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Maung Maung Hla Myint

U Sein Tin and a group of people, upon learning that they were being robbed, shouted and threw their guns from the arms of the hut in front of the thugs. U Sein Tin and a group of people, along with U Khant, an officer from the Forest Department, separated the law enforcement and forest departments and ordered them to stand in a line. U Sein Tin and U Ba Than were ordered to run outside the hut, and a thug shot U Ba Than from behind. U Sein Tin, holding his son, ran outside the hut, and when he heard his wife screaming, he went back inside the hut, where a thug shot him with a gun, killing U Sein Tin. The leader of the robbers also shouted not to shoot, but one of the robbers fired his gun.

This is the story of the death of Maung Wa, a contemporary poet, as reported in the Myanmar Light newspaper on 8-7-42. The news also mentions how the robbers took away 21 carts worth of gold, silver, jewelry, and other belongings, and how friends who heard the news came to help.

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After the death of the scientist, I will continue to tell you about the death of Poppa U Kyaw Yin (the first Kyaw Leti U Kaw Wida). During the Japanese invasion, the entire town of Monywa was bombed, and more than ninety monasteries, including the Leti Monastery, were destroyed. Leti U Kaw Wida collected all the books, documents, books, and manuscripts that he could find in the fire and left in a boat. Returning to his native Poppa territory, he built a small monastery in a forest called Rathedaung near Thibin village and lived there for an acre. While living there, he often visited the monastery of Dagon U San Ngwe, who, like him, had returned to his native land and preached.

At that time, a bandit named Kyaw Yin was opening a restaurant in a small shop called Kyauk Pong Te Su, located on the main road just a few hundred feet from Tin Pin Te Village. He was a bit reserved and respected Dagon U San Ngwe. Whenever he came to his shop, he was satisfied with just a cup of tea or some rice.

However, when the Japanese fled and the British returned, the village administration collapsed, just like when the Japanese came, and bandits rose up. It is said that a bandit who runs rampant in the area has to check his head three times a day. Among the bandits who rose up, Kyaw Yin's name stands out. Kyaw Yin no longer lives in the original restaurant he opened, but hides his identity and works at night. There is also news that if the bandits return with the bandits, they will be completely suppressed. At that time, General Aung San and the Burma Independence Army and the British military administration were mixed, so people like revolutionaries, administrators, and soldiers often came to the remote villages. When they came, they would meet and discuss with the famous U Kaw Wida. U Kaw Wida had one weakness. He is not shy about speaking and managing, but has a strong voice and is able to speak loudly. He is the head of the village and has influence in the village, and is responsible for the safety of the village. This fact is a source of concern for the robber Kyaw Yin.

One night, the bandit captain Kyaw Yin came to U San Ngwe at a bad time. He came to inform U San Ngwe that U Kaw Wida was going to be killed. U San Ngwe was very worried and apologized to the bandit Kyaw Yin in various ways. The bandit Kyaw Yin said that this time he would listen to U San Ngwe, and in the future he should not speak ill of him and warn U Kaw Wida, and left. U San Ngwe assured the bandit Kyaw Yin, but he did not dare to tell U Kaw Wida. He was also his cousin and teacher, and U Kaw Wida was a man of no reputation, so he was afraid that he would become even more aggressive. So the two of them asked to return to Yangon, where they had already settled. However, U Kaw Wida was determined to follow him, so he had to go out alone.

About 15 days after U San Ngwe arrived in Yangon, he heard that U Kaw Wida had left the country and married a woman close to him. He had also distributed a notice of his departure and sent a letter in Pali to U San Ngwe. Thus, U Kaw Wida changed his pen name from Poppa U Kyaw Yin to Lu U Kyaw Yin. Shortly after his arrival, he was killed by the bandit Kyaw Yin.

