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  • Events

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    Sophia’s Wedding in LA

    Daughter of U Aye Htoon (C83) & Daw Violet

    Distinguished Guests

    U Tin Htut & Daw Irene
    Dr. Tin Win & Daw Lily
    U Khin Maung Lay

    Saya Dr. San Hla Aung

    In SF Bay Area

    GP 1
    GP 2

    Soon Kyway

    U Aung Myaing & Daw Gyn Yu

    GP 3
    GP 4
    GP 5
    GP 6

  • GBNF 2

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    Gone But Not Forgotten

    • Conventional wisdom says, “Pyauk thor thu shar hlyin tway. Thay thor thu kyar hlyin mae.” ပျောက်သောသူ ရှာလျှင်တွေ့။ သေသောသူ ကြာလျှင်မေ့။ One may find a lost person. One tends to forget those who have passed away.
    • Unconventional wisdom says, “We should maintain GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten) lists as part of the Written History of our beloved alma mater, our mentors and colleagues.”
    • We use GBNF in the “RIT Alumni International Newsletter” and in my Posts.
      Other posts may provide additional information for the entries in the GBNF (by period or year) posts.
    • Others use RIP (Rest in Peace), and BFHA (Bound For Higher Abode)

    First RIT Website

    U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76) set up three GBNF pages on ex-RIT.org web site :

    • GBNF for sayas and sayamas
    U Ba Hli
    • GBNF for alumni
    • GBNF for spouses

    I used GBNF in the last stanza of my poem “SAYA PU ZAW PWE” for SPZP-2000. The poem was reprinted as the Back Cover of Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung for SPZP-2000. It was only reprinted by the Class of 69 and Combined 1st BE intake of 64 and 65.

    Poem for SPZP-2000

    GBNF for RIT Class of 69

    The GBNF list is maintained by U Aung Min (M69) and team.

    There are 138 entries in the GBNF list. About 20 succumbed to Covid.

    About 320 students entered the first ever 2nd BE in 1964. The list includes a few seniors who took sabbatical in their study and ended up as our classmates. Over 40% of our former classmates have passed away.

    69ers GBNF

    EE69ers

    There were 13 EC69ers. The following have passed away :

    • U Kyaw Soe (DCA)
    • U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, Schlumberger)
    U Aung Thu Yein
    • U Chit Tin (MOGE)
    U Chit Tin & Maung Kabar
    • U Oo Kyaw Hla (Canada)
    • Sai Aik Yee

    Several EPers are also GBNF. They include

    • Khin Maung Win (Sargalay)
    Khin Maung Win (Sargalay)
    • Thein Swe (3rd BE Luyechun)
    • Aung Gyi Shwe (Track & Field)
    • Soe Win (Basketball)
    • Khin Win (Weightlifting)
    • Abdul Rauf

    Golden Jubileees

    Due to the decline of health of 69ers, the group chose to have two Golden Jubilees : the first in 2014 to celebrate the admission to RIT, and the second in December 2019 to celebrate the graduation of most members in 1969.

    GBNF for RIT Class of 70

    U Ohn Khine (M70) reported close to 130 entries in the GBNF list of the Class of 70.

    Tommy Shwe, Cho Aye, Peter Pe and Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay) were among the Top Ten students from the class. They are now GBNF.

    Tommy Shwe
    Steeve Kay (Thaung Sein)
    Cho Aye

    Over 450 students entered the first ever 1st BE.

    GBNF from PPBRS

    Most of my sayas and sayamas from PPBRS have passed away.

    U Kyaw Zaw & Daw Khin Khin Aye

    Among my PPBRS classmates, Myo Set (son of actor Tha Gaung Gyi) was the first to pass away. He perished in a car accident. Myint Sein (Veda) and Myat Hla Sein (Movie Tech) are among the recent GBNF from PPBRS.

    Myat Hla Sein

    GBNF from SPHS

    Most of my sayas and sayamas from SPHS have passed away. Sayadaw Beatson (Physics, Boy Scouts) is still active and strong.

    SPHS Sayas

    Among my SPHS classmates, Min Thaw (Gilbert, SPHS63) is among the early ones to pass away. Dr. Myo San (Freddie), Aung Thu Yein (Brownie), Tin Tun, Maung Maung Kyi, Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi), Khin Maung Bo (Alan Saw Maung), Aung Chaw (Victor) are among the GBNF from SPHS63.

    Myo San (Freddie)
    Maung Maung Kyi
    Soon Kyaw by Kyaw Wynn

    GBNF from UCC & ICST

    Several of my sayas, colleagues and former students have passed away.

    CO Hla Min (Pauk Si) is an early GBNF from UCC. U Aung Zaw, Daw Nge Ma Ma Than, U Maung Maung Lay (Ah Ba), U Aung Myint and U Maung Maung Gyi are among the recent GBNF from UCC.

