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Myanmar’s Minister of Information Mr Maung Maung Ohn Addresses Domestic Security Situation, Foreign Media Perception, and Preparations for Multi-Party Elections
"As you are aware, Myanmar Government is committed to maintaining friendly relationships with the media. Through your efforts you can share the true situation about Myanmar to the world.
Myanmar recently marked 2 major milestones. 2 February 2022 marked the anniversary of the formation of the State Administration Council (SAC) on 2 February 2021 after the Proclamation a day earlier. The second is the celebration of Union Day on 12 February 2022.
The Proclamation of 1 February 2021 was made following the failure to settle the issue of voter fraud list related to the 2020 elections, and subsequent postponement of Parliament sessions. The SAC has clearly stated that it is a caretaker government to carry out duties during a state of emergency.
The SAC has clearly stated to the people and to the international community that the Five-Point Road Map and Nine Objectives of the country were set out once it took the power of the State. It is performing its duties as a national responsibility, focusing on 2 main areas: national welfare and food security.
The SAC's interim role will end after a new government is formed following multi-party democratic elections which will be held by August 2023 under Article 429 of the 2008 Constitution. Indeed, these elections will serve as the foundation of Myanmar's democratic and political system.
Myanmar is a country with more than 130 ethnic groups among our population of 54 million people. Without such a firm foundation of proportional representation Myanmar will never achieve unity. That is the spirit of Union Day which we just celebrated on 12 February. Hence, this date is sacred to our nationhood.
Those who seek to divide Myanmar had tried to convene Parliament without addressing the fraud issue of the November 2020 elections. When the SAC was formed, they sought to discredit it. They have chosen a path of civil disobedience which has caused death, destruction and disruption of social and economic activity. Calling themselves the People's Defensive Force they have chosen terrorism and sought foreign support. And some foreign elements seem to have supported them and such acts of terrorism.
I want to address 3 issues at this media briefing.
* The first is to update on security matters from the viewpoint of the Government.
* The second is the media bias and the perception of Myanmar by the international community.
* The third relates to Proportional Representation and Preparations by The Union Election Commission for the coming elections.
- Security Matters -
The Government of the day has a duty to protect its citizens. Its security forces must prevent death, injury, destruction of property and disruption of social and economic activity. Its duty is to ensure peace and security.
Since the Proclamation the security forces have had to deal with clear acts of terrorism. Indeed, on 7 September 2021 the so-called National Unity Government (NUG) said it had launched a 'defensive war' and called for 'revolt' against the Government in 'every corner of the country'.
Government officers have suffered attacks which resulted in the deaths of 95 civil servants and many injured. 20 monks have been assassinated. 153 Government servants were injured. Acts of terrorism have led to the destruction of large number of public and government buildings. These include 525 roads and bridges, 27 hospitals and clinics, 504 schools and educational buildings were destroyed across the nation from 1 February 2021 to 20 January 2022.
All told, the Government recorded 9,437 terrorist attacks in the past year and seized 5,606 assorted arms, 161,556 rounds of ammunition, 1,890 grenades and 11,424 homemade mines and bombs.
The security forces have arrested 4,338 terrorists. Nonetheless, the SAC has, on humanitarian grounds, pardoned and released 48,718 persons who had been prosecuted for participating in protests due to the incitement of the so-called Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluittaw (CRPH) and the so-called National Unity Government (NUG). Those released include 23,369 inmates released on Union Day on 12 February 2022.
In preventing such violence, the security forces have had to carry out the duty. Please see for yourself the return to normalcy in all major towns and cities in the country. Yes, there are still terrorism incidents in some parts of the country but in general, the security forces have helped to achieve national stability that we see today.
- Media Perception -
Myanmar is friendly to the media. We have accredited many journalists from international media organisations. What we find troubling is the clear and persistent bias of certain foreign media towards terrorist groups. But these media are doing so without fully ascertaining the facts. The terrorists appear to have swayed sections of the foreign media who report without checking and repeat misinformation as truth.
Two specific incidents come to mind. The first is the incident at Thantlang, Chin State in October 2021 to early January 2022. The second is an incident at Phruso Township, Kayah State in December 2021.
