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UK — Rimon Than HC Facility
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Dr. Rimon Than (GBNF)

Rimon
- Medical doctor
- MRCGP
- RAF Squadron Leader / Acting Wing Commander
- Mountaineer
- Rescue Team Leader
- Sadly, he passed away in a avalanche.
- An RAF Health Care Facility has been named after him.
Family
- Elder son of U Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS63, ChE in Pulp & Paper from Dresden University) & Daw Khin May Than (ChE72)
U Maung Maung Kyi & Daw Khin May Than
September 15, 2026
Aung Thu Yein အောင်သူရိန်
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Aung Thu Yein (SPHS63)

Aung Thu Yein
- Alias : A Nyo & Brownie Way
- Younger brother of Dr. Thet Htar Way
- Classmate at SPHS, I.Sc & RIT.
ATY (Standing 2nd from right)

St. Paul’s High School
- Classmates in Std VIII(A), IX(A) and X(A).
- In the lower classes, he was in Section (C). I was in Section (D).
- Stood 13th in the whole of Burma in the Matric exam of 1963.
- Won Collegiate Scholarship. Only 40 of the 100 scholarship awards were given to students from private schools.
- SPHS had five in the Top Five, seven in the Top Ten, and ten in the top Twenty. Khin Maung U (1st), Min Oo (2nd), Myo San (Freddie, 3rd), Nyunt Wai (Victor, 4th), Thein Wai (5th), Hla Min (7th), Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny, 9th), Maung Maung Kyi (11th), Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, 13th), Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, 17th).
- Has a soft heart.
- Before the Matric exam, he read several subjects to Nyunt Wai (Victor), who was sick & could not study. Brownie could take credit for Victor’s success. Victor stood 4th in Burma & became medical professor in IM & Malaysia.
Dr. Nyunt Wai wrote :

Being my best friend since standard IV, I could write volumes about him. For now only two points: (1) my friend was called “ANyo”(Brownie) because he had much darker complexion compared with his elder brother (very fair complexion); this contrast repeated in the case of his two sons; (2) the brown brothers passed away years ahead of their fairer counterparts.

University Days
- We attended the last ever I.Sc.(A) at Leik Khone in 1963. We took the Science Option.
- After a long closure citing Security Concerns following the July 7th Anniversary, a new Education System was established in November 1964.
- Admitted to the first ever 2nd BE at the Gyogone Campus.
- Chose Electrical Engineering as Major & EC (Electrical Communications) as Option.
EE69
- Played Soccer and Tennis
ATY 3
- Learned to smoke — trying to fend off mosquitoes in the RIT rest rooms.
- Learned social drinking from his classmates (e.g “Robert” Win Boh) after the last paper of the RIT final exam.
After Graduation
- One of 13 EC Graduates
- Had a successful career at MOC/Schlumberger, & several foreign assignments.
- Became a heavy smoker & drinker. Felt lonely after the loss of spouse & eldest son.
- Had minor & not-so-minor health problems.
- Quit drinking & smoking for some time, but he still felt the urge.
Last Meeting (in March 2012)
- I visited Yangon to take part in preparations for SPZP-2012 (scheduled for December).
- Zaw Lai came to see me. We decided to surprise Brownie. He trusted people. He did not lock his house. He closed the gate & boarded Zaw Lai’s car.
- Zaw Lai coaxed him to take a couple of drinks.
- That dinner at Zaw Lai’s apartment would be remembered as Brownie’s farewell.
- Brownie did not show up at the 69er breakfast gathering at Royal Rose. The gathering was cut short when we learned that Brownie was in ICU and that the 69er HCF organizers would go to see him.
- Kyaw Zin took Win Lwin, Khin Maung Bo & me to the ICU. Brownie’s son, who is a medical doctor, said that Brownie was not ready for another operation. We left with samvegha that he could very well be No 61 (on Aung Min’s GBNF list). Win Lwin told me to meditate and also “do something for yourself”.
- I spent several days at the Kaba Aye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung as a monk. Sayadaw U Wara (ChE70) was my preceptor.
- During that period, Brownie remained unconsciousness and he finally succumbed.
- My 69er friends notified Brownie’s demise to my siblings, but requested not to notify me at the monastery.
  They did not want to disrupt my meditation practice.
May Brownie be able to share my merits.

Ah Hmya, ah hmya, ah hmya.

