Ceremony to present honorary titles for 74th Anniversary Independence Day held
Nay Pyi Taw January 4
A ceremony to present honorary titles for the 74th Anniversary Independence Day of the Republic of Union of Myanmar was held at Thabin Hall of State Administration Council Chairman’s Office with an address by Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing who also presented honorary titles.
Also present were Vice Chairman of SAC Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win, SAC members General Mya Tun Oo, Admiral Tin Aung San, General Maung Maung Kyaw, Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun, Mahn Nyein Maung, U Thein Nyunt, U Khin Maung Swe, Daw Aye Nu Sein, Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U Moung Har, U Sai Lone Hsai, Saw Daniel, Dr Banya Aung Moe, Lt-Gen Soe Htut, U Shwe Klein, Secretary Lt-Gen Aung Lin Dway, Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, Union Chief Justice U Tun Tun Oo, Chairman of Constitutional Tribunal U Than Kyaw, Chairman of Union Election Commission U Thein Soe, honorary medal winners, Union ministers, the Union auditor-general, chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council, governor of Central Bank of Myanmar, chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission, chairman of Myanmar Human Rights Commission, the chief of General Staff (Army, Navy and Air), the commander-in-chief (Navy), senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and invited guests.
In his honorary speech, the Senior General said since yore, the Republic of Union of Myanmar has stood tall among the world countries under its own monarchs. The country has a fine tradition of unity among the national brethren.
Today is the 74th anniversary of Independence Day, a memorable and great day for the country.
On this significant day, honorary titles will be conferred on the persons, who made brilliant efforts in building a peaceful and modern nation, who safeguarded Our Three Main National Causes at risk of their lives, who made outstanding performances in the respective sectors in accord with the political, economic and social objectives of the country, who exerted exceptional efforts in serving the interest of the country and majority in both military and civilian sectors, who were successful in making an international level creation in science, arts or other fields in the interest of the State and people, who are outstanding in literary and performing arts fields, who make persistent perseverance, zeal and efforts in national security, community peace and rule of law.
The nation has the tradition of presenting honorary titles and medals on significant days.
Independence can be lost in a while, but our forefathers had to overcome numerous difficulties and sacrifice lots of lives, blood and sweat for over 100 years to restore it. The country was able to regain independence with firm resolution, full of courage and unity under the leadership of National Leader General Aung San.
The independence and sovereignty regained is the heart of all Myanmar nationals.
It is necessary to emphasize that all national races are to cohesively implement the national objectives laid down for Independence Day with solidarity to ensure the perpetual existence of the Independence regained with the sacrificed efforts of national leaders and ancestors. Therefore, it is urged that the duty to make the sovereign nation developed, stable and peaceful is the duty of all Myanmar nationals.
In carrying out all-round nation-building tasks to be a stable, peaceful and developed nation, it is mainly important for all the nationals to cooperate in taking the duties of security, peacefulness and rule of law of the State in unison though the government is to play a leading role in taking those duties. It is a good tradition to honour the persons who made significant performance in the interests of the State and people with a sense of nationalism better than others.
As per the recommendation by the scrutiny team to present the medals and awards to those, who outstandingly discharge duties with a strong sense of sacrifice and honourable form of adventure, in accordance with the laws on awards and medals, such a ceremony to honour them was held.
This year, 31 persons will be presented the awards: one order of Thayay Sithu award; 10 orders Sithu; one Thura medal; 17 Zeya Kyawhtin medals and two Wunna Kyawhtin medals.
Such awards of honour are a record to be honoured for achieving success in valiantly discharging duties in the interests of the State and people with mental and physical abilities.
It is also a symbol of their performance and ability tested by the State in their course of overcoming difficulties in a tough life. It is an honourable moment for relatives of the people who could not attend this ceremony themselves, and I, on behalf of the nation and people, would like to earnestly say that it is a great honour for them.
The Senior General said that honouring those who deserve to be honoured is in accordance with Mingalar Dhamma and urged them to continue to be role models for their descendants showing such a good, outstanding performance for ensuring long-lasting existence, stability, peace, prosperity and modernization and development of the State.
Afterwards, the Senior General presented Order of Thray Sithu to Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Orders of Sithu to General Mya Tun Oo for those who were presented Order of Sithu, Thura Medal, a military distinguished gallantry medal, to a wife who received on behalf of Lance Corporal Thet Shay of No. 207 Light Infantry Unit, medals of Zeya Kyawhtin to Lt-Gen Kyaw Swar Lin who received on behalf of 17 medal winners, and two medals of Wunna Kyawhtin to U Maung Ko Ko who received on behalf of two medal winners.
Then, the Senior General had a souvenir group photo taken with the people who were presented the awards and medals and their family members.
After the event, the Senior General warmly greeted the award and medal winners and their family members.