3 December 2016 national 9 Senior General addresses the Parade held in Honour of the Graduation Ceremony of 58th intake of Defense Services Academy

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives salute of graduating cadets at in PyinOoLwin. Photo: C-in-C’s Office

Senior General Min Aung Myint Maung, Chief Minister fense Services Academy, foreign is standing firmly on its six-point regulations of the defence services. Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of of Region, General ambassadors, diplomats, invited policy on restoring genuine and There is only one army in every the Defense Services addressed , Chief of Gener- guests and parents of the cadets. sustainable peace and it is im- country and the is per- the parade held in honour of the al Staff(Army, Navy, Air) and Commander-in-Chief of the portant for ethnic armed groups forming its duties of protecting the graduation ceremony of 58th In- wife, Admiral , Defense Services took the salute, to abide by the provisions of the country. Then the senior general take of Defense Service Acade- Commander-in-Chief(Navy) and inspecting the cadets. Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement received the salute of the gradu- my held at the parade ground in wife, General Khin Aung Myint, Afterward, C-in-C of De- and to sign the truce. is ating cadet. Pyin Oo Lwin, at 7:30 am on De- Commander-in-Chief (Air) and fense Service presented awards a country of various national races Later , the senior general met cember 2. wife, high ranking officials from to outstanding cadets. and any youth of the national race with outstanding cadets and their Present at the ceremony Commander-in-Chief(Army) After presenting awards to the are entitled to perform duties of parents at the guest house of the were Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife and their wives, Commanders cadets, the senior general made a national defence in the Tatmadaw defence services academy.—My- of the Senior General, Dr Zaw of Commands, Principal of De- speech, saying that the Tatmadaw in accordance with the rules and anmar News Agency

Avid Myanmar Travelers can International now pay with Mastercard and Experts meet Myanmar Police CB Bank credit for border area As Myanmar continues to see Vice Chairman and CEO of CB management positive economic growth pro- Bank said: “A paperless and cash- jections, its people are increas- less society is an important goal for International law experts ingly seeking overseas desti- CB Bank. Although still a work in from the met with nations. The latest Mastercard progress, we are working hard to Police Major-General Zaw Win research revealed that Myanmar achieve that goal through increased in Nya Pyi Tawon Wednesday at is the fastest growing outbound usage of ATMs, POS terminals Myanmar Police headquarters for travel market in Asia Pacific with and e-commerce capabilities. For a discussion about management a growth projection of 10.6 per starters, we are already seeing a of the affairs of the border area Photo: Phoe Khwar cent for the next five years. great shift from over-the-counter and international law. In light of this, Mastercard withdrawals to ATM withdrawals. The delegation from the Unit- has once again partnered Co-op- And on average, there are 50,000 not too long ago, Myanmar’s signifies a big step towards the ed Nations Office of Drugs & erative Bank Ltd (CB Bank) to transactions being made monthly economic and outbound travel greater development of the elec- Crime was led by Mr. Scott Bea- launch Classic, Gold and Plati- via electronic payment at the point- projections are very encour- tronic payments infrastructure zley. In the meeting, they discussed num Mastercard, which will be of-sale.” aging. To meet the increasing and its also means that consum- matters concerning the Country made available to Myanmar res- Mr. Antonio Corro, country demands for travel, we have ers are able to make more secure Programme for Myanmar 2014- idents and citizens when travel- manager, Thailand & Myanmar, deepened our partnership with and convenient payments for 2017 and the mutual assistance in ling abroad. Mastercard, said: “For a country CB Bank to launch our first their purchases when travelling Criminal Matters Law.—Myanmar Mr. Kyaw Lynn, Executive that had only opened its doors credit card in the country. This abroad.”—GNLM News Agency

Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues press release on State Counsellor’s Singapore visit

>> From page 1 7. In the evening, the State Counsellor commemoration of the 50th Anniversary to their questions frankly at the Big Box 6. Afterwards, the State Counsellor attended attended the opening ceremony of of the establishment of diplomatic Hall in Jurong East. the luncheon hosted in her honour by “Cities and Kings: Ancient Treasures relations between the two countries. 9. On 2-12-2016, the State Counsellor, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordination from Myanmar” at the Asian Civilization 8. In the evening, the State Counsellor together with Minister for Foreign Minister for National Security HE Mr Museum (ACM) and the State Coulsellor visited the Myanmar Embassy in Affairs HE Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Teo Chee Hean at the Shangri-La Hotel was welcomed there by Prime Minister Singapore and met with staff and visited the Ghim Moh Hawker Centre and in the afternoon, the State Counsellor Mr and the minister families of the embassy and the Office and Wet Market and attended the and the Delegation visited the Corrupt for Culture, Community and Youth. The of the Military Attaché (Army,Navy, breakfast. At 13:00, the State Counsellor Practices Investigation Bureau and heard museum is displaying cultural artefacts AirForce). She also attended the and the delegation left Changi Airport for clarification on work and procedure of from Pyu Era, Eras of Mon Kings in dinner hosted by the ambassador Yangon International Airport and arrived the bureau before raising questions on lower Myanmar, Bagan Era and the before delivering a speech to Myanmar in Yangon at 15:30 in the evening.— some areas she was interested in. Mandalay Palace until March 2017 in community in Singapore and responding Ministry of Foreign Affairs