    Dr. Chit Swe & U Aung Zaw
    Dr. Tin Maung & Daw Nge Ma Ma Than
    U Maung Maung Lay & U Maung Maung Gyi
    CO U Hla Min, U Aung Myint, U Aung Zaw

    Relatives

    • Dr. “Cherry” Khin Kyi Nyunt
    U Tin U, Dr. Cherry, Peter
    • Dr. “Peter” Khin Tun
    • U Tin Tun
    • Daw “Peggy” Than Than Yee
    • Dr. Khin Yi Than
    • Daw Aye May
    • Daw Hla Hla Myint
    • Dr. Myo Tint
    Dr. Myo Tint
    • Saya U Ba Than
    U Ba Than
    • Daw “Betty” Myint Thwe
    Daw Myint Thwe
    • Saya U Tin U
    U Tin U
    • U “Charlie” Thein Han
    U Thein Han

    Tone Kyaw တုံးကျော်

    One should have Samvegha (sense of urgency) after hearing the sad news. When my namesake Hla Min (Pauk Si, SPHS64, EP70) passed away in his mid-thirties, we were shocked since he seemed strong and did not wear jackets (mandated for UCC employees entering the Computer Room). He would often be seen in sport shirts. He passed away with a few months of being diagnosed with liver problem. The consultant doctor was Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice Hla Kyi, SPHS64, IM71). Ko Pauk Si was not a drinker, but other causes inflicted his liver. I became a Tone Kyaw when two government departments where I had given Guest Lectures on Computers and Applications tried to send me “Lwan Thu Pan Khwe” လွမ်းသူ့ပန်းခွေ

    U Han Sein (C69) became a Tone Kyaw when the Organizers of the 30th Anniversary of Graduation inadvertently listed him in the GBNF list of the Class of 69. The organizers were unaware that U Han Sein was detained by the authorities after the 8-8-88 event. He resurfaced two decades later with the declaration of Amnesty.

    Han Sein

    Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63) became a Tone Kyaw when his namesake Saya Dr, Tin Hlaing (formerly of Maritime Studies) passed away. Some alumni had to revoke the wrong announcement.

    Dr. Tin Hlaing

  • Center for Burma Studies

    by Hla Min & Dr. Yan Naing Lwin

    Updated : Mar 2026

    Northern Illinois University at “De Kalb”

    July 29 & 30, 1987

    • တရားဝင် ဖွင့်လှစ် Formal Opening Ceremony
    • ဦးနု U Nu gave the Keynote Address

    Jan 19, 1987

    • စုပေါင်းဓာတ်ပုံ Group Photo
    • ဦးနု နွေရာသီ သင်တန်း ပို့ချ U Nu taught Summer course in “Buddhism”
    • ဆရာ Dr သန်းထွန်း (သမိုင်း) Dr. Than Tun (History Professor) — Visiting Scholar in Residence
    • ဆရာ Dr ရန်နိုင်လွင် (ရူပဗေဒ) Dr. Yan Naing Lwin — Doctorate from UIUC ပါရဂူ၊ Physics Professor at WIU ပါမောက္ခ၊ Center of Burma Studies Organizer
    • ဆရာ ဦးကျော်လှိုင် U Kyaw Hlaing — မြန်မာစာ ကထိက Lecturer in Burmese
    • Dr စင်သီယာ ထိုက် Dr. Cynthia Htaik

    Credit: ဆရာ Dr ရန်နိုင်လွင်

  • Olympics

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    Origins

    Modern Olympics was a revival of the ancient games held every four years at Olympia.

    The four year interval is called an Olympiad. The ancient Greeks use Olympiad instead of years when describing dates.

    Pierre de Coubertin created the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894.

    IOC selects a city or cities to hold the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The two Olympics are interlaced.

    Drama in the Olympics

    Summer Olympics has its share of drama.

    The 1936 Summer Olympics was held in Berlin and was attended by Adolf Hitler (who promoted the supremacy of the Aryan race). Jesse Owens, a black athlete from the USA, won four Gold medals : 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay, and Long Jump.

    The drama supposedly occurred in the Long Jump event. Jesse Owens was having some problems in the Long Jump when the German competitor Lang advised him to leave about six inches gap behind the broad to prevent overstepping and getting disqualified. Jesse took the advice, regained his poise and went on to win the Long Jump Gold. (One article stated that Jessie Owens later retracted his story.)

    1972 Olympics in Munich saw both good and bad.

    Mark Spitz (USA) won seven Gold medals in swimming : 100m & 200m Freestyle, 100m & 200m Butterfly, 4 x 100m Freestyle relay, 4 x 200m Freestyle relay, and 4 x 100 Medley relay. He saved energy by not competing in the trials for selected relay events.

    Olga Kolburt (USSR) was awarded a couple of Perfect Ten in Gymnastics.

    Eleven Israeli athletes were kidnapped (shown live on TV) and murdered by Black September. Mossad took several years to track down and decimate Black September.

    USA boycotted the 1980 Olympics held in Moscow.

    USSR retaliated with a boycott of the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles.

