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Computer University, Thaton (Burmese: ကွန်ပျူတာတက္ကသိုလ် (သထုံ)) is situated at the fort of the Wondami Hilllock in God village of Thaton Township, Mon State, Myanmar. The university is administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Myanmar).
Government Computer college (Mawlamyaing) was opened on 4 September 2000 in the compound of Government Technical College (Mawlamyaing) in Mawlamyaing. It was later moved next to Mawlamyaing Industrial Zone in Naung Pin Zate Village Tract of Kyaikmaraw Township. On 20 January 2007, it was upgraded to the University level and named as the Computer University, Mawlamyaing. University was moved to Thaton on 20 November 2011 and changed the name as the Computer University (Thaton).

The University offers five-year bachelor’s degree programs in computer science and computer technology.

Program	Bachelor’s
Computer Science	B.C.Sc., B.C.Sc (Hons:)
Computer Technology	B.C.Tech., B.C.Tech (Hons:)

Official Website Links : http://ucsthn.moe.edu.mm/

KBZ ATM (at KBZ Bank Thaton Branch 1 and Branch 2 and Computer University Thaton ) (24 hrs available)

CB ATM (at CB Bank Thaton Branch and Computer University Thaton) (24 hrs available)

AYA ATM (at AYA Bank Thaton Branch and Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda) (24 hrs available)

San Pya Shay Saung Store (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Latt War Store (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

La Min Phyu (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Kaung Myat (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Hnin Thuzar (On Thaton to Hpa-An Road)

Wann Thar (Near Computer University Thaton)

Tuwanabumi Hotel (https://www.google.com/search?q=Tuwanabumi+hotel+thaton&oq=Tuwanabumi+hotel+thaton&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.9661j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

Two Lakes Hotels and Resort (https://www.google.com/search?ei=vPB7XM7CGs_4rQHZ_LegBw&hotel_occupancy=&q=Two+Lakes+hotel+thaton&oq=Two+Lakes+hotel+thaton&gs_l=psy-ab.3…70234.74141..74722…0.0..0.208.2115.0j14j1……0….1..gws-wiz…….0i71j35i304i39j0i7i30j0i8i7i30j35i39.kUp07BpW_sI)

Three Wheels Gate (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Bus Station (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Car Ferry (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda

Mya Tha Pate Pagoda

Wa Par Sal

A Lan Tha Ya Pagoda

Nee Bhayar

Aung Thisar Resort & Restaurant (Near Thaton to Hpa-An Road)

Sithu Tun Restaurants and Beer (On Thaton to Yangon Road)

One O Two BBQ , Restaurant & Family KTV (Near Thaton to Hpa-An Road)

Khaing Thazin Restaurant (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Second Cafe Garden (Near Thaton Air Field)

First Mountain Restaurant & Spa (Near Mya Tha Pate Pagoda)

Sunday Restaurant & KTV (On Thaton to Yangon Road)

Hlaing Myanamar Restaurant (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Aung Myanmar Restaurant (Near Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda)

Blue Sky Bakery (On Thaton to Yangon Road)

See Sar Restaurant (On Thaton to Mawlamyine Road)

Zann Restaurant (On Thaton to Mawlamyine Road)

Shwe Saryan Pagoda was built by King Thuriya Sanda. and believed to have enshrined eight hair relics of Kakusana Buddha. the staff of Gonaguna Buddha. the emerald alms bowl of Kassapa Buddha and four tooth relics of Gautama Buddha. in addition to gold images. It was built on Thuna Pranta Hill. Gautama Buddha arrived in Thaton on the first waning moon day of Thadingyut of 105 Maha Sakarit. He was taking leave of Weluwun Monastery donated by the king after four months when the king implored Him and He gave the four tooth relics. They were enshrined in gold. silver and ruby caskets.Then Buddha was implored to give a name to the pagoda whereupon Buddha was said. to name it Shwe Saryan for its longevity. It is 251 feet night. with Mya Thein Tan Pagoda or Thagya Pagoda in the east. with Shwe Chegan Pagoda on its platform. and Pitakataik Pagoda in the north.

There is a little transportation in thaton. And riding three wheels and visiting with your own car are the best way to visit. How do you think? Please leave comment and discuss. Thanks.

Thaton was the capital of the Thaton Kingdom, a Mon Kingdom which ruled present day Lower Burma between the 4th and 11th centuries. Like the Burmans and the Thais, some modern Mons have tried to identify their ethnicity and, specifically this kingdom at Thaton, with the semi-historical kingdom of Suwarnabhumi (“The Golden Land”); today, this claim is contested by many different ethnicities in south-east Asia, and contradicted by scholars. Historical scholarship indicates that the early usage of the term (as found in the edicts of Ashoka of India, who sent Buddhist missionaries there in the 3rd century BC) indicated a location in southern India, and not in south-east Asia^{[citation needed]}.

In the kingdom of Dvaravati, Thaton was an important seaport on the Gulf of Martaban, for trade with India and Sri Lanka. Shin Arahan, also called Dhammadassi, a monk born in Thaton and raised and educated in Nakhon Pathom, an old capital of the Mon kingdom of Dvaravadi, now in Thailand, took Theravada Buddhism north to the Burmese kingdom of Bagan. In 1057, King Anawrahta of Bagan conquered Thaton.