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GBNF
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

Aung Moung (M73)

At Winner Inn

Last Journey of U Aung Moung

Sayagyi U Ba Than lost his “right arm man” U Aung Moung (M73) in early January, 2018.

Whenever Sayagyi asked for U Aung Moung’s help, he will be at Winner Inn as fast as time and schedule permit.

I met him last year at Winner Inn. He was visiting Sayagyi U Ba Than as well as Daw Win Mar, younger sister of his childhood friend.

U Aung Moung was active in RIT-related activities and in his neighborhood monasteries. The monks voluntarily offered to take part at his final journey at Yae Wae. Actions speak louder than words.

Saya U Tun Shwe, Saya U Lin, Saya U Nyunt Htay, U Han Sein, U Tin Tun Aung, U Than Po, U Kyaw Kyaw and several alumni attended the last journey at Ye Way Crematorium/Cemetery.

Aye Win Kyaw (C70)

U Aye Win Kyaw & Madan Chand

He passed away in Pyin Oo Lwin. He earlier lost his son due to a faulty water heater system at the medical clinic (where U Aye Win Kyaw was being treated). It was a double tragedy for the family.

He taught astronomy and astrology at MARB.

Madan Chand (C70)

He was 2nd in his class. He joined the Faculty.

He moved to USA.

He passed away in Illinois.

Aung Thwin, Dr. (SPHS63)

Dr. Aung Thwin

He was a successful OG. He passed away in Southern California. He is the brother of Dr. Khin Khin Thwin (Carmen) and Daw Yee Yee Thwin (Jasmine).

Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi, SPHS63)

Khin Mg Bo, Aung Kyi & Tin Tun

He passed away in Yangon.

Khin Mg Bo (Allan Saw Mg, SPHS63, EP69)

He passed away in Yangon.

Tin Tun (Phone Gyi, SPHS63, M69)

He was Joint Secretary of RIT Thaing Association. He taught Naval Architecture. He passed away in Yangon.

Myint Sein (Bobby, SPHS64)

U Myint Sein

He is an alumnus of Private Primary Boundary Road School (PPBRS), St. Paul’s High School (SPHS) and the Institute of Economics. He is Past Principal of BARB (Burma Astro Research Bureau), Visiting Lecturer at the Institute of Indigenous Medicine (in Mandalay) and Founder of Idea Astrology.

Aung Myint (Sonny, SPHS64)

He joined RIT EE as Lab Technician. He transferred to UCC as Maintainence Technician. He was promoted to Maintenance Engineer. He lost his job after filling in the 1988-related questionnaire. He gave private tuition on PLA. He passed away at his breakfast table.

Three SPHS & UCC alumni — CO U Hla Min (Pauk Si), U Maung Maung Gyi (Henry Than Htay) and U Aung Myint (Sonny) — are GBNF.

Myint Lwin (Henry Chee, C63)

U Myint Lwin

He was from the Class of 61. He took sabbatical to get married. He is a good vocalist. He passed away in California, USA.

Myint Thein (Kabar, M69)

U Myint Thein (Kabar)

He was a core organizer of the 69ers. He had medical checkup in Singapore and India, but he passed away in Yangon due to his deteriorating health. He is fondly known as Maung Kabar (a famous cartoon character of our younger days).

Chit Tin (Bo Chit, EC69)

Kabar and Chit Tin

U Chit Tin graduated in 1969 with EC (Electrical Communications). He is the third member of the group to pass away. The other two are U Kyaw Soe (EC69) and U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, EC69).

Oo Kyaw Hla (EC69)

He passed away in Canada. He is the fourth EC69er to pass away.

Chan Nyein, Saya Dr. (M67)

Dr. Chan Nyein

He is a retired Minister of Education.

Saw Lin (C71)

U Saw Lin

He had several medical problems, but he was active as a core organizer of SPZP-2012.

Tin Swe, Saya (EE53)

He played soccer for the Prome Hall team which won the Inter-Hall Trophy for two consecutive years.

H Num Kok, Saya (C)

He was a saya of our sayas. He passed away at the tender age of 98 in Oregon, USA.

Allen Htay, Saya (C58)

He a founding member and President of RIT Alumni International, which hosted SPZP-2000. Saya’s books were donated to YTU Library by Daw Mu Mu Kin. In saya’s memory, several YTU students have been provided scholarships (with the coordination of NorCal RITAA and volunteers from RITAA).

