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  • 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

  • Birthday

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Twins

    Most twins share the same birthday (Day, Month, Year).
    An exception occurs when one twin is born before midnight and the other is born after.
    Another exception occurs when one twin is born on New Year’s Eve and the other is born on New Year.

    February 29 born

    Do they celebrate only in Leap Years?
    Do they celebrate every year on February 28 or March 1st?

    Same Month

    If there are more than 13 people, then at least two must share the Month in their birthdays.
    It follows the Pigeon Hole Principle.

    Same Month and Day

    If there are more than 30 people, then there is a high likelihood that at least two share the Day and the Month in their birthdays.
    It follows from Probability and Statistics.

    Distribution

    In a group, the birthdays are not equally distributed. For instance, my two sisters and I are August born. There are seven siblings.

    Freebie

    Some restaurants do not charge the Birthday Person (Boy, Girl) if there are three more persons in the group. They will ask and verify the ID.

    Happy Birthday

    “Happy Birthday” song is one of the most played songs. In the early days, the song received a lot of royalties. It is now in the free public domain.

    Different Calendars

    Some celebrate their birthday twice : using the Gregorian Calendar and the Myanmar luni-solar Calendar.

    Birthday Person paying respect to Elder Brother

  • Alumni Association

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Background

    • Many universities have “Alumni Relations Department” and “Alumni Association“.
    • They have personnel to reach out to alumni and hold alumni events.
    • Notable and successful alumni support their alma mater in various ways. e.g. establish new Departments, Chairs, Research facilities, Mentoring programs, Internships

    Sad story

    • After the fateful Coup D’etat in 1962, all organizations (except BSPP and related ones) were banned.
    • The practice continued to the Adhamma Era, when our alma mater was branded as “Thabon Kyaung” and the Swel Daw Bins were destroyed.

    Perseverance

    • With the dawning of the Pwint Linn Era, steps were taken to bring back the alma mater to former glory.
    • In February 2016, U Wynn Htain Oo, U Tin Latt and U Than Htay proposed to U Aye Myint (then Rector of YTU) the establishment of an alumni association. The Rector gladly agreed.
    • A core group helped with the registration of RIT-YIT-YTU Alumni Association.

    Issues

    • Many alumni were not aware of the association and its objectives
    • Only a few (mostly members of the “80000 YaThay”) actively participated in the formative events
    • There was virtually no fund to operate (let alone assist the alma mater)

    Help and Resolution

    Then, things started to click

    • An office space for the Alumni Association was provided by YTU
    • The association received nice Logo and Banner.
    • Donations — large and small — were received (mostly for the YTU Library Modernization Project which is a requirement for the Accreditation).
      Donations were received from well-wishers (who are not alumni).
    • Membership grew by leaps and bounds.
      Even alumni overseas joined the association.
      Currently, Life membership costs K60000.
    • Saya’s Corner was established.
      Wheel chairs are available (especially for use by Sayagyis attending SPZPs).
    • Staff and Volunteers helped with the regular and ad hoc projects (such as clean-up).
    • The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was attended by alumni spanning three (or so) decades.
      Several young alumni came forward to take leadership roles.
    • The association helped with YTU Library Modernization Project, z”Honoring matriculates of alumni” and the vetting of YTU students applying for financial aid.

  • NJ Gathering in Aug 2017

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo, M69) had hosted IT and UCC mini-gathering in New Jersey for a decade or so.

    The timing was chosen so that Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi (Canada) and Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC) could participate.

    The group photo was taken at the gathering on August 19, 2017.

    New Jersey (2017)

  • A Short and Sad Clip : EE Sayas

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Apr 2026

    Saya

    • I have not prefixed some names with “Saya”.
    • Saya is implied. Please read “U” as “ Saya U”.
    • Several sayas in the Group Photo are GBNF.
    EE Sayas

    Article

    • I wrote an article for the Commemorative Issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010 held in Singapore.
    • Tekkatho Moe War (Saya U Moe Aung) was Chief Editor & Publisher of the Sar Saung. He suggested the title “A Short and Sad Clip : EE Sayas”.

    GBNF

    • In 2010, seven sayas — U Kyaw Tun, U Sein Hlaing, U Tin Swe, U Sein Win, U San Tint, U Soe Min & U Chin Way in the EE Group photo — had passed away.
    • Two more — U Thein Lwin & U Nyi Nyi — are now GBNF.