Updates

Samvegha
- Three Scholarship winners from SPHS63 — Brownie, Freddie & Maung Maung Kyi — are GBNF
- Five EC69ers — Kyaw Soe, Brownie, Chit Tin, Oo Kyaw Hla & Sai Aik Yee — are GBNF
- 145 69ers (over 45% of the Class) are GBNF. The GBNF list is maintained by Aung Min (M69) & team
- Several RIT EE Sayas — U Kyaw Tun, U Sein Hlaing, U Tin Swe, U Sein Win, U Thein Lwin, Dr. San Tint, U Soe Min, U Chin Way & U Nyi Nyi — are GBNF. For SPZP-2010, I wrote “A Sad & Short Clip : EE Sayas”. Two sayas — U Thein Lwin & U Nyi Nyi — have passed away since the article was published. Saya Dr. Ba Lwin (EE59, GBNF) did not appear in the Group Photo since he was on Deputation for postgrad studies.
RIT EE Sayas
September 15, 2026
Doctor & Patient
by Hla Min & Sein Yie

Update : September 2026

Neikban Zaw
- My spouse wrote articles for Dhammanda Newsletter ဓမ္မာနန္ဒစာစောင် with the pen name Neikban Zaw.
- The newsletter was published by TBSA (Theravada Buddhist Society of America).
Translation of my spouse’s article

In Burma, our beloved land, we treasure “Say Mee Toh” ဆေးမီးတို (Quick remedy). In fact, our forebears used easily available fruits, flowers, and leaves as traditional medicine. Some are taken raw, some are prepared according to a recipe.

Doctor turned Patient

I did private practice at Barr Street (Maha Bandoola Pann Chan Lann မဟာဗန္ဓုလပန်းခြံလမ်း). There are several clinics and hospitals nearby. It is close to 35th Street which is frequently by the members of Yoke Shin Law Ka (ရုပ်ရှင်လောက Movie Community).

For a few months, I served as a doctor at the Waziya Pyazat Yone (ဝဇီရာပြဇာတ်ရုံ Theater for live performances). One day, I abruptly fell sick after being caught in the heavy rain. Thankfully, the Theater staff (who were my patients) gave me medicine. For a moment, the patients had treated their doctor. I will always remember and treasure their kind acts.

Advice

Some doctors give medical advice to patients, but find it hard to take care of themselves. With sunglasses on, they will advice their patients to quit drinking and smoking and not to chew betel.

They may drink claiming for example that “a glass of wine is good for the blood circulation”. I did not refuse when iNapa Winery gave me a bottle of Premium Wine for my birthday.

Mother and My In-laws

My mother passed away in August several years ago. She was 87. I still remember her preparing “Kun Ywet Pyoat Yay ကွမ်းရွက်ပြုတ်ရေ” for me.

My father-in-law who learned indigenous medicine from Kadok Sayagyi (ကတုတ်ဆရာကြီး his life saver) and my mother-in-law had a cabinet of Western and Eastern medicine. They also treated me at times.

A million thanks.

Posts
- Dhammananda Newsletter
- Neikban
- TBSA
September 15, 2026
Maung Maung Kyi မောင်မောင်ကြည်
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS63)

Maung Maung Kyi & Khin May Than
- Named after his parents Dr. Maung Maung and Daw Kyi Kyi
- Siblings : Dr. Kyi Kyi Hla (BDS, UK), Maung Maung Khant (SPHS67, GBNF), Maung Maung Thant (SPHS68, M74), Maung Maung Myint (GBNF), Maung Maung San, Khin Thitsar (UK), Dr. Khin Sabai (UK)
- Spouse : Daw Khin May Than (ChE72)
- Sons : Dr. Rimon Than (GBNF), Dr. Khemar Than
Dr. Rimon Than

