[1] From there, he joined the Burma Translation Office, and became appointed as a senior culture officer at the Ministry of Culture, rising to become the chief editor at the Myanmar Language Commission until his retirement in 1980.
[1] Throughout his career, he wrote almost 200 books, thousands of journal articles, and published a few research works.
He also helped Arremiri Aschi to compile Burmese-German and German-Burmese dictionaries.
[1] His son, Hla Phone Aung, is also a writer and editor.
[1] Note: Hla Thamein's name is romanized as "Lha Saminʻ " in Western libraries.