    Not in picture

    • U Myo Kyi, U Ba Lwin & U Tin Maung Thein were on Deputation
    • U Khine Oo missed the photo shoot
    • U Kyaw Tun graduated in 1948-49 and joined the EE Department. He is the most senior among the EE Sayas.
    • U Kyaw Tun recruited C Ping Lee, father of Dr. Win Aung (M62), to join the EE Department. Per request from H.E. U Than Aung, father of Saya U Aung, C Ping Lee transferred to head the Directorate of Technical Education and Vocational Training.
    • U Sein Hlaing matriculated in 1946 and finished Top in his class of 52. He joined the EE Department as Assistant Lecturer. He studied MS at MIT. Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer & Head of the EE Department. He served as Professor until his retirement.
    • U Tin Swe matriculated in 1947. He was a member of the Prome Hall Soccer team which won the Inter-Hall Trophy for three consecutive years. He joined the EE Department in 1953 as Assistant Lecturer. He studied MS at the University of Michigan. Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer. He played good tennis. He was an early Power User at the Universities’ Computer Center (UCC).
    • U Sein Win studied his BSEE and MSEE at the University of Michigan. He served as President of RIT Swimming Club, President of RIT Rowing Club, Line Judge at RUBC Regattas, and Technical Advisor for UCC. He retired as Professor of EP Department at YTU.
    • Dr. San Tint joined the EE Faculty in 1961. He played soccer for the RIT Saya team. He served as External Examiner for UCC. Hevretired as Professor of EC Department at YTU. His former students performed Pyinnya Dana in Saya’s memory.
    • U Chin Way was active in SPARK. He migrated to the USA.
    • U Soe Min transferred to DCA.
    • U Thein Lwin retired from Singapore Polytechnic, but he was active helping students desiring to study in Singapore. He was President of the RIT Badminton Club. He managed the RIT team comprising of Sai Kham Pan (EP69), which won the Inter-Institute Trophy. He and Sayagadaw Daw May Than Nwe (RIT Physics) are now GBNF.
    • U Soe Paing was my mentor at RIT & UCC. He retired from UN after managing IT projects at various countries. He wrote about his experiences as a States Scholar, as Systems Manager at UCC and as UN Technical Advisor. He spends his retirement visiting UK and USA, playing golf and practicing vipassana meditation at Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung where his younger brother U Wara (U Win Paing, ChE70) is the Sayadaw. Saya had some operations for his heart and his back problems, but he is still active.
    • Dr. Win Tin was active in SPARK and as entrepreneur. He served as Associate Dean of Engineering at Assumption University.
    • Note: Scan of Page 23 is missing in the post.
    • U Ba Myint retired as Pro-Rector of YTU.
    • U Sein Maung taught at Assumption University. He attended SPZP-2000 at the invitation of Daw Lily Win (T72, spouse of Saya Dr. Tin Win M62).
    • U Myo Kyi (EE59) & Dr. Ba Lwin (EE59) are the two most seniors among the EE sayas. I met U Myo Kyi at the meetings (Alumni Association, SPZP, MES). I met Dr. Ba Lwin during his visit to the USA to see his daughter Thiri Lwin.
    • U Moe Aung chaired SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010. He and his team published the commemorative issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010. After retirement, hevmoved back to Yangon. He is Patron of SDYF and several RIT-related activities. He is a Laureate Poet. He is active writing poems (often “Let Tann”) and articles (mostly on EE). Hevpublished two books and co-authored several books.
    • U Khine Oo was absent in the group photo taken around mid-1966. He took some computer courses before going abroad as states scholar.
    • U Nyi Nyi moved to UK. He is now GBNF.
    • U Tin Maung Thein was studying in the UK. He later taught in Thailand.
    • U Tin Shwe (EP66) joined EE Department after graduation. He taught and RIT and ABAC. He wrote an article about his final year days in the commemorative issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010. He became a monk, and served as Dhamma Librarian. Sady, he passed away.
    • U Moe Aung wrote “To the Shwe Duo” in the memory of U Tin Shwe and U Hla Shwe (T69). I translated the poem and published in my RIT Alumni International Newsletter and Updates.
    • During one of visits to Yangon, U Myo Kyi provided two lists of EE sayas. One lists the senior sayas and the other lists the junior sayas.

    EE 68 – 74

    • Daw Mya Mya Than (EP68) is now GBNF.
    • U Than Lwin (Henry, EC69) was my classmate. He became an EE saya.
    • U Kyaw Naing (EC70, GBNF), U Tin Win (EC71), U Ko Ko Kyi (EC72), Daw Nyunt Nyunt Yee (EP72, GBNF) & Daw Khin Swe Oo (EC74) are some of my juniors. They became EE sayas.

