Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to accept Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

February 15, 2018

Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing left for Thailand by air on the invitation of Chief of Defence Force of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Gen. Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan to attend a ceremony to accept the award of the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.

The Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief and his delegation were seen off by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Vice Senior General Soe Win, Chief of General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Mya Tun Oo, high ranking officers from the commander-in-chief’s office, the Nay Pyi Taw Command commander, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon Narong Boonsatheanwong, Royal Thai Armed Forces military attaché (air) and officials at the Nay Pyi Taw airport.

Accompanying the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief were his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, high ranking officers from the commander-in-chief’s (Army) office and the Yangon Command commander. The Tatmadaw commander-in-chief will accept the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant presented by the King of Thailand and will visit other well-known places in the country.

The Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief, his wife and delegation arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, where they were welcomed by Gen. Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan and his wife high ranking officers from Royal Thai Armed Forces, Myanmar Ambassador to Thailand U Myo Myint Than, Myanmar military attaché Brig-Gen Khin Zaw and officials at the Don Muang airport (Wing-6).

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar