Kachin State Day: Diamond Jubilee Kachin State Day celebrated

The ceremony of 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Kachin State Day which falls on 10th January was held at the lawn of the state government office in Myitkyina Township, Kachin State.

First, the member of the State Administration Council JengPhang Naw Taung read message sent by the Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister of Republic of Union of Myanmar Senior General ThadoeMahaThraySithuThadoeThiriThudhamma Min Aung Hlaing to a ceremony to mark the 2023 75th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) of Kachin State Day.

Next, the Kachin State Chief Minister U KhetHtein Nan extended words of greeting in commemorating the 75th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) of Kachin State Day. Next, the Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt. Gen. Tun Tun Naung presented 100 sets of solar panels to the Kachin State Government and the Chief Minister U Khet Htein Nan accepted.

Afterward, the members of the State Administration Council, Union Ministers, state Chief Minister, Commander of Northern Command, senior military officers, state chief justice, state ministers, state advocate general, state level departmental officials, 6 groups of Kachin nationalities, 5 groups of Shan nationalities in Kachin State, Bamar national race cultural groups, trainees from educational college, nursing training school, border area national races development training school happily participated in manaw dance following the Nau Shawng in line witht the tradition at the same venue and took commemorative photos.

Myanmar regained independence on 4 January 1948 and the first session of the Kachin State Council Congress was held in Sitapu Manaw Ground on 10 January. The congress was attended by Myanmar’s first president Sao Shwe Thaik who inaugurated the Manaw Pandal together with Prime Minister U Nu and that day was designated as Kachin State Day marking the formation of the Kachin State government.

Since then, the commemoration of Kachin State Day has been held every year and it reaches 75 years or diamond jubilee this year. Then, the Honorary Certificate/Award-Giving Ceremony in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Kachin State Day was held at the City Hall of Myitkyina.

First, the Kachin State chief minister explained the awarding of honorary titles and certificates and pledged that the Kachin State government will make concerted efforts for all-round development upholding the Five-point Roadmap and Nine Objectives of the Government urging youths to serve duties for the stability, unity and development of the country as a national task.

Then, Kachin State Security and Border Affairs Minister Colonel Aung Kyi Lin reported on the formation of working committees and reviews to select awards in line with the law.

SAC members Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U Moung Har, U Sai Lon Seng and U Shwe Kyein presented the awards for excellence in management (first) while Union Ministers the awards for excellence in management (second) and (third), awards for excellence in business (first), (second) and (third) and certificates of honour and the Kachin State chief minister, the commander and deputy ministers the cash prizes and certificates of honour to the students who won in higher and basic education level essay and poem competitions.

At noon, the SAC members and party paid homage to Presiding Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ketumala of the Wuntho Monastery at Ann Taw Shin Monastery of Myitkyina Township and donated rice bags and cooking oil. Then, they went to St Kolanban Catholic Church in the Aungnan Ward of Myitkyina and cordially met pastors and the bishop and donated fruits and cash to the church.