Category: RU Alumni

Three Anniversaries in 2024
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

2024 — နှစ်ပတ်လည် သုံးခု

Centennial of Engineering Education in မြန်မာပြည်

* 1924 — RU တွင် မြို့ပြအင်ဂျင်နီယာ သင်တန်း ဖွင့်လှစ် Civil Engineering class was offered at Engineering Department, Rangoon University

* B.Sc ဘွဲ့ ရ ကျောင်းသား များ နဲ့

I.Sc အောင် ကျောင်းသား များ

ကို စီစစ် လက်ခံ

60th Anniversary of RIT

* 1964 — တက္ကသိုလ် များ reorganize

* ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် Rangoon Institute of Technology

ပါမောက္ခချုပ် — ဦးရုံးမို U Yone Mo (Rector)

* ပထမနှစ် သင်တန်း — တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်စာမေးပွဲ အောင် တွေကို ILA နဲ့ရွေး 1st BE

* ဒုတိယနှစ် သင်တန်း — I.Sc(A) အောင်တွေကို အမှတ်နဲ့ရွေး 2nd BE

* တတိယနှစ် သင်တန်း — I.Sc(B) အောင်တွေကို အမှတ် နဲ့ ရွေး 3rd BE

Silver Jubilee of RIT Alumni Newsletter

* 1999 — ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ကျောင်းသား ဟောင်းများ အတွက် သတင်း၊ ဓာတ်ပုံ၊ ဆောင်းပါး

* Founder / Editor: လှမင်း Hla Min

Newsletter

Contributions of U Hla Min

အဖွဲ့ဝင် Member

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အင်ဂျင်နီယာ ပညာရေးသမိုင်း HMEE

HMEE Book

CD Supplement

Compiled for the HMEE Book with အုန်းခိုင် (M70) Ohn Khine

CD

HMEE စာအုပ် ကို RU စာကြည့်တိုက် မှာလှူ
Donated HMEE book to Universities Central Library & YTU Library

Book Donation

Highlights
- 1964 မှာ 2nd BE တက်ခဲ့
  Admitted to 2nd BE as Top student (Roll Number One)
2nd BE
- လူရည်ချွန် — 1965 Summer (အင်းလေး)
  Selected Luyechun (Outstanding Student) to the Inlay Khaung Daing Camp in the Summer of 1965
Luyechun
- Organizer, SPZP-2000
  First RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe
  Received “Alumni Appreciation Award”
SPZP-2000 Organizers
- Received three Alumni Appreciation Awards (a) at SPZP-2000 (b) from worldwide alumni in Aug 2016 (c) from Northern California RIT Alumni Association in Sep 2016
Award 1

NorCal RITAA

Award 2
September 21, 2026
U Ba Than ဦးဘသန်း
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Saya U Ba Than
- Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1947 and won Collegiate Scholarship
- Gold medal in 1949 for Highest Marks in I. Sc. (Combined); Highest overall; Highest for Pure Science
- B.Sc (Special) in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College
- Joined RU Faculty of Engineering as Assistant Lecturer
- M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College
- Promoted to Lecturer
- Retired as Professor and Head, Mechanical Engineering
- Helped establish the Engineering Library
- Early Supporter of HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education); hosted inaugural meeting; donated photo albums to HMEE and MES
- Soon Kyway on his birthday; invited former colleagues and students
- Passed away soon after his 94th birthday
Family
- Father : U Chan Sein passed away around 60
- Mother : Daw Cheng Kim lived to be 94; started the elite 90+ club
- Brothers : Tin U, Ba Than, Myo Tint, Tin Htoon, Myo Min, Thaung Lwin
- Sisters : Ruby / Win Hlaing, Betty / Myint Thwe, Cho Cho Hlaing
- Spouse : Emerald / Mya Mya
- Son : Ye Than
- DIL : Lwin Mar Oo
- Grandchildren : Aung Myo Myint, Ei Khine
U Ba Than and family

