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GBNF in 2020
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Sampling of people who passed away in 2020

Some succumbed to COVID
- Asha Bensel
  Spouse of U San Lin (C69, GBNF)
- Dr. Aung Than Ba Tu (“ATBT”, BMRI)
  succeeded Dr. Mya Tu as DG
- U Aung Thein (John Yeo, M72, US) passed away in California
- Daw Aye Aye Cho (LA)
- U Ba Toke (Saya of our sayas, 100 years) passed away in Yangon
- * Daw Brenda Gyi (Maths, UN, US) passed away in New York
  Fell ill while visiting ailing spouse in hospital
  Siblings : Daw Jacqueline Gyi (Maths), U Myint Htwe
- Dr. Dhammapiya (Sayadaw, US, Myanmar) passed away in California
  Chief Resident Sayadaw, Mettananda Vihara, Castro Valley (formerly in Fremont), California
  Patron of several religious and educational organizations
- U Han Sein (C69) passed away in Yangon
  Known as “Tone Kyaw Ah Pho Gyi”
  RIT Selected for Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Basketball
  Prisoner of Conscience (served 17 years out of the 20 year sentence by Adhamma authorities)
Han Sein
- Daw Hla Hla (Cousin) passed away in Yangon
  Daughter of maternal aunt
  Brothers : Dr. Kyaw Nyunt Koe, U Sein Tin, U Kyaw Kyaw Win
- Daw Hla May (Anne, English) passed away in Yangon
  100 year (or so) young
  Spouse : Saya U Ohn Khin (English)
  Son : H.E Dr. Pe Thet Khin (6-time Luyechun)
- U Khin Aung Bo (BARB, MARB) passed away in Yangon
  Retired Saya
  Taught at BARB
  President, MARB
- U Khin Aung Kyi (former RIT Rector) passed away in Yangon
  7th in Burma in the Matriculation examination of 1949
  BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from MIT
  Professor and Head, ChE at RIT
  Succeeded Dr. Aung Gyi as Rector
  Taught at Rengsit University, Bangkok
- Daw Khin Aye Taw Tun (Marina Taw) passed away in Phillipines
  Daughter of U Hla Taw and Daw Marie Hla Taw
  Siblings : Daw Chicky Taw, Dr. Nyan Taw (SPHS63)
- U Khin Maung Thein (ex-Minister of MOEE) passed away in Yangon
- U Khin Maung Win (EP69) passed away in Yangon
  Fondly known as Sargalay, La Da and Galon
  Township Selection for Badminton (using experience as Training Partner for Sai Kham Pan, then Burma No 1 in Doubles and No 2 in Singles)
- * Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, MRCP, UK) passed away in Reading, UK
  Son of U Tin U (most senior Past Captain of RUBC) and Dr. Daw Khin Kyi Nyunt (ex-BMRI, GBNF)
  Early casualty to COVID (sadly caused by controversial “Guideline” for the use of PPE)
  Former Associate Dean, Oxford University
  Will be the first to be awarded FRCP posthumously
  I chronicled events from Mid-April to May 2020
- * Dr. Ko Ko Thant passed away in Yangon
  EENT Professor
- U Kyaw Hlaing (PBRS) passed away in Yangon
  Brother : U Mya Hlaing (Moderator, FB Group)
- U Kyaw Myint (Bedin) passed away in Maryland
- U Kyaw Sein (M65, Saya) passed away in Singapore
  Expert : Mechanical Drawing, AutoCAD
- * Dr. Kyaw Thein (Maths) passed away in Yangon
  was our Tutor in I.Sc.(A)
  Ph.D from Southampton University
  Taught Political Science in Regional College
  Former Principal, Sittwe College
  Retired Rector, ICST
- U Kyi Soe (IC) passed away in Yangon
  Movie Actor
  Real Estate
- U Myat Hla Sein (PBRS) passed away in an accident in Yangon
  Former Head of Yoke Shin / Movie Technology, RC2
  Father : U Chin Sein (Shwe Nyar Maung)
- * Dr. Myat Thu Ya (Surgeon) passed away in Yangon
- U Myint Myat Oo (40+ years young) passed away in Myanmar
  Brother : U Htet Myet Oo
- * Daw Myint Myint Yee passed away in Myanmar
  Spouse : U Myint Lwin (Vice President, MARB, GBNF)
- U Myint Swe (69er) passed away in Myanmar
  Nickname: Bu Thee
- U Myint Thin (M71, Luyechun, RUBC) passed away in Singapore
- Dr. Myint Win (UK) passed away in UK
  (Probably) Old Paulian
  Parents own food shop in SPHS
- * U Ngwe Tun (Civil, Saya) passed away in Myanmar
  Had a bookshop
  Spouse passed away 4 (or so) years ago
  Was staying with daughter
- Daw Ni Ni Than (M74, Sayalay) passed away in Myanmar
- U Nyunt Soe (SPHS, Swimming National Coach)
  Siblings : U Tin Soe (Johnny So Mg, RUBC), U Myint Soe (Willie, SPHS63, RUBC, BDS, GBNF), U Chit Soe and the Soe Sisters (Swimming Champions)
- U Nyunt Win (Chemistry, Saya)
  Brothers : Dr. Ohn Kyaw (Chemistry), Dr. Myo Nyunt (Economics)
  Spouse : Dr. Khin Mar Tun (Chemistry)
- U Ohn Maung passed away in Myanmar
  Son : U Nyunt Than (M86, UCC, BADA, NorCal RITAA)
- Maung Pan Hmway (U Hla Myint) passed away in Myanmar
  Known for Postcard Kabyar
- Daw San Yee passed away in Myanmar
  Mother of Ei Thet (Mrs. Htet Myet Oo)
- Tekkatho Sein Tin (National Literary Award Winner) passed away in Myanmar
- * Daw Shu Ti passed away in Yangon
  Spouse of Yi Pinn (M69, Dawei)
- Dr. Soe Aung (SPHS66?, UK) passed away in UK
- U Soe Nyunt (SPHS, Taw Win Hnin Si) passed away in Yangon
  “Recovered” the SPHS Honor Roll (which disappeared after nationalization)
  69er Monthly Gatherings were mostly held at “Royal Rose”
- Daw Swe Swe Win
- Daw Than Than Nwe (Dolly Sein, EP72) passed away in Yangon
  Spouse : U Thein Swe (EP69)
  Brother : U Ohn Maung (Anthony Sein, ChE68)
- Dr. Thin Thin (82 years young) passed away in Myanmar
  Brother : Saya U Moe Aung (EE)
- U Tin Myint (M, Singapore)
  Sponsor of YTU student
- U Tin Nyunt (retired Saya, Zoology)
- U Tin Tun passed away in Yangon in May 2020
  Spouse : Daw Aye Aye Khin
  Brother : Dr. Mg Mg Gyi (SPHS63, GBNF)
- U Tommy (69er, EP) passed away in Myanmar
  Moulmein, Basketball
- U Win Myint Maung (N Jar Thaing, E71 Intake) passed away in Yangon
- U Win Tin (Chein Hoe, PBRS) passed away in Yangon
  Uncle : U Kyaw Zaw
- U Yan Paing Soe passed away in Yangon
  Ah Nu Pyinnya Shin
- * Dr. Yin Yin Htun (M) passed away in Yangon
  Professsor, YTU
- U Zin Aung (PPFC)
  Former colleague of Dr. Nyan Taw (SPHS63)
April 22, 2026
RIT Alumni Worldwide
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Myanmar
- Has the largest number of alumni. Many worked in Myanmar. Some worked overseas, but returned to Myanmar after retirement.
- During the Adhamma Era, there was no Alumni Association in Myanmar. The Alumni in the US & Singapore set up Alumni Associations and hosted Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwes in 2000 (USA) & 2002 (Singapore).
- Yangon hosted SPZP-2004 in December 2004 as a piggy-back to the ASEAN Engineering Conference. The mild earth quake did not deter the attendees.
- There were hopes that Yangon could continue to hold SPZP in 2006 and beyond. The change in the political climate in Myanmar dashed the hopes.
  Singapore Alumni hosted SPZPs in April 2007 & December 2010. The two year interval between the SPZPs went up to two and a half years.
- U Aye Myint (EP72) never forgot his roots and his alma mater. Requested help from the sayas and alumni to help our beloved alma mater to former glory. Initiated the process to have engineering classes reopen at the Gyogone Campus and also to make a true Home Coming for the attendees of SPZP-2012. There were tears of joy from the alumni. The Garawa ceremony was held at the Gyogone Campus. The Reunion Dinner and Entertainment Program was held at MICT Park.
SPZP-2012
- Around SPZP-2012, Sayagyi U Aung Khin and Sayagyi U Ba Than served as Patrons of the newly formed Mechanical Engineers Association.
All Mech Gathering
- Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War) and team had discussions before, during and after SPZP-2012 to form Swel Daw Yeik Foundation with the objective of helping eligible sayas. SDYF was established in 2013.
SDYF
- Shwe YaDu celebrations were held in 2014 with the planting of 50 Swel Daw Bins. Shwe YaDu benches were donated by alumni in Myanmar and overseas.
Shwe YaDu
- RITAA helped host SPZP-2016. It was an All-Day Event at the Gyogone Campus. There was free food (for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) and entertainment.
SPZP-2016
- In early 2016, the bye-laws of RITAA (RIT-YIT-YTU Alumni Association) were developed and approved by core volunteers. The Association was registered. A Working Committee with U Tin Latt as President was formed to help short term projects. Annual Membership costs K12000. Life Membership costs K60000.
- Fund raising was led by U Wynn Htain Oo and Daw Nan Khin Nwe.
RITAA
- In 2018, the first Annual General Meeting of RITAA elected Executive Committee members for the 2018 – 2020 term with U Myo Aye as President. He succeeded U Tin Latt, who served as Interim President before the AGM was called.
- RITAA is a true Alumni Association. Although sayas and alums served as President and Executive Committee members in Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), MES is not an Alumni Association. MES is not even an NGO. It is simply an NPO.
Singapore
- Has the largest alums outside of Myanmar. The RIT Alumni in Singapore helped organize three SPZPs in December 2002, April 2007, and December 2010.
SPZP-2002
- Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War, EE63) chaired SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010. He and his team published the commemorative issues of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007, and SPZP-2010. After retirement, Saya moved back to Myanmar.
  He is Patron of SDYF & RITAA.
- U Nyan Win Shwe (William, M72) chaired SPZP-2007.
- Organizers for the SPZPs include Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63), Saya U Tin Hlaing (ChE65, GBNF), U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69), Sayama Daw Tin Tin Myint (ChE70), Saya U Aung (C70), Saya U Tin Lin (ChE72), Saya Dr. Soe Thein (C75), U Moe Myint (M76), and Ko Maung Aunt (M).
- The Singapore Alumni lent helping hand for the SPZPs in Yangon. Ko Zaw Tun Naing (Aero95) was the point of contact in Singapore for SPZP-2012.
- There used to be Civil and Electrical Engineering web sites for the Singapore RIT Alumni.
- Dr. Soe Thein volunteered as Web Master for the SPZP-2007 web site and the Singapore Civil web site. He moved back to Myanmar.
Thailand
- There is no Alumni Association in Thailand.
- Several sayas including U Ba Toke and U Khin Aung Kyi taught in Thailand. Dr. Win Tin served as Associate Dean at Assumption University. U Sein Maung (EE63), U Tin Shwe (EP66, GBNF) and many others taught at Assumption University & Rengsit University.
- Some alumni such as U Win Hlaing (C68) also taught in Thailand.
- Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72) & Daw Gyn Yu (ChE72) hosted micro-gatherings for the sayas and alumni visiting Bangkok especially for medical check up and treatment.
Ko Aung Myaing, Ma Gyn Yu, Bagyee Myat Myo Myint