    Highlights from Summer Olympics

    • 1896 Athens (Inaugural Olympics)
    • 1900 Paris (first time)
    • 1904 St. Louis
    • 1908 London (first time)
    • 1912 Stockholm
    • 1916 (Cancelled due to WWI)
    • 1924 Paris (second time)
    • 1928 Amsterdam
    • 1932 Los Angeles (first time)
    • 1936 Berlin (attended by Adolph Hitler)
    • 1940 (Cancelled due to WWII)
    • 1944 (Cancelled due to WWII)
    • 1948 London (second time)
    • 1952 Helsinki (e.g. Flying Finn in Track and Field)
    • 1956 Melbourne (e.g. Dawn Fraser, female Swimmer)
    • 1960 Rome (e.g. Abibi Bikila, barefoot Marathoner)
    • 1964 Tokyo (e.g. Japanese female Volleyball)
    • 1968 Mexico City (e.g. Long Jump Leap by Bob Beamon)
    • 1972 Munich (e.g. Mark Sptiz, swimmer; Black September)
    • 1976 Montreal (e.g. Nadia Comancie, gymnast)
    • 1980 Moscow (Boycott by USA)
    • 1984 Los Angeles (second time; Boycott by USSR)
    • 1988 Seoul (e.g. Carl Lewis, sprinter and long jumper)
    • 1992 Barcelona (e.g. USA Dream Team for Basketball)
    • 1996 Atlanta (e.g. USA, most medals)
    • 2000 Sydney (e.g. held in September rather than June or July)
    • 2004 Athens (second time)
    • 2008 Beijing (e.g. Michael Phelps, swimmer)
    • 2012 London (third time)
    • 2016 Rio De Janerio (first Olympics held in South America)
    • 2020 Tokyo (Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic)

    Olympians

    Jesse Owens : Four Golds in 1936 Berlin Olympics (for Track and Field)
    Later equaled by Carl Lewis

    Mark Spitz : Seven Gold Medals in 1972 Munich Olympics (for Swimming)
    Michael Phelps later won Eight Gold Medals

    Some Olympians went on to have illustrious careers.

    Johnny Weissmuller, swimming champion, gained fame as Tarzan in the movies.

    Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, went on to become Mohammad Ali, three time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.

    Media Coverage

    During my SPHS days, there was no television in Burma. I received a ticket from Brother Austin as a prize to see the “1960 Rome Olympics” documentary at Thamada (President) cinema.

    I was in the UK and was fortunate to see the 1972 Munich Olympics on a Color television.

  • U Soe Paing

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    Memories

    UCC Celebration

    U Soe Paing

    U Soe Paing & Daw Saw Yu Tint

    U Soe Paing & Daw Saw Yu Tint

    With U Hla Min & Spouse

    U Soe Paing, U & Mrs. Hla Min

    Brief Biography

    Name: U Soe Paing

    Qualification: BS (Stanford), MS (Stanford), MSc. Computer Science (Southampton)

    Department: Electrical Communications
    Position: Assistant Lecturer, (Jan 1964 to March 1971)
    Reason for Leaving: Joined Universities’ Computer Center in April 1971.

    Engineering Alumni: Attended First Year Faculty of Engineering, Rangoon University from June to December, 1958.
    Reason for Leaving: Awarded State Scholarship to study in USA.

    Occupation: Data Processing Adviser (Retired)

    Organization: United Nations

    Updates

    • Saya was my mentor at RIT and UCC.
    • He offered me and Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC, GBNF) to be his co-authors. We wrote programming texts, manuals and guides.
    • Saya was a prime mover to get the “RIT Alumni International Newsletters” and http://www-ex-rit.org started.
    • Saya would mention that I am a “Shay Hmi; Nauk Hmi. ရှေ့မှီ၊ နောက်မှီ”
    • Sayagadaw added: “Bay Hmi ဘေးမှီ as well’.
    • Saya wrote articles for the RIT Newsletter and selected journals & magazines. They can be accessed via SCRIB-D
    • He also gave an interview for MASTAA

    UCC Gathering at Saya’s House

    SP 2

    Lovely Couple

    SP 3

    Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe

    SP 4

    RIT alumni in Singapore

    With U Tu Myint, Daniel Tint Lwin, James Than
    With U Tint Swe & Vilma Khaing

    Visit to California

    With Saya U Tin Mg Nyunt, U & Mrs. Hla Min
    With U & Mrs. Tin Mg Nyunt

    UCC Gathering at MICT Park

    With UCC Alumni

    Leaving for UN Assignment

    At Mingalardon airport

    ICST Pu Zaw Pwe

    U Thein Oo, Dr. Pike Tin, Saya U Soe Paing, U Hla Min, Dr. Kyaw Thein

  • GBNF 2025

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Dec 2025

    U San Tun

    • M59
    • Masters from MIT
    • Former Head, Automobile Engg (Sub-dept of Mech Engg), RIT
    • Past President, BEA
    • Passed away in California (Dec 2025)
    U San Tun