Khin Mg Myint (Shastri)

Shastri and mostly 69ers

He received the nickname due to resemblance to the Indian Prime Minister.

San Tint, Saya Dr. (EE61)

Dr. San Tint visiting Seattle

He taught at BIT, RIT and YTU. He retired as Professor of Electronic Engineering. He attended SPZP-2000 and took trips to Seattle and New York to have mini-reunion with former students.

Paulians

SPHS

SPHS

Aung Khin, Aung Kyi, Aung Thu Yein, Khin Naung Bo, Maung Maung Kyi, Richard Lim and several others are GBNF.

Saw Tin, Saya Dr. (Maths)

Dr. Saw Tin

Win Naing (Dicky Tan, M69)

Win Naing (Dicky)

He passed away in Singapore. He represented RIT in Rowing.

Tin Myint (John Lee, M69)

Tin Myint (John)

He passed away in Union City, California, USA. He represented RIT in Table Tennis. He was selected RIT Luyechun for 4th BE.

Hla Shwe, Saya (T69)

Hla Shwe

He retired as Associate Professor. He passed away in Yangon. He is remembered in “To the Shwe Duo” poem.

Tin Shwe, Saya (EP66)

U Tin Shwe

He taught at RIT and Assumption University in Bangkok. After retirement, he became a monk. He passed away in Yangon. He is remembered in “To the Shwe Duo” poem.

Ba Than, Saya

U Ba Than

Ba Than

Win Khaing (M75)

Win Khaing

Myint Sein (M69)

Myint Sein (M69)

Win Thein, Saya Dr. (C58)

Win Thein

Posts
- GBNF — Alumni
- GBNF — by Calendar Year
- GBNF — by Class
- GBNF — General
- GBNF — Sayas
- Talk — GBNF
August 13, 2025
Dhamma Books
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

စွန်းလွန်း ဝိပဿနာ
Sunlun Vipassana
- မြင်းခြံစွန်းလွန်းဆရာတော် ဦးကဝိ
  Myingyan Sunlun Sayadaw U Kavi
- ကမ္ဘာအေးစွန်းလွန်းဆရာတော် ဦးဝိနယ
  Kaba Aye Sunlun Sayadaw U Vinaya
လယ်တီ ဆရာတော်
Dhamma Lineage of Ledi Sayadaw
- ဆရာ သက်
  Saya Thet
- ဆရာ ဦးဘခင်
  Saya U Ba Khin
- S N ဂိုအင်ဂါ
  S N Goenka
ပဏ္ဍိတရာမ ဆရာတော်
Dhamma Lineage of Panditarama Sayadaw
- Sayadaw U Pandita
- ဦးပညာဒီပ (ဘီးလင်း) — နာယက ဆရာတော်
  U Pannadipa (Beelin) – – Patron
ဓမ္မဘေရီ အရှင်ဝီရိယ (တောင်စွန်း)
Dhammaberi Ashin Viriya (Taung Soon)

ရုပ်စုံ ဗုဒ္ဓ သာသနာဝင်
The Illustrated History of Buddhism
- မဟာဂန္ဓာရုံဆရာတော် ဦးဇနကာဘိဝံသ
  Author : Mahagandayone Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa
- ပန်းချီဆရာ ဦးဗကြည်
  Illustrator : Saya U Ba Kyi
- Reprint : ဦးသီလာနန္ဒာဘိဝံသ နဲ့ အလှူရှင်များ
  Reprint : Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa and Devotees / Donors
Mahagandayone Sayadaw

U Silananda

U Silananda
August 13, 2025
Final Year Engg Students 1948 & 1949
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

48 – 49 Engg

Reunion of Final Year Engineering Students 1948 & 1949

Date : January 13th, 1980
Place : Inya Lake Hotel
Photo : provided by Mrs. Gyim Kho and U Myo Myint (EC67, RUBC Gold, Nephew of U Gyim Kho).

