State Administration: Senior General Addresses Council’s Meeting 3/2022

Chairman of the State Administration Council [SAC] Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday addressed the Council’s Meeting 3/2022 at the Office of SAC Chairman in Nay Pyi Taw.

In highlighting the health and healthcare services, the Senior General analyzed the infection rates of COVID-19 in the first, second, third and fourth waves from 23 March 2020 to 28 March 2022 and vaccination programme. Regarding the education sector, the Senior General stressed reopening of schools and attendance of more than 4.16 million students. The country is very weak in the education sector.

It’s important to repair and encourage education matters without fail. It is necessary to implement the KG+9 education system; five years for primary level, four years for middle school level and three years for high school level. Anyone must pass middle school education to attend vocational training. University education is training for youths to have both learning education and experiences in social relations. In the coming academic year, the students learning at Universities of Medicines, Universities of Dental Medicine and Universities of Nursing who will discharge the duty for the State will be allowed learning education free of charge.

Travels of local and foreign visitors will be allowed as of the Myanmar New Year Day, April 17, under the prescribed restrictions.

As of coming mid-May, classes of all university education will be reopened as usual. Honorary titles for performances in political, social, economic, technological and fine arts for the State will be honoured on the Diamond Jubilee Independence Day in January 2023.If the country can apply renewable energy, it will overcome the problems and reduce the import volume of fuel. If electric trains and cars can be used, the use of fuel can be saved. Fuel is imported in the transport sector, accounting for 72 per cent, industrial sector 26 per cent and generating electricity one per cent. Festivities will be allowed in the Maha Thingyan period to some extent but it is necessary to consider the outbreak of COVID-19 and the political situation, the Senior General added.

The council members discussed scrutiny to grant pardons for deserved persons, drawing good security plans for peace and stability of the State, holding a conference with the participation of experts, scholars and student representatives to adopt the education policies. Vice-Chairman of the SAC Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win discussed systematic allowing the foreign applicants for permanent residents. In his concluding speech, the Senior General said that punishment will not be reduced for those sentenced persons for their terror acts.

Some ethnic armed organizations are involved in the terror acts but the government focuses on future prospects based on perpetual peace. Priority will be given to the use of renewable energy for generating electricity. Only when terrorist organizations can be combatted, can a free and fair election be held without coercion and threats.