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Myanmar Police Force မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့ | |
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Motto | "ကူညီပါရစေ" (May I Help You?) |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1964 |
Preceding agency | |
Employees | 93,000 (2012)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Myanmar |
Legal jurisdiction | Myanmar |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Child agencies |
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Website | |
Official website |
The Myanmar Police Force (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), formerly the People's Police Force (ပြည်သူ့ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), is the law enforcement agency of Myanmar. It was established in 1964 as an independent department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.