First Row :
- U Than Myint
- U Maung Maung Myint
- U Aye Kha
- U Boon Pin
  Deputy Chief Engineer, Burma Railways
  Son : U San Lin / Robert (EC73)
  Passed away a few years back in Taiwan
- U Min Han
  Son : U Nyein Min / Johnny (C79)
Second Row :
- U Soe Aung
  Chief Engineer, PWD
  Children : Daw Thynn Thynn Khaing / Janet (EP70) and U Nyunt Aung (C73)
- U Khai Waing
- U Po Han
  Deputy Minister of Construction
- U Kyaw Tun
  Saya of our Sayas (including Professor U Sein Hlaing)
  Taught at BOC College of Engineering
  Retired Lecturer of Electrical Engineering, RIT
  Children : Dr. Daw Tin Nu (Elizabeth, English), Dorothy (ex-RIT)
  Passed away in Burma after visiting Dorothy and family in Australia
- U Saw Taik Kyi
- U Gyim Kho
  Spouse gave a copy of the photo for use by HMEE-2012
  Nephew : U Myo Myint (EC67, RUBC Gold)
- U Mya Than
- U Tin Oo
Third Row :
- U Kyi
- U Aung Kyi
  Retired from GE.
  Worked as a Private Contractor
- U Kyaw Myint
- U Tha Nyunt
- U U Gyaw
- U Khin Maung
- U Lal Bik
Comments
- U Aye (M62) provided information about U Saw Taik Kyi and U Aung Kyi
- Ye Win wrote :
  ကျေးဇူးပါ. ဦးမြသန်းကကျွန်တော့ယောက္ခမပါ. ၂၀၀၅ အောက်တိုဘာလ အသက်၈၆နှစ်မှာအေးချမ်းစွာကွယ်လွန်သွားပါတယ်. ဆောက်လုပ်ရေးမှာလုပ်ကြသော အင်ဂျင်နီယာအတော်များများကိုသိပါသည်. ဦးကြင်ခို ဦးသာညွန့် ဦးစိုးအောင် ဦးဘိုးဟန်.. စသည်တို့ပါ. ကျွန်တော့အကို ဦးခင်က ဆရာဦးစိန်လှိုင်တို့နဲ့တနှစ်ထဲပီးကြပြီး ဆောက်လုပ်ရေးမှာ အင်ဂျင်နီညွှန်ကြားရေးမှုးအဖြစ်နဲ့ပင်စင်စားပြီး အသက်၈၅ နှစ်၂၀၁၂ (မသေချာပါ) လောက်မှာဆုံးပါတယ်.
August 13, 2025
69er Gatherings
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

69er Golden Jubilee
- 69ers celebrated the True Golden Jubilee of Graduation on December 14, 2019.
- Before the pandemic, they used to meet at least once every month.
- Several 69ers have hosted or co-hosted the breakfast, lunch and dinner gatherings.
  The Mike Khes (Po So Chins) often entertain with live and Karaoke music.
- The photos were taken by several 69ers.
Taw Win Hnin Si (Royal Rose)

During my visit to Yangon in January and February 2018, I was host and guest of several 69 gatherings.

69ers in February 2018

Tin Aung Win (Oscar), Tin Maung Aye (Accordion), Aye Thein (Volleyball)
David Myint Thein (Rowing), Aye Lwin (RIT Magazine)
- The restaurant is owned by U Soe Nyunt (Old Paulian, GBNF), who managed to get the “SPHS Honor Roll” after SPHS got hospitalized.
- Attendees range from the 30’s and 40’s to 60’s (or more depending on the health and availability).
  For example, Soe Thein (Peter Myint Maung) has to ask his daughter to drive to the gatherings.
- 69ers usually book two adjacent rooms and turn them into a single large room for holding the monthly breakfast gatherings.
- There are hosts to celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries, and sometimes welcome classmates visiting from overseas.
- Win Maung (Lake) had to pick up U Okkantha (Uzin Victor Aung Chaw, Sagaing Hills) to attend the gatherings.
- Those who spend time outside Yangon (e.g. Zau Lai, Myitkyina) have to come a long way to meet, greet and fete with their former classmates.
- Several annual gatherings were held at M3.
Tun Tin, Aung Gyi Shwe, Sa Maung Maung, Tin Aung Win (Oscar)