Ba Than, Myo Tint, Myo Min, Thaung Lwin, Tin Htoon, Tin U

U Tin Htoon, U Tin U, U Ba Than, U Thaung Lwin, Dr. Myo Tint

U Tin U, Ruby, Father U Chan Sein, Betty

With Relatives

Six Siblings

Six Siblings
- U Ba Than (Scholarship Winner in 1947, Gold Medalist for I.Sc in 1949, Alumnus of Imperial College, Retd. Prof. of Mech. Engg) — GBNF
- Dr. Daw Win Hlaing (Ruby)
- Daw Myint Thwe (Betty, B.Com, Spouse of Dr. F Ba Hli) — GBNF
- Dr. Myo Tint (3rd in Burma in 1952, RUBC Captain) — GBNF
- U Tin Htoon (A60, RUBC Captain, ARAE Champion, SEAP Silver Medalist in Yachting)
- U Myo Min (1st in I.Com & B.Com, Chartered Acct, UCC Co-founder)
- U Thaung Lwin (Scholarship Winner in 1960, First in EC66, RUBC Captain)
- Daw Cho Cho Hlaing (CRO, German Diploma)
Yahan Khan

Yahan Khan

Birthday Presents
- Photo Album for 90th birthday by Tin Htoon & Htaik San
- Photo Cards for several birthdays by Tin Htoon & family
With 90th Birthday Present (Photo Album)

Young U Ba Than

Birthday Soon Kyway

Garawa
- Pay respect to his saya U Ba Toke
- His former students (eg. 69ers) pay respect to Saya U Ba Than
At Saya Pu Zaw Pwe with Sayagyi U Ba Toke

With former students, who came to pay respect

At Winner Inn

Dana
- He donated his Garawa money to selected charities.
- On one occasion, he donated to ten charities.
Double Dana : Donated Garawa money to selected Charities

Partial List of Donations

Medical Checkup in Singapore
- He visited Singapore for medical checkup
In Singapore for medical check up

Young & Old
- Photos of U Tin U and U Ba Than
U Tin U & U Ba Than
September 17, 2026
U Tin U ဦးတင်ဦး
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Saya U Tin U
- Scholar Athlete : BSCE from Oregon State; MSCE from Yale; Past Captain of RUBC; Past Captain of RGC
- Survived a Kidnapping (with intent to kill him) : by a former employee
- Had good memory and strong hands until his final days
Tin U
- Passed away in Yangon on August 19, 2025
- He was 96 years young.
Obituary

Obituary

Final Journey
- Attended by Family members, relatives and friends
Invitation for Yet Le Soon Kyway

Aye Aye Khin (Daughter)

Thin Thiri Tun (Granddaughter)

Academic & Experience
- BSCE (Oregon State University)
- MSCE (Yale University)
- Former Part-time Lecturer, Civil
- Former Director, Clark & Grieg
- Former Advisor, InterKiln
- Former Advisor, PWD Architect Group 2
- Oldest & Most Senior Past Captain, Rangoon University Boat Club
- Past Captain, Rangoon Golf Club
- Former Treasurer, Burma Society of Civil Engineers
Family

U Tin U, Aye Aye Khin, Daw Cherry, Ye Myint, Peter

Spouse

Dr. Cherry 1
- Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (Cherry) — passed away in November 2019
- She did Nutrition Research at BMRI.
Children

Peter & his mom Dr. Cherry

Family & Relatives

Aye Aye. Dr. Cherry, Dr. Peter, U Tin U

Family & Relatives 2

Daw San San Aye, U Tin U, Dr. Ye Myint& Dr. Aye Sandar
- Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, MRCP, Former Associate Dean of Oxford University, passed away in April 2020) & Daw Winmar;
- Daw Aye Aye Khin (B.Com, CPA) & U Tin Tun (passed away in May 2020)
- Dr. Ye Myint (Fellowship training in Intensive Care and Anesthesia, Took care of his father’s health in the final days) & Daw San San Aye
YM 1

YM 2

YM 3

Grandchildren
- Min Ko & Prudence
- Ye Aung
- Dr. Aye Sandar
- Thin Thiri Tun
- Dr. Khin Sandy Tun
Great Grandchildren
- Su Wai Tun
- Hnin Wai Tun
Peter, Winmar, Ye Aung, Min Ko