In both instances, the so-called PDF and parties sympathetic to it initiated attacks with arms and committed arson against security forces. In the Kayah State incident, the terrorists hid among civilians, and fired a 107-mm rocket launcher before fleeing. I have to stress that these attacks were initiated by terrorists and not by the security forces who were then called to respond.
In the Chin State incident that occurred on 29 October 2021, some vehicles caught between the 2 sides involved in the fire fight were set ablaze. The security forces tried to engage the local firefighting brigade but its vehicles had already been damaged earlier by the terrorists and it could not extinguish the fire. The terrorists abducted, handcuffed and killed some members of the Border Guard Force and then fabricated a story that security forces were responsible.
Many of the stories were written by journalists from the Western media who were not even present in Myanmar at the time. Indeed, many of these writers are reporting from abroad. They rely on 'informants' or propaganda on social media. They carried pictures of the arson attacks and blame the incidents on security forces.
The Ministry of Information will do its best to communicate the role and actions of the Government. That we are meeting the media and taking questions shows you that we have nothing to hide. We hope that the international media adhere to the principles of good journalism when reporting on Myanmar.
- Preparing for Elections -
Myanmar has held multi-party democracy elections in 2010 and 2015 and will do so again by August 2023.
The SAC is committed to the concept of Federalism. By this we understand it as sharing authority with regions, states, ethnic groups and races in a spirit of unity and integration.
We need to achieve true Proportional Representation (PR) so that various political parties have a wider scale of representation. Even if different political parties have different interpretations and concepts of federalism, we must come together to select the political system through a democratic process.
That political system must recognise the w ishes of the majority and the minority in achieving harmony. It must involve sharing of power to enable the regions and states to have the rights of self-administration under the Constitution. Power must be shared on a tripartite basis - the Union, the regions, and the states.
In line with these principles and objectives, the current Union Election Commission (UEC) held 4 meetings with Political Parties last year to implement the System of Proportional Representation that is voter-based and democratic. These meetings have been successful, and a Closed List Proportional Representation System will be used to ensure that the process is fair. To achieve this UEC is amending the relevant laws and rules, reorganizing sub-commissions and providing the necessary training.
Basic voter registration is being carried out in the Regions and States to complete the voter list. A pilot project to verify the ground census so as to ensure accuracy of the basic voter list is also being implemented by the relevant ministries. Hence, major preparations are underway to hold free and fair multi-party democratic general elections in accordance with the Constitution (2008).
We hope that the international community understands that Myanmar is committed to the democratic process. They should not be blinded by sections of the international media who are fixated on a certain narrative about the country.
Myanmar has friendly relations with many countries who understand our challenges and have extended help in the form of humanitarian assistance and regular dialogue without interfering in domestic affairs. They continue to invest in our country away from the glare of publicity.
But Myanmar also has countries that are not friendly to us. Some want to impose a set of values that are consistent with the negative perception of sections of the foreign media. Some of these actions verge on interference of our domestic affairs. We hope these countries can view Myanmar without the lens of a biased narrative and recognise our history and unique social-political fabric.
We are determined to purse the path to democracy to ensure unity and progress. Thank you."
Issued by Ministry of Information, Union Government of Myanmar.
For more information, please contact: mediacontact@e-information.gov.mm or myintkyawmoi@gmail.com
Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comThe Ministry of Information (MOI) of the Union Government of Myanmar released today remarks by Minister of Information, Mr Maung Maung Ohn, addressing the domestic security situation, preparations for multi-party elections and foreign media perception.
SOEs Ministry presses for more involvement of younger staff, women
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SOEs Minister Erick Thohir will target the promotion of 10 percent of young leaders in the SOEs by 2023, or double from five percent of young leaders promoted this year.
Young leadership and women's leadership is viewed as a driving force to help expedite the realization of the SOEs programs, as well as to transform the human capital.
"I am fully concerned about the human capital transformation, since it is the start to push the transformation in the ministry. We are changing the structures, leaderships, mindsets, and core values we own," he said.
In addition, young people are blessed with outstanding intelligence and mindsets that, in nature, may function differently when they are older, according to Thohir.
"In terms of leadership, we know that God blesses extraordinary intelligence and mindsets to humans, but in the limited ages," he said.
Hence, the Indonesian younger generation should be offered the opportunities to become leaders and take positions in SOEs that align with their competence.
