The New Light of Myanmar, Tuesday, 16 May, 2013

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Meiktila, 15 May— Daw Yi, Daw San San Win, Daw Po and Daw Htay Htay Yi of Mandalay donated relief aids worth K 2.5 million, and U Kyaw Soe of Mandalay, foods worth K 0.2 million and Shan State (South) Muslims Group, relief aids worth K 5 million for victims in Meiktila conflicts at Township’s transit centre on 12 May.

A total of K 199,575,000 in cash and relief aids worth K 644,309,740 have been received as donations for victims of the conflict.

Myanma Alinn

The New Light of Myanmar, Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

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Nay Pyi Taw, 13 May— Rakhine State Chief Minister U Hla Maung Tin, ministers and departments concerned held a coordination meeting on prevention against natural disaster at 1 pm after storm news were released by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology on 11 May morning.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 09:29

Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April

President U Thein Sein visited reclamation site of 900-acre mechanized farms to be irrigated through Setsetyo creek and construction site of diversion weir.

The President called for cent per cent operations of the farm, irrigation system and roads by coming monsoon.

The President and party then visited construction site of Setsetyo diversion weir. Union Minister U Myint Hlaing reported the President on work progress.

Kengtung, 18 Feb- Shan State Government donated cash assistance to those of damaged houses recently hit by hailstones at Buddhawin Monastery in Kattaung Village of Kengtung Township on 7 February.

Chief Minister of Shan State U Sao Aung Myat explained the purpose of assistance. Next, Chief Minister U Sao Aung Myat, Commander of Triangle Region Command Maj- Gen Than Tun Oo, State Ministers Col Aung Thu, Dr Myo Tun and U Peter Thaung Sein and officials presented cash assistance and relief items to the victims.

On behalf of the locals, U Sao Lon Mont spoke words of thanks.

Nay Pyi Taw, 8 Feb- The Government provided local people in Putao region in Kachin State with rice, oil, and salt yesterday.

The 240 bags of rice, 30 barrels of oil, and twelve bags of salt worth K 2,540,000 were airlifted from Yangon to Putao yesterday afternoon. Arrangements have been made to continue airlifting medicine and medical equipment to Putao.

Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Feb- The Union Peace-making Work Committee and KIO held negotiation at Shweli on 4 February.

They agreed to hold further negotiation for reaching lasting truce and emergence of a monitoring system for conflict regions.

In the aftermath of armed conflicts in Kachin State, the government is arranging to reconstruct houses, reopen schools and hospitals and let enter humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons.

Nay Pyi Taw, 25 Jan - An exchange of fire between KIA group and a Tatmadaw military column broke out at a place between Whaykhar village and Khakyan village of Seikmu village-tract in Phakant Township of Kachin State from about 12.30 pm to 5.30 pm on 23 January.

Maung Hla Thaung, 23, of Whaykhaw village was killed and three men and one girl wounded in the incident.

According to the Kachin State government, five houses at Khakyan village were reduced to ashes due to artillery shells.

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Jan-The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission issued the Statement No. 1/2013 on humanitarian assistance for the conflict victims of the Kachin State dated 18-1-2013. The full text of the statement is as follows:-

Statement No 1/2013 of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission on humanitarian assistance for the conflict victims of Kachin State

Nay Pyi Taw, 15 Jan- Tatmadaw mobile medical team provided medical servies to Kachin internally displaced persons sheltering at the Catholic Church in Ward-3 and Kachin Baptist Convention in Ward-5 in Kutkai on 13 January.

The four hundred and ninety-nine Kachin people were forced to flee to Kutkai as refugees and of them, 113 who need health care received free medical checkups and health care treatment from the mobile team led by Maj Kyaw Kyaw under the arrangement of North-East Command.