Australia
- There is no formal RIT Alumni Association in Australia.
- The alumni participate in Myanmar Engineering Association of Australia (MEAA). U Thet Tun (M75) and U Sein Win (C80) are Past Presidents of MEAA.
Sydney 2006
- The alumni in Sydney used to have a picnic and a dinner every year.
Sayas in Australia
- U Thit (Met, GBNF)
- U Myo Win (M, GBNF)
- U Hla Myint (Charlie, M)
- U Maung Maung Win (M)
- Daw Yin Yin Mya (English)
Alumni in Australia
- Win Boh (Robert, EC69)
- Surinder Singh (EP)
- Htay Aung (Victor, EC80)
- Sein Tin (Johnny, EC75)
- Sai Aung Thurein (EC74, GBNF) and Khin Swe Oo (EP74)
- Phyu Phyu Latt (Christine, A70) and Aye Win Hlaing (La La, Abel, EP)
- Sein Win (C80) and spouse
- Thet Tun (Henry, M75)
- Htun Aung Kyaw (EC73)
- Tha Hlaing (EC83)
- George Peters (C73)
- Tin Aung Win & Dorothy Kyaw Tun
- Wint Khin Zaw (A79)
New Zealand
- Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF), Stanley Saw (Myo Lwin, M71), & Dennis Mackey (Kyaw Thu, C73, now in Canada) used to report RIT Alumni Activities in New Zealand.
Kogyi Koung
- Saya U Aung Myint (M69) lives in Singapore & New Zealand.
- Patrick Saw & his spouse are alumni.
Japan

Taing Oke
- U Thein Ngwe (Ko Thein Tokyo, ChE76) founded RITAJ (RIT Alumni in Japan). He was helped by U Win Myint (EC83) for some time. He mentioned that there are younger alumni in Japan, but they are not active in RITAJ.
- Saya Dr. Taing Oke (ChE69) is still teaching in Japan.
- After retirement, Saya Dr. Myo Khin (C70) consulted three Japanese companies. He traveled several times to Myanmar on business trip. He helped find jobs for young engineers. He is undergoing rehab to treat Stroke. Spouse : Daw Winsome (Mya Nwe, C73)
- U Win Myint (EC83)
Myo Khin

Winsome & Myo Khin

Canada
- U Tha Aung & Daw Kinsa Maw Naing organized alumni gatherings in Canada. They later worked on projects in Myanmar.
Sayas in Canada
- Dr. Aung Gyi (Rector)
Dr. Aung Gyi
- U Aung Khin (M)
U Aung Khin
- U Kyaw Myint (T)
- Des Rodgers (English)
- U Ko Ko Kyi (EC72)
Alumni in Canada
- U Kyaw Thu (Dennis Mackey, C73)
- U Htay Aung (C69)
- U Htein Win (Chauk Pay, M70, RIT swimming, water polo & rowing)
- U Aung Lwin (Jasper Wu, C70, RIT rowing)
- U Aung Myint Thwin (C76, GBNF)
- U Tha Aung (M79)
- Daw Kinsa Maw-Naing (ChE79)
- U Zaw Oo (M)
UK
- U Nyi Nyi (EE63, Saya, GBNF)
- U Myint Khine (Norman, C63)
- Daw Tin Tin Win (Yvonne)
- Daw Khin May Than (ChE72)
Khin May Than
- Dr. Aung Shein (C72, Saya)
- U Nyunt Aung (C73)
- Daw Sandar Bo (C73)
- Daw Aye Aye Than (Pauk Pauk)
- Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice) often visits UK to see her daughter and grandchild.
Taiwan
- Saya U Khin (Lucien Chen, RIT English)
- Saya Dr. Nyo Win (K H Chen, M65) worked in the USA and Taiwan. He travels regularly to Taiwan.
- Two siblings of Roland Chen (U Kyi Aung, ChE73, USA) are in Taiwan. The three siblings donated Shwe YaDu benches.
- Benedict Sia (U Myat Swe, M75) — Donated K2 Lakhs for YTU Library Modernization project. Life member of ARITA.
Benedict

USA

RIT Alumni International

SF Bay Area Alumni

Alumni in the USA formed “RIT Alumni International” with the main objective of hosting SPZP-2000.

SPZP-2000

Founder/members include
- Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)
- Saya U San Tun (M59)
- Saya K C Chiu (ChE63)
- U Myint Lwin (Henry, C63, GBNF)
- Saya U Nyo Win (M65)
- Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66)
- Saya U Myat Htoo (C68)
- U Hla Min (EC69)
- Benny Tan (M70)
- Saya U Thein Aung (James, Met 72)
- Maurice Chee (M75)
- U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76)
- Gordon Kaung (M83)
But, it was dormant for some time.

