UNION Chief Justice U Tha Htay, along with Union Minister for Construction U Myo Thant, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, Yangon Mayor U Bo Htay, and Director-General of the Department of Archaeology and National Museum Dr Kyaw Oo Lwin, inspected yesterday afternoon the restoration and preservation work planned for the ancient Yangon Region High Court building on Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon Region.

At the Yangon Region High Court building, officials explained the building’s current condition, the restoration and maintenance plan, and plans for further work. The Chief Justice of the Union and the Union min­ister stated that, as a cultural heritage building, it must be systematically renovated and maintained to high standards without altering the original structure, while the responsi­ble groups coordinate with the Department of Archaeology and National Museum and conduct a detailed inspection inside the building.

The Yangon Region High Court Building, a three-story rectangular structure measur­ing 299.6 feet long and 288 feet wide, was built between 1905 and 1911 at a cost of 2.45 mil­lion rupees and served as the seat of successive courts of the country’s highest judicial body until 2011, making it a historic building of great value.

Established under the 2008 Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the 2010 Union Judiciary Law, the Yangon Region High Court has been operating in this building since 2011, carrying out its ju­dicial duties.

The Yangon City Develop­ment Committee’s Engineering Department (Buildings) desig­nated the building as an ancient monument in 1996, and the Yan­gon Heritage Trust installed a blue plaque marking it as a Yan­gon city heritage building on 24 November 2017.

Regarding the building, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commis­sion of the Republic of the Un­ion of Myanmar, visited it on 4 August 2025 and stated that, as an ancient structure, the Yan­gon Region High Court build­ing must be preserved without damaging its original form; in accordance with guidelines for maintenance to ensure its long-term strength, it will be renovated and maintained fol­lowing heritage preservation standards, also enhancing its potential to attract foreign tour­ists. — MNA/TH