    Posts

    • EE Association
    • EE Sayas
    • Electrical Engineering
    • GBNF

  • July 2015

    Enjoyable Vacation

    • Trip to the East Coast of US and parts of Canada
    • Took United Airlines from San Francisco International airport
    • Flight was delayed for more than two hours because the computer system was down
    • Our plane was diverted to Syracuse airport in New York to refuel and to wait there until Newark (New Jersey) airport — which had experienced traffic congestion — could handle the incoming flights
    • Ivan Lee (M69) was aware of the flight delay. He picked us up at the airport.
    • He would be our host & trip coordinator.
    • Selected events from the trip are described below.

    July 10, 2015

    On the road to NYC
    • Ivan took us — Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi, Daw Emma, my spouse & me— on a New York tour.
    • We felt like “honored guests” because New York City was lined up with fans — young and old — of the US women’s soccer team which won the World Championship for the third time.

    July 11, 2015

    NJ Gathering
    Six 69ers & Two Sayas
    • Ivan hosted a gathering in honor of Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi and Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC).
    • Ivan had hosted the RIT-UCC gathering for several years.
    • Attendees include Richard Than Se (ChE62, classmate of U Soe Paing), Fred Thegyi (M69), U Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69), Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69), U Toung (Tom, EC69), U Sein Myint (EC76, UCC), Daw Sao Mon Sint (Cindy, UCC), U Mya Aung (UCC), U Soe Myint (UCC) and Ivan’s relatives (who displayed their culinary skills).
    • There were six 69ers at the gathering.

    July 13, 2015 (Windsor, Canada)

    Windsor
    Breakfast
    • Sayagyi U Aung Khin was delighted to see his former students — Ivan Lee & Fred Thetgyi — drive a long way to pay respect to him.
    • Ivan provided his Mercedes & gas for the trip.
    • Fred drove most of the way to let Ivan have a light load. Fred also took photos of the trip.
    • Sayagyi allowed my spouse & I to spend the night at his guest room.
    • Sayagyi prepared “pe kyaw” and “mohinga” for breakfast the next morning for the four of us. He also gave mementos.

    July 14 – 15, 2015 (Napean, Canada)

    Napean
    Thousand Islsnds
    • Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi hosted his former students for two days.
    • Showed us around Toronto
    • Took us to the Thousand Islands

    July 16 -17, 2015 (Massachusetts)

    MIT
    U TAG & Daw KMM
    • Despite being busy working on two projects, U Tun Aung Gyaw took two days off to host his former classmates.
    • He took us to MIT & Harvard.
    • It has become a tradition to touch the “shining” shoe of Harvard’s statue (and make a wish). Fred touched with one hand and made a wish on behalf of his grand kid. Ivan touched with both hands (saying he need to make a wish on behalf of his six grand children).

    July 18 – 19, 2015 (Connecticut)

    Library
    • U Toung (Tom) & Daw Khin Myint (Kim) were our hosts for the Connecticut leg of our trip.
    • A photo was taken by Fred in front of one of the 30+ libraries at Yale University.
    • Another photo was taken by a waitress (who has a “FRED” tattoo on her arm in honor of her dad) at Table (10) of Frank Pepe’s pizza. Photos of the then young Bill Clinton, who frequented the pizza place, can be seen on the wall. She then checked Fred’s ID and agreed to have a picture together.
    Pizza

    Miscellaneous

    • On the way to Windsor, Canada we stopped to see Niagara Falls from the Canadian side. On a previous trip, I had seen Niagara Falls from the US side. Many say that the view from the Canadian side is better.
    • The speed limit in Canada was lower than that of US. The GPS had some hiccup inside Canada. We ended up late arriving at Sayagyi U Aung Khin’s house.
    • We just drove around Toronto on our way to Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi’s house. We prefer to be early than late.
    • U Tun Aung Gyaw lives in Shrewbury (about 50 miles from Boston). He was working on multiple projects.
    • Tom lives in Trumbull, Connecticut. He is retired. He often flew to Hong Kong to see his son & grandchild.
    • As a side trip, Fred took us to Pennsylvania (where he lives) & Maryland. We visited Liberty Bell & selected places. U Thein Han is my sole remaining uncle. He lives in Maryland.
    • Ivan had two PEs (from New Jersey and New York). He owns some real estate. He loves to cook. He plays accordion and harmonica. He is a Life time Platinum member of US Bridge Association. He is a Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007. He is a major donor to the 69er Health Care Fund.
  • July 2015