NorCal RITAA
- Northern California RIT Alumni Association was formed over a decade ago
- Saya U Maung Maung (George, ChE66) served as President.
  Successors : Gordon Kaung (M83), U Aung Myint Oo (EC84) and U Tin Maung Win (C76).
- Stan Liou (M67) served as Chair of the Board of Directors (BOD). Succesor : Saya U Myat Htoo.
Alumni in Northern California
- Some may have relocated.
- There are varying degrees of activity.
- Some were active as members of EC (Executive Committee) and BOD (Board of Directors), but then they decided to take a break.
- Some donated money, but due to schedule conflicts, they might not make it to the AGM (Annual General Meeting), Dinner, Picnic and ah hoc gatherings (e.g. welcoming visiting sayas and alumni).
- Some might have dropped in once or twice out of curiosity or because of “Ah Nar Dei” attitude.
- Alex Khoo (Aung Kyaw, C80) : Younger brother of Henry Khoo (EC67). Attends most gatherings and also provide food dana.
- Alfred Yaung (Sein Yaung, M67) : Attends some gatherings. Make donations to NorCal RITAA. He felt sad when his beloved spouse Daw Pa Pa — sister of U Nyunt Tin (M70) — passed away. U Nyunt Tin introduced him to a Dhamma friend. They ended up being soul mates & partners in Vipassana Meditation.
- Aik Kyu (Steven Wang) : Attended some gatherings, but does have time to commit to be an EC or BOD. Invited NorCal RITAA members to meet his mother, who was visiting her children. He & his siblings donated a Dhamma Room at Mudita Shwe Kyaung in memory of their parents.
- * Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF) is a founding member & President of RIT Alumni International. I have written several posts about his life & legacy. His article, “Brother, can you spare US $500?” is a classic for SPZP-2000. In Saya’s memory, Daw Mu Mu Kin donated Saya’s books to YTU Library. She also provided Scholarships for eligible YTU students.
Saya Allen Htay (GBNF)
- Anthony Ng (Aye Tun, M76) : Top fund raiser for several social & religious organizations in the SF Bay Area. Jokingly said that he had to buy a lot of raffle & dinner tickets from other organizations. Took part in the monthly luncheon for the Retirees in the Bay Area.
- Audrey Wong (Yi Yi Khaing, C84) : Volunteered her culinary expertise for the Picnic (second day optional event) at SPZP-2000. Donated $300 per year to NorCal RITAA for the past two years. Organizer for the retreats at Norfolk, California
- Aung Htet Naing (Aaron) : Inactive
- Aung Kyin : Inactive.
- Aung Myint Oo (EC84) : President of NorCal RITAA.
- Aung Zaw Maung (Pet78) : was EC & BOD of Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA). Was Editor of Dhammananda Newsletter and Web Master of TBSA web site.
- Aye Aye Myint : cousin of Audrey. Attends some gatherings. Her daughter won scholarship provided by NorCal RITAA.
- * Benny Tan (Yu Beng, M70) : Founding member of RIT Alumni International. Hosted several meetings at his house. Chaired Working Committee of SPZP-2000. Designed Banner. Negotiated with Embassy Suites for the gathering and his suppliers for the mementos (Mug, Calendar/Clock, Tee shirt). Multiple Golden Sponsor for the SPZPs. Major donor for the activities of the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65. Past President of BAPS. Now taking a break to have quality time with his six grand children. Took part in the monthly luncheon for the Retirees in the Bay Area.
Benny (Right)
- Bony (C02) : Joint Secretary, NorCal RITAA
- Charlie Tseng (EC70) & spouse Diana Tseng (ChE71) : Attended gatherings. Took part in the monthly luncheon for the Retirees in the Bay Area.
- Darren Lee (M62, GBNF) : passed away on December 21, 2108. Attended 2018 Summer Picnic hosted by NorCal RITAA.
- David Ko (Tin Myint, M67, GBNF) : was Golden Sponsor for SPZP-2000. Donated $3000 for SPZP-2012. Hosted a table at 2015 NorCal RITAA Dinner to invite sayas & guests from Southern California. Donated to selected monasteries in the SF Bay Area. Employed several Burmese for his company (which he has sold).
- Dennis Chee (Thein Tun Aung, EP75) : EC member of NorCal RITAA. Visited Yangon and gave talks on “Traffic Signals and Control”.
- Dennis S. Lin (San Naing, M83) : Some gatherings were held at “Burma Kitchen” run by Dennis and his spouse.
- Diana Tseng (ChE71) :,She and Charlie ordered two Birthday Cakes for me at the Soon Kway Gathering at Dhammananda Vihara (Half Moon Bay, California) in August 2016 hosted by Maurice Chee.
- Edward Saw (Yu Ket, EC85) : Treasurer / Auditor of NorCal RITAA. Runs the MailChimp to inform alumni in the SF Bay Area. Gave me rides (e.g to Southern California to attend the BASES Dinner, a Kathein and a Literary Talk).
George Chan (Maung Maung, ChE66)
- * George Chan (Maung Maung, ChE66) : Founding member of RIT Alumni International. Founder & Past President of NorCal RITAA. Provided $500 as seed money for the “Training Component” of the YTU Library Modernization Project. He is classmate & brother-in-law of Saya U Myat Thwin.
Gordon Kaung (M83)
- * Gordon Kaung (Kaung Kaung Oo, M83) : Youngest founding members of RIT Alumni International. Founded Mechanical Solutions. He & spouse Lillian (EC83) founded iNapa Winery. Hosted several gatherings at their winery. Provided tour to visiting sayas (including Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi, U Tin Myint, U Win Kyaw, U Nyunt Htay). Completed two terms as President of NorCal RITAA, but stayed on as BOD. During the Napa wild fires in 2017, they had to move out for three weeks. Luckily, there was no damage. They had another scare in 2019. There were some damages.
- Han Win Chou : Inactive
- Hein Hein : Inactive
- Henry Chee (Myint Lwin, C63, GBNF) : good vocalist. Had to take care of his spouse and son who had medical problems.
- Hin Lok Kung (Win Myint, RIT Table Tennis) and his team mates “Sin Gyi”, Stan Liou & Myat Lwin won the Inter-Institute Championship. Their coach was Saya Mao Toon Siong, former National Champion for Singles and Doubles.
- Hla Kyi (C) : founding member of a non-profit to provide health care in Myanmar.
- Hla Kyi (EC77) : EC member for NorCal RITAA. Volunteered to distribute fruits from his neighbors.
Hla Min
- * Hla Min (EC69) : Jack of all trades and Master of some. Founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Chief Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter for 26 years. Has a website hlamin.com
- Hla Tin : He & his spouse were active in the first term of NorCal RITAA.
- *!James Wu (Thein Aung, Met72, Mr. RIT68) : co-emcee of SPZP-2000. Associate Editor for the commemorative issue of “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” for SPZP-2000.
- Joe Chow (Thein Zaw, Ah Yoke, EC68, GBNF) : Good vocalist & dancer. Spouse is a niece of U San Tun. He is a cousin of U Num Kok’s spouse.
- John T Lee (Tin Myint, M69, RIT Table Tennis, GBNF) : His friends call him “Tan Choy”. Luyechun in 4th BE.
- John Yeo (Aung Thein, M71, GBNF) : attended the lunch gathering for Retirees. Cancer survivor.
- * K C Chiu (Dr. Tin Aung, ChE63, moved to Southern California) : Past President of BEA, which merged with BASTS into BAPS.
- Kenneth Kay : Took videos of some Gatherings
- Khin Hnin Yee : attended some gatherings, but was not active in the Alumni organizations.
- Khong Him Chan (Win Maung, T70) : attended some gatherings, but was not active in the Alumni organizations.
- * Kim Hong Chen (Dr. Nyo Win, M65) : founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Organizer for SPZP-2000. BOD of NorCal RITAA
- Ko Ko Zin (M84) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Treasurer of NorCal RITAA for two terms. Now Auditor. Spouse : Thida Kaung (sister of Gordon)
- Kyaw Myint (M83) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. He was Auditor of NorCal RITAA.
- Kyaw Paw Oo : Younger brother of U Kyaw Teza (Terrence). He is inactive.
- Kyaw Than (Maung Maung, EC85) : Inactive
- Kyaw Win : Inactive
- Kyi Kong Tham (U Kyi, C63) : attended some gatherings.
- Kyi Shane (M83) : volunteered for selected monasteries in the Bay Area. Attended & helped most Nar Yay.
- Kyu Kyu Lin (T75, Bawlone, Volleyball) : donated to NorCal RITAA.
- Leigh K Lin (Wah Wah, EC83) : spouse of Dennis. They own “Burma Kitchen”.
- Lilian Kaung (EC83) : spouse of Gordon. They own iNapa Winery. She is also an IT Professional.
- Linda Shieh (Yee Yee) : an agent for an Insurance & Financial Company. She donated to NorCal RITAA.
- Mabel Lee (Lyo Kyin Sein, T69, Basketball) : spouse of John T Lee (GBNF). They attended some gatherings.
- Mao Toon Siong (M62, Burma Table Tennis Champion and Coach) : competed in the World Championship for Table Tennis in Peking.
Saya Mao
- Mark Wong (Aung Chan) : Inactive
- Maung Maung Moe Zaw (Met02) : Secretary, NorCal RITAA
- * Maurice Chee (Hla Myint Thein, M75) : founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Co-chair of the Working Committee for SPZP-2000. Financial Controller, Logistics Manager & Publisher of the commemorative issue of RIT Alumni International Newsletter for SPZP-2000. Past President of BAPS. Treasurer of RIT Alumni International. Past Vice President of NorCal RITAA. Organizer of monthly lunch gathering for Retirees in the Bay Area. He occasionally provided Dan Bauk (Chicken or Beef) to the Retirees.
- Maung Maung Shwe : Inactive
- Maung Yit (Maung Maung Win, Moe Ma Ka, EC93) : helped with the FB and web site.
- May Than Htay (ChE92) : spouse of Maung Yit. They donated $1500 for the YTU Scholarship offered by NorCal RITAA.
- Moon Lee : Inactive
- * Myat Htoo (C68) : founding member of RIT Alumni International & NorCal RITAA. Co-emcee for SPZP-2000. Chair of BOD at NorCal RITAA. Past President of TBSA, where he served for a decade. Past President of BADA. Played ukelele and sang his parody “Lost Neik Ban (RIT version)”.
- Myint Myint Thein (C74) : volunteered at several monasteries in the Bay Area and beyond. Leader of the Chanting Group. Donated to her class.
- Myint Myint Yee (ChE73) : volunteered at several monasteries in the Bay Area. Spouse : U Tun Shwe. They donate food at selected events. They moved to Virginia.
- Myint Soe (M79) : attended gatherings; donated to NorCal RITAA.
- Myint Swe (EP74) : Secretary of NorCal RITAA for two terms. Current Vice President. He and spouse San San donated to the YTU Scholarship Fund of NorCal RITAA.
- Myint Thein (Ba Thein Atlanta, M73) : His writings are fun to read.
- Myint Wai (Met74) : was active in American Burmese Cab Drivers Association. Has relocated.
- Ni Ni Sein (EC83) : donated $1000 for the Scholarship Fund.
- Nilar Myint : Inactive
- Nyunt Than (M86) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past Associate Secretary. Past President of BADA.
- Patrick Chin (Patrick Fong, C70) : attended some gatherings (e.g. welcoming Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi). Younger brother of Henry (U Nyan Shein), who was a Patron for TDS.
- Patrick Ho (EE72) : brother of Diana.
- Philip Thwin (Mya Thwin, EP75) : attended some gatherings.
- Pyone Wynn : Inactive
- Raymond Shia : Inactive
- Robert Thein (M72) : Past President of Kusalakari Association. Visited YTU and donated some equipment.
- Roland Chen (Kyi Aung, ChE73) : Provided class photos to the RIT web site. Donated to NorCal RITAA
- Ronald K Lwee (Lin Kyi, C74) : Inactive
Saya U San Tun
- Sain Fone Wong (San Tun, M59) : Head of Automobile Engineering (sub-department of Mechanical). Worked for Bectel Corporation until he retired. Past President of BEA. Close to Saya U Aung Khin. They traveled to China at the time when Saya U Kyaw Myint was working for UN.
- San Lin (Maung Lu Pay, M87) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Auditor. Blogger.
- San San Swe (EC74) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Displays her culinary expertise at the gatherings (especially Face-to-face meetings at their home).
- Sandy Ma (C80) : Inactive
- Shark Moon Lam (C67, GBNF) : attended some gatherings. He rowed for RIT.
- Shin Hwa Ho (Hla Kyaing, M69, RIT Swimming & Water Polo). Met him at the welcome lunch for Dicky Tan (Win Naing, GBNF)
- Stan Liou (M67, RIT Table Tennis) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past Chair of BOD. Active with his other Alumni Association. He, Ko Win Myint, “Sin Gyi” and Myat Lwin (GBNF) won the Inter-Institute Championship. Saya Mao Toon Siong, Burma Selected & National Coach, managed the RIT team.
- Susan Tan Luo : Inactive
Win Myint, Stan & Hla Min
- Than Shwe : Inactive
- Than Soe (M63) : RUBC Gold; Elder brother of Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF)
- Thein Shwe : Inactive
- Thanda Aye : helped the Fund raising team. Now busy with work and child.
- Thaung Nyunt (M86) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past Secretary & VP.
- Thin Thin Naing : Inactive
- Tin Kyaw : attended some gatherings.
U Tin Maung Nyunt
- Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) : donated $500 for “Training Component” of the YTU Library Modernization Project.
- Tin Shwe (C) : Inactive
- Tint Lwin Oo : Inactive
- Trixie Tan : Met her at the Soon Kyway by Ko Aung Myaing & Ma Gyn Yu
- Tun Shwe (ChE72) : Volunteer for selected monasteries in the Bay Area. He & spouse Myint Myint Yee were food donors. Excellent videographer. Moved to Virginia.
Tun Shwe (Standing Rightmost)
- Victor Win (Ne Win Myint, ChE66, GBNF) : Past President of BADA. Member of Complete Count Committee at 2010 US Census.
Victor (C), George (R)
- Walter Tan (M70) : founding member of NorCal RITAA. Past BOD.
- Walter Thein-yu Tham : Inactive
- William Hsiao : Inactive
- Willy Chow (Wai Lin) : Inactive
- Win Htut : I met him last at the SF Bay Area Talk. Took picture together with Aw Pi Kye.
- Yo Shu (Yee Yee Win, EC74) : classmate of Myint Swe & San San Swe. Attended some gatherings & made donations.
- Zaw Lwin (Andrew, M87) : EC member in TDS. Classmate of Eng Shwe & San Lin. They have gatherings to welcome their classmates visiting the SF Bay Area.
- Zaw Min (EP70, moved to Nevada) : Wrote a long article covering 1st BE to Final Year. The missing pieces were filled by Ohn Khine.
BAPS, BASES, East Coast Gathering, NJ Reunions

