https://www.buzzsprout.com/138215/8552902-u-maung-nyi-commonly-known-as-david-was-born-in-kyaukse-on-15-april-1936-he-was-educated-in-kyaukse-mandalay-yangon-and-otago-new-zealand-as-a-mining-engineer-he-spent-many-years-working-at-bawdwin-myanmar-s-fa.mp3?download=true U Maung Nyi was born in Kyaukse on 15 April, 1936 and, at the time of my interview, had just turned 85. Most people now know him as David which was the name he took when he studied Mining Engineering in Otago, New Zealand in the late 1950s on a Colombo Plan scholarship. WikitravelContinue reading “U Maung Nyi – a decision he made in March 1989 changed his life”
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U Myint Thein – his life story, including his time as Deputy Minister of Mines from 1992 to 2006
U Myint Thein was born in 1937 and was a highly respected Deputy Minister of Mines from 1992 to 2006. At that time almost all Ministers were active or retired military personnel
Peter Church blog 