State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attended the opening ceremony of Myaungmya Bridge on April 1, sources said.

“People bear the main responsibilities to improve the country. People need to vote for the right people and party if the country is following democracy. The government, which has consideration for people, has to take responsibility. It can fulfill the need of people. If both government and people work for the country, we can overcome the challenges. I believed strongly that the challenges will be changed into opportunities. Precisely, people need to have self-belief to improve the nation. In the conclusion, I want to request people to try to have sustainability of the nation, she said.

She continued she came to attend the opening ceremony of Myaungmya Bridge as she gave a promise to locals that the government will build a new bridge in one-year time while she came to inspect the damaged old Myaungmya suspension bridge on April 1, 2018. Besides, Myaungmya is a native town of her mother.

The government inspected other suspension bridges in Ayeyawady Region after the Myaungmya suspension bridge collapsed and upgraded Labutta (Pinlelay) suspension bridge, Shwe Laung suspension bridge and Wakema suspension bridge into reinforced-concrete bridges.