Siblings

U Tin U, Ruby, Father U Chan Sein, Betty

Ba Than, Myo Tint, Myo Min, Thaung Lwin, Tin Htoon, Tin U

U Tin Htoon, U Tin U, U Ba Than, U Thaung Lwin, Dr. Myo Tint

Six Siblings
- U Ba Than (Scholarship Winner in 1947, Gold Medalist for I.Sc in 1949, Alumnus of Imperial College, Retd. Prof. of Mech. Engg) — GBNF
- Dr. Daw Win Hlaing (Ruby) — GBNF
- Daw Myint Thwe (Betty, B.Com, Spouse of Dr. F Ba Hli) — GBNF
- Dr. Myo Tint (3rd in Burma in 1952, RUBC Captain) — GBNF
- U Tin Htoon (A60, RUBC Captain, ARAE Champion, SEAP Silver Medalist in Yachting)
- U Myo Min (1st in I.Com & B.Com, Chartered Acct, UCC Co-founder)
- U Thaung Lwin (Scholarship Winner in 1960, First in EC66, RUBC Captain)
- Daw Cho Cho Hlaing (CRO, German Diploma)
Highlights
- Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1946
- Represented RUBC at the 1948 Independence Day Regatta at Kandawgyi with Pe Nyun, Pe Thein and Khin Maung Wint
1948 Independence Day Regatta

Rowing
- Four brothers — Tin U, Myo Tint, Tin Htoon & Thaung Lwin — are RUBC Captain & Gold
- Two other brothers — Ba Than and Myo Min — are RUBC Green
Tin U & Thaung Lwin

RUBC Captains
- Photo shows Five RUBC Captains. Sein Htoon (Cox) is a cousin; he is 1960 ARAE Champion
Most Senior Past Captain
- Captain of Rangoon University Boat Club (1948 – 49)
RUBC
- As the Most Senior and Oldest Past Captain of RUBC, U Tin U was invited to open the RUBC Centennial Celebration in 2023
RUBC Centennial

Bridge
- Played with friends (e.g Richard Po Ohn)
- Played with Uncle and two cousins
Golf
- Past Captain, RGC
- Played with senior (e.g U Yaw Hlaing) & junior (e.g U Soe Paing) partners until his early 80s
Memories
- Relaxing in the garden
Tin U
- Visit
With Than Htut

Interviews
- For RGC (Rangoon Golf Club)
- For HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education)
- For his grandson Min Ko
Kidnap Survivor
- See account by his son Dr. Khin Tun (Peter)
Yahan Khan

Yahan Khan

Garawa
- SPZP-2012
SPZP-2012
- PWD Architect 2 Group
PWD 1

PWD 2

PWD 3

Birthday Presents
- Photo Album for 90th birthday by Tin Htoon & Htaik San
- Photo Cards for several birthdays by Tin Htoon & family
Birthday Card from U Tin Htoon & family
September 17, 2026
It’s a Small World
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

The following illustrates “Six degrees of Separation” & “Associative Memory”.

