Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received a delegation from United Wa State Army (UWSA) at Aung Pyi Hein Avenue in Tachilek Station of Triangle Region Command on 5 September, state media reported.

The Senior General donated 20,000 surgical masks, 300 suits of personal protective equipment (PPE), 1,000 N95 masks, 250 face shields, six containers of sodium hypochloride (15L), 1,000 sets of examination gloves, 150 bottles of hand gel, 150 bottles of hand sanitizer and foods and consumer goods produced by the Tatmadaw-run factories through U Nyi Kat and members who presented back him local gifts.

Afterwards, the Senior General attended the ceremony to present honorary cash awards to security forces for their effective anti-drug drive in Tachilek and health aids for COVID-19 at the Station Hall in Tachilek.