A ceremony to mark the 28th Anniversary of Myawady TV under the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), which was commissioned into service on the Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) of Armed Forces Day on 27 March 1995, took place at No. 2 Tatmadaw TV Broadcasting Unit in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area on 5 April. The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended and delivered an opening remark at the ceremony.
During the ceremony, the SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services delivered a remark as follows:
- Human society is in progress on a daily basis. Thus, sharing information with each other in society is a part of public relations.
- It is important that executive, judicial, legislative and media estates must be in harmony in the nation-building endeavours. Media is an estate to adjust three main pillars to be righteous.
- Currently, media can bring the people’s voice in a clear manner. Moreover, media plays a key role in releasing the undertakings of all government organizations to the people.
- The MWD TV is always making efforts to broadcast programs from the national perspective to instill true information and ideologies and to revitalize the union spirit among the people.
- In performing duties to inform, the MWD TV broadcasts policies and information that should be known not only to the families of the Tatmadaw but also to the public in real time since its establishment.
- In order to broadcast programs to the entire country, the No 2 Tatmadaw TV Broadcasting Unit (Nay Pyi Taw) was established on 19 June 2009 and commissioned into service on 26 March 2012.
- In broadcasting its programs, it used the analog system and upgrading tasks were carried out to be abreast of the times to replace the analog system with the digital system, which was again replaced with the standard definition (SD) system. Since the 75th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) Armed Forces Day, the MWD TV has been transformed into a high definition (HD) system.
- To be a good television programme, only individual can not carry out. It is necessary to combine the capabilities of human resources, arts and technologies perfectly. Only when the concerted efforts will be carried out, will a good television program be enjoyed by the people.
- Instilling knowledge into the people and preventing youths who will perform duties for the country and shape the country in the future by taking wrong path, and nurturing them to become educated citizens of the country depend not only on parents and teachers but also on broadcasting programs that instill knowledge and wisdom in them constantly.
- While it is necessary to broadcast programs keeping abreast of the current era, they are also required to be in accord with one of the four social objectives saying “To respect and promote the customs and traditions of all national peoples and preserve and safeguard their faiths, culture and national characteristics based on national spirit”.
- So far, Myawady TV has built digital TV retransmission stations in 35 major cities today and arranged proper presentation of digital TV lines in 145 towns across the nation.
- Since taking office, daily newspapers, Myawady TV and State-owned news agencies have been publishing and broadcasting in the national interests.
- All audiences of Myawady Media Group such as daily newspapers, TV and radio stations can read and watch news and information on nation-building endeavours and interests for nationalities and religions as well as peace talks with a genuine nationalistic spirit.
- Information flow in the 21st century is fast and changing. So it is necessary to catch up with them to become a strong media. Some media outlets do not follow media ethics and present information with bias and unfairness.
- Tatmadaw has been focusing on the interests of the State and the people throughout its history without urging anyone into nation-building endeavours.
- Myawady TV, Myawady Literature House, Myawady Daily and Yadanabon Daily as well as Thazin Radio Station serving media duties of the Tatmadaw have to publish and broadcast exact news quickly, and try to become the media with focusing on media ethics.
- Myawady TV has “to inform, educate, perform and organize the audiences” by bridging the divide between the Tatmadaw and the people, and try to become a reliable media of the State and the people in the tasks of nation building and nation defence.
Afterwards, the SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services presented awards to the officers, other ranks and substitute-appointed staff who won prizes in domestic competitions at the State level and overseas competitions from the training schools under the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare. Then, the Senior General presented cash awards for officers, other ranks and families of staff to the officials.
After the ceremony, the SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and party inspected the demonstration of TV recording, production studio, news studio and presentation room at Myawady TV station of the No 2 Tatmadaw TV Broadcasting Unit.
The Myawady TV under the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) was commissioned into service on the Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) Armed Forces Day on 27 March 1995. No 2 Tatmadaw TV Broadcasting Unit (Nay Pyi Taw) was established on 19 June 2009 and successfully commissioned into service by the SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services on 26 March 2012, it is reported.
Source: MWD (6-4-2023)
- It is important that executive, judicial, legislative and media estates must be in harmony in the nation-building endeavours. Media is an estate to adjust three main pillars to be righteous.
- The MWD TV is always making efforts to broadcast programs from the national perspective to instill true information and ideologies and to revitalize the union spirit among the people.
- In order to broadcast programs to the entire country, the No 2 Tatmadaw TV Broadcasting Unit (Nay Pyi Taw) was established on 19 June 2009 and commissioned into service on 26 March 2012.
- Instilling knowledge into the people and preventing youths who will perform duties for the country and shape the country in the future by taking wrong path, and nurturing them to become educated citizens of the country depend not only on parents and teachers but also on broadcasting programs that instill knowledge and wisdom in them constantly.
- Myawady TV has built digital TV retransmission stations in 35 major cities today and arranged proper presentation of digital TV lines in 145 towns across the nation.
- Tatmadaw has been focusing on the interests of the State and the people throughout its history without urging anyone into nation-building endeavours.
- Myawady TV has “to inform, educate, perform and organize the audiences” by bridging the divide between the Tatmadaw and the people, and try to become a reliable media of the State and the people in the tasks of nation building and nation defence.