28 November 2021

I extend greetings to all national brethren residing in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to enjoy physical and mental wellbeing with auspiciousness on the
occasion of the 101st Anniversary of the National Victory Day which falls on 10th Waning of Tazaungmon, 1383 Myanmar Era.

Today is National Victory Day to take pride in Myanmar’s prestige in the past. It is a significant day of increasing new strengths wishing to achieve more developments of the nation in the future. National Victory Day is a day portraying the patriotic spirit and nationalistic spirit of the entire Myanmar people.

Myanmar has been a country with its own governance in accord with the traditions and customs for many years. Since the country fell under the British colonialists
in 1885, own culture, customs and Myanmar’s education were degraded. Although those who had patriotic spirit and courage fought against the colonialists, they were
far from victory due to weakness in technology, modern weapons and experiences as well as lack of systematically concerted efforts.

The colonialists arranged the colonial education system in conformity with their administrative mechanism. As such, Myanmar’s education standard went down and the entire Myanmar nationals with sufferings fell under the colonial education system.

The colonialist government forcibly enacted the Yangon University Act in December 1920 against theanticipation of the Myanmar people. National Victory Day emerged to honour that day in opposing the forceful enactment of the act on 5 December 1920 (10th Waning of Tazaungmon, 1282 Myanmar Era).

Today is the 101st Anniversary of National Victory Day when the national education campaign was launched for the enhancement of the national prestige and integrity based on the nationalistic spirit. All citizens need to have a sound foundation for education in order to enhance the patriotic spirit and to cement the Union spirit.

As today is the era of information technology, it is especially to analyze the penetration of alien culture and ideologies from abroad into the country and foster the  nationalistic favour, firm nationalistic spirit, genuine Union spirit and correct patriotic spirit.

The government has adopted sound foundations for political, economic and administrative reforms while carrying out reform processes across the nation as much  as it can. Education reform plays a crucial role in the reform processes. As the development of a country depends on the improvement of the education sector, efforts  are being made to develop the education sector with momentum.

Likewise, the government is preserving the languages, literature, cultures, fine arts, traditions and historical heritage of all ethnic nationals. I would like to urge all to strive for the emergence of an education system as a national duty that can bring development to the State depending on mthe demand of the era and system while  nurturing the human resources endowed with correct critical thinking and good morals. Political stability, peace and tranquillity, unity, economic growth, food sufficiency  of the people, preservation of cultural heritage and good traditions are knowledge and techniques based on the education sector.

Arrangements are being made to ensure the basic education, higher education and technical and vocational education to be conformed to Myanmar’s nature  and to meet international standards. At the same time, emphasis is being placed on the plans for all citizens to enjoy the special education programme as well as the  all-inclusive education programme.

Good educational environments are being created at universities to nurture the students to become educated persons with physical and mental capabilities to
be able to overcome the difficulties and challenges with the disciplined patriotic spirit. The government is turning out the capable educated youths as a national duty. Those who just win the examination through regularly attending school and regular studies cannot totally be educated persons. Only when they have adequate knowledge to analyze the right and the wrong and the cause and the effect with the capability to do things in the practical arenas with critical thinking, will they be identified as actual educated ones. They all need to serve the ethnic nations and the people for the improvement of social life based on their learnt knowledge. They all need to further study vocational subjects which can be applied in their daily lives for socio-economic improvement of the entire national people and development in multiple sectors. They have to be capable of uplifting the national prestige and integrity through genuine patriotic spirit and nurture themselves to amicably give a helping hand to each other with genuine goodwill.  

All Union people need to strive for implementing the 101st Anniversary of National Victory Day Objectives 2021:

(a) to ensure multiple developments of the entire ethnic national people;
(b) to enhance education qualification for socio-economic development of the entire Union;

(c) to perpetually flourish the Union spirit based on the patriotic spirit;
(d) to emphasize perpetually peaceful existence among all ethnic nationals in the entire nation.

All ethnic nationals need to build mutual trust among them in unison with actually loving the mother country and to strive for the development of the nation in the future with goodwill through might and main.

In conclusion, I would like to respectfully urge the entire national people to deeply protect the Union, the legacy of the forefathers with nationalistic spirit and make
efforts for its development in accord with the theme of the 101st Anniversary of National Victory Day “Let’s unite among all ethnic nationals for initiating the prosperity  of the nation, on the noble occasion of the National Victory Day.

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