Albert Kyaw Min wrote : The Oldies of RIT 64′ (Second BE) intake, 69’++ Luncheon Gathering at Feel Restaurant sponsored by Danny who arrived yesterday (November 28, 2015) from Singapore. Over 50 classmates gathered .
Emma (Tin Tin Myint) wrote : Good Friends, Good Food, Good Times
Albert, Danny & Robert are the Guitarists. Have not heard from Robert.
U Win Kyi (GBNF)
U Aung Min wrote : Funeral service of Ko Win Kyi (GBNF 87) from The Mirror 30/11/18
U Kyaw Oo wrote : U Win Kyi was my roommate in Delft, the Netherlands.
Ko Chit Htun (Mining) passed away at the age of 68 on 19 December 2011 (Monday). His funeral will be on 23rd December, 2011 at Yae Wai at 2 pm. He was a lecturer at YIT.
We are going to meet his family this evening.
With Metta, Aung Min ( M69 )
Comments
U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M 69) wrote :
So sad to hear that Ko Chit Htun has passed away. Please send my deepest condolences to his family.
U Aung Myint (M 69) wrote :
Hi Danny, I met Ko Aung Min online yesterday just after he had sent out sad news to us. When I asked Ko Aung Min to send our condolences to Ko Chit Htun’s bereaved family, he mentioned to me that he’d donate Ks 100,000 from 69ers fund. Besides, Ko AM said he would go there in a few minutes when we were online. By the way, Ko Chit Htun, Mehm Aye Chan (Ohn Mg), Kyaw Tint, Ko Taing Ok and I were together at ThaMine College hostels looking after RIT 1st yr students. I still remember him as a very jovial person. I believe Ko Chit Htun will now rest in peace.
Ivan Lee (M69) invited several 69ers to get together at his house in New Jersey around June-July of 2015. U Aung Myint and U Sein Tin could not make it to the 2015 mini-reunion.
Fred Thetgyi (M69)
Lives in Philadelphia
Joined the 2015 mini-reunion
Drove most of the 1800+ mile trip in Ivan’s Mercedes
Except when his batteries went out, he took pictures at the mini-reunion and the trip.
He would appear only in a fraction of the photos, when someone else (Ivan, a waiter, or a stranger) took the photo.
Phil 1Phil 2Phil 3Phil 4Phil 5Phil 6Phil 9
New Jersey
Main Host : Ivan
Other hosts : Saya U Soe Paing & Daw Saw Yu Tint
Ivan took us on a short trip to New York
Ivan showed us around New Jersey
For several years, Ivan had hosted the RIT-UCC Gathering with Saya Dr. Aung Gyi and Saya U Soe Paing as Guests of Honor.
Photo shows two Sayas and six 69ers — Fred, TAG, HM, Alice, Toung / Tom and Ivan
New Jersey
Niagara Falls
On the way to Canada
Took photos from the US side & the Canada side
Niagara Fall
Windsor, Canada
Host : Sayagyi U Aung Khin
Saya patiently waited for our arrival.
Saya let me and my spouse spend the night in his Guest room. Ivan and Fred stayed at a motel.
Saya prepared Mohinga and Ah Kyaw for breakfast.
He gave us mementos.
U Aung KhinSaya U Aung Khin Memento
Toronto
Brief sight seeing
Saya Des Rodgers had earlier invited to drop by his house, but our schedule did not have slack time.
Napean, Canada
Host: Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi & Daw Emma
Saya drove us around Toronto
We spent two nights at Saya’s house.
Dr. Aung Gyi
Took a quick trip to Thousand Islands. Ma Ma Emma bought a gift for my Myee
Thousand Islands
Shrewberry, Massachussetts
Hosts : Dr. Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69) & Daw Khin Maw Maw
Since they were renovating their home, U TAG hosted us at a hotel.
Visit MIT & Harvard University
U TAGDinner
Trumbull, Connecticut
Hosts : U Toung (Tom, EC69) and Daw Khin Myint
Visit Yale University
Visit Pizza place frequented by the young Bill Clinton
Ko ToungPlace frequented by young Bill Clinton
Philadelphia
Hosts : Fred Thetgyi (M69) & Eunice
Dropped by to see Fred’s elder sister
Visit Pake Forge and Liberty Bell;
Visit my last remaining uncle U Thein Han in Maryland
We were Guinea Pigs of the Education System. We had to take the Government Exam four times before entering University. We effectively lost a year of our lives.
