resting_place death_date death_place birth_place nationality name parents native_name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
yayway cemetery , yangon 1 august 2008 25 june 1939 kamayut township , yangon , myanmar rangoon , british burma burmese min theinkha san shein tin tin မင သ င ခ yes 25 june 1939 min theinkha
 aung htun writer and astrologer st. calcutta paul 's high school av college university of
min theinkha

min theinkha -lrb- -rrb- , born aung htun , was a prominent burmese writer , astrologer and political prisoner .
he began his literary career in 1976 , adopting the pseudonym min theinkha , and wrote hundreds of novels and short stories throughout his career , including notable works such as `` manusari '' , `` ponna ba kun '' and `` sanay maung maung '' .
he is best known for a series of detective novels set in colonial burma , featuring the hero sarpalin hnin maung .
he was also a well-known astrologer and later taught astrology from his compound in yangon region 's hmawbi township .
he died on 1 august 2008 at a private hospital in kamayut township in yangon .
