17 March

The opening ceremony of the branch office of the Anti-Corruption Commission was held yesterday morning, at No. 62/A, Golden Valley Road, Bahan Township, Yangon Region. At the event, Union Minister for Construction U Han Zaw, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission U Aung Kyi and Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the new office.

In his opening address, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said that it was needed for the departmental officials to know dos and don’ts in performing their duties, as an effort to implement the work process, and which was of great important to bring about the development of the region while informative work and making changes are necessary to improve their performances. In making the democratic transition, measures have to be taken to do without any corrupt way. Thus all would strive to foster clean government and good governance.

Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission U Aung Kyi said: Opening the Yangon branch office would have functions of sharing knowledge about anti-corruption education, doing preventative works and investigation processes with effective means. The Yangon branch office would stand for a place of conducting anti-corruption talks, training centre and holding workshops and making planning and implementation process soon. Majority of the people have understood that priorities were being made to make preventive measures rather than taking actions after the crimes were committed. In fact, prevention of corruption was just taking lessons from wrong doers, and which was being made to prevent ourselves from giving lessons. We should strive for combating the corruption with might and main, in anticipation of creating a fully-fledged democratic and administrative system, which aimed at building a free and fair lifestyle.

Then Union Minister for Construction U Han Zaw,

Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission U Aung Kyi and Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein opened the branch office of the Anti-Corruption Commission cut ceremonial ribbons, sprinkled scented water on the bronze plate.

The event was attended by Union Minister for Construction, Yangon Region Chief Minister, Chairman, secretary and members of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Chairman and Vice-chairman of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, Yangon Region Hluttaw Speaker, Yangon mayor, Vice-chairman of Myanmar Press Council, officials from UNDP, UNODC, embassies and departments, and invited guests. —MNA (Translated by Win Ko Ko Aung)