7th Std
Took the last 7th Standard Government exam in 1960. Some SPHS classmates took the 7th Std Exam in the previous year as external candidates. They then transferred to other schools. Some passed the Combined HSF & Matric exam. They were admitted to the University two years ahead of us.
9th Std
Took the HSF Only exam in March 1962. Answered all HSF subjects in Burmese (except English).We studied Yupa Beda ရူပဗေဒ (Physics), Dhatu Beda ဓာတုဗေဒ (Chemistry) and Thin Char သင်္ချာ (Maths) in Burmese. The Yupa Beda text was written by Dr. Maung Maung Kha and U San Tha Aung.
We had to take the exam with Security Guards patrolling (following the Coup d’etat on March 2, 1962). The exam was cancelled citing that the examination questions were leaked.
We had to retake the HSF Only exam in August 1962. Chu Pu Thein had the highest score for Physics. After passing Matric, he left to study in Italy. Maung Maung Kyi had the highest score for Chemistry. During the RU closure, he received States Scholarship to study Chemical Engineering (with specialty in Pulp and Paper) at Dresden University, Germany. Upon his return, he worked for Sittaung Paper Mill and PPIC. He moved to Wales, UK. He is now GBNF.
Maung Maung Kyi
10th Std
Took the Matric Only exam in May 1963. Answered subjects in English (except Burmese). We studied Physics, Chemistry and Maths in English.
The Physics text was by Sen and Gupta. SPHS library had Physics books by Sears and Zemansky (donated by Ford Foundation and/or Asia Foundation).
The Chemistry text was by Menon.
The Maths texts include Algebra (by Hall and Knight), Sequence Geometry and Trigonometry (by Siddon and Hughes).
Brother Clementian used several Maths Books (e.g. Tutorial Algebra and Study Guides).
The pass rate was relatively low. In the Matric of 1963, 1263 students passed from the Rangoon Division. The results were published in divisions : First Division (60+ marks average), Second Division (50+ marks average) and Third Division (40+ marks average).
The results were published in order of merit. It was not easy for students to find out if they had passed the exam and in what Division. It was a nightmare for those who failed the exam.
SPHS 63
100 Scholarships were awarded. Those from private schools (e.g. St. Paul’s High School) received Scholarships only if they are among the Top Forty.
St. Paul’s had Five students in the Top Five,Seven in the Top Ten, Ten in the Top Twenty.
I. Sc (A)
Took the Science Option for I.Sc.(A) classes that were being offered the Intermediate Colleges.
Those from Rangoon Division attended the RU Intermediate College known as “Leik Khone”.
Roll Numbers were based on the last names. Ko Aung Min’s Roll Number was B115. Mine was B116. Ko Than Myaing was B120. We shared lectures and tutorials.
Citing security reasons following student protests for sad events on 7th July & 8th July in 1962, hostel students were forced to return home. Classes with the exception of Medical and Engineering Colleges were suspended until further notice.
The I.Sc.(A) exam was taken at State High Schools.
Education System
In November 1964, a new System was introduced. The system of having Faculties under a University was disbanded.
Most Faculties (Engineering, Medicine, Social Science) became autonomous Institutes with their own Rectors.
The Intelligence Level Aggregate (ILA) was used to decide the admission of Matriculates into the Universities and Institutes. It effectively caused the end of “Freedom to study” where several Top students chose their passion of study : Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Burmese, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, Engineering, English, Forestry, Geography, Geology, Law, Maths, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, …
One High School Luyechun with a low ILA was forced to study Philosophy. Some who had high ILA taking Arts subjects and/or Hybrid Combinations were admitted to the Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT).
Education Ministry
Colonel Hla Han was the “Pyinnyar Ye Tar Wun Khan” ပညာရေးတာဝန်ခံ (later renamed Minister of Education ပညာရေးဝန်ကြီး). He was among the early LMPs to take the Bridge Course to become MBBS.He succeeded Commodore Than Pe (RUBC President), who was the first Revolutionary Council member to pass away.
