Space-themed Event: President attends and inaugurates event in Nay Pyi Taw

The opening ceremony for the basic education level space-themed painting, cartoon, and poster competitions, along with the space technology exhibition, was held on Tuesday morning at the Myanmar International Convention Centre-1 (MICC-1) in Nay Pyi Taw.

President U Min Aung Hlaing attended and inaugurated the event. Following the opening ceremony, the President and his delegation toured the various space technology booths, including agriculture systems using space and AI technology, climate and environmental monitoring systems in the space and AI application booth, satellite technology applications, AI Q&A section and interactive AI games, robotics technology booth, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) booth.

astronomy and space science booth, space exploration booth and deep space exploration research booth. In response to the briefings at each booth, the President noted that space and AI technology should be continuously researched and applied to develop agriculture and livestock breeding and the nation's primary economy as well as to evaluate soil, water, and crop conditions for timely management.

He emphasized the need to utilize space technology to collect data on the country's natural resources, including water resources, for effective application. He also directed that hosting space exhibitions and competitions, alongside continuously updating youth awareness to keep pace with modern advancements, is essential to boosting interest in space technology.

Afterward, the President and his party toured the basic education level space-themed painting, cartoon, and poster competitions to observe and encourage the participating students as they drew. Also, the President and officials viewed the display of the previous award-winning paintings, cartoons, and posters.

The competitions will be held for the primary school level under the theme "Space Dream" on November 10, the middle school level themed "Humans and the Future Space" on November 11, and the high school level under "Applied Space Technology" on November 12. The awards ceremony will follow on November 13.