HIGHLIGHTS: * Permission for procurement of another 10,000 tons of rice was granted from Ministry of Commerce on May 29. This is in addition to the previously permitted 10,000 tons of which 1,200 tons have been delivered to the delta. Furthermore, permission for procurement of 3,000 tons pulses (chick peas) was granted from Ministry of Commerce on May 29 (in addition to 1,000 tons being delivered at the moment).... * As of 28 May, the Red Cross has reached over 153,000 beneficiaries, out which roughly 32,000 are located in Yangon Division, almost 120,000 in Ayeyarwady Division, and over 1,500 in Mon State.... * MOH informed the Health Cluster that access to field for expatriate staff follows the normal procedure in place before the cyclone, namely application to MOFA and MOH. This system has been speeded up so that a response will be given to each application within days.... * The WASH, Food, Health and PCW clusters have identified cluster focal points at Sub- Office level.