Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), Authorities have put more checkpoints in place on the way to cyclone-affected areas and are questioning donors as they pass, according to a member of a…
Day: June 2, 2008
Films planned to raise funds for cyclone victims
Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), Directors and actors from the Burmese film industry are contributing their talents free of charge to six films which will be sold to raise money for…
FFSS to provide support to cyclone orphans
Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), In an effort to provide educational assistance, the Free Funeral Service Society plans to establish an orphanage for children whose parents were killed when Cyclone Nargis…
Irrawaddy residents fear spread of disease
Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone victims in the coastal areas of Irrawaddy division are worried about the spread of disease from dead bodies which have still not been collected, according…
ILO concerned about forced labour after cyclone
Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), An International Labour Organisation committee has said it is concerned that forced labour could be used in reconstruction efforts after Cyclone Nargis, in a meeting on…
Cyclone benefit concert stopped by authorities
Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), A comedy performance organised by comedians Maung Moe and U Kyaw Kyar to raise money for cyclone victims was stopped by the Dramatic Arts Association. Pa…