State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing sent a message to the ceremony to mark the 69th Anniversary of Kayin State Day, which falls on 7 November 2024. The full text of the message is as follows: –
Esteemed ethnic national brethren from
Kayin State
I extend my greetings to all ethnic
national brethren in Kayin State and across the Union with my best wishes for
all
physical and mental well-being on this
auspicious occasion of the 69th Anniversary of Kayin State Day, today.
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a
sovereign nation that has possessed its own culture, literature and languages
over the years. Historical evidence firmly shows that all national brethren
have been residing in all parts of the nation in unison.
Kayin ethnics have been living in Kayin
State together with other ethnics in fraternity since yore. In 1885, our
country lost its independence and fell under the colonial rule. After losing
independence, all ethnic nationalities residing in various parts of the Union
unitedly fought colonialists and fascists with patriotic spirit and
anti-colonial spirit and regained independence. Afterwards, regions and states
were established, and it was initiated to set the areas where most of the Kayin
ethnics reside were designated as the Kayin State.
According to the 1951 Constitutional
Amendment Act No 62, the Papun region of Thanlwin District was designated as
the Kayin State. Moreover, Kya-in Seikkyi, Kawkareik, Hlaingbwe, Hpa-an and
Thandaunggyi townships, totalling six townships, close to Thanlwin District,
were added to the Kayin State as the second phase in accord with the 1952 Kayin
State Expansion Act No 14. On 1 March 1960, Myawady was set as a township, and
then it was added to the Kayin State as the seventh township. The date — 7
November 1955 — when the 1951 Constitutional Amendment Act for the emergence of
Kayin State was apporved was designated as the Kayin State Day. The yearly
celebration of the significant day is held on a grand scale, and today’s
occasion is the 69th time. The Kayin State, formed with seven townships in four
districts, was reconstituted with six districts, upgrading Kya-in Seikkyi and
Thandaunggyi townships as districts at the time of the current government to
initiate political, economic and social development activities effectively.
Kayin ethnics are living in the Kayin
State together with Shan, Pa-O, Bamar, Mon and others amicably and peacefully.
Kayin State, blessed with favourable weather and natural resources such as
rivers and creeks, waterfalls and streams, high mountain ranges and lush and
green forests, is located in the southeast of the country. In addition, the
natural beauty of Mount Zwekabin is an excellent landmark of Kayin State.
Moreover, Kayin State possesses ancient cultural heritage such as stupas and
temples, wonderfully natural caves and lovely traditional culture. Kayin ‘Don
Dance’, which is an lively dance of Kayin ethnics, is the most significant
together with sounds of the frog drum at Mount Zwekabin not only at home but
abroad.
After the country had regained
independence, the divide-and-rule administration of colonialists sparked armed
conflicts in Kayin State due to misunderstandings among ethnic national
brethren. Consequently, Kayin State experienced periods of conflicts and chaos.
Later, a ceasefire agreement was signed to ensure the stability of the region
with internal peace and peaceful results, which are the actual essence of the
State. As emphasized in the agreements mentioned in the Nationwide Ceasefire
Agreement (NCA), ethnic armed organizations signed the NCA and are implementing
the provisions of the NCA together. As different political attitudes facing the
State today are being resolved through armed struggle lines, fighting, and
terror acts, residents from relevant regions are experiencing various
hardships. I would like to urge all stakeholders to follow the provisions of
NCA by seeking solutions through dialogue.
Currently, the government is striving to
fully foster peace and stability and the rule of law across the Union and
pouring out utmost efforts for development amid hardships. Moreover, the
government is carrying out the tasks in pursuit of the Roadmap, including
“Emphasis will be placed on ensuring peace and stability and the full rule of
law across the whole Union, and on successfully conducting a free and fair
multiparty democratic general election”.
Moreover, efforts are being made to forge
durable peace for the entire nation, ensure peace and stability and the rule of
law, strengthen a genuine, disciplined multiparty democratic system and build
the Union based on democracy and federalism in accord with the political
objectives to hold a free and fair multiparty democratic general election
aligned with Myanmar. As such, I would like to urge ethnic people from various
regions and states to ensure the peace and stability of the country and its
overall development.