U Sein
- Saya Sein taught Burmese at St. Paul’s High School. His students include U Thet Lwin (Ngwe Hlinne, composer of “Mya Kyun Nyo” song that was sung at the Opening Ceremony of Yar Pyay Ah Kyo)”. The song was first recorded as a “Dat Pya” at Myanmar Ah Than (Burma Broadcasting Service). It was first sung by U Mya Thein and group. It was also sung by the RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Shins in Singapore (fondly known as the “Pon Chan Chan Group” led by Don Min U Yu Swan).
U Thet Lwin
- U Thet Lwin is the maternal uncle of Ko Sein Tin (SPHS68, EC74) who volunteered at UCC while waiting for permission to move to Australia.
U Kyaw Sein (4th in Bottom row)
- Saya Sein’s brother-in-law Saya Kyaw Sein was Class teacher for a different section. He taught us as a relieving saya.
Dr. Soe Win
- Saya Sein’s son Saya Dr. Soe Win (SPHS58) stood first in Burma in the Matric exam of 1958. He studied Chemistry Honors at RU and received his doctorate from Imperial College, University of London. He retired as Rector of YUFL.
U Yu Khin & Richard Yu Khin
- IFL (Institute of Foreign Languages) was co-founded by Saya U Yu Khin. He and Dr. Daw Phay are parents of Dr. Marie Yu Khin and Dr. Richard Yu Khin. IFL evolved into YUFL.
- Dr. Daw Phay was personal physician of my paternal aunt (mother of U Tin U, U Ba Than, Dr. Ruby Win Hlaing, Daw Betty Myint Thwe, Dr. Myo Tint, U Tin Htoon, U Myo Min, U Thaung Lwin & Cho Cho Hlaing).
- Ko Richard’s aunt was a close friend of Dr. Ruby.
- Ko Richard won a Gold for Yatching at the 2nd SEAP Games with U Maung Maung Lwin (former Burma weight lifting champion, Commodore of Rangoon Sailing Club).
- Ko Richard trained along side Ko Tin Maung Ni and swimming stars under the Japanese Swimming Coach Mr. Matsuda.
U Myo Min
- At SPHS, Dr. Soe Win was a classmate of my cousin Saya U Myo Min (UCC) and my brother-in-law U Khin Maung Htun (Patron of OPA). During his studies in the UK, Saya received help from U Mya Maung (Amyotha Yoke Shin) and U Myo Min.
Aung Mion, Dr. Soe Win, Daw May Saw Lwin, Nyi Thet Lwin
- I met Saya and Sayama Daw May Saw Lwin (MEHS57) during my visit to Myanmar from November 2019 to January 2020. Their elder son Ko Aung Mon attended TTC Practicing School together with my nephews and nieces. The younger son Dr. Nyi Thet Lwin is a surgeon in UK. Nyi Nyi’s daughter Ei Lwin achieved grade 9 in all of the nine subjects that she sat in the recent, 2019, GCSE exams. Following grandpa’s footsteps almost sixty years later!
- Robert Sein (SPHS58) stood second in Burma in the Matric exam of 1958. He studied Physics Honors at RU. His classmates include Sayama Daw May Than Nwe (Joyce, spouse of Saya U Thein Lwin), Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (Emily, spouse of Saya U Hlwan Moe) and my sister Sayama Daw Khin Than Nwe. I met Ko Robert at the soon kwyay in memory of my brother-in-law.
- Ko Robert’s sister (Wendy Sein) was our school mate at the last ever I.Sc.(A) at Leik Khone. Wendy’s spouse Dr. Thein Htut (RUBC Gold) rowed with our cousins at RUBC. Dr. Thein Htut’s sister Daw Tin Tin Aye was a close friend of my sister.
- Daw Myint Myint Tin (Pearl Ba Tin, MEHS58) stood Third in the Matric exam of 1958. Her spouse Dr. Khin Mg Wint (SPHS58) was called “Sargalay” by his Paulian classmates.
- Ma Pearl’s brother (Melvyn, U Myo Win, M/Ag65) taught Agricultural Engineering at RIT and at Wagga Wagga University in Australia. He managed the RIT Automobile Club. He rowed as a saya for RIT.
- Ko Melvyn’s spouse Ma Noreen Aung Gyaw taught English at RU. Her brothers are H.E. U Nyi Than (spouse of Sayama Toni) and U Tin Aung Win (spouse of Dorothy Kyaw Tun).
- Dorothy’s father U Kyaw Tun is a saya of our sayas. Her sister Elizabeth was my classmate at PPBRS.
- Sargalay’s sister Audrey was a classmate of my sister-in-law at St. Philomena’s Convent.
- Audrey’s spouse Michael Aye was a classmate of my cousins Myint Toe and Kyaw Nyunt Koe at SPHS.
Updates
- Several people in the post are now GBNF. Some passed away early. A few passed away recently.
- There are several GBNF posts — some by Calendar Year.
April 4, 2026
U Tin U 3
- Scholar Athlete
- Survived a Kidnapping (with intent to kill him)
- Had good memory and strong hands until his final days
Tin U
- Passed away in Yangon on August 19, 2025
- He was 96 years young.
Obituary

Obituary

Final Journey
- Attended by Family members, relatives and friends
Invitation for Yet Le Soon Kyway

Aye Aye Khin (Daughter)

Thin Thiri Tun (Granddaughter)

Academic & Experience
- BSCE (Oregon State University)
- MSCE (Yale University)
- Former Part-time Lecturer, Civil
- Former Director, Clark & Grieg
- Former Advisor, InterKiln
- Former Advisor, PWD Architect Group 2
- Oldest & Most Senior Past Captain, Rangoon University Boat Club
- Past Captain, Rangoon Golf Club
- Former Treasurer, Burma Society of Civil Engineers
Family