    July 2015

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Vacation

    • Trip to the East Coast of US and parts of Canada
    • Took United Airlines from San Francisco International airport
    • Flight was delayed for more than two hours because the computer system was down
    • Our plane was diverted to Syracuse airport in New York to refuel and to wait there until Newark (New Jersey) airport — which had experienced traffic congestion — could handle the incoming flights
    • Ivan Lee (M69) was aware of the flight delay. He picked us up at the airport.
    • He would be our host & trip coordinator.
    • Selected events from the trip are described below.

    July 10

    On the road to NYC
    • Ivan took us — Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi, Daw Emma, my spouse & me— on a New York tour.
    • We felt like “honored guests” because New York City was lined up with fans — young and old — of the US women’s soccer team which won the World Championship for the third time.

    July 11

    NJ Gathering
    Six 69ers & Two Sayas
    • Ivan hosted a gathering in honor of Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi and Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC).
    • Ivan had hosted the RIT-UCC gathering for several years.
    • Attendees include Richard Than Se (ChE62, classmate of U Soe Paing), Fred Thegyi (M69), U Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69), Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69), U Toung (Tom, EC69), U Sein Myint (EC76, UCC), Daw Sao Mon Sint (Cindy, UCC), U Mya Aung (UCC), U Soe Myint (UCC) and Ivan’s relatives (who displayed their culinary skills).
    • There were six 69ers at the gathering.

    July 13 (Windsor)

    Windsor
    Breakfast
    • Sayagyi U Aung Khin was delighted to see his former students — Ivan Lee & Fred Thetgyi — drive a long way to pay respect to him.
    • Ivan provided his Mercedes & gas for the trip.
    • Fred drove most of the way to let Ivan have a light load. Fred also took photos of the trip.
    • Sayagyi allowed my spouse & I to spend the night at his guest room.
    • Sayagyi prepared “pe kyaw ပဲကြော်” and “mohinga မုန့်ဟင်းခါး” for breakfast the next morning for the four of us. He also gave mementos.

    July 14 & 15 (Napean)

    Napean
    Thousand Islsnds
    • Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi hosted his former students for two days.
    • Showed us around Toronto
    • Took us to the Thousand Islands

    July 16 & 17 (Massachusetts)

    • Despite being busy working on two projects, U Tun Aung Gyaw took two days off to host his former classmates.
    • Took us to MIT and Harvard.
    • It has become a tradition to touch the “shining” shoe of Harvard’s statue (and make a wish).
    • Fred touched with one hand and made a wish on behalf of his grand kid.
    MIT
    • Ivan touched with both hands saying he needed to make a wish on behalf of his six grand children.
    Dinner

    July 18 & 19 (Connecticut)

    • U Toung (Tom) and Daw Khin Myint (Kim) were our hosts for the Connecticut leg of our trip.
    • A photo was taken by Fred in front of one of the 30+ libraries at Yale University.
    • Another photo was taken by a waitress (who has a “FRED” tattoo on her arm in honor of her father) at Table (10) of Frank Pepe’s pizza. Photos of the then young Bill Clinton, who frequented the pizza place, can be seen on the wall. She checked Fred’s ID & agreed to have a picture together.
    Yale
    Pizza

    Miscellaneous

    • On the way to Windsor, we stopped to see Niagara Falls from the Canadian side. On a previous trip, I had seen Niagara Falls from the US side. Many say that the view from the Canadian side is better.
    Niagara
    • The speed limit in Canada was lower than that of US. Ivan’s GPS had some hiccup inside Canada. We ended up late arriving at Sayagyi’s U Aung Khin house.
    • We just drove around Toronto on our way to Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi’s house. We prefer to be early than late.
    • U TAG lives in Shrewbury about 50 miles from Boston. He was working on multiple projects.
    • Tom lives in Trumbull, Connecticut. He is retired. He spends time in Hong Kong with his son & grandchild.
    • As a side trip, Fred took us to Pennsylvania & Maryland.
      He lives in Philadelphia. We visited Liberty Bell & selected places. U Thein Han is my sole remaining uncle. He lives in Maryland.
    • Ivan had two PEs (from New Jersey and New York). He owns some real estate. He loves to cook. He plays accordion and harmonica. He is a Life time Gold member of US Bridge Association. He is a Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007. He is a major donor to the 69er Health Care Fund.