Esteemed ethnic national brethren,
The government is undertaking education,
health, the rule of law and the development of road transport for the
development of the State economy. In the economic sector, internal and external
trade are being initiated through maritime trade routes as well as land
borders, including those of Kayin State. Although trade secures development
based on figures, illegal trade is being conducted at border regions daily. So,
the State economy cannot achieve as expected. Due to unacceptable charges and
costs along the route to the border trade, prices of commodities can rise. As
such, supervision is being conducted to ease restrictions in trade routes and
resident ethnic people have to cooperate with the government in its measures.
In addition, agriculture and livestock breeding tasks are being encouraged
primarily to achieve progress in manufacturing and businesses in State economic
promotion measures. Efforts are being made to secure the target production in
growing paddy. It is an absolute necessity to export rice to ensure local food
security.
It is necessary to emphasize the
production process to develop micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. If
these enterprises are operated with technology to produce value-added products,
it will contribute to the development of the State economy. As MSMEs based on
agriculture and livestock breeding farms operate in all parts of Kayin State in
addition to the entire nation to improve the socioeconomic lives of ethnic
people, other regional and state governments, including Kayin State, have to
enhance the State economy. Efforts to develop agriculture and livestock farming
tasks can help the more significant operation of manufacturing and industries,
as well as the service sector. Hence, it can contribute to an increase in the
State’s GDP. As human resources play a crucial role in systematically operating
agriculture and livestock breeding farms, it is necessary to produce those with
skills in agriculture and livestock measures. Hence, the education sector is
being encouraged to have comprehensive education to become educated in the
human resources essential for the State.
In an effort to develop the education
sector, 70 per cent of basic education schools have been reopened in the entire
nation, with attendance of 92 per cent of students. When the schools which were
temporarily closed due to violent acts and natural disasters are reopened,
extra schooling times are set for students by teaching them to have actual
school education. As the country is being shaped to become a Union based on
democracy and federalism, people must have knowledge, techniques and correct
ideology. Hence, all entire people are urged to take part in the process of
teaching all school-age children and nurturing youths to have five strengths
and capabilities. With regard to the health sector, health staff, departmental
personnel, and ethnic people overcome difficulties and crises based on the
COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters through collaborative efforts. The
government is striving to ensure peace and stability of the State and
development while managing to enable individuals in good health conditions, to
have knowledge and jobs for earning income, and reduce poverty to improve the
essential socioeconomic lives of citizens. Only when ethnic individuals have
socioeconomic lives will the country develop. So, I would like to urge all to
implement visions in relevant sectors and regions to enhance the socioeconomic
lives of individuals. I deeply urge all ethnic people to join hands with the
government in combatting instigations and terror acts of terrorist groups which
are opposing the government without wishing to restore peace and stability of
the State. The government firmly believes that it can overcome any crises and
challenges that may fall on the State and the people through a patriotic spirit
based on a genuine Union spirit.
Esteemed ethnic national brethren,
Moreover, all ethnic national brethren
residing in Kayin State have to strive for the emergence of the Kayin State
with more peace and prosperity. The strength of the nation lives within, and
the strength of Kayin State is the collaborative efforts of national brethren
residing in the State. At present, I would like to sincerely urge all ethnic
national brethren to make collective efforts to overcome difficulties and
challenges they face to strengthen a disciplined, multiparty democratic system
and build a Union based on democracy and federalism that the entire national
people aspire to.
I send this message with the best wishes
that all ethnic people residing in Kayin State enjoy fruits of peace,
prosperity and development of the region from this auspicious occasion of the
69th Anniversary of Kayin State Day to forthcoming years, and may they all have
capabilities to unite the Kayin State through the unity and harmony within the
peaceful, prosperous and developed Union.
Senior General
Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri
Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing
Prime Minister
Chairman,
State Administration Council
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