A ceremony to launch the train­ing course on polling station officers and deputy officers, as well as ward/village-tract elec­tion subcommission members, took place at the hall of Mong­phyat Township General Ad­ministration Department, Shan State (East), on 19 November.

 

On the occasion, members of the Union Election Commis­sion U Myint Oo and U Myo Maung explained plans to hold the 2025 election in phas­es, guidelines, duties and au­thority for the polling station officers and deputy officers, duties and functions of vot­ing list inspectors, the voting machine handlers, use of My­anmar Electronic Voting Ma­chine (MEVM), provisions of the Hluttaw election rules and effort for holding the election successfully.

 

The training course is be­ing attended by 124 trainees. It will last from 19 to 21 November.

 

The ceremony was also at­tended by local authorities from Mongphyat and Mongyawng townships, departmental offi­cials, chairmen and officials from Tachilek District and Mongphyat Township Election Subcommissions. — MNA/TTA