    U Tin U

    U Tin U & Siblings

    Dr. U Win

    Geography

    Obituary for U Win

    Dhamma Friends

    Daw Aye Aye Lyn

    Daw Aye Aye Lyn

    U Kyi Toe

    • Spouse : Daw Than Nyein
    • Children : Su Kyi & Kyi Phyu

    Musicians

    Victor Khin Nyo

    VKN 1
    VKN 2
    Obituary

  • Tin

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    TIN

    Sithu U Tin

    • Fourth President of RUBC. When all schools except Medical and Engineering were closed in 1963, the Annual Regatta was canceled citing security reasons. He decided to hold the 40th Anniversary Dinner at Orient Hotel in Royal Lakes (Kandawgyi).
    • U Tin, U Po Zon & U Tin Htoon (A60) had compiled the history of RUBC for the Souvenir Program.
    • Elder son Dr. Nyunt Tin (SPHS) stood first in Burma in 1952. He is also among the youngest first in Burma.
    • Younger son Saya U Han Tin is Past Captain and Gold of RUBC. He taught English at IM(2), where he recruited his students to join RUBC. He later became Professor and/or Rector at the Institute of Education.

    Myanmar Ah Lin U Tin

    • Owner and/or publisher of the Burmese newspaper မြန်မာ့အလင်း သတင်းစာ

    Thakin Tin

    • Leader of the Nu-Tin နု-တင် (သန့်ရှင်း) faction during the AFPFL ဖဆပလ split with the Swe-Nyein ဆွေငြိမ်း (တည်မြဲ)faction

    TIN AUNG

    • Saya Dr. Tin Aung (RASU)– Retired Professor of Physics
    • Dr. Tin Aung (Patrick, IM1 79) — Past President of USBMA
    • Tin Aung — Goalkeeper, Burma & Asia Selected
    • Tin Aung (M69, GBNF) — Top student
    • Tin Aung (Victor Tan, Tekkatho Phone Kywe) — Author and entrepreneur
    • Tin Aung (BARB)
    • Tin Aung Cho
    • Tin Aung Hein — High ranking BSPP member; Father of Daw Yi Yi Aung (EC67)

    TIN AUNG WIN

    • Tin Aung Win (M69)
    • Tin Aung Win (M73) — Singapore
    • Tin Aung Win (Tom) — Australia
    • Tin Aung Win (C80, UCC) — Singapore

    TIN AYE

    • Tin Aye — Burma selected in soccer.
    • Tin Aye (Abdul Rauf, EP69, GBNF) — succumbed to Covid.
    • Daw Tin Aye (C73) — Volleyball Selected for Civil; Rowing Selected for RIT; Her team won the Inter-Institute Fours for RIT.
    • M. Tin Aye — outstanding artist
    • Tin Bo — Second son of U Tin Ohn
    • Tin Han — Burma Soccer Selected

    TIN HLA

    • Tin Hla (EP69, GBNF)
    • Tin Hla (BSPP)
    • Tin Hla (Labor) — USA

    TIN HLAING

    • Saya U Tin Hlaing (M59, GBNF) — Head of Agri Engg sub-department of Mechanical; Alumnus of Purdue University; President of All Universities and Institutes Hockey Team
    U Tin Hlaing (M59)
    • Saya Dr. Tin Hlaing (M63, co-Chair of SPZP2002) — Singapore
    • U Tin Hlaing (SPHS59, ChE65, GBNF) — Singapore
    • Dr. Tin Haing (Ye Kyaung Theik Pan, GBNF) — Singapore
    • Saya U Tin Hlaing (Professor of Mathematics)
    • U Tin Hlaing (Ledwin Thar Saw Chit) — MASU Luyechun; Lifetime Achievement Award
    • U Tin Hlaing (Railways) — Father of Daw San Yu Hlaing
    • U Tin Htet Sein (Physics & Electronics)

    TIN HTOO

    • Dr. Tin Htoo (Geography)
    • U Tin Htoo (Chemistry)
    • U Tin Htoo Sein (Navy)

    TIN HTOON / TUN

    • U Tin Htoon (A60) –Past Captain and Gold of RUBC; ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960; Silver Medalist in SEAP Games Yachting; Compiler of Souvenir Magazines; Co-founder of Triple Gems Publication; Director of Pariyatti Association; Architect for Thiripyitsaya Hotel in Bagan; Architect for Burmese Buddhist Temple (BBT) in Singapore; Organizer & Fundraiser for Goenka projects
    • U Tin Tun (SPHS63, M69)
    • U Tin Tun (M70) –Pianist; Pattala;
    • U Tin Tun (RASU, RUBC)
    • U Tin Tun — Spouse : Daw Aye Aye Khin

    TIN HTUT

    • Saya U Tin Htut (M60) — Past Captain and Gold of RUBC; Co-founder of BASES in Southern California; Organizer of SPZP-2000; Financial Controller of the 2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.
    Sayas U Tin Htut (M60) and Dr. Tin Win (M62)
    • Saya U Tin Htut (Commerce).
    • U Tin Htut (M69)
    • U Tin Htut (Harry, Mon Yu, M/Ag69)
    U Tin Htut (Harry)
    • U Tin Kyaing
    • U Tin Kyi
    • U Tin Latt
    • U Tin Lin
    • U Tin Lwin — Pali Professor

