Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May - Chairman of the National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee Prime Minister General Thein Sein, accompanied by members of NDPCC ministers, the Director-General of the Government Office and officials, arrived at Bogale, Ayeyawady Division by Tatmadaw helicopter this morning. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May – Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence consoled storm victims at relief camps in Kyondah Village of Dedaye Township in Ayeyawady Division and Lekkhokkon Model Village of Kungyangon Township Yangon, Division today. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May- Maj-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defence accompanied by Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, attended the ceremony to donate cash to storm victims of Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions at Mon State Hall in Mawlamyine yesterday. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May -PTT Public Company Limited, that is carrying out joint venture tasks with the Ministry of Energy, presented 480,000 litres of diesel on board MT Pentrader at the Oil Refinery (Thanlyin) for the tasks of relief and resettlement in storm-hit areas this afternoon. [ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May-Anyone may inform the Head of Office (Ph: 067 404021, 067 404022) or Deputy Head of Office (Ph: 0986 01002) of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement if he witnesses or knows that the cash assistance and relief supplies donated from abroad and at home to the storm victims are kept for self-interest, traded, used for particular persons and organizations, or misappropriated for other purposes.[ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May-The National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee released an announcement yesterday.

The Announcement is as follows:-

1. Some areas in Myanmar were hit severely by the Cyclone ‘Nargis'. Now the nation is accepting the relief supplies donated by internal and international donors with much gratitude. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May- Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe, and Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint received European Commission Development and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Mr Louis Michel, Head of cabinet of commissioner Mr Koen Doens, member of cabinet of commissioner Ms Karin Gardes Koutny, member of cabinet of commissioner Ms Benedicte van den Berg at National Archives Department of NPED Ministry yesterday. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May – Minister for Electric Power No 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspected repair of 33 KV pylons of Hlinethaya-Nyaungdon power line and replacing of 16 pylons damaged by storm and progress of installation of power lines and arrangements being made for supply of power to Nyaungdon and Maubin Townships in Ayeyawady Division on 14 May. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May – A vessel of Inland Water Transport delivered relief supplies to the storm victims in Theipan and Betuk villages in Labutta Township, Ayeyawady Division on 14 May. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - Tatmadaw helicopters transported foodstuff and clothing to the storm victims in Htawpaing village and food, clothing and personal goods together with health staff of Health Department in Nay Pyi Taw, medicines and fuel oil to Satsan Village in Bogale Township, Ayeyawady Division yesterday. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May-The Ambassador of the Brunei Darussalam to Myanmar presented 100,000 US dollars to Chairman of the Funds Accepting and Distributing Committee Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Col Hla Thein Swe at the donation centre in the Central Bank of Myanmar here at 10 am today. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe met with Commissioner Mr Louis Michel of European Commission Develop-ment and Humanitarian Aid Office and party at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here yesterday afternoon. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - Credent Technology (Myanmar) and Roallife Company in Myanmar under the arrangements of Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited with the help of Power Tech Co in Thailand sent a 5-capacity hovercraft to be used in Ayeya-wady Division by C-130 flight. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint together with Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo and officials inspected health care services given to the storm victims at the Health Department in Dagon Myothit (South) Township yesterday. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - A total of 22 items of personal goods and foodstuff worth K 11,153,500 donated by Shwe Thanlwin Co for victims of 20 storm-hit villages in Labutta, Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun townships including Kansu Village of Labutta Township were transported via Bogale by Shwetagu ship-1 that left Bagaya jetty, here, yesterday. [ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May - The Spatial Appellate Bench Comprising Deputy Chief Justice of Supreme Court (Nay Pyi Taw) U Htun Htun Oo, Supreme Court Judges of Supreme Court (Mandalay) U Myint Aung and U Sein Hlaing sitting at Court room No-1 of the Supreme Court (Nay Pyi Taw), delivered judgment of 11 special criminal appeal cases and then heard (4) special civil appeal cases under section (7) and (2) special civil appeal cases under section (8) of the Judiciary Law, 2000. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May-The volunteers have removed the debris along the streets in downtown Yangon. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May-The National Commission for Environmental Affairs will organize the article and essay open contests in commemoration of the World Environment Day 2008 in line with the motto “Kick the Habit: Towards a Low Carbon Economy”.
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Yangon, 16 May-Chairman of Yangon City Develop-ment Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspected volunteers from YCDC clearing debris from Kaba Aye Pagoda Junction to New University Avenue in Bahan Township and from Kyaikkasan Road Junction to Banyadala Road in Tamway Township with the use of heavy machinery this morning. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May – A total of 1,050 shelter boxes donated by Rotary Club of England for storm-hit regions of Ayeyawady Division arrived at Yangon International Airport this morning. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May-The international community is providing relief supplies to the storm-hit areas from 6 up to 15 May. Ten donor countries have transported relief items by air 20 times to Myanmar. The following table shows donor countries, aircraft, relief supplies and weight. [ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May-Department concerned, social organizations, families of Tatmadawmen and wellwishers continued to present cash and kind to the people in storm-stricken areas. [ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May - Due to the storm that occurred on 2 and 3 May, there have been damage, casualties, those who went missing and injuries in some regions of Ayeyawady Division, Yangon Division, Bago Division, Mon State and Kayin State. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - Donors have provided relief supplies to storm victims. The relief items such as foodstuff and medicines worth K 19 million donated by Myanmar, CPAC SCT Co Ltd, purified water and biscuits worth K 40 million by Gold Uni Co Ltd and edible oil, milk, towel, lighter, corrugated iron sheets, nails, tinned fish and purified water worth over K 11.5 million by PTTEP Co Ltd were presented to officials of the Fire Services Department in Mayangon Township this morning. [ more + ]

Nay Pyi Taw, 16 May-Two naval ships carrying the Minister for Sports and party and 45.85 tons of relief supplies left for three villages of Kawhmu Township yesterday. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May- A group led by U Sai Zaw Tun and U Kyaw Kyaw Lwin of UNWFP with 800 bags of rice on 15 May arrived in Pyapon where they provided health care services to storm victims together with World Vision. [ more + ]

Yangon, 15 May - A ceremony to donate medicine and cash for the storm victims to the Ministry of Health for the first time took place under the leadership of Myanmar Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Entrepreneurs' Associa-tion yesterday afternoon at the Yangon General Hospital. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May - Officials presented rice, purified drinking water and foodstuff to 4,302 storm victims in 17 relief camps in Dedaye yesterday. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May- AN-12 flight carrying 18 tons of water purifying tablets and blankets donated by UNICEF, IL-76 flight carrying 17.98 tons of two Landcruisers, two tippers, one rubber boat and 23 related materials by Red Cross Society of Britain,... [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May- Relief supplies were donated to storm victims in Ayeyawady Division by air, by car and by boat. Malikha ship loaded with 55 tons of rice, oil, foodstuff, purified water and construction materials left from Phonegyi street No-1 jetty in Seikkan Township for Labutta today. [ more + ]

Yangon, 16 May- Vice-Presidents Daw Khin Lay Myint and Daw Khin Thet Htay of Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation together with CEC members, heads of department and leaders of working groups donated meals and purified drinking water to 1,091 members of 340 storm victim households at the relief camp of No 1 Basic Education High School in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township this morning. [ more + ]