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CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - HEADLINES: Senior General Than Shwe inspects relief and rehabilitation
measures in storm-hit Mawlamyinekyun, Bogale - Government taking relief, rehabilitation and preventive measures
against natural disasters for storm-hit regions and victims...MRPA meets Japanese
Counsellor...Minister briefs on relief efforts in storm-hit areas...Wellwishers from states and divisions continue to donate cash and relief items to storm victims...More relief aids arrive...National Disaster Preparedness Central
Committee issues News Release No. 7 ...["The Union of Myanmar invited health care teams from neighbouring
countries to provide health care to the victims to the storm 'Nargis' that hit
the nation"]...Minister supervises relief, rehabilitation
works in Pyapon, Kyaiklat...Royal Thai
Army
donates relief
supplies...Singapore medical
unit arrives...Private companies participate
in rehabilitation tasks in
Hainggyikyun...Lt-Gen Myint Swe oversees measures for
complete clearance of fallen trees...UN Secretary-General arrives...MMCWA Vice-President presents cash and kind to storm
victims in Kawhmu, Kungyangon Townships...International humanitarian assistance
should not be politicized -
Prime Minister addresses briefing on relief and rehabilitation measures...UN Secretary-General tours Kyonda relief
camp in Dedaye Tsp, Mawlamyinekyun.....CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - PHOTO CAPTIONS: Senior General Than Shwe comforts patients who are receiving medical treatment at Bogale People's Hospital...President of Myanmar Medical Association
(Central)Prof Dr Kyaw Myint Naing accepts K 1
million and medicines worth over K 10 million
donated by wellwishers of Asian Development
Bank in Manila, Philippine on 22 May...UMFCCI General-
Secretary U Sein
Win Hlaing meets
Japanese
Counsellor Mr
Mitsuji Suzuka.
UMFCCI...Minister U Soe Tha briefs on relief and rehabilitation measures at Sedona Hotel...Representatives of UN agencies, donor countries and ASEAN visit Atwinpadan relief camp in Hlinethaya Township...Relief supplies contributed by UNHCR arrive Yangon International
Airport...Relief items donated by Red Cross Society of Spain arrive Yangon
International Airport...A medical unit led by Dr Arif Tyebally arrives
at Yangon International Airport...Senior General Than Shwe gives instructions on the relief and rehabilitation works of
Mawlamyinekyun Township...Senior General Than Shwe comforts storm victims at No. 1 BEHS in Bogale Township...Senior General Than Shwe consoles storm victims who are receiving medical treatment at
People's Hospital in Mawlamyinekyun Township...Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence inspects clearance of fallen trees by
Tatmadawmen...Prefabricated house in Hainggyikyun being constructed by AyonOo,
FMI, Shwethanlwin, Moekyesin and Tetlan Cos...Prime Minister General Thein Sein and attendees stand in one minute silence to mourn for the loss of lives of people in
the storm-hit regions...UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon views the collected relief aids for storm victims in
Mawlamyinegyun Township...UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon pays homage to Buddha
Image at Shwedagon Pagoda...UN Secretary-General
Mr Ban Ki-moon being
welcomed by Minister
U Nyan Win at Yangon
International
Airport...UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon signs the book of condolences
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...Diplomats sign the book of condolences at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs...Vice-President of MMCWA Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint and members
deliver relief items to storm victims at letkhiebaho relief camp in
Kawhmu Township...Mr Lingyan Paw - Daw Yin Nwe Myo and
Maung Lwin Min Khant of Kyankhinsu Ward
in Mingaladon Township donated K 100,000
to Hninzigon Home for the Aged through
Joint-Secretary U Maung Maung Gyi of the
Home recently...Prime Minister General Thein Sein addresses a ceremony to explain relief and rehabilitation measures in the
aftermath of cyclone Nargis at Sedona Hotel...UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon comforts storm victims at
Kyonda relief camp in Dedaye Township....."PERSPECTIVES": "New roads projects under way
in storm-hit areas."
Source/publisher:
SPDC (News and Periodical Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar)
Date of Publication:
2008-05-23
Date of entry:
2008-05-23
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- Individual Documents
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