"The New Light of Myanmar" 8 May 2008

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CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - HEADLINES: Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects Nargis-hit areas, provides relief supplies to storm victims; Electric Power No 2 Minister inspects power line connection; Vessels transport relief supplies to Nargis-hit areas; Lt-Gen Myint Swe provides foodstuff to storm victims in Twantay, Kungyangon; Relief aids for victims in Dedaye; Kanbawza Bank presents aid; USDA Secretariat Member provides rice and cash for storm victims; Regular water transport to delta region resumes; Wellwishers donate over K 1358.1 million to storm victims; Cash and kind donated to storm victims; Rail services return to normal; Wellwishers may donate cash, kind to victims; Mayor supervises water supply facilities in downtown Yangon; Minister distributes relief aid to storm victims; International emergency aid arrives in Yangon; Humanitarian aids of foreign countries being distributed to victims through fastest means; Yangon returning to normal as collective debris clearing work goes on; Staff and local people clear fallen trees; Blocked roads cleared; SWRR Minister accepts cash and kind for storm victims; Republic of India donates foodstuff, medicines, general products to storm victims. Relief aid distributed in Mawlamyinegyun, Bogale Tsps; Commerce Minister provides relief items in Kyaiklat; Relief supplies sent to delta region; Minister inspects banking services; Hospitals in Kawhmu, Kungyangon inspected; Medicines donated for health care; MWAF officials comfort storm victims; Latest casualty figures in cyclonic storm Nargis; Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects loading of relief supplies for victims in Ayeyawady Division; Planes carrying relief supplies from foreign countries arrive at Yangon......CYCLONE NARGIS AND ITS AFTERMATH - PHOTO CAPTIONS: Prime Minister General Thein Sein and party assist loading of relief supplies onto a helicopter for storm victims; Prime Minister General Thein Sein and party assist loading of relief supplies onto a helicopter for storm victims; Staff of Myanma Electric Power Enterprise repair a damaged lamp post caused by storm on Maha Bandoola Street; Volunteers loading a ship with relief aids to distribute them to storm-hit areas in Ayeyawady Division; Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence meeting with the victims in Kungyangon Township; Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan meets storm victims in Mingala Taungnyunt Township; Ferries are now transporting passengers from Pansodan Jetty in Yangon; Lt-Gen Myint Swe accepts assistance provided by a wellwisher at the donation ceremony for the victims; Trains have started regular runs from Yangon Railway Station; Soldiers remove a fallen tree beside the road in Yangon; Ministry of Transport supplying drinking water to the people; Servicemen unloading foodstuff donated by Laos from a plane in Yangon International Airport; Water proof and generators donated by Japan arrive at Yangon International Airport; Medicines, dried potatos, clothes and tarpaulins donated by Bangladesh arrive at Yangon International Airport; Relief supplies donated by foreign countries seen at Yangon International Airport; Tatmadawmen clearing fallen trees on a road in Yangon; Tatmadawmen and service personnel removing trees with the use of heavy mechinery on a road in Yangon; Smooth transportation services in downtown Yangon; Tatmadawmen remove downed trees on a road in Yangon; Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects loading of relief supplies onto the helicopters for storm victims in Ayeyawady Division; Prime Minister General Thein Sein comforts storm victims at a relief camp in Labutta Township; Prime Minister General Thein Sein observes health conditions of patients at General Hospital (Pathein); Tatmadawmen unloading supplies from India from a ship; Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe meets UNDP Resident Representative Mr Daniel B Baker and party; Volunteers loading relief supplies for storm victims in Ayeyawady Division onto a ship; Prime Minister General Thein Sein presents TV and DVD sets and satellite receivers to Commander Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe; USDA and social organizations members provide foodstuff to storm victims; National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee Chairman Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects loading of bags of rice onto a ship for storm victims in Ayeyawady Divison; Loading of relief supplies donated by India onto a truck in progress...CONSTITUTION: "The most appropriate constitution (2)... "PERSPECTIVES": "Take part in the tasks for relief and resettlement"

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SPDC (News and Periodical Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar)

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2008-05-08

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2008-05-08

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