    TIN MAUNG

    • Bohmu Tin Maung (Myat Htan) — Scholars to Japan during the Occupation; Author
    • Bohmu Tin Maung (Hmu Tin) — Evangelist for Non-smoking; Wrote technical articles
    • U Tin Maung (Hinthada) — Maternal uncle of my spouse.
    • Dr. Tin Maung (UCC, former Rector of ICST, GBNF) — Succeeded Dr. Chit Swe as Director of UCC
    • A1 U Tin Maung (Actor and Director)
    • Shwe Mann Tin Maung (Zat Mintha)
    • U Tin Maung (Katha, Min69)

    TIN MAUNG AYE

    • U Tin Maung Aye (M69, Accordion)
    • Dr. Tin Maung Aye (Physics)
    • Thura Tin Maung Aye (Retired Air Force Colonel)
    • U Tin Maung Aye (Aristotle Chee) : brother of Maurice, David and Jason
    • U Tin Maung Latt
    • U Tin Maung Lay (M69, GBNF)

    TIN MAUNG LWIN

    • U Tin Maung Lwin (Kenneth)
    • U Tin Maung Lwin (RUBC)
    • U Tin Maung Lwin (TBSA)

    TIN MAUNG MAUNG

    • U Tin Maung Maung
    • Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than (Edward)
    • U Tin Maung Maung Zaw
    • U Tin Maung Naing

    TIN MAUNG NYUNT

    • Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60) –Taught Agricultural Engineering at RIT; Donated to YTU Library and several other projects.
    • Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (Met70) –Retired Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
    • U Tin Maung Oo (M67) — Dy. Superintendent, RIT Workshop
    • U Tin Maung Soe
    • U Tin Maung Swe
    • U Tin Maung Than
    • U Tin Maung Thant
    • U Tin Maung Thein
    • Dr. Tin Maung Wai
    • U Tin Maung Win

    TIN MAY

    • Daw Tin May
    • Daw Tin May Lwin — Sayama at UCC, DCS and IC at RITST
    • Daw Tin May Soe (ChE70) — Sayama at RIT
    • U Tin Mo — Third son of U Tin Ohn

    TIN MOE

    • U Tin Moe (Ba Gyan) — Poet
    • Daw Tin Moe Lwin — Model and Master of Ceremony at RIT events.
    • Daw Tin Moe Wae (UCC)
    • Daw Tin Moe Wae (Vocalist)

    TIN MYINT

    • U Tin Myint (Geology, GBNF) — Cox of two or more Senior Novices Winners; Son of Arzani U Razak; Brother of U Hla Kyi; Brother-in-law of U Khin Maung Latt (M62) and U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68))
    • U Tin Myint (David Ko, M67, GBNF) — Entrepreneur; Golden Sponsor of SPZP-2000
    • U Tin Myint (John Lee, M69, GBNF) –4th BE Luyechun; RIT Tennis
    • Daw Tin Myint (ChE66) — Retired Professor of RIT Chemical Engineering Department
    • U Tin Myint (M75, GBNF, Singapore)– Donor for RIT events
    • U Tin Myint (M80) — RIT Saya; Industry
    • U Tin Nyein (UCC)

    TIN NYO

    • U Tin Nyo — Eldest son of U Tin Ohn
    • U Tin Nyo (BERB)

    TIN NYUNT

    • Saya U Tin Nyunt (Commerce) — Visiting lecturer at RIT for Industrial Management)
    • U Tin Nyunt (movie star) — Contemporary of Shwe Ba
    • Champion Tin Nyunt (performer)
    • U Tin Nyunt (Former teacher, author)

    TIN OO

    • Bogyoke Tin Oo (NLD) — Former Commander in Chief of Defense Services
    • “Myet Hman” Tin Oo (MI) — Former MI Chief; BSPP
    • S2 Tin Oo — Perished in an air accident
    • U Tin Oo (M87)
    • U Tin Oo Hlaing — Principal
    • U Tin Oo Thaung — Keyboard
    • U Tin Ohn (RUBC)
    • U Tin Ohn (Physics, UCC, UN)
    • Bogyoke Tin Pe (RC)
    • U Tin Pe (Maung Maung Soe, Actor & Director)
    • Daw Tin Po
    • U Tin Sein
    • U Tin Shein (Phone Gyi, M69) — RIT Chinlon.
    • Dr. Daw Tin Soe
    • U Tin Soe (Navy Rowing)

    TIN SHWE

    • Saya U Tin Shwe (EP66)
    • Dr. Tin Shwe — Author, Publisher

    TIN SWE

    • Saya U Tin Swe (EE)
    • Daw Tin Swe Aye (ChE72)

    TIN THAN

    • U Tin Than (EE71)
    • Dr. Tin Than Myint — Psychiatrist
    • Dr. Mehm Tin Thaung (Dennis) — RUBC
    • U Tin Thein (DCA, RUBC) — Told jokes at the Old Members party following the RUBC Regattas. Sample : “I was the Brain. He was the Brawn. Together, we dominated the Coxless Pairs.”