Dr. Nyi Nyi (former Professor of Geology) was the “Pyinnyar Ye Ah Twin Wun” ပညာရေးအတွင်းဝန် (Secretary, later renamed Deputy Minister of Education ပညာရေး ဒု ဝန်ကြီး).
Controversial rules (ILA, 3 NRC …) caused disruption to the academic and profession careers of several students (e.g. Bernard Khaw who was First in Burma in 1965).
RIT Management
U Yone Moe (Retired Chief Engineer of Burma Railways) became the first RIT Rector. He started his tenure with Burma Institute of Technology (BIT) as Dean of Engineering, Rangoon University.
U Soe Thein, former Ta-ka-tha student leader, became RIT Registrar. He later became Director of Higher Education.
There were eight Engineering Departments: (1) Civil (2) Mechanical (3) Electrical (4) Chemical (5) Textile (6) Mining (7) Metallurgy (8) Architecture.
There were several supporting Departments: (1) Maths (2) Physics (3) Chemistry (4) English (5) Burmese …
Admission
In November 1964, three batches of students attended 1st BE, 2nd BE and 3rd BE classes under the New Education System.
400+ students were admitted to the first ever 1st BE using Intelligence Level Aggregate (ILA). Their backgrounds range from (a) Pure Science (b) Pure Arts (c) Hybrid (some Science and some Arts subjects).
300+ students who had passed the last ever I.Sc.(A) exam were admitted to the first ever 2nd BE class. They had attended the Intermediate Colleges (under Rangoon or Mandalay University).
About 200 students who had passed the last ever I.Sc.(B) examination were admitted to the 3rd BE class. They had attended the Intermediate Colleges (under Rangoon or Mandalay University). There were a few who had taken sabbatical in the old 1st year of Engineering.
The monthly tuition was 15 kyats — payable as 30 kyats every two months.
Scholarship winners and stipend holders receive a monthly allowance of 75 kyats — 60 kyats net after paying the tuition.
The Class of 69++
Of the students admitted to 2nd BE, there were most students in Civil & Mechanical, moderate in Electrical, and much less in Chemical, Textile, Mining, Metallurgy and Architecture.
Most graduated in 1969. A few left before graduation. Some took sabbatical, and graduated a year or two later.
The Class of 69 (or 69++) consists of (a) those who entered 2nd BE in 1964 (b) those who graduated in 1969 (c) those who studied a year or more with the above.
30th Anniversary
In 1999, Ko Tint Lwin (Daniel), Ko Sein Myint, Ko Sein Win (“Nar Yee”), and several 69ers organized the reunion for the “30th Anniversary of Graduation” and also a mini-SPZP. Daniel e-mailed me a report. Ma Saw Yu Tint (Alice) e-mailed me photos.
Saya U Soe Paing e-mailed me about several mini-gatherings in Yangon (e.g. with Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi).
RIT Newsletter
I started “RIT Alumni (Abroad) Newsletter” to share RIT-related news (such as the mini-gatherings) and solicited contact information (in the form a spread sheet) from interested sayas and alumni.
I use “RIT” to stand not only for Rangoon Institute of Technology, but to all the engineering faculty, colleges and institutes that precede or succeed it.
The name was changed to “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” to include alumni in Burma and the rest of the world.
RIT Web Site
Ko Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) designed and implemented the first RIT web site.
Ivan Lee (Ko Khin Maung Oo, M69), Ko Aung Myint (M69, Singapore) and the San Francisco Bay Area Group led by Saya Allen Htay (C58) provided some financial help to operate the web site.
“RIT Alumni International” hosted the First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in October 2000.
SPZP
There has been seven world wide SPZPs: SPZP-2000 in USA, SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 & SPZP-2010 in Singapore, SPZP-2004, SPZP-2012 & SPZP-2016 in Yangon.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, SPZP-2020 was canceled .
40th Anniversary
69ers organized the “40th Anniversary of the Graduation” in 2009.
Golden Jubilee of Admission
The “Golden Jubilee of the admission to 2nd BE” was celebrated in 2014, because 69ers were concerned with the declining health of members.
