Naypyitaw, 4th December 2025
The Deputy Minister for Education, U Nay Myo Hlaing, attended the launch of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics 2024 (SEA-PLM 2024) Main Regional Report held at Hilton Manila Newport World Resorts in Manila, the Philippines, this morning. He was accompanied by Dr Khin Thida, Director General of the Department of Educational Research, Planning and Training; Deputy Director Generals, Dr Zaw Latt Htun and Dr Aye Thida Soe; and Assistant Secretary U Aung Than.
The Union Minister for Education Dr Chaw Chaw Sein sent a video message to the event, highlighting the key factors of SEA-PLM in the ASEAN education framework and commitment to work together with ASEAN member countries to ensure equality and development in the education sector.
The Deputy Minister U Nay Myo Hlaing then said that the release of the SEA-PLM 2024 Main Regional Report could promote the education system for the children in Southeast Asia and discussed the plans of the ministry to reconsider these results as evidence-based policy-making.
The education ministers, deputy ministers and representatives of ASEAN countries and officials from international organizations such as SEAMEO, ASEAN, SEA-PLM Secretariat, UNICEF and AKCF attended the event.