Healthcare Facility
- My Classmate for VIII(A), IX(A), X(A) and I.Sc.(A)
SPHS Std. VIII A
- My Crew mate at RUBC
- Best Man at my Wedding
Guinea Pigs
- Our elders entered Rangoon University after passing the combined HSF & Matric examination
- Had to take first ever HSF Only exam in 1962. All subjects except English were taken in Burmese.
- Had to take the Matric Only exam in 1963. All subjects except Burmese were taken in English.
- Kamma probably decided that we would not be in the RU Campus on the fateful 7th July, 1962.
HSF in 1962
- He scored the highest marks in ဓာတုဗေဒ Chemistry in the first ever HSF Only exam in 1962.
- Note: Chu Pu Thein scored the highest marks in Physics. After Matriculation, he moved to Italy.
Matric in 1963
- He gained distinctions in Chemistry & Maths, but barely missed in Physics.
- He was a natural in Chemistry. Badly wanted to have distinction in Physics. Had to take some time during the Physics test to go to the rest room due to a minor illness.
- Nevertheless, he stood 11th in the whole of Burma and won the Collegiate Scholarship of 75 Kyats a month.
Matriculation 1963

I.Sc. (A) / RUBC
- Rowed as Bow in our SPHS Novice Crew. Willie Soe Maung (Myint Soe, first batch BDS, GBNF) was Stroke. Kyaw Wynn was No. (3). I was No. (2). Myint Thein (SPHS62, GBNF) was Cox.
- We were Senior Novice Runner-up
- Awarded Full Green
School Closure
- Studied at Leik Khone College for a few months before the Revolutionary Council & Government shut down most Universities and Colleges except Engineering and Medicine.
- The government wanted to quash the protests of the 7th July Anniversary.
- Kamma probably decided that we should lose some more precious years of our lives and graduate 2.5 years later than those who were a year senior to us in High School.
Study in GDR
- No one knew when the Universities would reopen.
- Taking no chances, four from SPHS63 applied for State Scholarship.
- Maung Maung Kyi, Kyaw Wynn and Thein Win accepted admission to study at Dresden University, GDR. Naing Win / Tommy Chit Maung received scholarship to study in USSR.
- Studied Chemical Engineering with specialization in Pulp & Paper Technology.
Return to Burma
- Was a Best Man at our Wedding in June, 1973.
- Joined PPIC and worked on “Pulp and Paper” related projects.
- Met Daw Khin May Than (ChE72), raised a family and later moved to Wales, UK.
Wales
- Both sons became Medical doctors.
- Rimon, the elder son, became a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He led Rescue Teams.
- Rimon perished in an avalanche. RAF notified Maung Maung Kyi & Khin May Than who were on the way to visit Myanmar. They received the sad news a short time after landing in Yangon. They had to hurry back to UK for their son’s last journey.
- After that, he rarely spoke and smiled. Khin May Than painted and took walks twice a day to ease the aches and pains. They decided to move to Ogmore-by-the-sea.
- Gave their old house to their second son, a medical doctor who had spent time in Japan and had come back to see the parents.
Trip to England and Wales
- In September 2017, we visited the UK. My previous visit was in 1972.
- My cousin nephew Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, GBNF) and his spouse Daw Win Mar hosted us with sumptuous dinner almost every day. Both loved cooking. Also drove us to Southern Wales to visit Maung Maung Kyi and Khin May Than at Ogmore-by-the-sea
- The short but memorable reunion brought back smiles to Maung Maung Kyi.
Ogmore 1

Ogmore 2

Updates

SPHS63
- Three of the Collegiate Scholarship winners from SPHS63 are GBNF. Myo San (Freddie, 3rd in Burma), Maung Maung Kyi (11th) & Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, 13th).
RUBC Crew
- Three SPHS crew mates are GBNF. Myint Soe (Willie Soe Maung, Stroke), Myint Thein (Cox) & Maung Maung Kyi (Bow).
Dr. Peter Tun
- Passed away on April 13, 2020. He was the first NIH doctor to succumb to Covid. See posts about him & Peter Tun Award.
September 14, 2026
SPHS — Class of 1954
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Class Photo

SPHS54

Alumni
- Alan Khoo / Than Win (GBNF) : ADB
- Ernest Po Saw / Thein Oo Po Saw : Nuclear Physicist
- Koon Yin Chu / Phillip Chu : First in Burma; Architect; Entrepreneur
- M Hla Min : RUBC Gold; SPHS Saya
- Dr. Myo Paing / Michael Paing : Medical Researcher; Malaria Eradication Campaign; Golfer
- Oo Thwin / Michael Yeo (GBNF) : Rutgers Graduate
- San Maung / Gerald Sein (GBNF) : RUBC Gold & Coach; Production Manager အမျိုးသားရုပ်ရှင်
- Sao Hso Hom : English Honors; Law; မိုင်းပွန်Sawbwa
- Dr. Thein Htut : RUBC Gold
- Tin Htoon : Architect; RUBC Captain & Gold
- Tun Shein / Willie Saing : RUBC Gold
Koon Yin Chu
- Phillip Chu
- First in Burma
- First in Architecture 1960
- Entrepreneur
- Currently in USA
Oo Thwin
- Michael Yeo
- Graduate of Rutgers University
- Worked for Ceramics Corporation
- Passed away in Houston, Texas
Oo Thwin