Some alumni participate in BAPS (in Northern California) and BASES (in Southern California).

Saya Dr. Nyo Win, Benny Tan and Maurice Chee are Past Presidents of BAPS.

Saya U Tin Htut and U Tin Htway are co-founders & Past Presidents of BASES. U Tun Aung (Jeffrey), Saya Dr. Chris Lee (L. Tin Tun), Saya Dr. Tin Win, U Khin Maung Lay (Henry) U Thura Thant Zin and U Tin Nwe (Milton) are Past Presidents.

Los Angeles hosted the 2015 Alumni Gathering. Steeve Kay (EC70, Chair of KFF) was the matching sponsor for US $30,000. Saya Dr. Tin Win, Saya U Tin Htut, U Khin Maung Lay and U Thura Thant Zin were core Organizers. U Htaik San (Henry) helped with interviews.

Two mini-gatherings (one in DC area, and another near Niagara Falls) were held for the RIT Alums in East Coast.

Ivan Lee (Khin Maung Oo) has hosted RIT-UCC gatherings for several years. The last gathering was on June 30, 2018. Ivan co-founded MASTAA,

Other Countries

Some alumni are known to have worked or resided in other countries :
- Botswana : Aung Khin (A69) & Tin Tin Hla (A70) worked there. They moved to Seattle.
- Brunei : Ye Lin Oo
- Cambodia : Chit Po Po’s spouse (Dr. Daisy Saw) worked there
- China : Saya U Kyaw Myint (M/Auto)
- Germany : Nyunt Nyunt Wai, Phyo
- Iran : Oscar Sharazee & Aye Win Hlaing worked there
- Jamaica
- Kuwait : Saya U Soe Paing was UN Advisor
- Malaysia : Dr. Kyaw Sein, Dr. Khin Maung Win, U Ko Ko Kyi
- Qatar : Tin Maung Lay
- Russia : Phyo, Tin Maung Lay
- Saudi Arabia : Khin Maung (Hasan)
Updates

Sayagyis
- U Aung Khin, Dr. Aung Gyi, U Myo Myint Sein are some Sayagyis who are 90+ years young.
GBNF
- Several sayas and alumni are GBNF.
- Ko Aung Min (M69) & team maintain the GBNF list for 69ers
- Ko Ohn Khine (M70) & team maintain the GBNF list for 1st BE Intake of 64
- Occasionally receive Sad News / Obituary.
- Due to Privacy concerns, we may not receive Sad News in a timely fashion. In some cases, we receive Confirmation after a few months.
Residency
- Some sayas and alumni may have relocated (especially after retirement).
- Some spend time in two or more countries.
Groups
- By Intake and/or Graduation
- By Discipline
- By Class
- By Hobby / Interest
April 22, 2026
Pen Names & Nicknames
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Pen Names
- Maung Ngwe Hlinne မောင်ငွေလှိုင်း — Saya U Thet Lwin (Registrar)
U Thet Lwin
- Tekaktho Moe War တက္ကသိုလ်မိုးဝါ — Saya U Moe Aung (EE63)
U Moe Aung
- Kogyi Kaung ကိုကြီးကောင်း — Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF)
Dr. Koung Nyunt
- Hlaing Phyo လှိုင်ဖြိုး / Lifelong Learner — U Hla Min (EC69)
Hla Min
- Yin Maung ရင်မောင် — Saya Dr. Taing Oke (ChE69)
Taing Oke
- Chi Hte Nu Nu Kyaw ခြည်ထည်နုနုကျော် — U Kyaw Htin (T69)
- Mon Yu မွန် ယု — U Tin Htut (Harry, M69)
- Maung Hmut မောင်မှတ် — U Khin Maung Aye (M69)
- Maung Aw မောင်ဩ — Saya U Aung (C70)
- Maubin Ma Shwe Than မအူပင်မရွှေသန်း — Daw Than Yi (EP70)
- Ma Sandar မစန္ဒာ — Daw Cho Cho Tin (A71)
- Zinyawgyi ဇင်ယော်ကြီး — U Zaw Win (Min71)
- Okkpo Maung Yin Maung အုတ်ဖိုမောင်ရင်မောင် — Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72)
- Ba Thein (Atlanta) ဘသိန်း — Dr. Myint Thein (M73)
- Maung Nyunt Htay (Ah Htet Min Hla) မောင်ညွန့်ဌေး အထက်မင်းလှ — Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73)
- Ko Toe Hmit Che ကိုတိုး မြစ်ခြေ— U Toe Aung (C73)
- Maung Yit မောင်ရစ် — U Maung Maung Win (EC93)
Nick Names

