A ceremony to inaugurate the new city hall in Dawei of Taninthayi Region took place yesterday morning, attended by Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

On arrival at the new city hall of Dawei which will be opened, Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Secretary of the Commission and Joint Executive Chief General Ye Win Oo and his wife, Union ministers and senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, was warmly welcomed by the Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region, the commander of Coastal Region Command, officials, town elders, departmental officials, students and residents.

On the agenda, Joint Executive Chief General Ye Win Oo, Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung, Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Myo Thein Kyaw, Taninthayi Region Chief Minister U Myat Ko, and Commander of the Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Han cut the ribbon to open the city hall.

The Senior General unveiled the new city hall building of Dawei.

In the city hall, the awarding of outstanding students took place as the second section of the ceremony. The chief minister of the region reported on measures for the new city hall building.

The Senior General, on his inspection tour of Dawei in 2022, allowed the construction of the city hall, which was necessary for Dawei. The Dawei City Hall was built starting from 2023-24 financial year, and it is a one and a half storey RCC building with 40,364 square feet of area.

In his speech, the Senior General outlined that for a nation’s development and stability, every citizen must be equipped with knowledge, skills, and critical thinking.

He continued that to achieve this, education for all citizens is essential. Therefore, the government has adopted the motto: “Let us ensure the education sector for the development of the Nation.”

The Senior General highlighted that the State presents handsome prizes to outstanding youths and those who have outstandingly passed the matriculation examinations yearly while enhancing the education sector. This year, Ma Myat Yadana Thin will be honoured for her outstanding performance in the matriculation exam with distinctions in all subjects.

He recounted that looking at the matriculation examination pass rates in Taninthayi Region since 2021: in 2021, the pass rate was 45.95 per cent; in the 2022-23 academic year, it rose to 68.03 per cent; and in 2023-24, it stood at 48.38 per cent. For the 2024-25 academic year, the pass rate reached 50.58 per cent, showing an improvement compared with the previous year.

In the exam, he added that there were 23 students with six distinctions during the four years, 62 students with five distinctions, 110 students with four distinctions, 164 students with three distinctions, 420 students with two distinctions and 1,663 students with one distinction. During the period, one student stood first in the entire nation in the arts and science combination at the matriculation exam. Such progress in the education sector is attributed not only to the dedication and responsible efforts of parents and teachers but also to the hard work and perseverance of the students.

Over the past four years, from 2021 to 2025, the Senior General spotted that among those who passed the matriculation examination, 18 are attending medical universities, 152 are attending technological universities, and 196 are studying at Dawei Polytechnic University.

In addition, he noted that four industrial, agriculture and livestock high schools have been opened in four districts of Taninthayi Region, where students are being trained in basic vocational skills for their livelihoods.

He retold that just like Ma Myat Yadana Thin, from the Dawei region has produced many distinguished individuals known across the nation and the world, such as Prime Ministers U Ba Swe and U Sein Win, Colonel Ba Htoo, hot-air balloon innovator U Kyaw Yin, Thura Ma Chit Po, artist U Ngwe Kyaing, Auditor-General of the State U Ohn Tin, Maung Dawei U Pe Aye, and weightlifting champion of the peninsula games U Pe Aye, among many others who cannot all be mentioned here. These figures are a source of pride for Taninthayi Region.

He urged parents and teachers to guide, instruct, and train their children and students to become knowledgeable, upright, and capable individuals, and students, in turn, should listen attentively to their parents’ and teachers’ guidance and teachings, absorb and apply them, and strive to become well-educated, skilled, and outstanding in various fields—good citizens of the nation who are reliable and dependable for the country’s future, he added.

The Senior General and his wife presented the honorary award to Ma Myat Yadana Thin from Dawei Township of Taninthayi Region, who secured six distinctions in the science combination of the matriculation examination 2025.

After the ceremony, the Senior General cordially greeted the six-distinction winner, Ma Myat Yadana Thin and her parents.

MNA/TTA

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