    TIN TIN

    • Daw Tin Tin — Former spouse of U Ne Win
    • Daw Tin Tin (Ann, EC69)
    • Daw Tin Tin Aye (UCC) — Studied at UCC and moved USA; Spouse : Day Day
    • Daw Tin Tin Aye (UCC, KMD) — Spouse : U Thaung Tin (EC83, UCC, KMD)
    • Daw Tin Tin Aye (TTC)
    • Daw Tin Tin Aye — Daughter of Colonel Min Sein and Dr. Daw Yin May
    • Dr. Tin Tin Hla — Past President of USBMA.
    • Daw Tin Tin Hla (A70, USA)
    • Dr. Tin Tin Hlaing (Helen)
    • Daw Tin Tin Hlaing (UCC)
    • Dr. Daw Tin Tin Hmun
    • Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70) — Sayama, Minthamee, Co-founder of Dana Sri Lanka); She and her spouse Don Min U Yu Swan (M68) head the Singapore Pon Chan Chan Group.
    • Daw Tin Tin Nu
    • Daw Tin Tin Nwe
    • Daw Tin Tin Nyo
    • Daw Tin Tin Nyunt
    • Daw Tin Tin Oo
    • Daw Tin Tin Pyone
    • Daw Tin Tin Sein
    • Daw Tin Tin Shein
    • Daw Tin Tin Swe
    • Daw Tin Tin Wai
    • Daw Tin Tin Win (Chem)
    • Daw Tin Tin Win (Texas)

    TIN TUT

    • ICS U Tin Tut — Victim of political assassination in 1949; First ICS by invitation; Diplomat & Foreign Minister; Journalist; Brigadier in the Army Reserve; Brother of U Kyaw Myint, U Myint Thein, Dr. Htin Aung Daw Khin Mya Mu, Daw Khin Saw Mu, Daw Tin Saw Mu

    TIN U

    • Prof. U Tin U (RCH) — Burma’s first professor of child health & Medical Superintendent of the Rangoon Children’s Hospital; WHO Visiting Prof of Paediatrics, Dhaka Bangladesh, Member of WHO Technical Advisory Committee on Child Health, Author of Seven books in Burmese on child health, President of the Myanmar Cross Society, Director General of Medical Education, Director General of Health
    U Tin U
    • U Tin U (RUBC, RGC) — BS from Oregon State University and MS from Yale University; Part-time Lecturer at Civil Engineering Department; Oldest and the Most Senior among the active Past Captains of RUBC; Pas tCaptain of RGC (Rangoon Golf Club).
    • Dr. Tin Wa (SPHS57) — Fourth son of U Tin Ohn; Past Captain and Gold; Professor at the University of San Francisco; Hobbies; Painting, Sculling

    TIN WIN

    • U Tin Win (M59) — Saya; Entrepreneur
    • U Tin Win (M62) — BIT Volleyball
    U Tin Win (M62)
    • Dr. Tin Win (M62) — Saya; Past President of BASES; Organizer of 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles
    • U Tin Win (Min69) — Honorary Consul of Switzerland; Sponsor of some 69er Gatherings
    • U Tin Win (T70) — Silver pearl Dairy; Food donor for Class 70 and Class 71 Gatherings
    • U Tin Win (EC71) — Saya; MOC; UCC; FRI
    U Tin Win (EC71)
    • Dr. Tin Win (David) — Chemistry
    • U Tin Win (Alan) — Chemistry
    • Dr. Tin Win — Physics
    • Dr. Daw Tin Win — Education
    • U Tin Win Aung

  • SPHS 1

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    SPHS 1
    SPHS Sayas and Saysmas
    Bro Hubert, Bro Urban & Sayas
    Saya Beatson
    Bro Henry Peter
    Saya Tims
    Saya George Chapman
    Saya U San Thein
    Saya U Nyunt Maung
    Saya U Nge
    Saya U Aye
    Bro Anthony
    Saya U Kyaw Oo
    Saya Cecil D’Cruz
    Saya U Pe Tin
    Saya Johnny Myo
    Saya U Htay Myint
    Saya U Kyaw Sein
    Saya U Htwe

    Kyaw Phone Myint / Victor Kyaw Phyo

    • (Early) Organizer, Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
    • Spouse : Hta Cho (Wun)

    Kyaw Wynn

    Birthday

    He offered birthday soon kyway to Uzin Okkantha (Victor, Aung Chaw) and treated his former classmates (some of whom have not seen each other for a long time). The attendees include :

    • Aye Ngwe (Edwin)
    • Kyaw Win (“Birthday Boy”)
    • Khin Maung Bo (Alan, EP69)
    • Hla Min (EC69)
    • Uzin Okkantha (Aung Chaw, Victor, C69)
    • Than Win (M69)
    • Aung Kyi (Arthur)
    • Tin Tun (M69)
    • Khin Maung Zaw (Frank Gale, IM1 70, UK)

    SPHS Novice Crew at RUBC

    • Maung Maung Kyi (Bow, GBNF)
    • Hla Min (No. 2)
    • Kyaw Win (No. 3, EE)
    • Willie Soe Mg (Stroke, GBNF)
    • Myint Thein (Cox, SPHS 62, B.Com 66, GBNF)

    We were all awarded Full Green.