Sao Hso Hom
- Son of Arzani Sao Sam Htun
- Mong Pawn Sawbwa Lay
- First Class English Honors
- Law Graduate
- Author, Translator
- UN Retiree
- Currently in Australia
Sao Hso Hom

Tin Htoon
- Architect, Thiri Pyit Saya Hotel in Bagan
- Architect, Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore
- Advisor, selected S N Goenka’s Projects
- RUBC Captain & Gold
- Winner of Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs, 1958 ARAE Regatta in Calcutta with Harry Saing
- Winner of Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours, 1960 ARAE Regatta in Colombo with Harry Saing, Victor Htun Shein and Sein Htoon
- RUBC 40th Anniversary Magazine with Sithu U Tin and U Po Zon
- Chair, RUBC 90th Anniversary Magazine
RUBC 90th Anniversary

Dr. Thein Htut
- RUBC Gold
- Parents : Col Min Sein, Dr. Daw Yin May
- Currently in Australia
Thein Htut

Tun Shein
- Willie Saing
- RUBC Gold
- Sr. Novices Winner in 1954
Tun Shein

Paulian Crew — Sr. Novices Winners in 1954
September 14, 2026
Burma — First in Matriculation Exam
by Hla Min

Update : September 2026

Pre-war စစ်ကြို

U Kyaw Myint ဦးကျော်မြင့်

U Kyaw Myint
- Matriculated from Government High School with Distinction in all subjects
- Former Supreme Court Justice
- Chair of Tribunal to try ဂဠုန်ဦးစော Galon U Saw
- Dean of Law
- Head of Law Firm
- Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS60) wrote a series of articles about his father
U Ba Khin ဦးဘခင်

U Ba Khin
- Matriculated from St. Paul’s High School; First in the whole of Burma
- First native Auditor General
- Headed four Government Departments
- ဝိပဿနာ တရားပြ Vipassana Teacher (of Ledi Lineage)
- His mentor : Saya Thet
- His mentee : S N Goenka
1951 – 1965
- St. Paul’s High School has a Roll of Honor for Top Matriculates in the HSF & Matriculation Examination. It is now on display at the St. Paul’s Museum.
- SPHS had Five Top positions in 1963, Four Top positions in 1959, Three Top positions in 1965, Two Top positions in 1952 & 1958, One Top position in 1951 & 1954.
Roll of Honor
- George Chapman (St. Paul’s) — 1951
- Nyunt Tin ညွန့်တင် (St. Paul’s) — 1952
- Hla Shwe လှရွှေ (Yegyaw Methodist) — 1953
- Koon Yin Chu (St. Paul’s) — 1954
- Lily Hwang (Methodist English) — 1955
- Ye Myint ရဲမြင့် (St. Peter’s) — 1956
- Htin Kyaw ထင်ကျော် (Sacred Heart) — 1957
Dr. Soe Win
- Soe Win စိုးဝင်း (St. Paul’s) — 1958
- Frankie Ohn အုန်း (St. Paul’s) — 1959
- Austin Kyan (English Methodist) — 1960
- Lina Ong (English Methodist) — 1961
SPHS63
- Khin Maung Uခင်မောင်ဦး (St. Paul’s) — 1963
- Cherry Hlaing လှိုင် (St. John’s Convent) & Lyn Aung Thet လင်းအောင်သက် (English Methodist)— 1964
Bernard Khaw
- Bernard Khaw (St. Paul’s) — 1965
အထွေထွေ General

