{"id":12080,"date":"2026-03-28T04:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=12080"},"modified":"2026-03-28T04:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:45:25","slug":"myanmar-marks-81st-anniversary-of-armed-forces-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=12080","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar marks 81st anniversary of Armed Forces Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">28 March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myanmar celebrated its 81st anniversary of Armed Forces Day with a military parade in the capital Nay Pyi Taw on Friday in commemoration of the start of its anti-fascist movement during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the military parade event, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said the anniversary is a solemn and proud occasion that resonates with the enduring legacy of the Armed Forces, forged in the crucible of the nation&#8217;s struggle for independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces) has faithfully discharged its sacred duties, unfailingly upholding the welfare of the nation and its people above all considerations throughout successive epochs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tatmadaw shall remain steadfast, a modern and patriotic institution that ensures the wellbeing of the nation and its people, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the event, the armed forces&#8217; mechanized units and foot soldiers marched on the parade ground as military aircraft and helicopters flew above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Southeast Asian country commemorated March 27, 1945, as the start of its army&#8217;s resistance to the fascist occupation of imperial Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>28 March 2026 Myanmar celebrated its 81st anniversary of Armed Forces Day with a military parade in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-army","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12082,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12080\/revisions\/12082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}