Tin Tun, director of the Myanmar Medical Research Institute, said he deemed it an honor to celebrate the Day of the Shining Star together with the Korean people. He went on:

HE Kim Jong Il is the benevolent father of the people as he firmly united all the people with politics of love and trust and devoted his all to their happiness.

Progressive people are paying the highest tribute to Kim Jong Il who made great contribution to accomplishing the cause of global independence.

The general director of a Myanmar publishing house said:

Not only the Korean people but also the world progressives are praising the idea and exploits of Kim Jong Il who devoted his all to the country and its people and global independence and significantly celebrating the Day of the Shining Star.

He developed and enriched the Juche idea, the Songun idea founded by President Kim Il Sung into the guiding idea in the era of independence.

The immortal exploits Kim Jong Il performed for the Korean revolution and the cause of global independence will be kept forever in the mind of progressive mankind.