First ရတဲ့ ကျောင်းများ Schools
- St. Paul’s High School — Prewar, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965
- English Methodist — 1954, 1960, 1961, 1964
- ရေကျော် Yegyaw Methodist — 1953
- St. Peter’s — 1955
- Sacred Heart — 1956
- St. John’s Convent — 1964
- Government High School — Prewar
ဘာသာရပ် / Profession
- Architecture – 1954
- Audit – Prewar
- Chemical Engineering – 1965
- Chemistry – 1958, 1965
- Law – Prewar
- Medicine / Surgery – 1952, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
- Physics – 1953, 1956, 1959
- Unspecified – 1951
1964
- New Education System ပညာရေးစနစ်သစ်
- တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်ခွင့် အတွက် ILA စသုံး
1965
- ကျောင်းများ ပြည်သူပိုင်သိမ်း Nationalization of schools on April 1
Update
- Some Top Matriculates are GBNF. They include U Kyaw Myint, U Ba Khin, Dr. Nyunt Tin, Dr. Ye Myint & Dr. Lina Ong.
September 14, 2026
Contributing Editor
by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

RIT Alumni Newsletter
- In April 1999, I started sharing news of selected Alumni and Gatherings via e-mail.
- It was called RIT Alumni (Abroad) Newsletter.
- Several readers suggested a more inclusive name : RIT Alumni International Newsletter.
Special Issue for SPZP-2000

Page 1 of Special Issue
- In October 2000, the First RIT Alumni Reunion & Saya Pu Zaw Pwe (SPZP-2000) was held in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- We published a Special Issue of RIT Alumni Newsletter for SPZP-2000.
Editors
- I was the Chief Editor. Saya U Thein Aung (Met72) and Henry Lim (U Aung Myint) were Editors.
- I wrote “SAYA PU ZAW PWE” poem and the Editorial.
Authors
- Saya Dr. Freddie Ba Hli (GBNF)
- Saya U Aung Khin
- Saya Allen Htay (C58, GBNF)
- Saya Dr. Nyo Win (M65)
- Saya U Myo Win (M/Ag65, GBNF)
- Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF)
- U Hla Min (EC69)
- Benny Tan (M70)
- Saya U Thein Aung (Met72)
- Dr. Myint Thein (M73)
- Maurice Chee (M75)
- U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76)
Contents

Page 2 of Special Issue

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Archives

U Khin Maung Zaw archived the early newsletters in ex-rit org website.

U Wunna Ko Ko archived the later newsletters in RitAlumniInfo website.

Both websites are no longer active.

Contributing Editor

I volunteered as a Contributing Editor for the following :
- RIT English Association Newsletter
- BAPS (Burmese American Professional Society) Newsletter
- Dhammananda Newsletter published by TBSA (Theravada Buddhist Society of America)
- Cetana Thi Thar Kan စေတနာသည်သာကံ — Book by Saya U Aung Zaw (UCC)
- Paying Homage to Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa
- RUBC 90th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine
RUBC Magazine

Hla Min (Contributing Editor)

Book honoring Sayadaw U Silananda

Book by U Aung Zaw
September 14, 2026
Life Story
by Thein Han

Updated : September 2026

U Thein Han & Daw Khin Khin Htway

April 23, 1958

It is on this day 23rd April 1958 that I got married to my wife Khin Khin Htway (Flora) at the Strand Hotel. We stayed two nights with her parents and left for our honeymoon to Tokyo, Japan.

April 25, 1958

We arrived Tokyo 0n the 25th and was met at the airport by Mr Fonseka, Ceylon (now Siri Lanka) Ambassador to Japan. He was was a friend of my wife father when he was Ceylon Ambassador to Burma. He took us to a restaurant for lunch and later dropped us at a Hotel near the Imperial Palace.

April 26, 1958

The next day we took the high speed bullet train to Osaka to visit Mr Fukutomi who is a friend and was once an IBM Engineer in Burma. He lived in Takarazuka, a suburb of Osaka. He took us to see the famous Takarazuka Kabuki show performed by women artists only, the men parts were also performed by ladies and not a single men was involved in it.

Trips

We stayed one night in Osaka and then left for our trip to Kyoto, Nara,Yokohama, and Kamakura where there is a Huge BUDDHA sitting statue, it is also a popular beach resort and returned to Tokyo.

Back to Tokyo

In Tokyo we saw a modern topless show at Asakusa Theatre, did some shopping at Diamaru Department store and took a stroll on GINZA street.

We left Japan after three weeks of our memorable honeymoon in Japan.

Hong Kong

From Tokyo we flew to Hong Kong, we stayed at at the famous Peninsular Hotel on Kowloon side where the airport is.

