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SHAN STATE – It has been reported that the pavilion was built for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to watch the fire balloon festival (the Lantern Festival), which will be celebrated on the Awayyar fired balloon field in the coming November.
A close person said that the pavilion was started on August 24 and no one was allowed to pass through that area.
It was all covered by tin plates. The door was locked. No one could enter. They were mostly afraid of bombs. I thought that there was also CCTV. They said it was for Min Aung Hlaing and Zawmaelone (General Min Aung Hlaing), he added.
He continued that they built by destroying three rest houses near the building of the fired balloon field as a high-grade pavilion.
The close people said that although the junta announced a re-celebrated fired balloon festival, which was suspended because of COVID-19 and the military coup in 2020, most of the fire balloon masters wouldn’t participate because of higher commodity prices, difficulties buying ammo, and related things.
Although the junta announced the celebration of the Fired Balloon Festival from November 2 to 9, 2020, there were few people, so they launched fired balloons from Suhnarmani Square to make it look crowded.