင် U Tun Thin

    ** ဦးဖေဝင်း U Pe Win

    ** ဦးဘချွန်း U Ba Choon

    ** Credit

    • Alumni of Myanmar Institutes of Medicine
    • Dr. သိန်းအုပ်ကျော်မြင့် Thane Oke Kyaw Myint

  • Early Doctors

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Dr. Ko Gyi

    • Ophthalmologist and Medical Superintendent of EENT Hospital
    • Sons : U Tin Oo, Dr. Thein Wai (SPHS1963) and U Aung Khin (SPHS63, DSA, GBNF).

    Colonel Min Sein

    • Senior doctor in the British Administration
    • Spouse : Dr. Daw Yin May
    • Son : Dr. Thein Htut (RUBC Gold)
    • Daughter : Daw Tin Tin Aye

    Dr. Maung Gale

    • Dean of the Rangoon Medical College from1959 to 1962.
    • Per Saya Dr. Maung Nyo, “He was our dean, very quiet and peaceful. He translated Grey’s Anatomy to Burmese and he handed over the manuscripts to Dr Norma Saw.”

    Dr. Khin Maung Win

    • Pathologist
    • Director General of Medical Education
    • Headed the Medical Board to examine the people chosen for States Scholar.

    Dr. Mohan and Dr. Daw Hnin Yee

    Dr. Mohan

    Dr. Khin Than Nu

    Daw Khin Than Nu
    • According to Dr. Thein Nyunt, Sayama regularly attended the IM(1) Saya Pu Zaw Pwes as the oldest sayama.
    • She left to visit her son Ko Win Htut in the USA.
    • She passed away about three years ago. Ko Win Htut (who is an RIT alumni) gave a soon kwyay in her memory at Mettananda Vihara.