True Golden Jubilee (of Graduation)
The Pu Zaw Pwe was held at the Assembly Hall in the Gyogone Campus.
Ma Tin Tin (Anne, EC69) made her first visit back after graduation. She donated to the Event and the 69er Health Care Fund. She also attended the Reunion and Dinner organized by Ko Aung Min at the Compound of his former office.
Sad to note that several who attended the Golden Jubilee events are now GBNF.
Declining Health of Members
At one time, the Class of 69 had a median age of 69, and the list of GBNF has 69 members.
The symmetry no longer holds. The Class of 69 has a median age of 80 and the list of GBNF has 146 members.
Attendees at the mini-gatherings have decreased. Some could not drive, and had to ask family members or friends to take them to the gatherings. Some had operations, and need time to recover. Some had serious medical problems.
Most are retired or semi-retired. A few did not retire or did not have the chance to retire.
Ko Tin Maung Lay (M69)’s spouse wanted him to retire, but his boss requested him to perform a meticulous hand-over before retiring.
He had daily work outs and supposedly had no known major health problems.
We were sad to learn of his untimely demise in Dubai on a Friday (holiday in the country). His company and colleagues tried extra hard to make sure that his body could be flown back to Southern California, USA.
Final Thoughts
Let’s hope for the best, and prepare for the worst.
U Aung Min (M69), U Shwe (EP69) and team are the core volunteers for the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund).
Ivan Lee (M69), U Sein Myint (EP69) & Daw Myint Myint (C69) are some of the major donors to HCF.
Saya U Ba Than and U Aung Min
Ko Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69) added :
Thank you very much for your write-up about our 1999 “30th Anniversary of Graduation”. Actually. it all started in 1996 when I visited Burma and had dinner with a few of my close friends, including, Ko Shwe, Ko Win Mg, Ko Ye Pinn, Gabar Ko Myint Thein, etc. During dinner somebody mentioned that in 3 years time it would be 30 years since we graduated. Out of the blues I suggested to have a reunion in 1999. Everybody laughed as it was so far away. When I came back to Singapore and told Ko Sein Myint and Dickie they also laughed and told me that I must be crazy to think about so far away. However, time flies and in either late 1998 or early 1999 at Ko Win Htein’s funeral wake, some of our friends remembered the reunion proposal. They quickly formed a committee and organised the very first reunion at ‘Sait Taing Kya Restaurant. After the event I wrote you a report, Alice sent you a few photos and the rest is history.
Ko Ivan Lee (M69) wrote :
Dear Classmates,
Recently rather than optimistic good news, we heard spreading pessimistic health concern news mostly.
It clearly indicates that we are aging higher and health is going down lower and lower.
I can Imagine 5 years from now how many will be terribly survived.
I am kind of depressed that sooner or later we will be meeting THERE.
At this moment all I can express is to wish our classmates who are in sickness to recover ASAP.
Ivan Lee (M69)
Zau Lai (EP69) wrote :
Thank you, Ko Hla Min, for your writings. If it’s not for you there will be no records and history of R I T. I am reading interestingly all your writings all the time. When we all are gone your writing will live on.
In our days, EE (Electrical Engineering) Department offered two options : EC (Electrical Communications) and EP (Electrical Power).
Saya U Sein Hlaing (GBNF) served as inaugural Professor of Electrical Engineering.
It took several decades before EC (also known as EcE and Electronics Engineering) and EP became departments. Saya U Sein Win (GBNF) served as inaugural Professor of Electrical Power. Saya Dr. San Tint (GBNF) served as inaugural Professor of Electronics Engineering.
Ko Thein Swe (EP69, GBNF, 3rd BE Luyechun) annotated the Group Photo taken in 1969. I have updated the comments to reflect the change of status of the sayas and classmates.
EE69ers used to have gatherings in addition to the 69er Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Gatherings.
In addition to the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund), there is EE69er HCF.
Ko Sein Myint (EP69, RIT Rowing, Swimming & Water Polo) is a major donor to 69er HCF along with Ma Myint Myint (C69) and Ko Ivan Lee (M69). Ko Sein Myint is also a major donor to EE69er HCF.
