Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Urges Trainee Officers to Master Lao Language
Jul 05, 2026
Myo Taw
MyoTaw – Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, currently on a goodwill visit to Laos, met with staff from the Myanmar embassy and military attache office in Vientiane, as well as military officers studying in Laos, on the evening of July 4, and delivered a speech.
Min Aung Hlaing urges trainee officers to learn Lao language proficiently
July 5
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who is on a goodwill visit to Laos, met with staff from the Myanmar Embassy and Military Attaché Office in Vientiane, as well as military officers studying in Laos, on the evening of July 4 and delivered a speech.
In his speech, he stated that "Myanmar is advancing on the path of multi-party democracy, and due to vote irregularities in the 2020 multi-party democratic general election, the military had to assume state responsibilities in accordance with the constitution."
"The junta chief keeps repeating over and over again at every domestic event and foreign trip that he had to seize power due to vote fraud and that it was done in accordance with the constitution. He even mentioned it during his presidential oath. This shows that insecurity dominates his mind. He is desperately seeking legitimacy, so he is blatantly lying and trying to achieve it," a military CDM officer told MyoTaw.
Min Aung Hlaing alleged that the international community does not recognize the junta-led government as a legitimate government because it fears that doing so would harm its own interests.
He also instructed embassy and military attaché families serving in Laos to study English, AI technology, and computer skills, and urged trainee officers to learn the Lao language to understand and become proficient in it.
