[5] In March 1999, as Minister of Transport, Hla Myint Swe donated medical equipment worth K 350,000 and cash for the 500 No.2 Military Hospital beds on the occasion of the 54th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day.
[6] In June 1999 Hla Myint Swe met the staff of Myanmar Airways International, urging them to work hard, seek ways to earn more foreign exchange, be loyal to the State, take innovative measures, uphold national prestige and integrity and make all-out efforts for development of the State.
[11] In September 2002 Hla Myint Swe represented Myanmar at a meeting of transportation ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where the attendees said they would liberalize the movement of people and goods within the region.
[14] On 28 July 2004 Myanma Airways, an agency of the Ministry of Transport signed an agreement with partners to launch Air Myanmar, a new international airline.
[18] In December 2006 he was in command of the Light Infantry Division 44, with HQ at Thaton, Mon State, which was in the Sittang river valley in support of operations against Karen rebels.