U Seit To and Myauk Nyo ဦးစိတ်တို နဲ့ မျောက်ညို
- Cartoon characters
- According to Saya U Tin Myint (M80), the nicknames were given to two sayas by G-Hall Thu
Myauk Phyu မျောက်ဖြူ
- White monkey
Ah Yan Kan အရမ်းကန်
- Random kicking footballer
Bo Daw ဘိုးတော်
- Could be sarcastic
Saya Maung ဆရာမောင်
- Given by a girl to her teacher/boy friend
Tar Tay Gyi တာတေကြီး
- Reference to an actor for scary movies
Dauk Soe ဒေါက်စိုး
- Dr. Soe Myint Win (GNBF) was called Dauk Soe by some students
Nyi Nyi & Pho Nyi ညီညီ နဲ့ ဖိုးညီ
- Nyi Nyi may be used in a name
  e.g. Dr. Nyi Nyi
- Nyi Nyi & Pho Nyi are used as nicknames, e.g. Than Htut (M67, RUBC Gold)
Sonny ဆန်နီ
- May be used in a name, e.g. Sonny Yone Sein
- May also be used as a nickname, e.g. “Sonny” Aung Myint, “Sonny” Soe Naing
Lake or Leit လိပ်

U Win Maung (EE69er) represented RIT in Rowing, Swimming and Water Polo. He is a Back Stroke specialist. He swam the 2000 meters Cross-Lake with Back Stroke. He is known as “Lake” or “Leit” (Tortoise in reference to his Back Stroke swimming). U Htay Aung (M69, Burma Selected) and several others using Front Crawl finish quite ahead of Leit. Before graduation, he went to UK for license & training in air craft maintenance. He joined UBA/BAC. He is now an entrepreneur doing family business.

Khwet ခွက်

U Sein Myint (K K Wong, EP69) represented RIT in Rowing, Swimming & Water Polo. Someone transformed his name “Kwet” into “Khwet”. He is a major donor of the 69er Health Care Fund and the EE69er HCF. After retirement, he spends time in Singapore, Yangon and California.

Htaw Kyin ထော်ကြင်

U Htin Kyaw (Peter Wun, MEHS63) worked for the Institute of Economics and UCC before joining HIC and FERD. He was called “Htaw Kyin”. Some British could not pronounce his name. They called him “Ha Htin Coil”.

Kyein ကြိမ်း

U Kyaw Nyein (GBNF) taught Numerical Methods & Numerical Analysis at UCC. He played soccer and volley ball. He was fondly called “Kyein”.

Bo Shoke ဗိုလ်ရှုပ်

U Mya Thein (GBNF) taught at the Institute of Economics, UCC and ITMBU. He was originally called “Bogyoke” and later became known as “Bo Shoke”.

Ah Thay Lay အသေးလေး

U Thein Oo taught at the Institute of Economics and UCC. His friends called him “Ah Thay Lay”. He was good at volleyball, table tennis and cards.

Ah Pho Gyi အဖိုးကြီး
- Tin Maung Thant (son of UNSG U Thant) was called Ah Pho Gyee by his PPBRS classmates
- U Han Sein (C69, GBNF)
Shwee ရွှီး

U Kyaw Zan Hein (C69, GBNF) was admitted to the 2nd BE in 1964 as Roll Number 14. There were no word processors in those days; only the use of cyclostyle (Gestener). So, when the person who was admitted as Roll Number 14 did not join RIT, the Admin Office typed in Shwee’s name instead. Some would call him Kyaw Zan Shwee.

Ngu Yin Kong Kee

ငုယင်ကောင်ကီး
- Burmanized name of a Vietnamese General
- Saya U Win Kyaing (GBNF) is uncle of Maurice Chee (M75). He is often called Ngu Yin Kong Kee. He was also known as Wah Kyaing, younger brother of Wah Kyu.
Hna Khan Hmwe နှုတ်ခမ်းမွှေး
- Some have notable mustache
- One such person was Ko Khin Nyo, “Kyaung Tha Thadin Htauk (Student Reporter at RIT)”. According to Ko Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70), he met — several decades later — Ko Khin Nyi without mustache in New York, USA
Pauk Si ပေါက်စီ

U Hla Min (L T Gwan, SPHS64, EP70, GBNF) joined UCC as Chief Operator. He was called CO by his colleagues and “Pauk Si” by his close friends. His father loaned money to a Pauk Si vendor, who did not pay back the loan. At break time at SPHS, he would get Pauk Si from the vendor.

Pauk Pauk ပေါက်ပေါက်

Daw Aye Aye Than (ChE72) is the sister of Sayama Dr. Hla Hla Sein (Maths) and Ma Myint Myint Sein (Diana, M70). Her friends called her Pauk Pauk.

Bu ဘူး

U Myint Maung (EP69) is one of the young 69ers and one of the few Eligible Bachelors. He represented RIT EE Department in Volleyball along with Saw Edison, U Aye Thein & U Maung Maung. He was called “Bu” in reference to “Minbu” (his home town).

Shastri ရှပ်စတြီ

U Khin Maung Myint (C69, GBNF) was called Shastri (former Prime Minister of India).

Ohn Thee အုန်းသီး

U Ohn Thwin (PPFC, GBNF) attended classes at UCC & BARB. He was called “Ohn Thee” (Coconut) by his friends.

May Pa Le မေပုလဲ

Daw Yee Yee Aung
- “မေပုလဲ” is a two-handed compliment given to selected female RIT students. e.g. Daw Yee Yee Aung (EP67, EC member of RIT EE Association)
- It means Miss Pearl (a belle who is Pearly White).
- It’s concoction “Mae Pa Le မဲပလေ” means “Wow. So dark [complexion]”.
Rocket ရော့ကက် ဒုံးပျံ

U Ko Gyi was a Lecturing Tutor in Maths. He is known for reciting the first 100 digits of PI (a constant which is 3.14159265 …). He used Rocket as an example in his classes. For some reason, he named Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70) as “Rocket”. Classmates who witnessed the naming might provide details.

Emma is co-founder of Triple Gems Publication. She is also co-founder of Dana Sri Lanka (DSL). She is called Mae Daw Gyi မယ်တော်ကြီး by the young monks studying in Sri Lanka.

La La လာ လား

It is a form of “Kala” or “Kular” (Person of dark color).

Some young dark skinned kids (e.g. Aye Win Hlaing (Abel, EE72)) are given the nickname “La La”.

Ajala အာဂျလာ

He was a Nigerian student who led demonstrations in front of the US Embassy in Rangoon (in our younger days).

U Moe Hein (ChE69) represented RIT in swimming & water polo. He has a loud voice (which is very helpful in supporting RIT athletes in the Inter-Institute Tournaments). He is called Ajala by his close friends.

Maung Kabar မောင်ကမ္ဘာ

Obituary of Kabar Myint Thein
- Maung Kabar was an adorable Cartoon character.
- Those who have slightly round faces are called “Maung Kabar” or “Kabar”.
- Saya U Myint Soe (SPHS64, C68, GBNF) was named “Maung Kabar”.
- U Myint Thein (M69) is also known as “Maung Kabar”. It appeared in the Obituary.
Bagyi Aung ဘကြီးအောင်
- Fictional character from Min Thu Wun’s short story.
- U Hla Aung (EP68) wrote : May I share our time nick names. May Pa Le is Yee Yee Aung (EP67). Her friend is Nancy Hla Aung. My nick name is Ba Gyi Aung.
Three Sizes
- In Mechanical Drawing, we learned about scales.
- One student gave the nicknames “Half size, Full size and Double size” to three female students.
- Sayama Daw Mya Mya Than (EP68, GBNF) was “Full size”. Daw Nyunt Nyunt Zaw (T68, GBNF) was “Double Size”. Daw Cho (?) was “ Half Size”.
Sargalay & Lada စာကလေး နဲ့ လဒ
- Sargalay is a sparrow. Lada is a vulture.
- U Khin Maung Win (EP69, GBNF) was the training partner for Sai Kham Pan (EP69, Burma Selected in Badminton). Kham Pan would give him 10 – 12 points bonus to play a 15-point game.
- At a reunion, Daw Saw Yu Tint addressed Khin Maung Win as Sargalay. He replied, “I am now a Lada”. He gained a lot of height from 2nd BE to Final Year.
- The nickname allows 69ers to differentiate Khin Maung Wins — Sargalay, Roland Thein, Donald Ba Pe and ChE Kyet.
- Most 69ers might remember the cartoon by Kyant Ba Hone Aung Myint (Pet69).
  “Ah Ba. Kar Ku La Thin Char (Calculus) is very fascinating.
  If we differentiate a Lada, we get a Sargalay. If we integrate a Sargalay, we get a Lada.”
Kywei Gyi ကျွဲကြီး
- Kywei Gyi is a big, strong Buffalo.
- U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68) was Secretary of RIT Track & Field Association. He competed in 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay and Long Jump (emulating Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics). He represented RIT in Track & Field, Soccer and Rowing. He is called “Kywei Gyi” for his physical prowess. His elder brother Ko Khin Maung Latt (M63) represented the Faculty of Engineering in Rowing.
Mu Tu မူတူး

U Khin Maung Lay (M70) represented RIT in soccer. He was emcee (Master of Ceremonies) at the Reunion & Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65. He was a member of the Myanmar Human Rights Commission. He is the son of U Khin Maung Latt (AFPFL Minister) and younger brother of Saya U Khin Maung Gyi (English, GBNF).