    When the schools were closed following the first Anniversary of 7th July, Kyaw Win and Maung Maung Kyi applied for scholarships to study in Germany.

    Maung Maung Kyi received Dip Ing in ChE. He worked at Sittaung Paper Mill and PPIC before moving to Wales, UK.

    Kyaw Win had a higher calling. He and his friends protested in front of the Burmese Embassy. The higher authorities were alarmed at their movement and recalled back to Burma. Fortunately, he was able to complete his EE in Rangoon.

    GBNF

    The list include

    • Allan Saw Mg (Khin Mg Ni, EP69)
    • Aung Khin
    • Aung Kyi (Arthur)
    • Dr. Aung Thwin (Alfred)
    • Uzin Aung Chaw (Victor, C69)
    • Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, EC69, 13th in Burma)
    • Dr. Freddie Ba San (Myo San, 3rd in Burma)
    • Dr. Freddie Sein
    • Gilbert Thaw (Min Thaw, EP)
    • Uzin Patrick Ba Maung
    • Dr. Maung Maung Aye
    • Maung Maung Kyi (11th in Burma)
    • Shwe Zan Aung
    • Sydney Khant
    • Tin Tun (M69)
    • Willie Soe Maung (Myint Soe, BDS 1st Batch)

  • Yin

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    • Yin
    • Yin Kywe, Daw — Attended UCC ; Spouse: Soe Myint (UCC, ICST, GBNF)
    • Yin Kyu (M69, GBNF) — Spouse: Rosie

    YIN MAUNG

    • Yin Maung — Senior Novices Winner; Represented Faculty of Engineering in Rowing
    • Yin Maung — Pen name of Dr. Taing Oke (ChE69)
    • Yin May, Dr. Daw — Triple FRCS; Spouse : Colonel Min Sein
    • Yin Nu, Daw — Author; Pen name: Nu Yin; Spouse: Ohn Pe (Tet Toe)
    • Yin Nu, Daw (Rosalind) — Spouse : Ohn Kyaw
    • Yin Sein (Caesar) — SPHS; GTI; RIT EE; BBS
    • Yin Shwe, Daw

    YIN YIN

    • Yin Yin Aung, Dr. Daw (BDS) — Lynn Dental; Spouse : Dr. Sein Aung Lynn
    • Yin Yin Kyi, Daw (T61) — Early female engineering graduate
    • Yin Yin Mya, Daw (Terry) — Head of RIT English Department in the mid 1960s
    • Yin Yin Nwe, Dr. Daw — Sayama; Geology, Parents : Sao Sai Mong, Mi Mi Khaing

    Names with Yin in Middle or End

    • Aung Yin — Actor

    BA YIN

    • Ba Yi Aung
    • Ba Yin Lay
    • Kin Maung Yin (A60, GBNF) — Director, Artist

    KYAW YIN

    • Kyaw Yin, Mee Bone Byan — Aerial acrobat; Performed on hot air balloons; Son: Kyaw San (Ka Sa)
    • Kyaw Yin — Saya; Burmese; Rangoon University; Pen name: “Ka-hti-ka” U Kyaw Yin.
    • Maung Yin Maung — Character in the first Burmese novel by James Hla Kyaw
    Okpo
    • Okpo Maung Yin Maung — Pen name of Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72); He and fellow RIT poets published a collection of poems about “Swel Daw”; Organizer & Contributor of “Poetic Art Series”
    • Oo Yin, Daw
    • Po Yin
    • San Yin, Daw — Spouse: Maung Maung Htay
    • San Yin Myint, Daw (Samantha) — Second batch B.Sc. (CS) from ICST; Parents; L Kyee Myin, Dr. Josie
    • Saw Yin, Daw
    • Sein Yin, Daw
    • Than Maung Yin — UBA Pilot

  • Y

    by Hla Min

    Updated : Mar 2026

    YAN

    YAN AUNG

    • Yan Aung — Actor
    • Yan Aung — Teacher; Indigenous medicine
    • Yan Aung — Writer
    • Yan Gyi Aung

    YAN NAING

    • Yan Naing, Bo — Thirty Comrades; Spouse : Sayama Daw Tinsa Maw Naing (English)
    • Yan Naing Lwin, Dr. — Professor Emeritus of Physics; Western Illinois University; Father : Saya U Ba Lwin (Myoma)
    • Yan Shin (Hardy) — RUBC; Brother: San Maung (Gerald)

