STATE Security and Peace Commission Member and Union Minister for Border Affairs and for Ethnic Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, together with Commander Maj-Gen Soe Myat Htut of the Eastern Central Command, Shan State Minister for Security and Border Affairs Col Sein Win, and other officials, met staff at the Loilem District Development Supervision Office yesterday morning. They inspected the completed brick fence protection works and issued instructions to address any remaining requirements.
The Union minister then inspected the 2,868-foot concrete paving work on the macadam road connecting Kwetthit Ward in Panlon and Wan-in Monastery. He instructed the systematic excavation of drainage ditches to meet the designated standards, improve water flow, and address the needs of the local ethnic communities.
He also inspected a one-mile concrete road connecting the Loilem–Laikha main road with the Metta Aye Yate Monastic Education School.
Following this, the Union minister visited the Border Ethnic Youth Development Training School in Pinlon, where he met the principal, staff, teachers, and students. He encouraged students to continue learning diligently, to combine practical skills with broader general knowledge, and to cultivate critical thinking, discernment between right and wrong, and moral integrity. Teachers and instructors were urged to guide students in both academic subjects and the development of sound ideas and principles, aiming to nurture future leaders and responsible civil servants for the nation. The Union Minister also presented awards and cash prizes to outstanding staff and students and conducted an inspection tour of the school campus.
Finally, the Union minister, together with U Khun Ye Htwe, Chairman of the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, inspected the asphalt paving of four furlongs on the 12-mile - 2-furlong macadam road in Hopong Township and ensured that the requirements were met. — MNA/MKKS