Phone Gyi ဘုန်းကြီး

Several alumni are called “Phone Gyi” (Monk) by their friends.
- U Tin Tun (SPHS63, M69) was my classmate since Std. IV(D) at SPHS. His mother Daw Tin Tin would come and feed him at lunch break. He studied and taught Marine Engineering.
Tin Htoon
- U Tin Shein (M69) and I were classmates at the 2nd BE English class of Saya Des. He gave a talk on Chinlon. He represented RIT in Chinlon.
- U Soe Myint (M72, GBNF) volunteered as a Kappiya at the Kaba Aye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung. He helped with the maintenance. He retired as Pro-Rector of ICST.
Soe Myint (3rd from Right)

Chauk Pay ခြောက်ပေ
- Some tall students are called Chauk Pay (Six Footer).
- U Htein Win (Richard, M70) represented RIT in Rowing, Swimming & Water Polo. He tended the goal at the Shallow End. He moved to Canada. He bought tickets for SPZP-2000, but could not attend due to a strike.
Ja Bu & Shorty ဂျပု နဲ့ ရှော်တီ
- Some short students are called Ja Bu (Midget) or Shorty.
- U Myint Sein (M70, GBNF) represented RIT in Soccer.
- There were two Bohmus named “Shorty” Tin Myint.
Japan Gyi ဂျပန်ကြီး
- Some who were born during the Japanese Occupation were given Japan Gyi as their nick name.
- U Hla Tun (T69, GBNF) would end most sentences with an expletive. He married Dolly Gale (my primary school classmate).
Cowboy ကောင်းဘွိုင်
- U Tin Nwe (C69, GBNF) was a jovial person and was called Cowboy by his friends.
- Three Paulians — Tin Nwe, Min Thaw (Gilbert) & Maung Maung Aye — were involved in a car accident after an OPA dinner gathering, but they were not hurt seriously. Sadly, they are now all GBNF.
Duwa ဒူးဝါး
- It is a title for a Kachin Leader.
- U Zau Lai (EP69) spends time in Myitkyina & Yangon. He is an entrepreneur & a Kachin Leader. He often drove a long way from Myitkyina to attend the 69er gatherings.
Zau Lai

Bei Oo ဘဲဥ
- It is a “Duck Egg”. It may also stand for “Zero”.
- Daw Kyi Kyi Sein (T70) represented RIT in Badminton & Hiking. She is an organizer for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65.
Kyi Kyi Sein (Seated 3rd from Left)

Kyet Taw ကြက်တော

I know some people named Kyet Taw. They may have “Taw” in their names.
- Harry Taw (MEHS57) was a friend of my older brother.
- Dr. Nyan Taw (Dicky, SPHS63) was my neighbor for some time. We jogged, biked and rowed. He worked at RASU, Pearl & Fishery before moving overseas for assignments. He invited me to the wedding receptions of his younger son and daughter.
- U Khin Maung Lwin is an organizer for the Class of 87 & 91. RIT was closed for three years. He organized the Golf Tournament for the alumni. He served as Secretary of the Swel Daw Yeik Foundation.
Saya San ဆရာစံ
- He is a revolutionary figure in the history of Burma.
- U Maung San studied his Masters in the UK. He often shopped in the “Junior” section. He taught Geology at RIT & Assumption University.
- I met U Aung Than (Saya San) at a meeting for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65. He told me that he had to study for the last ever 7th Standard Government examination.
Gaing Gyi ဂိုင်ကြီး
- The Burmese sometimes pronounce “Kyaw” as “Gyaw”; “Kyee” as “Gyee” and “Khine” as “Gaing”.
- U Ohn Khine (M70) was named Ohn Gaing at St. Peter’s High School in Mandalay. He was called “Gaing Gyi” by some friends. He is the founder and moderator of the Google Group for the intake of 64 and 65. He volunteered for SPZP-2012, Shwe YaDu, SPZP-2016, SDYF, HMEE-2012 and HMEE-2016. He translated Section 1 and summarized Section 2 of the HMEE-2012 book. He and I compiled the CD supplement for the HMEE-2012 book.
Ohn Khine

Byte and R ဗိုက် နဲ့ အာ
- Byte may mean stomach or belly. R may mean “talkative”.
- U Tin Hlaing (M63) was called “Byte Tin Hlaing” and “R Tin Hlaing” by his friends to differentiate from the senior Saya U Tin Hlaing (M59, GBNF). He was later known as Dr. Tin Hlaing.
- U Kyaw Zin (EP69) was called “R Zin” by some of his friends.
- U Myint Soe (UCC) worked as Maintenance Technician in the Systems Division. He was called “Byte”.
Shwe Gaung Byaung ရွှေဂေါင်းပြောင်

It is the name of a cartoon character. It literally means “Golden, Bald Head”. Toe Nyunt (Ted Mya Maung) starred in a movie of that name.

U Wynn Htain Oo (M72) is a super fund raiser is fondly known as “Shwe Gaung Byaung”. He is also known as
- WHO (not World Health Organization)
- Hmaw Sayagyi မှော်ဆြာကြီး
- Mg Mar Ga မောင်မာဃ
- Bo Pu Cho ဗိုလ်ပုချို
Mg Mar Ga

Sa Yay စာရေး
- Sa Yay may mean a Clerk.
- Sa Yay Gyi စာရေးကြီး is a Senior Clerk.
- Sa Yay Lay စာရေးလေး is a Junior Clerk.
- U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) was called “Sa Yay Lay” by his teacher Perrera (V Standard in St. Paul’s High School).
- In primary school, my spouse was told by her teacher that her hand writing looked like that of a “Sa Yay”. It motivated her to become a medical doctor.
Hanuman ဟာနုမန်
- It is an Indian Diety.
- U Han Tun Maung (GBNF) was a star athlete at SPHS. He excelled in Track & Field, and Soccer. He was called “Hanuman”. He was President of Old Paulians Association, Kokkine Swimming Club, Equestrian & Archery Associations. His family owned a Stable with “Sein Hlyan” as a Champion horse. The family opened Sein Hlyan Cafe. The Intake of 65 meets monthly as the Cafe.
Mote Seit မုတ်ဆိတ်
- It may mean “Beard”.
- U Myo Hein (69er) is called Mote Seit by his friends.
- Reverend Frederich Ludwig (Buddhist Archbishop of Latvia &!Lithuania) was called “Moke Seit Phone Gyi”. He later shaved his beard and ordained as a Theravada monk with the title Ashin Ananda. He is a Laureate Poet.
Papu ပါပူး
- Collegian Nay Win was called Papu by soccer team mates.
Po Htaung & Po Maung ဖိုးထောင် နဲ့ ဖိုးမောင်
- Sons of U Khin Maung San (Tommy San, PBRS, GBNF)
- U Nyunt Win (classmate of Tommy’s wife Lily at Darjeeling) liked the nicknames and used them in a movie.
Gyi ကြီး
- Japan Gyi ဂျပန်ကြီး — Hla Tun (T69)
- Kyaw Gyi ကျော်ကြီး — Kyi Win (EP69)
- Maw Gyi မော်ကြီး — U Myat Htoo (C68)
Not so nice
- Phaung Gyi Sin ဖေါင်ကြီးဆင်း
- Ba Lar Gyi ဗလာကြီး
- Chota ချိုတား၊ ချွတ်တား
- Mutta မွတ်တား
- Fatty ဖက်တီး
- Chee Pay
EE69ers
- U Thein Swe (EP69) described nicknames of the EE69ers in his post.
- Example : So Si စိုစိ
RIT English Sayas & Sayamas
- Saya Des described some nicknames in his article.
- Examples : Byaing Ma ဗျိုင်းမ Ya Khine Gyi ရခိုင်ကြီး
April 22, 2026
Dana in Nov 2021
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Dana for Saya Dr. Chit Swe
- 2 year Memorial for Saya Dr. Chit Swe at Sydney Australia & Elar, Pyinmana
  by Daw Khin Khin Latt, Dr. Moe Thu & U Nay La, U Thu Ta & Daw War War Aung, Dr. Kyaw Thu & Khin Su Hlaings,
  Dr. Swe Latt & Daw Phyo Phyo Aung, U Chit Khin & Mrs. Lin Tranh
Memorial Soon Kyway