Great Photo taken in August 1969
by Ko Thein Swe (EP69, GBNF)
EE69er
They were the humble, hard working classmates of EE69ers who usually shared knowledge with each other when someone could not catch up lectures/text-books. The great photo was taken in August 1969.
4th Row, L to R:-
Myint Swe (EP, Mogoke, ex-Steel mill, GBNF)
Thein Swe (EP, Meiktila, RIT Luyechun for 3rd BE, lost spouse, GBNF)
Aye Thein (EP, Mawlamyaing, ex-glass mill, Volleyball for RIT EE, lost spouse)
Sai Kham Pan (EP, Burma Selected for Badminton, Taunggyi, ex-Distiller)
Tun Oo Khaing (EP, Rakhine, ex-Paper mill, Hlyat Sit Sar Saung, GBNF)
Hla Paik (EP, Chaung Oo, ex-EPC)
Chit Tin (EC, Nyaung Oo, ex-MOGE, GBNF)
Sa Maung Maung (EP, Thaton, ex-Paper mill, Volley for RIT EE, EE69er HCF, lost spouse)
Mg Shwe (EP, ex-EPC, Treasurer of 69er HCF, EE69er HCF)
Oo Kyaw Hla (EC, ex-MOGE, Canada, GBNF)
Sai Hwet @ Myat Soe Lwin (EP, now in Ygn)
Aung Kyaw Pe (EP, ex-EPC, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia)
Khin Mg @ Hasan (EP, Saudi Arabia)
Front Row : Mostly Sayas
U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War, Author, Editor, Publisher)
U (Saw) Khaing Oo
U Ba Myint (Retired Pro-Rector)
U Soe Paing (ex-UCC, retired from UN)
U Kyaw Tun (Saya of our sayas, President of RIT EE, GBNF)
U Sein Hlaing (EE Professor, GBNF)
U Tint Swe (Former Footballer for Prome Hall, Tennis, GBNF)
U Ba Lwin
U Sein Win (President of RIT Swimming, President of RIT Rowing, later EP Professor, GBNF)
U Thein Lwin (President of RIT Badminton, Singapore, GBNF)
U Tin Shwe (ex-ABAC, Uzin, GBNF)
U Sein Maung (ex-ABAC, attended SPZP-2000)
Ma Tin Tin @ Anne (EC, US)
Happy to send precious memory re-caller.
Absentees: Kyaw Sein (EP69, Myingyan, ex-cement mill, Singapore), Kyaw Soe (EC, ex-DCA, GBNF) Ko Toung @ Tom (EC, USA)
There are other Electrical classmates (63/64 intakes or 69/70/71 grads) such as
Minn Aung @ Hla Thoung (EP, ex-cement mill, Singapore
Surinder Singh (EP, Taung-gyi, Australia)
Aung Than (EP ? or quit. Pyinmana, playing cards and chess)
Than Htay (EP, Dawei, RIT Tennis, ex-EPC)
Ko Thoung? (EP?, ex-PWC)
Win Mg (RIT Swimming & Rowing, left for Bristol Tech College before graduation, ex-UBA, ex-private air line)
Tin Shwe (EP, Taungthar, ex-EPC)
Aye Thaw (EP, Kyaukpadaung, ex-EPC)
Ba Oak (EP, Shwe Bo, ex-EPC)
Khin Mg Tint (EP, Windwin-Meiktila, ex-EPC)
Myo Hein (EP, Meiktila, ex-Jute dept)
Thein Htun @ Michael (ex-sailor, jolly)
Kyi Shwin (ex-astrologer)
as far as I remember.
Regards and with Metta Thein Swe
Comments
After retirement, several Sayas and alumni moved back (e.g. from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand) to Myanmar.
Some spend part of the year visiting their children and grandchildren in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, UK, USA, etc.
