Minister To Lam sends letter of condolence to family of dead policeman

PSNews - General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, on August 4 sent a letter of condolence to the family of Thao Van Sua, Head of the Police Post of Nhi Son commune, Muong Lat district. Earlier, officer Thao Van Sua died while performing his duty.
  • Policemen’s saving of a fainting boy at football match praised
  • Police stay all night helping locals overcome Storm No.3 consequences
  • Thanh Hoa’s policemen dead while performing duty in flooded area
Leader of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department pays the last farewell to Thao Van Sua.
Leader of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department pays the last farewell to Thao Van Sua. 

According to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department, Thao Van Sua was buried by a landslide on the night of August 3 when he was checking and urging local residents to move away from disaster-prone residential places. His body was found the next day.

In his letter, Minister To Lam expressed his deep condolences to the family of Thao Van Sua and praised officer Sua for his high sense of responsibility, underlining that officer Sua demonstrated the quality of the typical police officer who is ready to sacrifice himself for happiness and a peaceful life of the people.

A police officer of Thanh Hoa helps an elderly to cross a stream.
A police officer of Thanh Hoa helps an elderly to cross a stream. 

Minister Lam asked the Department for the Movement “All people protecting national security” to coordinate with the Department of Personnel and Organization, and the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department to visit, encourage and support Sua’s family, as well as to cooperate with the local authorities and his family to hold Sua’s funeral.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Public Security asked the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department to deploy sufficient forces and means to key areas and take appropriate measures to ensure safety for the people living in areas negatively affected by floods.  

Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung on August 5 said that his Ministry had discussed with the Ministry of Public Security, and agreed to propose Thanh Hoa provincial authorities and relevant agencies to complete the procedure to submit to the Government for consideration and recognition of martyr for Thao Van Sua. 

By Duy Tien

Other News

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long visits South Africa

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long visits South Africa

PSNews - A high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long paid a visit to South Africa from May 20 to 27, seeking to strengthen cooperation with law enforcement partners of the host country.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long holds May 2026 citizen meeting

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long holds May 2026 citizen meeting

PSNews - Recently, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long presided over the monthly meeting of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) with citizens at the Ministry’s citizen reception hall in Hanoi.

Vietnam, Mongolia strengthen cooperation in combating transnational crime

Vietnam, Mongolia strengthen cooperation in combating transnational crime

As part of his visit to Russia and participation in the first International Security Forum in Moscow, General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, met with the Secretary of the National Security Council of Mongolia Byambajargal, on the afternoon of May 27.

Minister Luong Tam Quang attends signing of tech MoUs with Russian partners

Minister Luong Tam Quang attends signing of tech MoUs with Russian partners

Within the framework of his visit to the Russian Federation and attendance at the first International Security Forum organized by the Security Council of Russia, General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, attended the signing ceremony of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in technology, security, and digital infrastructure between Vietnamese and Russian enterprises, on the morning of May 26 in Moscow.

Minister Luong Tam Quang holds talks with Russian Presidential Assistant and Chairman of Maritime Board

Minister Luong Tam Quang holds talks with Russian Presidential Assistant and Chairman of Maritime Board

Member of the Political Bureau and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang, leading a high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, arrived in Moscow on May 25, beginning an official visit to the Russian Federation and attending the first International Security Forum hosted by the Russian Security Council, at the invitation of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation General Sergei Shoigu.

Vietnam, Russia boost cooperation in security, firefighting, and search and rescue

Vietnam, Russia boost cooperation in security, firefighting, and search and rescue

Within the framework of his visit to Russia to attend the first International Security Forum, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang held separate talks with Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Aleksandr Kurenkov and Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, on the afternoon of May 26 (local time).

MPS presents documentary film on President Ho Chi Minh to central agencies

MPS presents documentary film on President Ho Chi Minh to central agencies

On the occasion of the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026), the Ministry of Public Security held a ceremony to present a documentary film on President Ho Chi Minh’s 1955 visit to Sverdlovsk province of the former Soviet Union to the Office of the Party Central Committee, Vietnam Television and the Ho Chi Minh Museum, on May 19 in Hanoi.

Dong Nai City Police Department makes debut

Dong Nai City Police Department makes debut

The Ministry of Public Security solemnly held a ceremony to announce the Minister of Public Security’s decision to officially establish the Dong Nai City Police Department, on May 18 in Dong Nai City.

MPS opens refresher course for departmental-level leaders

MPS opens refresher course for departmental-level leaders

The People’s Security Academy held an opening ceremony for a refresher course for leaders of all under-ministeral departments and provincial-level police departments and other equivalent units under the Ministry of Public Security on the afternoon of May 19 in Hanoi.