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CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - HEADLINES: Union of Myanmar
State Peace and Development Council
(Announcement No 5/2008)
2nd Waxing of Kason 1370 ME
(6 May 2008)
1. The State Peace and Development Council announced the following regions as disaster-hit regions that were struck by the cyclonic storm Nargis under
Announcement No 4/2008 dated on 3 May 2008.
(a) Ayeyawady Division
(b) Yangon Division
(c) Bago Division
(d) Mon State
(e) Kayin State...Disaster victims in Hlinethaya Township
provided with rice and cash; Relief and rehabilitation
works under way
in Kayin State; Storm victims consoled and
provided with relief aids; Medicines and food sent to
Ayeyawady Division; Minister inspects power supply tasks in
Hlinethaya, Mingaladon, Hmawby; Regular rail services resume; Clean water for Yangonites; Water available in six townships in
downtown Yangon; Steps being taken in two phases for regular power supply -
Press conference on �relief measuresâ�⢠held; International organizations donate
medicines, foods, cash and relief items
to storm victims in Myanmar; Wellwishers may donate cash and kind
to storm victims; Yangon International Airport
serves regular international
and domestic flights; Deputy Minister inspects Medical
Universities; Relief aids donated to storm victims; MWAF presents supplies in
Ayeyawady Division; Vice-Mayor comforts storm victims; Latest casualty figures in
cyclonic storm �Nargisâ�â¢. Unscrupulous persons
manufacturing rumours in some
townships of Yangon Division
People urged not to believe rumours and
slanderous news, help expose rumourmongers,
inform immediately to
authorities if they hear rumours; Minister discusses rehabilitation
tasks in Kyaikto Township; BBC journalist holding tourist
visa deported; Nargis victims in Ayeyawady
Division receiving emergency aid; Royal Thai Armed Forces donates food,
medicines to storm victims.....
CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - PHOTO CAPTIONS: "Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan meeting
with storm victims at No 2 BEHS in
Hlinethaya Township"; "Commander Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe distributing food and medicines donated
by Royal Thai Armed Forces to a storm victim in Labutta"; "Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo distributes food and medicines donated by
Royal Thai Armed Forces to a victim in Labutta"; "Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung inspects unloading of goods and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed
Forces from a helicopter in Bogale"; "Staff of Myanma Railways remove trees fallen on railroads"; "Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspects supply of drinking water to
residents in Latha Township"; "Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan briefs on condition of relief works in areas hit by cyclonic storm �Nargisâ�â¢"; "Tatmadawmen, Red Cross members and volunteers unloading food and
medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces from a helicopter in
Mawlamyinegyun"; "Food and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces arrive at Yangon International
Airport"; "Members of the Tatmadaw remove trees on U Wizara Road in Yangon"; "General Songkitti Jakkabatr hands over food and medicines
donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces to Lt-Gen Myint Swe"; "Tatmadawmen remove trees on a road in Yangon"; "helicopter with food and medicines donated by Royal Thai
Armed Forces to distribute to storm victims being unloaded"; "Red Cross members and volunteers unloading food and medicines from
a helicopter in Bogale, Ayeyawady Division"; "A ceremony to donate relief aids to storm victims organized by MWAF
in progress"; "Red Cross members and volunteers unloading food and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces in Labutta Township"; "An emergency patient arrives at Yangon by air from Ayeyawady
Division"; "Members of the Tatmadaw removing fallen trees caused by storm on U Wizara Road"; "Volunteers carry a patient airlifted from Ayeyawady Division by helicopter at Yangon
International Airport"; "Tatmadawmen and volunteers unloading food and medicines donated by Royal Thai Armed Forces from a plane in
Yangon International Airport"...REFERENDUM: Union of Myanmar
Commission for Holding Referendum
Announcement No 8/2008...CONSTITUTION: "The most appropriate constitution" by
Soe Mya Kyaw...
"PERSPECTIVES": "Rehabilitation tasks being
carried out for the people
of storm-hit areas".
Source/publisher:
SPDC (News and Periodical Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar)
Date of Publication:
2008-05-07
Date of entry:
2008-05-07
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