State Administration: Senior General Addresses Union Government’s Meeting 3/2021

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addressed the Union Government’s meeting 3/2021 in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday afternoon.

In his address, the Senior General stressed that during the surging of COVID-19, Myanmar implemented the five-point consensus of the ASEAN amid various difficulties. As prices of goods are still high, the government restricts the high prices of imported goods. It is necessary to resurge manufacturing at home to substitute the imported products. If the country saves the use of fuel oil, the amount for spending the foreign exchange will decline and the trade surplus will increase.

He urged relevant ministries to adequately irrigate the farmlands. Encouragement must be given to industries to manufacture domestic products and electric automobiles at home for the State interests. It is necessary to promote the health standard of the citizens. Efforts must be made to adequately manufacture the medicines based on traditional medicines and antibiotic medicines. As health staff only provide healthcare services to the citizens, it is necessary to arrange public healthcare services with full strength.

Teachers, students, parents and relevant administration organs need to join hands for ensuring the secure learning of the students. A plan is underway to reopen the universities in the near future. Regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, the Senior General expressed concern over the new variant ‘Omicron’.

One million units of vaccines donated by and purchased from Russia will arrive in Myanmar this month. A plan was set to inoculate 50 per cent of the total population this year. The Senior General urged all to develop agriculture and livestock tasks and to prevent flooding in coming years. Officials need to supervise systematic levying of commercial tax at the border areas. This meeting continued with union ministers seeking approvals for reports of their respective sectors.

In his concluding remarks, the Senior General stressed the need to set restricted policies for easing some measures for appointment of service personnel. Service personnel and their efforts should be recognized depending on their performances.