The Ministry of Home Affairs ( my, ပြည်ထဲရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, ''Pyi-dàe-yè-wun-gyì-ta-ná''; abbreviated MOHA) administers Myanmar's
internal affairs. The headquarters of the ministry is located in
Naypyidaw
Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (; ), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, as it is an entirely planned city o ...
. It is one of three ministries that are directly controlled by
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Objectives
* State Security
* Prevalence of Law and Order
* Community Peace and Tranquility
* To Carry out Social Rendering Service
Departments
Current Departments
*Union Minister Office
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Myanmar Police Force
The Myanmar Police Force ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), formerly the People's Police Force (), is the law enforcement agency of Myanmar. It was established in 1964 as an independent department under ...
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Bureau of Special Investigation
The Bureau of Special Investigation ( my, အထူးစုံစမ်းစစ်ဆေးရေးဦးစီးဌာန; BSI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. BSI is a department ...
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General Administration Department
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Prison Department
*Fire Service Department
On 28 December 2018,
General Administration Department was transferred to the
Ministry of the Office of the Union Government from the Ministry of Home Affairs.On 5 May 2021, it was reorganized under MOHA.
References
See also
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Cabinet of Burma
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