VP In Chin State: Hakha College Opened

November 10, 2016

The Vice President U Myint Swe graced the opening ceremony of Hakha College in Chin State yesterday. In a speech he gave for students, the Vice President urged them to participate in the country’s development and transition, by working together with their teachers and civil society organizations.

Hakha College will give an opportunity to students in Chin State who want to get a university degree. Previously, Chin students had to travel to Kalay, Pakkoku and Sagaing Region for university studies, the Vice President said. After the opening ceremony, the VP, together with his delegation, which includes the Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi, toured around the college building. After that, the Vice President U Myint Swe visited disaster-stricken Yone taung, where a landslide occurred in 2015 due to extremely heavy rainfall. 

Ref; mitv News