Myanmar Air ForceThe Myanmar Air Force, officially the Defence Services (Air) (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (လေ), romanised: Tatmadaw (Lay), pronounced), is the aerial branch of the Myanmar Defence Services (Tatmadaw), the combined military of Myanmar.
Myanmar Police ForceThe Myanmar Police Force (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), formerly the People's Police Force (ပြည်သူ့ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), is the law enforcement agency of Myanmar. It was established in 1964 as an independent department under the Ministry of Home Affairs. HistoryThe Police Force in Myanmar has an extensive history; the police force also includes local police and regional police in different jurisdictions.
2008 Constitution of MyanmarThe Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေ (၂၀၀၈ ခုနှစ်)) is the third Constitution of Myanmar after the 1947 and 1974 constitutions were suspended following military coups.
Border Guard ForcesBorder Guard Forces (Burmese: နယ်ခြားစောင့်တပ်; abbreviatedBGF) are subdivisions of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) consisting of former insurgent groups in Myanmar under the instruction of Regional Military Commands. The government announced its plan to create Border Guard Forces in April 2009, in the hopes of ending hostilities between the government and insurgent groups leading up to the 2010 general election.
Myanmar Coast GuardThe Myanmar Coast Guard (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ကမ်းခြေစောင့်တပ်ဖွဲ့) is a maritime law enforcement agency formed to safeguard Myanmar's ocean-based blue economy including marine tourism, maritime trade, deep seaport services, offshore oil and natural gas production and marine fishing, to prevent illegal trespassing in the seas, and to maintain the rule of law at sea.
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.Myanmar NavyThe Myanmar Navy, officially the Defence Services (Navy) (Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ), romanized: Tatmadaw (Yay); pronounced), is the naval warfare branch of the Myanmar Defence Services (Tatmadaw), the combined military of Myanmar. With 19,000 active personnel, the navy operates more than 227 vessels.
Independence Day (Myanmar)Independence Day (Burmese: လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့) is a national holiday observed annually in Myanmar every 4 January. The date celebrates Myanmar's Declaration of Independence from British colonization on 4 January 1948. OriginIn the 19th century, following three Anglo-Burmese Wars, Myanmar was colonized by Britain.
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Myanmar conflictMyanmar has been in armed conflict since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with ethnic armed organisations fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination.
Kachin StateKachin State (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: Jinghpaw Mungdaw) is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, respectively), Shan State to the south, and Sagaing Region and India (Arunachal Pradesh) to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is 89,041 km2 (34,379 sq mi). The capital of the state is Myitkyina.
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