M3

Myint Pe, Kyaw Nyunt, Ma Thaung Htwe, Ma Myint Myint, Saw Yu Tint
- The 69ers book around 10 tables.
  They are provided a stage for the Karaoke and Live Music.
- U Tint Lwin (Daniel) can play the lead, rhythm, bass and drums. Saya U Win Mra taught Daniel and his brothers to play guitar, and encouraged them to set up their own band. He is also a vocalist.
- U Kyaw Min (Albert) is proud to be called “Elvis”. He has sung in gatherings (with international companies).
- U Win Boh (Robert) played in various gatherings in Australia and Myanmar.
- Some 69ers (Tin Maung Aye, Than Myaing, Khin Maung Tint, Aye Lwin, Win Lwin, Myo Nyunt, …) were RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Shins and organizers, but some have given up their hobbies to spend quality time with their loved ones.
- “Pho Pho” U Aung Min and “Ah Pho Gyi Tone Kyaw” U Han Sein (GBNF) are some of the regulars at the 69er gatherings.
Crystal Jade
- Around SPZP-2012, an ad hoc lunch gathering was held to meet some 69ers from overseas (attending the SPZP-2012).
- U Tin Win (Mining) footed the bill.
- The attendees (who had bought the lunch tickets) agreed to donate the ticket sales to the 69er Fund.
Myint Thein (Kabar, GBNF), Sein Myint, Win Maung, Hla Min
Ko Shwe, Daniel Tint Lwin, Sein Tun, Ohn Khine (M70), Myat Soe Lwin (Sai Hwet), Aung Min
- In 2016, there was an ad hoc breakfast gathering to welcome U Sein Myint and me, and to bid farewell to Daniel.
Westin Park
- Daw Myint Myint (C69) hosted a lunch gathering to welcome Daw Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Millie, T69).
Others

There have been gatherings at may other places including Shwe Bei, Bone Kyaung (or nearby shop), Cafe on Saya San Lann, YTU Assembly Hall, …

Invitation to GJ
August 13, 2025
Talk — Words
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

Hla Min

Video Broadcast on February 1, 2021
- Definitions and Usage of words may change with time.
- Computer
  Early days : One who computes
  e.g. the six females who worked on ENIAC
  Later : Machine which can process data / information …
- Compiler
  Early days : One who compiles
  e.g. historical records
  Later : Software to translate a programming language into machine language
- Bit
  Early days : small piece
  e.g. drill bit
  Later : Binary digit
- Confusion in the 1970s
  The book “Anatomy of a Compiler” was sent to the Institute of Medicine (instead of UCC or RU Library).
  The book “Compiler Construction of Digital Computers” was sent to the Public Works Department (instead of UCC or RU Library)
- March 27, 1945
  Early days : Taw Hlan Yay Nay (Resistance Day)
  to honor all those who fought for Independence
  Later : Tatmadaw Nay (Armed Forces Day)
- Taung Thu Le Tha Mar Nay (Peasant’s Day)
  Early days : January 1
  Later : March 2
- Lost in Translation
  Physician was translated as “Yupa Beda Pyinnya Shin” (Physicist)
August 13, 2025
Talk — PSA Tour
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

Hla Min

Video Broadcast on January 7, 2020

PSA Tour 2020

January 5 – 11, 2020
- Traveled as a guest and volunteer mentor with members of the Myanmar Professional Speakers Association (PSA).
- Got to know professionals with different expertise.
- The members held “Sar Pay Haw Pyaw Pwe” (SPHPP) at selected cities from January 5 to January 11, 2020.
- (Optional) Some members had a day of rest at Inlay.
  Two PSA members conducted a Training Seminar for the employees of the Inlay hotel.
January 5, 2020
- Left Yangon by Chartered Bus for Nay Pyi Taw
- SPHPP at Lei Way
January 6, 2020
- SPHPP at MICC-2 at Nay Pyi Taw
- Left for Mandalay
- Met Prof. Dr. Khin Maung Maung (Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi, RASU Class of 73) who was giving lectures at Mandalay University.
January 7, 2020
- SPHHP at Mandalay University
- Left for Pyin Oo Lwin
- SPHHP at Pyin Oo Lwin Town Hall
  Sponsor : Point Sunflower Group Pyinnya Dana
January 8, 2020
- SPHPP at University of Technology, Yatanarpon Cyber City
- Left for Shwe Bo
- SPHPP at Wet Let
January 9, 2020
- SPHPP at Shwe Bo University
- Left for Meiktila
- SPHHP at Meiktila Business Group
January 10, 2020
- SPHPP at Meiktila University
- Left for Taunggyi
January 11, 2020
- SHPP at Southern Shan States Chamber of Commerce (SSSCCI) in Taunggyi
- (Optional) Left for Inlay
August 13, 2025
Calendars
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025
- A solar calendar is based on the orbit of the earth around the sun.
  Typically, it takes 365.2422 solar days to complete the orbit.
  A leap year attempts to adjust the calendar by adding an extra day every four years.
- A lunar calendar is based on the orbit of the moon around the earth.
  Typically, it takes 29.6 days to complete a cycle.
- A luni-solar calendar is a “hybrid” calendar that uses “lunar” month and “solar” year.
  The calendars used by Chinese and Vietnamese have 12 months in a year and an extra month in the year in which the Lunar and Solar Calendars are synchronized.
  The CNY (Chinese New Year) and Tet (Vietnamese New Year) occur in late January or early February.
- Julian Calendar
  Leap year : if a year is divisible by 4
- Gregorian Calendar
  Leap year :
  if a Century year is divisible by 400
  Other years if divisible by 4
- Burmese Calendar
  The Burmese use a Luni-Solar-Socio-Religious Calendar.
  It is used for social and religious events.
  There are 12 lunar months with a total of 355 days in a Common Burmese Year.
  There is a difference of 10 days with a Common Year in the Gregorian Calendar.
  An inter-calary month named “Second Waso” is usually added every three years to sync again with the Solar Calendar.
  It is known as “Wah Htutt”.
  If needed, an additional day is added in “Wah Gyi Htutt”.
- Civil Calendar
- Academic Calendar
- Appointment Calendar
August 13, 2025
RU 2
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

