by Hla Min
Updated : September 2026
U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60)
- He graduated with Mechanical Engineering from Rangoon University in 1960
- Worked for JVC run by relatives. Read news about State Scholarship
- Masters in Agricultural Engineering from Virginia Tech in the USA
- He had to return by sea taking the Ocean liner Warwickshire of Bibby Line. He became friends with Saya Allen Htay (GBNF), Saya U Soe Paing and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF). They spent evenings playing Bridge.
- Upon his arrival in Rangoon, he visited RIT to pay respect to Saya U Ba Than. Saya asked if he would like to join Agri Dept. (sub-dept of Mechanical). Some Agri students were having a hard time following Soviet lecturers via their interpreters.
- Later moved to Thailand & USA
Informal Group
- Saya Allen, Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt, U Ko Ko Aye, Ko Thein Naing / Patrick and I would get together for lunch or brunch.
- Saya Allen and U Ko Ko Aye are now GBNF.
- Ko Thein Naing would pick me up occasionally to visit Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt.
- Saya and I used to exchange books (dhamma and general).
- He told me to keep the ones that I want.
- He bought books. He got books when his dhamma friend Saya U Soe Kaw (Mining) passed away. He got books when a monastery undergoing renovation gave away the old stuff.
- Saya’s books include Ludu Dawlove Ah Mar, Theikpan Maung Wa, Tha Ka Doe, and Kyemon U Thaung.
Ludu Daw Ah Mar
- She took part in the 1936 RU Student Strike.
- Spouse : Ludu U Hla (Writer & Journalist)
- Many journalists & writers worked at Ludu Newspaper founded by U Hla & Daw Ah Mar.
- Saya gave me the book written by Ludu Daw Ah Mar about notable people from Mandalay.
- Daw Oo Zun (founder of the first Lu Oh Yone လူအိုရုံ) and Kyar Ba Nyein (Boxing & Checkers) are some of the Mandalay Thu မန္တလေးသူ and Mandalay Thar မန္တလေးသား featured in the book.
Theikpan Maung Wa
- U Sein Tin was an early student who took Burmese Honors.
- Became ICS.
- Co-founded “Khit San Sar Pay” with U Thein Han (Zawgyi) & U Wun (Minthuwun).
- Wrote a journal during his study at Oxford University and published a book.
- Wrote semi-autobiographical accounts featuring Maung Lu Aye မောင်လူအေး and Maung Lu Hmwe မောင်လူမွှေး
- His collection of “Wut Htu Saung Par ဝတ္ထုဆောင်းပါးာwas prescribed as a Burmese text for high school.
- Saya gave me the book written a book by Theikpan Maung Wa about pets.
- Theikpan Maung Wa succumbed as a victim of a robbery (gone wrong).
Memories
Health & Fitness
- President of RIT Thaing
- Member of RIT Saya Soccer Team
- Hiking & some Mountaineering (before having medical problems)
- Had operation
Social & Religious Activities
- Volunteer for constructing the pagoda & monastery at Taung Pulu Kaba Aye (first in the SF Bay Area & later at Boulder Creek)
- Member, Kappiya Karaka ကပ္ပိယကာရက
- Supporter, Team that compiled & converted Mogok Sayadaw’s tapes into CD
- Donated $500 to YTU Library Modernization project
- Used to have monthly လဖက်ရည် နဲ့ စကားဝိုင်း with Saya Allen Htay (GBNF), U Ko Ko Aye (GBNF), Ko Thein Naing (Patrick) and me.
- Visit by Saya U Soe Paing (EE, UCC). They spent over a month on an Ocean Liner to return home after studying in the USA.
- Saya and U Sein Tun were roommates at Mandalay University in 1955. They met again at a Fundraiser in Newark Pavilion on June 22, 2025.