    Posts

    • 69er
    • Dr. Aung Gyi
    • SPZP
    • U Aung Khin
    • Visits

  • SPZP-2012 Info

    by Hla Min & Win Khaing

    Updated : June 2035

    Meeting & Decisions

    The last meeting was on 6 May 2012 and it was decided to:

    • Date of Saya PZP 2012 : 30 Dec 2012 (Sunday)
    • 30 Dec PZP venue : RIT, Gyogon (open air) 8 am onwards – breakfast and lunch will be served
    • 30 Dec Dinner venue : Myanmar Convention Centre (MCC) 6 pm-10 pm (by ticket sales)
    • No of sayas to be invited : 320 plus
    • No of expected alumni : 3500 plus for Saya PZP event at RIT (refreshments will be served)
    • Entertainment programme by alumni during dinner event at MCC
    • Special magazine will be published
    • Year book will be published
    • Exhibition, photo display, cartoon box will be held
    • Souvenir stalls for 2013 calendar, t shirt, jerkin, key chain, note book, etc…
    • Sale of History of Myanmar Engineering Education compiled by Sayas and alumni
    • 20 rooms x 2 days will be reserved for overseas sayas at Summit Park View hotel (29-30 Dec)

    Organizing Team

    Saya U Lin, Saya U Tun Shwe, Saya U Myo Kyi, Saya Dr Win Thein are attending the meetings for guidance and advice.

    • U Win Khaing (Chair)
    • U Saw Lin (Main organizing)
    • U Hla Win (Secretary)
    • U Ohn Khine
    • U Than Po (Entertainment)
    • U Win Htain Oo
    • U Ko Ko Gyi
    • U Zaw Naing (Website)
    • U Myint Aung (Publicity and media)
    • U Soe Myint (Joint secretary)
    • U Tin Maung Naing (Souvenirs)
    • U Than Win (Dinner event)
    • U Tin Tun Aung (Finance)
    • U Zaw Min (Logistics)
    • U Tin Oo (Fund raising)
    • Daw Pyone Pyone Oo (Data and invitation)

    Updates (by Hla Min)

    • Dr. Win Thein, U Saw Lin, U Win Khaing and U Than Po are now GBNF
    Dr. Win Thein
    U Saw Lin (Seated Left)
    M75
    U Than Po (Right)
  • Senior Writers

    Senior Writers

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    2016 စာဆိုတော်နေ့ — သက်ကြီးပညာရှင်များ

    On Sar So Daw Nay (Writers’ Day) in 2016, senior writers who are 80 or older were honored.

    အသက် 80 နဲ့ အထက်

    W 1
    W 2
    W 3
    U Tin Htut (Harry, M69)

    Credit : မွန်ယု / Harry တင်ထွဋ် (M69)

    U Tin Htut (M69)

    • Matriculated from Sacred Heart
    • Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1969
    • Wrote articles for various magazines
    • Pen name : Mon Yu
    • As a senior member of the Writers’ Association, he was honored at the Thet Kyee Pu Zaw Pwe သက်ကြီးပူဇော်ပွဲ

    Posts

    • Associations
    • Noble Tradition
    • Pu Zaw Pwe
  • Yangon Times

    Yangon Times

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    True Home Coming in 2012

    World wide Saya Pu Zaw Pwes held in

    • California, USA in October 2000
    • Singapore in 2002, 2007 and 2010
    • Yangon in 2004 and 2012

    SPZP-2012 was held at the Gyogone Campus.

    It was a True Home Coming for the Alumni.

    Yangon Times Coverage

    Among the newspapers in Myanmar, Yangon Times proudly covered SPZP-2012 reminding the readers that it was the first time in four decades or so that the higher authorities permitted the RIT SPZP to be held at the Gyogone Campus.

    Pictures speak louder than words.

    Thanks to Sayagyi U Ba Than and U Ohn Khine (M70) for providing me copies of the Yangon Times.

    Capacity crowd at SPZP-2012
    Sayas (including Speakers)
    Aging sayas with indomitable spirit
    H.E. U Aye Myint never forgot his alma mater
    H.E. U Aye Myint was transferred to another Ministry before he could pay back fully to the Alma Mater and the Engineering Community

    Updates

    • SPZP-2016 was held at the Gyogone Campus. Free breakfast, lunch & dinner.
    • SPZP-2020 was canceled due to the pandemic.

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