That day was 1308, the 6th day of the first lunar month of Kason, 6.5.1946. U Kaw Wida's younger brother Maung Kyaw Tint, who was in Monywa, was returning from a visit, so his mother Daw Ohn Yi, sisters Nyunt, Maung Kan Gyi, and Maung Chit Aye accompanied him to the bus station. Before they reached the bus station, Kyaw Yin and his gang from the Mangyepin group arrested Poppa U Kyaw Yin and his family. They arrested U Kaw Wida, Maung Kyaw Tint, and Maung Kan Gyi, and released the other three.

All three were tied up and beaten. They were hit with the butt of a gun. Then, the three brothers, who were covered in blood, were tied up and taken to the village of Thibin Te. They were shown to the villagers to scare the people who were going to kill them. U Kaw Wida and his brothers saw no shelter, but they asked for help from everyone they met. However, no one dared to say a word. U Kaw Wida asked to enter the monastery of Thibin Te, and the bandit Kyaw Yin tied them up and took them away. When he tried to stop the monk and asked for help, the monk said that he was too far away to help and was too scared to even look. Thus, the epiphany, poetry, clothing, In addition to her articles, Poppa U Kyaw Yin, also known as Phat Kyaw Laeti U Kaw Wida, who was a prolific writer in the women's section of Dagon magazine under the name of Sallawadi Tint On, and later became the editor-in-chief of Dagon magazine, met a tragic end.

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When writing about the National Education Minister U Pho Kyar, it is often stated that he died of diabetes in Htan Tabin, Insein District (now North Yangon District). In fact, he died of diabetes. However, few people know that his death was not free from the evil tricks of bandits. This is what the author learned from the story of Daw Mya Yi (then 78 years old), the sister-in-law of the teacher U Pho Kyar, when he went to Htan Tabin one day towards the end of the year 1990.

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Every Buddhist Burmese knows that Sawaratawwa is the scourge of bandits. It is said that a person who has been tortured or killed by bandits should be punished. Three prominent writers in Burmese literature had to face bandits during the unstable period between the entry and exit of the Japanese. | The contemporary writer Sang-in Maung Wa and Poppa U Kyaw Yin (first lady U Kaw Wida) died at their hands. Another, the National Education Minister U Pho Kyar, also died at the hands of bandits. Of the three writers, National Education Minister U Pho Kyar was the first to die and the second to die was Sang-in Maung Wa. Both of them died during the entry of the Japanese in 1942. Poppa U Kyaw Yin died in 1946, when the Japanese left.

First, I will present the story of Sihan Maung Wa and Poppa U Kyaw Yin, who were killed by bandits. There are many stories written by friends and writers such as Luth U Hla about the death of Sihan Maung Wa. The author would like to present a warm report from the Myanmar Light newspaper of that time that he was fortunate enough to find.

How U Sein Tin and U Ba Than were killed by bandits

( From our special correspondent)

Our newspaper has already reported the shooting of I-C-A U Sein Tin and former Kandal Province Deputy Minister U Ba Than (not the moustache U Ba Than) and his wife by bandits.

The news is that U Sein Tin was being taken to India by a special train from Shwebo to Myitkyina. Before reaching Myitkyina, when the train arrived at Kantvan Station, the train carriage carrying U Sein Tin's family was cut off, leaving him stranded in Kantvan.

In Kantbalu, U Sein Tin and former deputy chief of the district, U Ba Than, met and discussed living arrangements. They joined forces with other forest officials to live in the boathouse of Garda Segyi village, 10 miles east of Kantbalu.

While living there, Thant Thant heard the news of the robbery, so U Sein Tin and his family planned to move to Kan Ba ​​Lu the next day. At around 5 o'clock on June 6, the bandit's disciple, Thet Htun, and more than 100 people fired guns at the tent. Hearing the gunshots, the wife of the former deputy governor, U Ba Than, jumped up in fright, but the gun hit her and she died on the spot.

The house on U Bein Street (Thantapin Township), where the National Education Minister U Pho Kyar passed away