    YE

    • Ye Aung (Actor)
    • Ye Chit
    • Ye Chit Pe (Retired BG, MEHS64, M70)
    • Ye Gaung (Minister)
    • Ye Gaung (EE80, May Recording Studio); Spouse : Daw Phyu Phyu
    • Ye Htoon
    • Ye Htun
    • Ye Htut
    • Ye Htut Aung (First batch of ICST)
    • Ye Khaung (Student Political Party at the University of Rangoon)
    • Ye Lwin (GBNF, AGTI, BE) — Bass Guitarist and Leader of E-Machine & Myizzima Hlaing

    YE MYINT

    • Ye Myint, Dr. (UK) — Parents : U Tin U, Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt; Spouse : Daw San San Aye
    Ye Myint
    • Ye Myint, Dr. — Burma’s second cardiac surgeon; First was the late Dr. Khin Maung Thaw
    • Ye Myint, Dr. — Professor, Renowned laparoscopic surgeon
    • Ye Myint (ChE70) — Taught at RIT; Moved to Singapore); Donated to RIT and ChE.
    • Ye Myint (EE72) –Father : U Ba Toke; Accompanied Sayagyi to SPZP-2000 held in the USA
    • Ye Myint (B.Com) — Son : Zayanda; Classmate : Uzin Chan Min.
    • Ye Myint Kyaw (Prof. , Pen name Linga Ye Kyaw, Paediatrician) — Author of over 20 books, script write for the three books made into movies. Regular contributor of both medical and non medical topics
    • Ye Sint (Physics) — Saya; Past VP of TBSA; Editor of Dhammananda Newsletter; Editor for “Paying Homage to Sayadaw U Silananda”; Spouse Nu Nu Yee
    • Ye Swe — Boxer
    • Ye Tint — Boxer
    • Ye Win — See Post
    • Ye Wint — Father: Zaw Myint
    • Ye Yint — Cinema

    YEE

    • Yee Yee, Daw
    • Yee Yee Myint, Daw

    YI

    • Yi Thwe Dr., (SPHS65, SPHS) — Father: Saw Ba Hein; Spouse: Kyi Kyi Hla

    YI YI

    • Yi Yi , Daw (PBRS) — Sayama
    • Yi Yi, Dr. Daw (Botany) — Sayama
    • Yi Yi Aung, Daw (EC67) — Spouse: Win Kyaing (M67)
    • Yi Yi Khaing, Daw (Vilma, ChE69) — Spouse: Tint Swe (ChE66)
    • Yi Yi Chit Maung, Dr. Daw — Father; Chit Maung

    YIN

    • Yin Kyi, Daw (T61) — Pioneer female engineering graduate
    • Yin Kywe, Daw — Spouse : Soe Myint (UCC, ICST)

    YIN MAUNG

    • Yin Maung — Rowed for Faculty of Engineering; Senior Novices Winner
    • Yin Maung, Maung — Character in the first Burmese novel by James Hla Kyaw
    • Yin Maung — Pen name of Saya Dr. Taing Oke
    • Yin Maung, Okpo Maung — Pen name of Saya U Aung Myaing
    • Yin May, Dr. Daw — Triple Fellow; Spouse: Colonel Min Sein
    • Yin Nu, Daw — Spouse: Ohn Kyaw
    • Yin Nu, Daw — Pen name: Nu Yin; Author
    • Yin Sein (Caesar Yang, SPHS, AGTI, BE, BBS) — First batch of GTI-RIT Bridge Program

    YIN YIN

    • Yin Yin Aung, Dr. — , Lynn Dental; Spouse: Sein Aung Lynn
    • Yin Yin Mya, Daw — Head of RIT English Department ; Moved to Australia
    • Yin Yin Nwe, Dr. Daw (Geology) — Parents: Sao Sai Mong, Mi Mi Khaing
    • Yin Yin Waing, Daw

    YONE

    • Yone Sein
    • Yone Mo — RIT Rector
    • Yone Way — Tuition Saya

    YU

    • Yu Beng (Tan, Benny Tan, MEHS64, M70) — Entrepreneur; Organizer; Founding member of RIT Alumni International; Co-chair of SPZP-2000; Multiple Golden Sponsor; Past President of BAPS
    Yu Beng
    • Yu Hlaing, Daw
    • Yu Htay (Chemistry) — Saya

    YU KHIN

    • Yu Khin — Registrar and Dean of Rangoon University; Principal of IFL; Former Burma Doubles Champion in Badminton; Spouse : Daw Phay; Children: Marie, Richard
    Yu Khin
    • Yu Khin — CSO; Programmer for the Population Census Data Processing done at UCC)
    • Yu Khin Myint
    • Yu Sein (Tan, Selwyn Tan, MEHS6) — Vocalist
    • Yu Swan (M67) — Don Min expert; Spouse: Tin Tin Myint; “Pon Chan Chan” gatherings in Singapore
    • Yu Yu Lwin, Daw — Retired from Motion Pictures Corporation
    • Yuzana — Flower
    • Yuzana — Carlton Cinema; Owned by U Chit Maung
    • Yuzana Bo Ni, Daw — UCC