Paungde, 12 February

A ceremony marking the 78th Anniversary of Union Day, which falls on 12 February every year, was held at the Township General Administration Department in Paungde Township, Nattalin District, Bago Region this morning.

The event began with a national flag-raising ceremony at 5:00 a.m. in front of the Township General Administration Department office. At 7:30 a.m., the Union Day message, sent by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council, to the 78th Anniversary of Union Day ceremony, was read out by U Soe Myint Hlaing, Chairman of the Township Administration Body, at Nawarat Hall of the Township General Administration Department.

The ceremony was attended by members of the Township Administration Body, members of the Wards and Villages Administration Body, Heads of Township-level Departments, as well as representatives from the Township Women’s Affairs Federation, Maternal and Child Welfare Association, and various social organizations.—Shwe Thar

Translated by JT