Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing Delivers a Speech at Union Government Meeting 3/2023

The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivered a speech at the Union Government Meeting 3/3023 which was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 13 July as follows:

• The State Administration Council amended the five-point road map after extending the six-month term for the state of emergency on completion of the two-year term of the State responsibilities.
• The most important one of the road map is that the priority will be given to fully realize peace, stability and rule of law throughout the Union to safeguard the socioeconomic life of the people.
• The last point of the road map is “Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of emergency, free and fair multiparty democratic elections will be held in line with the 2008 Constitution, and further work will be undertaken to hand over State duties to the winning party in accordance with democratic standards”.
• To do so, an emphasis must be implemented for the first point.
• In the terror acts in 2021 and 2022, innocent people, service personnel and religious personnel were killed and injured. So, as it needs to continue the measures for state of emergency, the extending of the period for the state of emergency was explained.
• A total of 489 acts of terrorism including explosion and destructions happened till 11 July 2023, leaving 782 persons dead. Although events of terrorism declined, more terror acts happened.
• Worsening terrorism can be seen in Sagaing Region, Chin and Kayah states. Hence, the government needs to make greater efforts for safe and security of the people. While serving the security duties, some police force members were killed.
• Due to storm Mocha which hit on 14 May, the country faced losses and damage worth some K522 billion. The government and the people have spent a large sum of money on repairing lost and damaged parts in rehabilitative measures.
• The government emphasized the promotion of the State economy. So, the State economy resurged in the 2021-22 financial year and grabbed the 3.2 percent increase of the State economy in 2022-23 FY, according to the released records.
• The State economy reached the progress from the minus to the plus status.
• Regarding the export measures, a larger volume of pulses and beans, rice and agricultural produce, marine products and livestock products were exported to foreign markets than past periods.
• In taking manufacturing measures, it is necessary to meet the local demand as well as manufacture export quality products.
• In order to meet the targets with agricultural businesses and per-acre yield development, boost double cropping and operate full production capcity, various ways are required for doing so.
• Regarding the livestock breeding tasks, efforts must be made to improve our agricultural and livestock activities by learning modern techniques from the international community.
• A greater effort on livestock breeding tasks with the greater production rates will lead to reducing high prices. The reduction in meat and fish prices is a priority of our government.
• Reviewing cooking oil, no regular yields of oil crops, exports and too much oil consumption in regional foods have led to insufficiency in oil.
• Export earnings from sesame and groundnut are only about a quarter of the import value.
• Therefore, the UMFCCI and Ministry of Commerce need to take control measures.
• According to the definition, the right to crop land is rightfully owned by the State. This should be clear. Those violating the law will face legal action. All cultivable land should be used with full capacity.
• If ministries lease their buildings and plots on a long-term basis, it will be necessary to get approval from the government in principle. If it is a long-term lease, it must be submitted to MIC for approval. The relevant procedure must be correctly taken in accordance with the law.
• It needs to extend livestock institutes and make plans to teach subjects on seawater fish and prawn farming as seawater fish and prawn could be bred in Taninthayi Region and Mon and Rakhine States. Cultivation of crops such as tea, coffee, macadamia, cashew, avocado and coco are to be expanded. Talks are to be held with experts to be able to manufacture value-added products.
• More than 43,000 basic education schools could be opened in the 2023-2024 academic year with the enrollment of more than eight million students. It is seen that there was an increase by more than one million students in enrollment compared to the number of enrolled students in the last academic year.
• It is necessary to make efforts to ensure that those students could fully attend school until the end of the academic year and that there is a higher percentage in grade transition levels.
• Ministries concerned need to take necessary measures on security of schools and teachers.
• Plans are to be made in advance to meet the designated standard areas and features for basic schools in upgrading the schools as the present basic education schools have classes up to KG+12 Grade.
• Officials are to take supervisory measures to be correct in capital expenditure and revenue expenditure on a ministry basis.
• In taking rehabilitation measures in the cyclone-affected areas, public hospitals, schools, religious buildings and departmental offices are to be quickly repaired with a priority. All the ministries concerned are urged to work with might and main in the rehabilitation and relief measures.
• Only if products are manufactured more through a full force in agriculture and livestock industry, will the nation earn more income and the need of foreign exchange earnings be fulfilled as well.

Also present at the meeting were SAC Vice-Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win and Union ministers, it is reported.

     Source: MWD (14-7-2023)

• The most important one of the road map is that the priority will be given to fully realize peace, stability and rule of law throughout the Union to safeguard the socioeconomic life of the people.
• A total of 489 acts of terrorism including explosion and destructions happened till 11 July 2023, leaving 782 persons dead. Although events of terrorism declined, more terror acts happened.
• The government emphasized the promotion of the State economy. So, the State economy resurged in the 2021-22 financial year and grabbed the 3.2 percent increase of the State economy in 2022-23 FY, according to the released records.
• In taking manufacturing measures, it is necessary to meet the local demand as well as manufacture export quality products.
• More than 43,000 basic education schools could be opened in the 2023-2024 academic year with the enrollment of more than eight million students. It is seen that there was an increase by more than one million students in enrollment compared to the number of enrolled students in the last academic year.
• It is necessary to make efforts to ensure that those students could fully attend school until the end of the academic year and that there is a higher percentage in grade transition levels.
• In taking rehabilitation measures in the cyclone-affected areas, public hospitals, schools, religious buildings and departmental offices are to be quickly repaired with a priority.