Ceremonies to hoist and salute the State Flag to mark the 76th Independence Day were held in front of Nay Pyi Taw City Hall yesterday.
The ceremony was organized with five national objectives of the 76th Anniversary of Independence Day – (1) To uphold “Our Three Main National Causes” — Non-disintegration of the Union, Non-disintegration of national solidarity and Perpetuation of sovereignty, which are national interests and national politics (2) To ensure the promotion of a comprehensive education sector that produces human resources with perfect abilities like intelligence, skills, and talents in building a Union based on democracy and federalism (3) To make efforts to hold free and fair elections under the law and ensure the right to vote across the nation (4) To foster public cooperation for state stability and strengthen the multiparty democratic system at the end of acts of terrorism and (5) To promote agriculture and livestock-based MSMEs.
The flag-hoisting platoon raised the State Flag at 4:20 am together with the ethnic groups.
At 6 am, Union-level officials, Union ministers, the Union Auditor-General, the UCSB Chairman, the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, the Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, the Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Chairman, senior military officers, Judges of the Supreme Court of the Union, the Union Constitutional Tribunal members, Union Election Commission members, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, deputy ministers, UCSB members, the CBM deputy governor, Nay Pyi Taw Council members, the vice-mayor of Nay Pyi Taw, Anti-Corruption Commission members, departmental heads, staff members and national people took their places in the square in front of the City Hall.
At 7 am, the flag saluting ceremony was organized and the Guard of Honour (Tatmadaw Army, Navy and Air) marched to the City Square.
Then, Chairman of the 76th Anniversary of Independence Day Ceremony Organizing Central Committee Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Thiri Pyanchi Maha Thray Sithu Soe Win took the salute of the Guard of Honour.
He then saluted the State Flag together with the Guard of Honour and attendees to the event.
The Guard of Honour also saluted the nation’s fallen leaders and soldiers and took the four-point oath.
Afterwards, the Vice-Senior General read the message sent by SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing to the 76th Anniversary of Independence Day ceremony. — MNA/KTZH
