THINGYAN, CHANCE FOR MYANMAR PEOPLE TO WASH SOULS PAGE-8 (OPINION) Vol. VII, No. 360, 15th Waning of Tabaung 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Sunday, 11 April 2021 Three-Dimensional Naval Exercise-Sea Shield 2020 conducted with the participation of submarine of Tatmadaw (Navy), warships and helicopters held to enhance national defence capability State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is giving strategic advice for the Sea Shield 2020 military firing practice drill onboard “Mottama” yesterday. he Tatmadaw is conduct- military officers from the Office of ior General said priority should annihilating and to recount the the rules of engagement (ROE). ing Army, Navy and Air the Commander-in-Chief (Army, be given to hitting the targets important matters. Then, the Senior General ob- Tmilitary drills continuous- Navy and Air), Commander of precisely as it is a firing practice While the naval ships were served the firing of surface and ly to protect the sovereignty and South-West Command Maj-Gen drill. He stressed the need to take sailing to the target-practising aerial targets with big guns and territory of the country well and Aung Aung and officials, observed lessons, to collect comprehensive area before the start of the drills, a cannons and underwater targets to enhance its defence capabil- the military exercise. information in connection with foreign merchant vessel was spot- with torpedoes by ten warships, ity. Naval ships, including sub- First, the Senior General and the requirements and the drill, ted in the area. Naval ship (Motta- from the naval ship (Mottama). marine (Minye Thinkhathu) has party arrived onboard the naval to seriously take into account ma) asked the vessel details and The submarine (Minye been conducting the Three-Di- ship (Mottama) by helicopter to the task of blocking, preventing, to leave the area in accord with Thinkhathu), surface ships and mensional Naval Exercise-Sea inspect the ships of the Three-Di- helicopters of the Tatmadaw Shield 2020 involving strategic mensional Naval Exercise-Sea (Air) saluted the Senior Gen- aerial, surface and underwater Shield and was welcomed by Of- eral in Single Line Formation operations and firing since 2 April ficer Scheduling Exercise (OSE) while shouting the slogan “We this year in Myanmar territorial Rear-Admiral Htein Win, Naval ... the Sea Shield drill began in are safeguarding the Myanmar waters in the Bay of Bengal. Commander (Duty) Capt Tet seas” with full vigour. Chairman of the State Ad- Lwin Tun and senior military 2014 and the present is the sev- Speaking to the commander ministration Council Command- officers of the military drill. The (duty), officers and other ranks er-in-Chief of Defence Services commander-in-chief (Navy) re- enth time. Based on the previous of the drill onboard Mottama, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, ported on the purpose of the Sea the Senior General said the Sea accompanied by council mem- Shield 2020 which is in accord experience, the drill is being con- Shield drill began in 2014 and bers General Maung Maung with the guidance of the Senior the present is the seventh time. Kyaw, Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun, General, and the Three-Dimen- ducted. Superficially, it is a routine Based on the previous experi- Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win sional Naval Exercise involving ence, the drill is being conducted. Oo, Union Minister for Plan- surface ships, submarine and hel- drill. In fact it is very important for Superficially, it is a routine drill. ning, Finance and Industry U icopters. The Naval Commander In fact it is very important for Win Shein, Commander-in-Chief (Duty) also reported on practical national defence. national defence. (Navy) Admiral Moe Aung, senior training. In response, the Sen- SEE PAGE-2 11 APRIL 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Nine Objectives 1. Political affairs sectors of the economy as well (a) Building of a Union based on democracy and federalism in practising genuine (b) Stability of market economy and inviting international investments to develop disciplined multiparty democracy in a full fairness manner the economy of entire ethnic people (B) Emphasizing of restoration of eternal peace for the entire nation in line with (c) Encouragement of local businesses to create employment opportunities to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) be able to produce many products of the State (c) Continuous practising of the “principle” of peaceful co-existence among countries by holding up the independent, active and non-aligned foreign 3. Social affairs policy (a) For ensuring of dynamism of Union spirit which is genuine patriotic spirit (b) Following customs and traditions of all ethnic nationalities and preservation 2. Economic affairs and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national characters (a) Further development of production based on agriculture and livestock (c) Enhancement of health, fitness and education standards of the entire nation breeding through modern techniques and all-round development of other Three-Dimensional Naval Exercise-Sea Shield 2020 conducted with the participation of submarine of Tatmadaw (Navy), warships and helicopters held to enhance national defence capability The submarine (Minye Thinkhathu), surface ships and helicopters of the Tatmadaw (Air) are saluting Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Single Line Formation. FROM PAGE-1 The Navy must always other ranks have successfully Myanmar has long and The Navy must always be ready to con- be ready to conduct Human- and effectively participated in wide territorial waters which itarian Assistance Disaster the drill, their performances are about 1,300 nautical miles duct Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response (HADR) in time in were satisfactory. The aim of in coastal length and over Response (HADR) in time in saving the saving the civilian ships that the drill is to promote the na- 144,000 square miles in surface sink, catch fire or face various tional defence capacity. So they area. Navy plays a pivotal role civilian ships that sink, catch fire or face kinds of troubles at sea in time, must be dutiful and serve in in safeguarding the territorial various kinds of troubles at sea in time, apart from serving the national the interest of the country. waters. Hitting the target is apart from serving the national defence defence duties. Its ships could The Senior General pre- very important in naval drills. repatriate 1,156 Myanmar citi- sented souvenirs to officers In naval warfare, the degree duties. Its ships could repatriate 1,156 My- zens stranded in Malaysia and and other ranks of the drill of loss is high even if a ship anmar citizens stranded in Malaysia and India in February and March through the naval commander is hit and destroyed. It also this year. It was the work of (duty). Then the Senior Gen- has a huge impact on combat India in February and March this year. It successfully saving the citi- eral and party left Mottama by prowess. Systematic training was the work of successfully saving the zens who were facing troubles helicopter. is required to realize the policy citizens who were facing troubles abroad abroad under various reasons The drill involving helicop- “every shot must hit the target and a prove that the Navy can ters, submarine and surface and training must be done to under various reasons and a prove that the carry out HADR operations ships is a fire and manoeu- hit the target”. All the rounds Navy can carry out HADR operations well. well. vre training based on military must go straightly to the spe- It is a proper drill to offensive skillfully launched cific area as the drill focuses counter and crush the aerial, by Three-Dimensional Navy. on area targeting. surface and underwater en- Since its arrival in Myan- Tatmadaw (Navy) was ships. Navy will have more a smuggling of surface and emy at sea and its ultimate mar, the submarine (Minye founded with the frigate Mayu ships and can increase its underwater resources of the goal is Drill to Action. Hence, Thinkhathu) has already con- and since 1990 it has been de- calibre by producing its own country. Hence, the Tatmadaw the weakness and advantag- ducted 131 underwater oper- veloping gradually. It later warships. Apart from produc- (Navy) has been upgraded to es found at the drill must be ations for 1,708 hours and 56 reached the level of produc- ing the ships, training should protect and effectively utilize recorded and analyzed. It is minutes in the area of Myan- ing its own naval vessels from be conducted to be capable the marine resources and to important to gather correct mar territorial waters inspec- the stage of owning fast attack in weaponry technology and safeguard the territorial wa- information. tion headquarters.—MNA ships and artillery-mounted skills. In the past there will ters. As they all the officers and 11 APRIL 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 As the Tatmadaw did not seize power but took measures to strengthen the multiparty democracy system, tasks must be carried out in accordance with the existing 2008 Constitution: Senior General CHAIRMAN of the State Ad- ministration Council Command- er-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met with members of the Ay- eyawady Region Administration Council and departmental per- sonnel at the region office yes- terday afternoon. Also present at the meeting together with the Senior General were council members General Maung Maung Kyaw and Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun, Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, Union Min- ister for Planning, Finance and Industry U Win Shein, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Aung Naing Oo, Union Minister Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets members of Ayeyawady Region Administration Council, and departmental staff on 10 April 2021.