Flag Hoisting Ceremony in Loikaw : Kayah State CM reads out the Union Day message

The 79th Union Day Flag Hoisting Ceremony was held at 5:30 AM on February 12th on the stone square of Kanda Hay Wun Park in Loikaw of Kayah State. Led by the honour guard, the flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was raised.

Subsequently, members of the State Government who attended, state-level departmental officials, and local ethnic nationals paid a salute to the flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and to the fallen leaders. Afterwards, the ceremony to read the message commemorating the 79th  Union Day of 2026 continued at the State Hall at 7:00 AM.

At the ceremony, Kayah State Chief Minister U Sein Oo, members of the State Government, state-level departmental officials, and local ethnic nationals paid salute to the national flag and paid tribute to the fallen martyr leaders and all members of the forces.

Then, the Chief Minister read out the 79th Union Day message sent by the Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing.

Continuing, the Chief Minister and State Government members presented commendation awards and cash of honor to the prize winners of the higher education level, High-school level, middle-school level and primary school level essay, poetry, and painting competitions, commemorating the 79th Union Day, as well as to the entertainment troupes.