CNI News
15 October 2025
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, stated that even though they know the saying "a scattered herd gets dragged away by the tiger(“United we stand, divided we fall”)" it is necessary "not to adopt the mindset of “I row my own boat — whether it reaches Bago or not.(“I’ll sink or swim on my own,”)".
He made this statement while delivering a speech at the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Naypyidaw on October 15, 2025.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said, "Up until the present day, it is necessary to be extremely vigilant as domestic and international subversive groups, who do not want the ethnic brethren to be harmonious, united, and consolidated, are using various methods to carry out all kinds of disruptions. Even though we know that a scattered herd gets dragged away by the tiger, it is also necessary not to adopt the mindset of “I row my own boat — whether it reaches Bago or not. The saying that 'The nation's strength lies within the nation' is extremely profound in meaning and will forever be true; it is necessary to pay attention and abide by it."
Ethnic armed organizations, political parties, international diplomats, some stakeholders, and media attended the ceremony.