Dana for Saya U Aung Zaw

Yet Le (7 day) Memorial
- by Daw Nan Kyawt (Tint Tint Wai), Daw San Tint Tint Zaw & family, U Ant Bwe Zaw, U Nyan Htet Zaw & family
- by U Zaw Tun & friends (Singapore)
- by Daw Pyone Yee & Family (Myanmar)
Donations in Thanatpin, Myanmar
- In memory of Saya Zaw by Daw Nan Kyawt & Family, U Tun Aung Gyaw & Family, U Myint Lwin & Family
- Lights for a zedi & neighborhood in Thanatpin for Two Nights
- Drinking Water for the residents for Two Days
- Ah Hlu for residents and visitors from neighboring villages
AZ 1

AZ 2

Donation by ex-UCC to Foundation (supported by Saya Zaw & Family)
- Saya U Soe Paing
- Saya Dr. Maung Maung Htay
- U Soe Myint
- U Sein Myint
- Daw Kyin Kyin Htay
- Daw San Yu Hlaing
- Daw Swe Swe Than
- U Win Pe
- U Nyunt Than
- U Aung Zaw Maung
- …
Memorial for C73 GBNF
- U Kyaw Lin (Organizer of Civil Engineering Gatherings)
- Other GBNF from C73
April 22, 2026
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)

April 22, 2026
Electrical Engg Sayas
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

EE Sayas
- During our RIT days, there were about 20 sayas at the Electrical Engineering Department
- The Department offered two options : EC (Electrical Communications) and EP (Electrical Power).
- Several decades later EC and EP became Departments with their own Professors and Heads.
  EC is also known as EcE or Electronics Engineering.
- The Group photo shows 15 sayas.
  One was absent for the Photo Shoot.
  A few were on doing further studies abroad.
- For SPZP-2010 held in Singapore, I wrote an article “A Short and Sad Clip : EE Sayas” for the Commemorative Issue of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung.
  Saya U Moe War (Tekkatho Moe War, Chief Editor) suggested the Title.
- U Thein Lwin and U Nyi Nyi (who passed away a few years back) were not covered in the article.
Article from SPZP-2010

Article (continued)

Article (End)

U Kyaw Tun

Engg Students
- Group photo of the “Reunion in January 1980 of the Final Year Engineering Students in 1948 and 49” showed Sayagyi.
- Joined the Department of Electrical Engineering
- Continued teaching until his retirement.
- Recruited Saya C. Ping Lee to join EE department in 1950.
- Children : Dr. Elizabeth (Daw Tun Nu, Ph.D in English), Dorothy
- “Doctor” Tin Aung Win wrote about his beloved father-in-law.
C. Ping Lee

C. Ping Lee
- Recruited by Saya U Kyaw Tun to join Electrical Engineering, BOC College.
- Transferred to the Directorate of Technical Education and Vocational Training at the request of H.E. U Than Aung (his Burmese teacher at St. Paul’s).
- Dr. Win Aung (M 62) wrote about his beloved father in the “Post Reunion” series of SPZP-2000.
- Articles by Dr. Win Aung, Saya U Htin Paw (EE 58), U Aw Taik Moh (C54), Saya Dr. San Hla Aung (C58) have references to Saya C. Ping Lee.
- Saya passed away in Berkeley, CA in 1987.
- Former students included the late Professor U Sein Hlaing.
U Sein Hlaing

U Sein Hlaing
- Top in the class of 1952
- MSEE from MIT
- Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Taught at BIT/RIT until retirement
- Passed away a few years after retirement
U Tin Swe

U Tin Swe was member of the Prome Football Team
- MSEE from the University of Michigan.
- Excellent in Soccer and Tennis.
- Early Power User at the Universities’ Computer Center (UCC).
U Sein Win

U Sein Win
- MSEE from the University of Michigan
- Worked at the famous Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Technical Consultant for the UCC Project.
- President of RIT Swimming, Water Polo and Diving
- President of RIT Rowing
- Line Judge at RUBC Regattas
Dr. Freddie Ba Hli

Dr. F Ba Hli in Sydney, 2006
- Sc.D in EE from MIT
- Director General, UBARI
- Taught part time at EE Department
- Retired as National Advisor at the Ministry of National Planning and Finance
- Member, UCC Advisory Board
- External Examiner, UCC
- Passed away in Sydney, Australia in his 90s
U Thein Lwin

Saya U Thein Lwin’s birthday in Singapore
- MSEE from Lehigh University
- Saya taught at RIT and Singapore Polytechnic
- President, RIT Badminton Association
Dr. San Tint

Dr. San Tint
- Taught until retirement
- External Examiner, UCC
- Attended SPZP-2000
U Soe Min
- After training in UK, transferred to DCA (Directorate of Civil Aviation)
U Chin Way
- Joined RIT in 1963
- Active in SPARK
- Was offered a job [promptly] by his interviewers after learning that their boss U Tun Aung (Jeffrey, EC68) was a student of Saya
- Passed away in the USA
U Nyi Nyi
- Joined RIT in 1963
- Introduced U Soe Paing to Dr. Chit Swe
- Passed away in UK
U Tin Shwe

U Tin Shwe
- Joined RIT in 1966
- Taught at RIT and ABAC
- Became monk after retirement
- His demise is lamented in “To the Shwe Duo” (Poem by Tekkatho Moe War, Translation by Hla Min)
U Kyaw Lwin
- Hobbies : Rowing, Piano
RIT Eights

RIT Eights

Daw Mya Mya Than
- Joined RIT in 1968
- Passed away
Daw Nyunt Nyunt Yee
- Joined RIT in 1972
- Widow of Saya U Sein Hlaing
- Head of Electrical Engineering (Power) Department at RIT/YIT/MIT.
- Passed away on Jan 05, 2000
U Myo Kyi

U Myo Kyi
- Joined EE Faculty in 1959.
- Provided two lists of EE sayas : one for Senior sayas and another for Junior sayas
- Was on deputation when the EE Sayas Group photo was taken.
- Provided video for the 60th Anniversary of RIT.
Dr. Ba Lwin

Dr. Ba Lwin
- Joined EE Faculty in 1959.
- Was on deputation when the EE Sayas Group photo was taken.
- Provided video for the 60th Anniversary of RIT.
U Tin Maung Thein

U Tin Maung Thein
- Eldest son of Arzani U Ohn Maung.
- Joined EE Faculty in 1962.
- Was on deputation when the EE Sayas Group Photo was taken.
U Khine Oo

U Khine Oo
- Joined the EE Faculty in 1963.
- Missed the photo shoot of the EE Sayas.
April 22, 2026
EE in Aug 1969
By Thein Swe

Updated : Apr 2026

EE69ers

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), Aye Thein (EP, Mawlamyaing, ex-glass mill), Khin Maung Nyo (EP, Inle, Innthar, GBNF), Khin Maung Win (EP, Kathar, Sar-ga-lay, ex-EPC), (Henry) Than Lwin (EC, ex-lecturer, Ygn, Gaung-gyi), Kyaw Zin (EP, ex-Paper mill, -EO), Khrishan Lal (EP, Aussie), Tin Hla (EP, Myaungmya, ex-EPC), Myint Maung (EP, Minbu, Bugyi, ex-EPC, single), Zau Lai (EP, Myitkyina, Kachin, ex-PWC, ex-EO, entreprenuer), Bishnu Shahi (EP, Nepalese, maybe in Nepal/US ?)

3rd Row

, Sein Myint (EP, Ygn, S’pore), Saw Edison (EP, ex-fertilizer, Aussie), Khin Win (EP, ex-paper mill, GBNF), Soe Win (EP, ex-Namtu mine, Mawlamyaing, Basketball, GBNF), Yee Htun (EP, now in Yangon), Aung Than (EP, ex-fertilizer, So-sie), Mehm Ye Win (EC, Mawlamyaing, ex-telecoms), Maung Ko (EC, Bogalay, ex-MOGE), Kyi Win (EP, Kyaw Gyi, ex-txt mill, -EO, Meiktila), Sai Aik Yee (EC, now in Ygn fighting diabetes), Tun Aung Gyaw (EC, Meiktila, ex-UCC, US), (Robert) Win Boh (EC, ex-DCA, Aussie), Hla Min(EC,ex-UCC, US), Khin Maung Bo (EP, now in Ygn)

2nd Row

Aung Thu Yein (EC, Ygn, ex-MOGE, -Schlumberger, GBNF), Abdul Rauf (EP, ex-fertilizer, now in Ygn), Sai Kham Pan (EP, Badminton,Taung-gyi, ex-Distiller), Tun Oo Khaing (EP, Rakhine, ex-Paper mill, GBNF), Hla Paik (EP, Chaung Oo, ex-EPC), Chit Tin (EC, Nyaung Oo, ex-MOGE, GBNF), Sa Maung Maung (EP, Thaton, ex-Paper mill), Mg Shwe (EP,ex-EPC), Oo Kyaw Hla (EC, ex-MOGE, Canada?), Sai Hwet @ Myat Soe Lwin (EP, now in Ygn), Aung Kyaw Pe (EP, ex-EPC, long time S’pore, sometime M’ysia), Khin Mg @ Hasan (EP, Saudi Arabia)

Front Row

Sayas U Moe Aung, U (Saw) Khaing Oo, U Ba Myint, U Soe Paing, U Kyaw Tun (GBNF), U Sein Hlaing (GBNF), U Tint Swe (GBNF), U Ba Lwin, U Sein Win(GBNF), U Thein Lwin (S’pore, GBNF), U Tin Shwe (GBNF), U Sein Maung, Ma Tin Tin (EC, US)

Happy to send precious memory re-caller.

