Bahtoo StationBa Htoo Station (Burmese: ဗထူးတပ်မြို့), also called Bahtoo Station and Fort Ba Htoo, is a major military base located near Lawksawk (also known as Yatsauk in Burmese) in southern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Named after Ba Htoo, a colonial military hero, the base was established by the Burmese Armed Forces in November 1953 to house the families of Burmese military officers and provide training to officers.
Pyin Oo LwinPyin Oo Lwin (Burmese: ပြင်ဦးလွင်မြို့, MLCTS: prang u: lwang mrui., pronounced; Shan: ဝဵင်းပၢင်ႇဢူႈ, Weng Pang U), formerly and colloquially known as Maymyo (Burmese: မေမြို့, MLCTS: me mrui.), is a hill town in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located approximately 67 kilometers (42 mi) east of Mandalay at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft).
MyanmarMyanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to the northwest, China to the northeast, Laos and Thailand to the east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest.
Shan StateThis article contains Burmese script. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script.
TatmadawCombined military forces of MyanmarTatmadaw, officially the Defence Services, is the combined military of Myanmar, comprising the three main branches of Army, Navy and Air Force. The 2008 Constitution requires all the armed forces of Myanmar to be under the command of the Defence Services. Auxiliary services include the Myanmar Police Force, the Border Guard Forces, the Myanmar Coast Guard, and the People's Militia Units.
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Orders, decorations, and medals of MyanmarThis article describes the religious, military and civil orders, decorations and medals of the Union of Myanmar.Religious honorary ordersBefore and after Myanmar's independence, governments presented two religious orders, Abhidhaja Mahā Rattha Guru and Agga Maha Pandita, to distinguished Theravada Buddhist monks. In 1953, the government set up a committee of venerable monks and a committee of individuals to award.
Burmese languageTibeto-Burman languageA man speaking Burmese.Burmese is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group. The Constitution of Myanmar officially refers to it as the Myanmar language in English, though most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma—a name with co-official status until 1989 (see Names of Myanmar).
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Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)The Ministry of Defence (Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MoD) is a government ministry in Myanmar (Burma), responsible for the country's national security and the armed forces (the Tatmadaw). The ministry has the largest share of the national budget among all government ministries, with a budget of $2.289 billion USD in 2013.
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Liberal arts educationLiberal arts education (from Latin'free' and 'art or principled practice') is a traditional academic course in Western higher education, which traditionally covers the natural and formal sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Liberal arts takes the term art in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically the fine arts. Liberal arts education can refer to studies in a liberal arts degree course or to a university education more generally.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.