RU Centennial
- Pre-Celebrations kicked off on December 1, 2019. The celebrations continued to the end of 2020.
- Former Executive Committee members of the 1958 – 1962 Tekkatho Kalaung Ah Thinn published
  (a) Collection of Kabyars mainly from the old University magazines
  (b) Magazine with hitherto unpublished articles, essays, short stories, kabyars, etc.
- Several books have been published to commemorate the RU Centennial.
- A book and magazine by Tekkatho Kalaung Ah Thinn
- SMART Sarpay reprinted the book by Maung Aung Mon (Win Aung).
- Sayagyi U Pe Maung Tin was the first native Principal of Rangoon College and the founder of the Burmese Department.
  Sayagyi will be honored by the Myanmar Sar Mi Thar Su in December 2109 with a bust.
- The bust of Sayagyi U Pe Maung Tin was unveiled. Daw Tin Tin Myaing (Brenda, daughter of Sayagyi) attended the ceremony.
- Sayagyi U Ba Toke (GBNF) who is a Phwa Bet Taw of the University of Rangoon was interviewed by a TV program. Sayagyi passed away on December 2, 2020 (the day after RU Centennial). It was several days short of Sayagyi’s centennial birthday on December 26.
- Kyemon published an article about the Land marks of the University of Rangoon.
- Myanmar Ah Lin published a series of articles for RU Centennial.
- The RU Golden Jubilee in 1970 and the RU Diamond Jubilee in 1995 were celebrated for 2 – 3 weeks.
Albums

I have created albums. Members are requested to
- add captions and comments
- add photos to existing albums
- create new albums (if required)
The following is a sampling:
- Botany
  Dr. Daw Yi Yi (Mother of Okka)
- Burmese (Myanmar Sar)
  “Khit San Kabyar”
  Saya U Wun (Minthuwun)
  See Aung Pyie (Farewell to Mya Thilar)
- Chemistry
  Saya U Aung Khin
  Dr Soe Win and Daw May Saw Lwin
  U Nyunt Win
  Dr. Aung Myint
  Dr. Tin Win (Alan)
  Dr. Myint Tun (Henry Cho Tun)
  U Kyaw Tun
  U Maung Maung Gyi
  U Nwe Aung
- Ma Chit Swe’s Autograph
  Mom of Hazel Kyaw Zaw (Kyi Kyi May)
  Friends of Ma Chit Swe
- Graduation
  Photo taken at Bayin Ma Studio
  Photos taken inside Convocation Hall
  Photos taken outside Convocation Hall
- Law
  U May Aung
  Sir Arthur Eggar (founder of RUBC)
  Dr. Ba Han
  U Kyaw Myint
  Sayas and sayamas
  LLB first batch
- Mathematics
  Sayagyi U Ba Toke
  Dr. Chit Swe
  Dr. Khin Maung Swe (Tekkatho Maung Thin Char)
- Physics
  Sayagyi Dr Maung Maung Kha
  Dr. Tin Aung
  Dr. Soe Myint Win
  Dr. Aye Thein Kyaw
  Daw May Su
  Dr. Zin Aung
  Dr. Saw Wai Hla
  Dr. Win Naing
  Dr. Myo Thaik
- Rectors and Registrars
  Dr. Htin Aung
  U Thet Lwin
- UCC Alumni
  UCC Gathering
Notes :
- There are more photo albums.
- I have posted photo essays for some topics.
1940s, 1950s and 1960s