Absentees:

Kyaw Sein (EP69, Myingyan, ex-cement mill, S’pore), Kyaw Soe (EC, deceased).

There are other elect classmates (63/64 intakes or 69/70/71 grads) such as Minn Aung @ Hla Thoung (EP 70, ex-cement mill, S’pore), Ko Toung (US), Surinder Singh (EP, Taung-gyi, Aussie), Aung Than (EP ? or quit. Pyinmana, playing cards), Than Htay (EP 70?, Dawei,Tavoy, ex-EPC), Ko Thoung? (EP?, ex-PWC), Win Mg (quit before graduate, ex-DCA,-private air line), Tin Shwe (EP70?, Taungthar,ex-EPC), Aye Thaw (repeater EP, Kyaukpadaung, ex-EPC), Ba Oak(repeater, Shwe Bo, ex-EPC), Khin Mg Tint (repeater, Windwin-Meiktila, ex-EPC), Moe Hein (EP70?, Meiktila, ex-Jute dept), (Michael) Thein Htun (repeater, ex-sailor, jolly), Kyi Shwin(repeater, ex-astrologer) as far as I remember.

Ko Aung Thu Yein (EC69, now 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,

Editor’s Notes :
- After retirement, several Sayas and alumni relocated (e.g. from Singapore and Thailand back to Myanmar).
- Some spend part of the year visiting their children and grandchildren in US, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong
- Several EE 69ers including Ko Thein Swe are now GBNF.
April 22, 2026
Memories
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Paying back ကျေးဇူး ဆပ်

From our younger days, we learned about paying respect to our parents, mentors and benefactors.

ကျွန်တော် တို့ ငယ်စဉ် ကတည်း က ကျေးဇူးတရား အကြောင်း လေ့လာ မှတ်သား လေ့ကျင့် ခဲ့ ရပါတယ်။

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.

ကျွန်တော် Computer History Museum မှာ Docent အဖြစ် နှစ်နှစ် volunteer လုပ်ခဲ့ပါတယ်။ Computer Pioneer တွေ ကို မှတ်တမ်းတင်ဂုဏ်ပြု တဲ့ အဖွဲ့အစည်းပါ။ Artifacts, Exhibits, Oral History, Lectures & Panels တွေ စုံလင်ပါတယ်။

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 of RIT Alumni Newsletter
- Owner & Admin of RIT Updates FB Group
- Member of HMEE (History of Myanmar Engineering Education) : အဖွဲ့ဝင်၊
- ကံ့ကော်မြေ (တက္ကသိုလ်ရာပြည့်) Former Moderator of RU Centennial Group : Moderator ငြိမ်း၊
- Contributing Editor of RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine / မဂ္ဂဇင်း : စာတည်း
- Former employee of UCC, DCS, ICST : ဝန်ထမ်း ငြိမ်း၊
- စာပေ၊ သမိုင်း၊ ပညာရေး နဲ့ အားကစား ဝါသနာရှင်၊
  Interests : Literature, History, Education, Sports
- Contributor of Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife
- စာအုပ်တချို့ ရဲ့ စာတည်း
  Editor of selected books — e.g by Sayadaw U Jotalankara, Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC, GBNF)
- Own / ကိုယ်ပိုင် website : Author / Editor
  hlamin.com
I have posted articles of historical interest.

အဖြစ်နဲ့ သမိုင်းဝင် အကြောင်းအရာ တချို့ကို ပြန်လည်မျှဝေ နေဆဲပါ။

ကြည်နူး Delighted

I am glad to receive feedback, information and suggestions from my former teachers, family members of senior alumni, colleagues and friends.

Posts တွေမှာ ပါတဲ့ ဆရာ၊ ဆရာမ၊ Senior Alumni တွေရဲ့ မိသားစုများ၊ အပေါင်းအသင်းများ ရဲ့ Feedback & Information တွေ ဖတ်ရလို့ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်။

I also learned a lot from the posts by Subject Matter Experts and Group Experts.

SME (Subject Matter Experts), Group Experts … တွေ ရဲ့ posts တွေ ကို ဖတ် ရလို့ ဗဟုသုတ ရပါတယ်။

Credits

I have provided Credit for the Photos and References.

တတ်နိုင်သရွေ့ Source, Photos တွေကို Credit ပေးခဲ့ ပါတယ်။

Fond Memories

Pon Tu (Portrait) Present from

Bagyee Myat Myo Myint (U Myo Myint)

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 April to 2025
Chief Editor of RIT Alumni International Newsletter

https://hlamin.com/2024/03/09/rit-alumni-newsletter-for-spzp-2000-2/

RIT Alumni Newsletter

2000 October
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe in California

SPZP-2000

SPZP-2000 Organizers

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

2012 December
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe at Gyogone Campus

SPZP-2012

ပွင့်လင်းခေတ်
2012 မှာ ကျင်းပခဲ့ တဲ့ ရန်ကုန်စက်မှုတက္ကသိုလ် ဆရာပူဇော်ပွဲ
SPZP-2012: True Home Coming

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

2013
RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine

RUBC

2013 — ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ် လှေလှော်အသင်း ရဲ့ နှစ် 90 ပြည့် အထိမ်း အမှတ်စာစောင်
RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine

2014 December
RIT Shwe YaDu (Golden Jubilee)

SDY Magazine

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

SPHS

Std VI (D)

Saya U Pe Tin’s Class
April 22, 2026
Till We Meet Again
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Poem

Poem
- My poem “Till we meet again” was published in the Forward Magazine on December 15, 1969. The Chief Editor was Maung Thaw Ka (Bohmu Ba Thaw).
- I received fifteen kyats for my poem.
SEAP Games
- The First SEAP (South East Asia Peninsula) Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1959.
- Burma hosted the Second SEAP Games in December 1961, and the Fifth SEAP Games in December 1969.
- Myint Aung won six Gold medals in Gymnastics. Jimmy Crampton won Gold in 800 m and 1500 m. Shimbwegan succeeded Mee Tung Naw as the Marathon Champion.
Tekkatho Moe War wrote : Well, Maung Hla Min, this is indeed one of the unexpected from your expected works. Congrats!
April 22, 2026
Threes
by Hla Min

Updated : Apr 2026

Three RIT Sayas

U Aung Myint, U Moe Aung, U Kyaw Sein (GBNF)

U Moe Aung

U Moe Aung (EE63)
- Pen name : Tekkatho Moe War
- Distinguished writer, poet, editor, publisher, zat saya, vocalist …
- Chair of SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010 in Singapore
- Chief Editor and Publisher of Commemorative Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saungs for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010.
- Chief Editor and Publisher of Commemorative Swel Daw Yeik Sar Magazine for Shwe YaDu (in 2014) and SPZP-2016.
- Editor of RUESU Annual Magazine.
- Chief Editor of RIT Annual Magazines and Hlyat Sit Sar Saung.
- Compiled and published selected poems and articles.
- Johnian.
- Worked in Singapore, but moved back to Myanmar after retirement.
U Kyaw Sein

U Kyaw Sein (M65, GBNF)
- Expertise : Mechanical Drawing, AutoCAD, Tinkering with devices
- Posted and moderated several FaceBook pages.
- Had minor health problems (e.g. vision)
- Johnian
- Passed away in Singapore
U Aung Myint (M69)
- Retired from Singapore Poly
- Spend most time in Auckland, New Zealand
- Hobbies : Painting, Posting motivational messages
Three RIT Sayamas

Daw Khin Swe Aye, Daw Tin Tin Myint, Daw Tin May Soe

Daw Tin May Soe (ChE70)
- Siblings / Older brothers
  U Myint Soe (C, GBNF) and U Mya Soe (C, GBNF)
Daw Khin Swe Aye (Winnie, ChE70)
- Spouse : U Ohn Khine (M70)
- Younger sister of U Win Maung (George Tun, EE69er)
- Cousin : Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice Hla Kyi)
Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70)
- Minthamee
- Co-founder of Dana Sri Lanka (DSL)
- Co-founder of Triple Gems Publication
- Patron and Host of Pon Chan Chan Group in Singapore
- Spouse : U Yu Swan (Don Min)
Three 69ers

U Shwe (EP69)
- Treasurer for both the 69er HCF (Health Care Fund)
- Joint Treasurer, EE69er HCF
U Tin Htut (Harry, M69)
- Pen name : Mon Yu
- Hobbies : Music, Tai Chi, Writing
U Thein Swe (EP69, GBNF)
- 3rd Year Lu Ye Chun at RIT
- Organizer for the EE69er gatherings
- Knows names and nicknames of classmates
April 22, 2026