U Tin U, Aye Aye Khin, Daw Cherry, Ye Myint, Peter

Spouse

Dr. Cherry 1
- Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (Cherry) — passed away in November 2019
- She did Nutrition Research at BMRI.
Children

Peter & his mom Dr. Cherry

Family & Relatives

Aye Aye. Dr. Cherry, Dr. Peter, U Tin U

Family & Relatives 2

Daw San San Aye, U Tin U, Dr. Ye Myint& Dr. Aye Sandar
- Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, MRCP, Former Associate Dean of Oxford University, passed away in April 2020) & Daw Winmar;
- Daw Aye Aye Khin (B.Com, CPA) & U Tin Tun (passed away in May 2020)
- Dr. Ye Myint (Fellowship training in Intensive Care and Anesthesia, Took care of his father’s health in the final days) & Daw San San Aye
YM 1

YM 2

YM 3

Grandchildren
- Min Ko & Prudence
- Ye Aung
- Dr. Aye Sandar
- Thin Thiri Tun
- Dr. Khin Sandy Tun
Great Grandchildren
- Su Wai Tun
- Hnin Wai Tun
Peter, Winmar, Ye Aung, Min Ko

Siblings

U Tin U, Ruby, Father U Chan Sein, Betty

Ba Than, Myo Tint, Myo Min, Thaung Lwin, Tin Htoon, Tin U

U Tin Htoon, U Tin U, U Ba Than, U Thaung Lwin, Dr. Myo Tint

Six Siblings
- U Ba Than (Scholarship Winner in 1947, Gold Medalist for I.Sc in 1949, Alumnus of Imperial College, Retd. Prof. of Mech. Engg) — GBNF
- Dr. Daw Win Hlaing (Ruby)
- Daw Myint Thwe (Betty, B.Com, Spouse of Dr. F Ba Hli) — GBNF
- Dr. Myo Tint (3rd in Burma in 1952, RUBC Captain) — GBNF
- U Tin Htoon (A60, RUBC Captain, ARAE Champion, SEAP Silver Medalist in Yachting)
- U Myo Min (1st in I.Com & B.Com, Chartered Acct, UCC Co-founder)
- U Thaung Lwin (Scholarship Winner in 1960, First in EC66, RUBC Captain)
- Daw Cho Cho Hlaing (CRO, German Diploma)
Highlights
- Matriculated from St. John’s Dio in 1946
- Represented RUBC at the 1948 Independence Day Regatta at Kandawgyi with Pe Nyun, Pe Thein and Khin Maung Wint
1948 Independence Day Regatta

Rowing
- Four brothers — Tin U, Myo Tint, Tin Htoon & Thaung Lwin — are RUBC Captain & Gold
- Two other brothers — Ba Than and Myo Min — are RUBC Green
Tin U & Thaung Lwin

RUBC Captains
- Photo shows Five RUBC Captains. Sein Htoon (Cox) is a cousin; he is 1960 ARAE Champion
Most Senior Past Captain
- Captain of Rangoon University Boat Club (1948 – 49)
RUBC
- As the Most Senior and Oldest Past Captain of RUBC, U Tin U was invited to open the RUBC Centennial Celebration in 2023
RUBC Centennial

Bridge
- Played with friends (e.g Richard Po Ohn)
- Played with Uncle and two cousins
Golf
- Past Captain, RGC
- Played with senior (e.g U Yaw Hlaing) & junior (e.g U Soe Paing) partners until his early 80s
Memories
- Relaxing in the garden
Tin U
- Visit
With Than Htut

Interviews
- For RGC (Rangoon Golf Club)
- For HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education)
- For his grandson Min Ko
Kidnap Survivor
- See account by his son Dr. Khin Tun (Peter)
Yahan Khan

Yahan Khan

Garawa
- SPZP-2012
SPZP-2012
- PWD Architect 2 Group
PWD 1

PWD 2

PWD 3

Birthday Presents
- Photo Album for 90th birthday by Tin Htoon & Htaik San
- Photo Cards for several birthdays by Tin Htoon & family
Birthday Card from U Tin Htoon & family

Posts
- ARAE Champions
- Ba Than
- BSCE
- GBNF
- HMEE
- Matriculates
- RUBC
- Tin Htoon
- UCC
February 26, 2026