One day while shopping in Hong Kong we met four Burmese gentlemen on the street and they were Executive Members of Rangoon Turf Club, they were in Hong Kong at the invitation of Hong Kong Turf Club. One of them, U Chit Khaing saw my wife in her longyi and came to talk to us, he then invited us for a cruise on the Hong Kong Harbour which the Hong Kong Turf Club had arranged for them in the evening. The cruise was during sunset and it was a beautiful ride relaxing on the boat, breathing the fresh air of Hong Kong Harbour and watching the colored lights of Skyscrapers opened one by one, twinkling on the hill. We returned to Rangoon the next day.

Blessed to be together for a long time

It is now more than six decades since our honeymoon in Japan and we are fortunate to be still together and is able to take care of each other.

U Thein Han

Update
- U Thein Han passed away peacefully in late 2025. He was 95+ years old. He was Systems Engineer for IBM Burma. He retired as an Accountant for Montgomery County.
- Daw Khin Khin Htwe passed away peacefully earlier this year. She taught at the Psychology Department at Rangoon University. She retired as Librarian at the Library of Congress. She managed the Burma Collection.
September 14, 2026
Paing Family
by Hla Min

Update : September 2026

U Paing & Siblings

ဦးပိုင် ညီအကိုမောင်နှမများ

U Paing & Siblings
- Daw Ma Ma Tin ဒေါ်မမတင်
- U Saing ဦးဆိုင်
- U Hlaing ဦးလှိုင်
- U Paing ဦးပိုင်
- Daw Ma Ma Lay ဒေါ်မမလေး
- U Chan Maung Kun ဦးချမ်းမောင်ကွမ်း
- Bogyi Hla Maung ဗိုလ်ကြီးလှမောင်
- U Sein Yoe ဦးစိန်ရိုး
- U Yan Way ဦးရန်ဝေး
Family

Father : ICS U Paing

Mother : Daw Oo Yin (daughter of Sir Po Tha & Lady Tha)

Sons : Myo Paing, Soe Paing, Win Paing, Kyaw Paing

Dr. Myo Paing (SPHS54)
- Medical doctor & researcher (at BMRI)
- Early assignment was Malaria Campaign
- Champion golfer.
U Soe Paing (SPHS56)

U Soe Paing
- In the Matric exam of 1956, he stood 13th in Burma and won a Collegiate Scholarship.
- In 1958, he received two Gold medals : one for Highest Total Marks for I.Sc (Combined) & another for Joint Highest Marks in Maths for I.Sc (Combined).
- While attending Engineering classes at RU, he received State Scholarship to study Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in the USA.
- Received BS and MS in EE (Electrical Engineering) from Stanford University.
- Upon his return, he joined the EE Department at RIT as Assistant Lecturer. He helped Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe with the UCC project.
- Transferred to UCC as Manager of Systems Division.
- After reorganization, he also managed the Operations Division.
- Received M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Southampton, UK.
- Taught CS courses at UCC. He co-authored Programming Texts, Lecture Guides and Manuals with U Aung Zaw and me.
- Worked for UN projects in several countries.
- Wrote “Computer Ah Sa UCC Ga” and his experiences as a States Scholar and UN Advisor. They can be read from SCRIB-D
- After retirement, Saya spent time playing golf & practicing vipassana meditation.
- During his UCC days, he served as a Golf Correspondent. I helped him type about the competition at RGC (Rangoon Golf Club) and BGC (Burma Golf Club) and submit to the English newspapers.
- Visited RUCL. Compiled material for HMEE Project & prepared a Draft. Translated Section 1 of the HMEE book and summarized Section 2.
- Gave an interview to MASTAA
U Win Paing (SPHS64)

U Wara 1

U Wara 2

U Wara 3
- Won Golf Championships with his younger brother U Kyaw Paing.
- After finishing the finals for ChE (Chemical Engineering) exam in 1970, he became a monk.
- Served as Taik Oke for about four decades before becoming Chief Resident Monk of Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung Sayadaw.
- Known as Sayadaw U Wara.
- He is now GBNF.
U Kyaw Paing (SPHS67)
- Represented Burma in the Putra Cup.
- Lawyer and entrepreneur.
U Khin Maung Zaw (SPHS70, EC76) wrote :

For number of years, I was the carrier-cum-postman to bring Saya U Soe Paing’s typed golf news to the WPD, Working Peoples’ Daily at Theingbyu Street! Just one of the chores I had in those days.