Ko Aung Thu Yein (EC69, GBNF) wrote :
Ko Thein Swe,
A Brilliant Effort. In fact it is a time frame. We’ll keep it as long as we live. And we want our offspring and relatives to keep it and pass it on. First our Metta to our Parents/Guardians. Then to our mentors whoever they are. Without them we’ll never be Smart Engineers.We were blessed to be in that group. And our Buddhist Philosophy. Some of us have left and we’ll follow them suit later or sooner. While we are breathing let us be together near or far. Carry on. Well done! Chan Thar Ko Sake Myare Bar Zay,
Cheers, Aung Thu Yein
Ko Win Boh (Robert, EC69) wrote :
George (Lake) Win Maung left for Bristol Tech College as State Scholar to become Aeronautical Engr Radar & Radio License> He served with UBA (Union of Burma Airways) later known as BAC (Burma Airways Corporation ). He did not join DCA (Department of Civil Aviation. Saya U Soe Min (GBNF) & Robert Win-Boh joined DCA in 1970. Ko Kyaw Soe EC 68/69 (GBNF) & Ko Wunna Sithu EC 71 joined in 1972. Many others like Ko Kyaw Myo @ Uno EC 72 joined DCA in 1976/77 to become Aeronautical Airworthiness Officer (Instruments) & lately Dy Minister of T & C.
His friends call him “Duwa”. They also appreciate his mastery of the Myanmar Language as illustrated in his blogs.
He shares his time in Yangon and Myitkyina. He hosted a mini-gathering (Aung Thu Yein (GBNF), Thein Swe (GBNF), …, me and my spouse) at his house in Yangon. He took some 69ers (e.g. Win Maung) to visit his house in Myitkyina.
He tries to attend the 69er gatherings even he has to drive a long way from Myitkyina.
He is from the elite company of Proud Great Grandparents. Bo Lwin Swe (EE61) is another member of the elite Group. Saya U Ba Toke (GBNF) and Sayama Daw Khin Saw Tint (GBNF) were also from the elite Group.
He is also a proud grandfather. Zau Ding Aung ( Danny Zau Mun), one of his twin grand sons won gold in the Myanmar Taekwando Federation President Cup Championship (Tournament ) held on 30 Nov. 2018.
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.
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၊
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 Technology
1965 Summer Inlay Luyechun Camp
I 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 1965
1969 December Poem for 5th SEAP Games
Burma 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 Games
Mid 1970s Universities’ Computer Center (UCC), Rangoon
The 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 Campus
1999 Aprilto 2025 Chief Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter
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 Silanandabhivamsa
2010 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 Singapore
HMEE (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 Book
ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ရွှေရတု အထိမ်းအမှတ်စွယ်တော်ရိပ် မဂ္ဂဇင်း (2014) Wrote an article “Memories of a 69er” for the Commemorative Issue of Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for Shwe YaDu 2014
2016 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 Min
2019 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
Co-founded “Myit Ma Kha International Trading Company” with her spouse U Htein Win (M66, GBNF)
Major donor to the 69er HCF
Received Appreciation Award at a 69er gathering
Award
Hosted selected 69er Gatherings
Donated K150 Lakhs to the YTU Library Modernization Project
Nan Khin Nwe, Daw Myint MyintDonation by Daw Myint Myint
Supported selected Charities
Ivan Lee
Ivan 1Ivan 2Ivan 3
Entrepreneur
Philanthropist
Major Donor, 69er HCF
Golden Sponsor, SPZP-2000 and SPZP-2007
Founding member and inaugural CEO, MASTAA
U Sein Myint
Sein Myint 1Sein Myint 2
Major Donor, 69er HCF
Donor, EE69er HCF
RIT Selected : Rowing, Swimming, Water Polo
U Aung Min
Aung Min
Chair, 69er HCF
Super Organizer — with help from Ko Shwe, Ko Tin Aung Win
Daw Thaung Htwe
Daw Thaung Htwe
Recuperated
Uzin Bobby / Myo Tun
U Myo Tun 1n 1979Uzin Bobby Myo Tun
Errol Than Tun, Myo Tun, Bobby, Ashin Pannagavesaka
Studied in UK twice : as a high schooler, and as a postgrad
Itinerant Bhikku
U Htay Aung
Htay Aung Htay Aung
Represented Burma in Water Polo at 5th SEAP Games in 1969
Spouse Than Than : SEAP & Asian Games Gold Medalist Sprinter
Aye Lwin (GBNF)
Mehm Aye Chan, Aye Lwin, Htay Aung
Secretary of RIT Mechanical Engineering Association
Secretary of RIT Annual Magazine.
