Local authorities must preserve the strong educational foundations of PyinOoLwin, maintaining its status as an educational city.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stressed that lack of academic proficiency and weak critical thinking skills become the root cause of committing terrorist acts.
Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Council Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo and the Chief Minister of Mandalay Region, yesterday morning inspected ensuring water sufficiency in PyinOoLwin, improvement of the education sector and beautification process.
The Senior General viewed the potential for upgrading Hsinlan Dam to ensure water sufficiency in the PyinOoLwin region. Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung reported on the upgrading of the spillway at the dam and more supply of water upon completion of the upgrading process.
At the No 3 Basic Education High School in PyinOoLwin, the Senior General viewed the learning of students and librarian measures.
At the meeting with teachers at the school hall, the Senior General underscored that due to lack of academic proficiency and weak critical thinking skills, terror acts have been committed, which in turn have negatively impacted the social and economic lives of local communities. Therefore, teachers must not only provide academic education to the children they teach but also impart knowledge and ways of thinking that enable them to distinguish between right and wrong and understand causes and consequences.
He highlighted that collected data shows Myanmar still faces many needs to improve the education system, and about 50 per cent of the population remains undereducated.
He added that teachers need to teach school education to students as well as train them to have higher patriotism and national spirit.
He underlined that teachers must read literature continuously in order to improve teaching capacity in relevant subjects and share their experiences with children so as to turn out good human resources for the future of the nation.
The Senior General stressed that civil service personnel are necessary to remain free from party politics and to clearly distinguish between politics and the national cause. Fulfilling one’s assigned duties with diligence is how one should contribute responsibly to the national cause.
The Senior General presented fiction and non-fiction books for the school library to the person in charge of the school and the teachers.
At the BEHS 1 Branch (BEMS), the Senior General inspected the learning of students in classrooms and the lecturing in livestock, agriculture and industrial classrooms.
On arrival at the Thumingala Market (Nyantaw Market) construction project site in PyinOoLwin, officials reported to the Senior General on the progress of the advanced market, beautification of PyinOoLwin, water supply measures, and implementation of the Yadanabon Myothit project and suspension of the project.
Speaking on the occasion, the Senior General said that local authorities from PyinOoLwin must continue to uphold and preserve such strong educational foundations, maintain their status as an educational city, and continue to produce disciplined, well-informed, and valuable human resources.
He pointed out that it is necessary to preserve and implement measures through bylaws to ensure the area remains perpetually lush and beautiful with flower plants and to prevent the indiscriminate cutting down of trees in PyinOoLwin.
He noted that laws concerning farmland and virgin land have already been enacted, and actions must be carried out per the permissions stipulated therein.
The Senior General underlined that authorities are required to enforce and implement the rules and regulations set by law. In some road areas, there have been violations related to land use, and it is necessary to proceed under the Highways Law.
He continued that KG+11 and KG+10 students will continue to be taught the fundamentals of law to help them understand and be aware of legal principles. Similarly, universities across various regions and states are also providing lectures on fundamental subjects related to law and economics, aiming to enhance understanding of democratic principles, which are rooted in the law, as well as to broaden awareness of economic matters.
The Senior General viewed the progress of the Thumingala Market (Nyantaw Market) upgrading project site and gave necessary guidance to officials.
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