I remember jokingly asked Sayadaw U Wara how he felt seeing the (18th??) hole over the fence from the Sunlun Kyaung’s “Thein”. The new golf course was built for VIPs inside Kabaaye, and that particular hole was seen from the “Thein” သိမ် less than 40-50 yards, of course over the fence.

Updates
- Nyi Lynn Seck created a family tree for Sir Po Tha
September 14, 2026
Khin Maung U ခင်မောင်ဦး
by Hla Min

Update : September 2026

Khin Maung U (SPHS63)

SPHS63

OPA Dinner

Roll of Honor
- Matriculated from St. Paul’s High School in 1963. Stood First in Burma with 100 marks in Maths & Chemistry and 99 points (after a point deduction in review) in Physics. He had Distinction in English in HSF, Matric and I.Sc.(A).
Institute of Medicine (1)
- Stood First in every class.
- Multiple Luyechun
Postgrad
- Due to policy changes for sending State Scholars, he had to do M.Sc. (Med Sc)
- Received MD from UNSW
- Completed Fellowships
Work Experience in reverse Chronological Order
- Clinical Reviewer and Senior Medical Officer at U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Assistant Professor and Physician at Johns Hopkins University
- Associate Professor, Physician at Hahnemann University Hospital
- Head, Clinical Research Division at Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health
- Clinical demonstrator at Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)
- Demonstrator, Dept. of Pharmacology at Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)
Activities
- Writes KMU Medical Research Reports
- Gawpaka at a monastery in Maryland
- Wrote and translated articles on Dhamma
- Interpreter for Dhamma Talks & Meditation Retreat. Compiled & edited an early version of Abdhidhamma by Dr. Nandamalabhivansa.
Abhidhamma
- His spouse Dr. Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Amy) was also a top student in Matric & IM(1). She did DCH.
- They have a son and two daughters. Nilar (eldest) is a medical doctor in the USA.
KMU, NNW & young Nilar

Feedback

Dr. Nyan Taw wrote :
Our batch Khin Maung U (SPHS 63) to be proud of !

Eddie Shein wrote :
Proud of you, Dr. Khin Maung U. I always remember your very good signs of ambitions and success lines on your palms.

Wai Aung wrote :
I am proud of you Ko Khin Maung U. You are a genius. Glad you made it to the top.

Ye Htut wrote :
Sayar U is my teacher- mentor who was just like a swan who laid a golden egg daily for me when I worked under him at RGH and DMR in 1970s. I never had a day that I did not learn a new lesson or knowledge from him when we were together.

Dr. Khin Maung U wrote :
Thank you Johnny (U Hla Min) for your kind portrayal, and to all who commented with support and friendship. I am so fortunate to have good friends throughout St. Paul’s HS and Medical School and also during post-graduate clinical work, and to have good students during my teaching years in IM (1), all of whom helped and supported me in many ways. With some time available in my retirement, I came upon an idea. As a service to medical education in Myanmar, I would post recently published medical articles (not readily available in Myanmar) that friends and colleagues in the medical profession may find useful or applicable to medical care or public health of people in Myanmar. In all these medical posts, I preceded with a simplified summary of the medical journal article so that non-medical persons who read these posts can also understand and be able to apply for their own health care. I hope this activity will provide useful medical or educational information to all who read my medical posts.

Mayrose Wong wrote :
Wonderful and Genius Doctor, truly and caring classmate, doing meritorious deeds for Dhamma and Sanghas. He is Awesome.

Eiei Tan wrote :
Could not agree more, my dear friend May Rose. We are all extremely proud to be his classmates. He certainly is awesome & ingenious !!!

Kyaw Myint Malia wrote :
You make all of us Burmese proud. I was fortunate to meet you again while you were preparing for your MD at the University of NSW where I was an Anatomy tutor. You are my kalyana-mitra truly. Regards to Amy.

Tin Tin Hla wrote :
Proud of you and your family.

Kyi Maung wrote:
How genius you are ko kmu. I’m always proud of u. I used to tell others that I’m from ko Khin Maung U ‘s batch.

Tin Myint wrote :
Proud of you Ko U. You stood Whole of Burma 1st in Matriculation from St Pauls High School.

Ngwe Tun wrote :
On behalf of old Paulians, l am proud of you Ko Khin Maung U.
September 14, 2026