Second World War
- The Second World War started in 1939 in Europe and spread to Asia.
- The University of Rangoon suspended classes for three years : 1943 – 1945.
- Per Sayagyi U Ba Toke :
  There were some make-shift classes at the ad-hoc University in Mogul (Shwe Bon Tha) Street.
  Sayagyi taught Mathematics there.
1946
- Rangoon University was reopened in 1946.
- Saya U Tin U (C), Saya U Sein Hlaing (Professor, EE), Dr. Pe Nyun (Pediatric Surgeon) and Dr. Pe Thein (Professor, Minister) attended Rangoon University in 1946.
1947
- Pinlon Sar Choke (Panglon Agreement) was signed on February 12, 1947.
  Some ethnic races did not attend the Pinlon Conference.
- Nine Arzanis — Bogyoke Aung San, Thakin Mya, Deedok U Ba Cho, Mahn Ba Khaing, Sao San Htun (Mong Pawn Sawbwa), U Ba Win, U Razak, ICS U Ohn Maung and Yebaw Ko Htwe — were mercilessly gunned down at the Secretariat on July 19, 1947.
  All except Sao San Htun (who was hospitalized with fatal wounds and died on July 20, 1947) perished that day.
  Three ministers including Bagan U Ba Gyan escaped.
1948 and 1949
- Burma gain Independence on January 4, 1948 at 4:20 AM.
  Sao Shwe Thike / Thaik became the first President of the Union of Burma.
  U Nu became the first Prime Minister.
- Two factions — White Flag led by Thakin Than Tun and Red Flag led by Thakin Soe — of the Burma Communist Party (BCP) went underground. There was several groups in the armed rebellion.
- For a short period of time, the Burmese government was called “Yangon Ah So Ya“.
- Thanks in part to the arms sent by neighboring India, and the volunteer RU students, the planned conquest of Rangoon was derailed. The tide was turned, and Burma was back on the road to normalcy,
- The Union of Burma had a bi-caramel parliament.
1950s
- Dr. Ba U served as the second President.
  In his book “My Burma”, he considers himself as the first President elected in accordance with the Constitution of the Union of Burma.
  The general public considers him as the Second President (who succeeded Sao Swe Thike).
- Many States Scholars were sent to the prestigious universities in the USA and UK to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies.
  In 1954, there were 400 Burmese State Scholars (many from the “Twinning Program” proposed by Sayagyi U Ba Hli).
  Dr. Aung Gyi, U Min Wun and U Maung Maung Than were the early recipients of the “Twinning Program” to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies at prestigious universities (e.g. MIT, Cornell).
  Upon their return, they supplemented and later replaced the foreign sayas.
  Some worked for government departments and the Industry.
- The split in the AFPFL (Anti-Facist People’s Freedom League) party into Clean AFPFL [Thant Shin] and Stable AFPFL [Ti Mye] caused the handover to the “Ein Saunt Ah Soe Ya” (Caretaker Government) in the late 50s.
  Some (e.g. U Nu) consider the event as the first Coup d’etat.
1960s
- Mahn Win Maung, who served as the third President, was detained on March 2, 1962 when a 17-member Revolutionary Council staged a Coup d’etat.
- Sama Duwa Sinwa Naung (President-elect) did not become President.
- Per Kyemon U Thaung, seven Council members were not aware of the major decisions.
- Brigadier General T. Clift (Air Force) resigned.
  He was succeeded by Brigadier General Thaung Dan.
  Several senior officers were sent as Military Attaches.
- Commodore Than Pe (Navy) passed away.
  He was Ta Wun Gan (Minister) for Health and Education.
  He is Past Captain and President of RUBC.
  RUBC has bronze statues of Sir Arthur Eggar (Founder, Life President) and Commodore Than Pe on the promontory.
  Commodore Thaung Tin (who had jump promotions) succeeded him as Chief of Navy.
  Colonel Hla Han succeeded him as Minister for Health and Education.
- Colonel Chit Myaing was the last of the original Revolutionary Council members to pass away. He served as Ambassador to Yugoslavia and UK before moving to USA. He was a supporter of U Kelasa (one of the two sayadaws left behind by Mahasi Sayadaw during his visit to US in 1979).
- Ko Tin Maung Thant (son of UNSG U Thant) passed away unexpectedly during his visit to Burma. The motorcade at his last journey was longer than that of Commodore Than Pe.
Khit San Kabyar