Attended the 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
U Myint Soe
Recovered from a Stroke
Myint SoeTin Maung Aye, Aung Min, Myint Soe
U Kyaw Nyunt (GBNF)
Kyaw Nyunt & Than HtayObituaryKyaw Nyunt & Han Sein
Represented RIT in Tennis along with Than Htay
Won the Inter-Institute Tournament
Win Naing / Dicky Tan (GBNF)
Dicky Tan (GBNF)
Represented RIT in Rowing
Coxed the crew of 69ers : Fred, David, Ohn Maung and Sein Tun
Passed away in Singapore
U Myo Nyunt
Saya U Kaung & Myo NyuntMyo Nyunt
Represented RIT in Soccer
Joint Secretary, RIT Track & Field Association
Mehm Ye Win (GBNF)
Ye Win & Han Tha Myint (PTC)
Secretary, RIT EE Association
U Myat Soe Lwin
Myat Soe Lwin
Alias : Sai Hwet (Dawei)
Spouse : sister of Yi Pinn (Maung Maung Kaung, GBNF)
U Tint Lwin (Danny)
Danny in SFDanny
Retired Associate Professor of NTU
Attended SPZP-2000
Guitarist and Vocalist
Tin Myint (John, GBNF)
Tin Myint 1Tin Myint 2Tin Myint 3
RIT Luyechun for 4th BE
Represented RIT in Table Tennis
Showed Danny around SF Bay Area
Passed away in California
Badminton
RIT Badminton 1RIT Badminton 2
Saya U Thein Lwin (GBNF) : Manager
Sai Kham Pan : Burma Selected
Myint Sein (GBNF)
Bishnu Shahi (GBNF)
Basketball
Han Sein
Han Sein (GBNF)
Lyo Kyin Sein
Soe Win (Captain, GBNF)
Tommy (GBNF)
Hiking and Mountaineering
Win Lwin
Win Lwin
Rowing
Chit Po Po (GBNF)
Chit Po Po
Dicky Tan / Win Naing (GBNF)
Hla Min
Sein Myint
Sein Myint
Win Maung
Soccer
Aung Gyi Shwe (GBNF)
Aung Gyi Shwe (3rd from Left)
Myo Nyunt
Swimming
RIT Cross Lake Swimmers
Han Sein (GBNF)
Hla Kyaing
Htay Aung : Burma Selected
Jimmy Kyin (GBNF)
Moe Hein / Ajala
Sein Myint
Win Maung
Table Tennis
Tin Myint (GBNF)
Tennis
Kyaw Nyunt (GBNF)
Than Htay
Thaing
Tin Tun (GBNF)
Tin Tun
Tun Aung Gyaw
Tun Aung Gyaw
Track and Field
Aung Gyi Shwe (GBNF)
Khin Than Myint Tin
Myo Nyunt
Volleyball
Aye Thein
Edison, Saw
Khin Kyaw Nyein (GBNF)
Khin Kyaw Nyein
Maung Maung
Maung Maung
Myint Maung
Weightlifting
Aung Gyi Shwe (GBNF)
Jimmy Kyin (GBNF)
Khin Win (GBNF)
69er Health Care Fund
Aung Min (Chair)
Aung Min
Ko Shwe (Treasurer)
Ko Shwe
EC : Lower Burma, Upper Burma, Overseas
Donors : Large and Small
Major Donors : Daw Myint Myint, Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo), K K Wong (Sein Myint)
Sein Myint (4th from Left)Ivan (Left)
Photos from 69er Gatherings
Major Gatherings : 30th Anniversary in 1999, 40th Anniversary in 2009, Golden Jubilee of Admission to RIT in 2014, Golden Jubilee of Graduation in 2019
M69ers in 2009EE69ers in 2009C69ers in 2009T69ers & ChE69ers in 2009
Annual Dinner & Entertainment at M3 and Panda
Welcome parties at Shwe Bei, Western Park and Crystal Jade
Monthly Breakfast Gatherings : mostly at Taw Win Hnin Si (Royal Rose Restaurant)
Entertainers include Danny, Albert, Robert, 69ers & family, Guests
Over 40% of 69ers are GBNF. The GBNF list is maintained by Ko Aung Min and team.
