The Chairman of State Administration Council (SAC) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has signed the statement that the People’s Military Service Law shall come into force starting from 10 February 2024. The law was enacted as Law No 27/2010 of the State Peace and Development Council in 2010.
To support the People's Military Service Law, people staged rallies in the following townships of Yangon, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kachin state-
- People staged rallies on 16 February at Kanner road of Shue Khin Thar Square of Pathein township and township stadium of Taung Thar township.
- People staged rallies on 17 February at Mekha park of Myitkyina township, at the front of Myoma office in Mohnyin township, district stadium in ward (5) of Bago region.
The local patriotic people attending the rallies in respective townships demonstrated in peaceful manner shouted out the slogans saying "Let's undergo military training so that the strength of the nation lies within, “Let's serve military service to protect the nation” and “To safeguard and defend the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity is the obligation of every citizen”. They dispersed peacefully by expressing their unanimous support for the People’s Military Service Law, it is reported.
Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper (18-2-2023)
- People stage rallies in Myingyan, Yamethin, Kyaukpadaung, Thayet, Mingalardon, North Okkalapa, Thanlyin, Eastern part of Hlaingthaya, Kyauktada, Pathein, Taung Thar, Myitkyina, Mohnyin and Bago townships to support the People's Military Service Law.
- The local patriotic people attending the rallies shouted out the slogans saying “Let's serve military service to protect the nation against all internal and external dangers”, by expressing their unanimous support for the People’s Military Service Law.