Expedite capability to build the country in new era

AT PRESENT, the new State machinery is being formed in accordance with the Constitution, and the re­spective components of the legislative, executive, and judicial estates are beginning to take shape. In the Myanmar New Year, following the Thingyan festival, everyone must work together in unity – with renewed people, renewed spirit, renewed strength, new thinking, and new perspectives – to build a modern and developed new nation.

Building a new nation means overcoming conditions of slow and lagging development and rising towards a state of rapid progress and growth. In doing so, obstacles that hinder development must be identified and removed, and conditions that enable development must be created. In this process, efforts must build upon both the positive and negative legacies. As such, while many challenges lie ahead for the new government and the people, some opportu­nities must be seized.

In recent years, Myanmar has consecutively faced major man-made and natural disas­ters, resulting in significant losses of human resources, financial resources, and natu­ral resources. Armed terrorist groups remain dispersed across various regions within the coun­try and continue to commit de­structive acts under the pretext of differing political ideologies.

Their anti-government de­structive activities have led to the damage and destruction of many infrastructures that had been built over long periods for the benefit of the people. In addition, unscrupulous ele­ments are maliciously inciting divisions from multiple angles, including ethnic and religious lines, with the intent to erode moral values, undermine unity, foster hatred, and destabilize society.

Among the challenges that will continue to be faced in the country’s future, natural disasters must be addressed through advanced prepared­ness and preventive measures, as well as by building a resilient society capable of withstanding such hazards. As for man-made threats such as armed terrorists, on one hand, the path to peace will be kept open for those willing to engage in peace talks; on the other hand, destructive elements threatening the State must be decisively suppressed through the joint efforts of Tatmadaw and the people.

In carrying out efforts for national stability and development, the Government must assume more effective leadership to bring about changes in both infrastructure and the mindset and perceptions of the people. In building a nation, domestic strength is the primary and central factor. Therefore, it is essential for the Government, Tatmadaw, and the people to work together in unity guided by the four principles of leadership: desire, effort, will, and wisdom, and to strive collectively towards national progress.