The first volume has poems by U E Maung (later Burmese Professor) and Daw Khin Saw Mu (mother of Daw Khin Saw Tint and U Nay Oke Tint).
August 13, 2025
Visit to Myanmar — 2018
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

ICST SPZP

U Aung Moung

Had a wonderful time in Myanmar in Janaury and February, 2018.
- 5th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe for ICST/UCSY
- Paid respect to Saya U Soe Paing
- Paid respect to Saya U Moe Aung
- Last rites at Ye Way for Ko Aung Moung (M73)
- Guest lecture at UCSY
- Guest lecture at MARB
- Guest lectures at private monk university
- Monthly meeting of 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65
- RITAA meeting (includes Opening Ceremony of Teacher’s Corner
- Discussion with Ko Wynn Htain Oo and Sayama Daw Thida
- 69er breakfast gathering organized by Ko Shwe (EP69)
- Birthday celebration by Ko Tin Mg Aye (M69)
- Birthday soon kway by Ko Kyaw Win (SPHS63, Germany) for Uzin Victor Aung Chaw
- UCC lunch gathering hosted by Ko Soe Myint and Ko Sein Myint
- Gatherings with relatives
- Meeting old friends
ICST

The 5th Acariya PuZaw Pwe of ICST (Institute of Computer Science and Technology) and UCSY (University of Computer Studies Yangon) was held in January 2018.

Former students from UCC (Universities’ Computer Center), DCS (Department of Computer Science) and ICST (Institute of Computer Science and Technology) requested me to attend the 5th Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe of ICST/UCSY.

San Yin Myint (Samanta), one of the organizers for the Pu Zaw Pwe, is a niece of Saya U Win Kyaing (GBNF) and a cousin of Ko Maurice Chee, M75.

Per arrangement of Samantha, Ko Saw Yan Naing came and picked me up. He is the son of Dr. Saw Naing (Leslie), a nephew of Dr. Myo Khin and a cousin of Ko Soe Lin Maung (ex-UCC).

Gave a short speech as a member of “Generation Zero of UCC”.

The SPZP was held in five batches. As a member of “Generation Zero of UCC”, I covered some milestones of the Introduction of Computers to Burma under the leadership of Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe.

Ma Nge (Daw Nge Ma Ma Than, GBNF) attended the SPZP.

ICST/UCSY published a commemorative magazine for the 30th Anniversary of the founding of UCC. I wrote “Paying Back to My Alma Mater” (a summary of the 30+ posts about UCC) for the issue.

San Yin Myint (at SPZP-2000)

UCSY

Gave a guest lecture at UCSY a week later.

Spent 3 (or more) days of my vacation to write and post “Memories of UCC”. I also wrote an abridged version for publication in the 30th Anniversary of UCSY. They can be read at hlamin.com

UCC

Sayama Mu Mu Myint is a senior alumni of UCC and DCS. She requested her husband to drive a long way from their home to hand over the “token garawa” from an earlier “Thet Kyee Pu Zaw Pwe”.

Soe Lin Maung hosted a lunch micro-gathering (despite his busy schedule).

Ko Sein Myint (EC76, ex-UCC) and Ko Soe Myint (KSM, ex-UCC) hosted a lunch gathering at Kone Myint Tha. Ko Aung Myint (AM), Ko Win Myint (Bo Waing) and Ma Nu Nu Aung were also present. We then walked to Saya U Soe Paing’s house and paid respect to Saya (who was having a problem with his spine). Friends of Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69, MEHS 63) advised Saya to undergo a surgery in Singapore.

RIT

Met Saya U Moe Aung, Ko Wynn Htain Oo (M72), Ko Ohn Khine (M70), several members of RITAA, and 69ers.

69er Gatherings

Attended three breakfast gatherings with the 69ers.

Donated US$100 (part to 69er HCF and part to EE 69er HCF).

I hosted the gathering (mostly EE) with Uzin Aung Chaw (C) and Wei Lu (Met) as guests.

Mini-gathering hosted by me

During my visits to Myanamar, several friends gave me rides.