By 2021-end, the minister installed some young leaders under 42 years in several strategic positions, such as Soleh Ayubi, 38, who currently serves as Chief Digital Health Officer at PT Bio Farma. He formerly worked and built a career in the United States.
Muhammad Fajrin Rasyid is also among the young leaders who was promoted to become a director at PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia. He formerly served as Bukalapak co-Founder and President.
Productive Generation
The ministry is pressing for young leadership, since Indonesia will reach a critical momentum from 2024-2034 when young people under 40 years will become the majority in the country.
Young people will dominate and become the trendsetters in the market during the upcoming years. Currently, however, most of the Indonesian younger generation tend to be consumptive, not productive.
"We must change the mindsets, and how they can be productive and create the markets for Indonesian markets," Thohir noted.
To this end, they need to be assisted with a supporting ecosystem that helps them to develop their ideas and create breakthroughs.
Thohir spoke of his intent to build such an ecosystem, that could be very competitive among other countries.
He mentioned South Korea as a country that has successfully built its pop-culture ecosystem in the past ten years, compared to the US and Japan that had led the industry.
He is optimistic that Indonesia can also be the country that can build its own supporting ecosystem, as it has large infrastructures and SOEs in many areas, such as telecommunication, banking and tourism.
Indonesia is also projected to become the fourth largest economy in the world. Such a prediction will not remain a dream if the young generation prepares themselves well, Thohir noted.
"The opportunities will not come twice. We have built toll roads, airports, seaports, and other infrastructures. In the near future, we will build digital infrastructures, such as data centers, wifi, optic fiber, 5G tower," he said.
Women Empowerment
The role of women is inseparable in SOEs, since their ideas, thoughts, initiatives, and actions contribute to the companies' advancement.
Women leaders in SOEs mirror the ministry's efforts in enhancing equal leadership. They hold some strategic positions akin to president director, for instance, with President Director of PT Pertamina Nicke Widyawati, President Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry Ira Puspadewi, and President Director of Airnav Indonesia Polana B Pramesti.
To involve more women in SOEs, the ministry incorporated with Indonesian Human Capital Forum (FHCI) and Indonesia's Plan Foundation also ran an empowerment program for young and talented women, namely the 2021 Girls Takeover.
The program offers opportunities for six young women aged 20-24 years who were selected from some 7,000 candidates, to play a role as an SOE ministers or director for one day to coincide with International Daughters' Day on October 11.
One of the finalists, Sharon Florencia, 24, shared her experience in taking over as SOE Minister. She acknowledged the valuable lessons she gained from Minister Thohir, especially from his leadership.
"During taking over as the SOE Minister, I observed the need to boost women's leadership through mentorship programs for women, as well as scholarship programs for those in eastern Indonesia who do not have equal access to education," she said.
Another finalist, Adinda Zenniar, 20, who took over for Bank Mandiri President Director Darmawan Junaidi, is keen on enhancing women's capabilities in digitalization.
"I see that the company plays an important role in enhancing women's leadership in information and communication technology by providing training and job opportunities for young women to work in this area," she said.
Young Papuans in SOEs
BUMN Muda (Young SOEs), a community under FHCI, plays an active role in developing SOEs' human capital, including young talents from Papua and West Papua, to become future leaders.
"We focus on human capital development of the young generation nationwide, including young talents from Papua and West Papua," BUMN Muda Chairman Soleh Ayubi said.
FHCI recruited 776 young Papuans by 2021-end. They were installed in 55 SOEs, reaching 77 percent of the realization from 1,000 talents targeted.
The forum strives to uphold the commitment to recruiting the best Papuan talents by improving the process and the SOEs involvement to offer them more opportunities, FHCI Chairwoman Alexandra Askandar remarked.
The commitment is in line with President Joko Widodo's policy to recruit 1,000 young talents from Papua and West Papua to work in SOEs across Indonesia.
Reporter: Juwita Trisna Rahayu; Editor: Fardah Assegaf (c) ANTARA 2022.
Photo: ANTARA FOTO/Dhemas Reviyanto/hp
Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comThe State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry aims to involve more women, millennials, and Papuans either in its companies or in the ministry itself, in a bid to build a diverse, equal and sustainable leadership.
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