60th Anniversary of MPF Day: SAC Chairman delivered an address

The 60th Anniversary of Myanmar Police Force Day was marked at Myanmar International Convention Centre-II in Nay Pyi Taw on 1st of October, with an address by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

First, the attendees led by the SAC Chairman saluted the flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and took a one-minute silence in memory of fallen police members.In his address on the occasion, the Senior General said that Myanmar police force was reformed in the post-independence era and it was identified the People’s Police Force on 1 October 1964 and designated as the Police Force Day.

On 1 October 1995, it was renamed the Myanmar Police Force. MPF has been reformed to have form and essence for serving the public interests under its theme on loyalty, concentration and bravery. Now, it falls the 60th Anniversary of MPF Day.

The duties for the implementation of five point-road map and 9 objectives of the State Administration Council by addressing “three our causes”, for prevailing of peace, stability and law and order across the Union to secure the socio-economic life of the people, are to be served and the MPF is to be instructed to crack down the terrorism together with the Tatmadaw by joining hands with the people. Moreover, the four objectives of MPF such as Domestic Security, Community Peace and Tranquillity, Prevalence of Law and Order, Suppression and Control of Narcotic Drugs and To Carry out social rendering service and six functions including “Prevention of Crime, Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes, Observance of Discipline, Public Security, Suppression of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, To Carry out social rendering Services” are to be implemented.

Recognizing the Myanmar Police Force members’ performance, orders and medals on courage and performance of Myanmar Police Force are scrutinized and awarded. The perseverance, diligence, spirit and endeavor of MPF members who lost life and sacrificed limbs on duty are honored and recognized etc.

Then, the video clip of the anniversary of  60th Myanmar Police Force was shown.After that, the Senior General presented awards and orders to four MPF members, Council Joint-Secretary General Ye Win Oo to three  MPF members and the Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae to three members of MPF.

Then, the Senior General had a documentary photo taken with the attendees, cordially greeted the attendees and viewed the items in exhibition booth displayed to mark the 60th Anniversary of Myanmar Police Force Day.