In his speech, the Senior General said that cyclone Mo­cha caused the largest casual­ties after cyclone Nargis, leav­ing 148 persons dead. Thanks to preparations, the region could overcome the challenges with the least loss and damage. In the aftermath of the storm, guidance was given to carry out rescue and relief measures and rehabilitation tasks. Renovation and repair will take a long time due to systematic calculation for the long-term existence of structures.

The Senior General stressed the need to grow trees as part of making preparedness against natural disasters. At present, all have to plant trees to ensure favourable weather in the region and prevent natural disasters to some extent.

The Senior General high­lighted that every soldier needs to have military awareness and military conscience. If they can effectively apply the experienc­es from training in the battle­fields, they can comprehensive­ly combat enemies.

As two national objec­tives and two political objec­tives are being implemented for fine purposes, Tatmadaw firmly believes that it will surely achieve success in implementa­tion. Tatmadaw has pledged to hold the multiparty democracy general election in a peaceful and stable situation, he added. To be peaceful and stable in the state, armed conflicts must cease.

The Senior General urged all to read and encourage their offspring to learn education.

The Senior General pre­sented foodstuffs for Tatmadaw members, families and trainees from relevant stations whereas his wife gave cash assistance for the station maternal and child welfare associations to officials. — MNA/TTA