U Win Maung (Lake) gave a ride to three alumni:
- U Myint Maung (Bu, Volleyball)
- Ashin Okkantha (Uzin Aung Chaw, Victor) who came down from Sagaing Hills
- Yours truly
Since it was short notice, some former classmates could not show up.

A notable exception was U Win Thein Zaw (“Wai Lu”) who came down from Nay Pyi Taw at the breakfast gathering. His spouse is a cousin of U Win Boh (Robert).

Standing:
- U Shwe (Treasurer of the 69er HCF and EE 69er HCF)
- U Sein Myint (Major donor of the HCFs, RIT Selected for Rowing, Swimming and Water Polo)
- Ashin Okkantha (Uzin Aung Chaw, Sagaing Hills)
- U Win Maung (Lake, RIT Selected for Swimming and Water Polo)
- U Hla Min (Host, also donated to the HCFs)
Seated :
- U Myat Soe Lwin (Sai Hwet, Survived a fall from the ceiling)
- U Win Thein Zaw (Member of Pyithu Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw)
- U Kyi Win (Kyaw Gyi, former sea farer, yogi)
- U Myint Maung (Selected for EE Volleyball, One of the youngest 69er, Eligible bachelor)
Second Gathering

Ko Tin Maung Aye (M, Accordion) hosted a gathering to celebrate his birthday.

Third Gathering

The gathering on February 24, 2018 was to welcome Ko Win Boh (Robert) and Ko Surinder Singh — both from Australia. Unfortunately, Ko Surinder could not wrap up his trip to Upper Burma to be in time for the 69er gathering. Ko Kyaw Nyunt organized a lucky draw with presents given by Ko Frederick Thetgyi.

Trips

Tiring, but interesting and entertaining to take three trips.

Phyu Phyu Kyaw (UCC) offered to sponsor me to spend two nights at a hotel in Bagan Myo Thit. Had been a long time since I visited Bagan / Nyaung Oo.

A sayadaw asked if I would like to attend a consecration ceremony for “Lyaung Daw Mu” (Reclining Pagoda) near the bank of Mu River (in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing).

My beloved wife wanted to do dana at Hinthada for her ancestors.

Learned a lot

I learned a lot from the trips by being a “good” listener and also experiencing the conditions (infrastructure, culture, …) in different parts of Myanmar.

Cost more to take a taxi to and from the “Long distance bus station” than to travel by an air-conditioned bus.

Takes a lot longer to take the “short cut” road than to take the longer “paved” road. It’s worse if one is not aware of “unfinished” repair work on a dirt road : sharp rocks, pot holes, …

Ha Lin (Old Capital of Pyu) is a Cultural Heritage, but there are no “good” roads leading there.

Someone commented : “Most of us just make quick trips to pagodas. Several tourists hire motorbikes to explore both Old and New Bagan (and beyond). They take photos with professional cameras.”

SPHS

Kyaw Wynn (SPHS63) is cousin of Saya U Tin Htut (M) and Sayama Daw Khin Khin Chit Maung (E).

He rowed No. (3) on the Bow side in our Senior Novice crew.

He Hosted a birthday soon kwyay gathering at Shwe Ba Saing. Offered soon to Uzin Aung Chaw (C69) and donated to Uzin’s dhamma projects. Ordered lunch for his old classmates (some of whom I have not seen since our University days). Attendees include Ko Than Win (M69), Ko Tin Tun (M69), Ko Khin Maung Bo (Alan, EP69, GBNF), Ko Aung Kyi (Arthur, “motorcycle” guy, GBNF), Ko Aye Ngwe (Edwin), and Ko Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, UK).
August 13, 2025
Sikkha
by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

It is rendered as Training or Practice.The Myanmar call it Theik-kha.

Three Sikkha

Buddhist studies describe three Sikkha
- Sila (Morality)
- Samadhi (Concentration)
- Panna (Wisdom)
Pali Sikkha

Mahagandayone Sayadaw (Ashin Janakabhivamsa) authored several texts including Pali Sikkha (Practice using Pali words and phrases).

Mahagandayone Sayadaw

Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw (U Dhammika) wrote and taught Paritta Seik-kha (Practice using words and phrases from the eleven suttas) in both Myanmar and English. Sayadaw’s objective is to help people (outside Myanmar who do not have time to study Pali grammar) to read and understand Pali texts such as the Protective Suttas and Dhammapada.

Pali Sikhs
August 12, 2025