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    Tagged: Aid

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News

    NGOs concerned by aid restrictions in Kachin State

    “The Myanmar Tatmadaw [armed forces] consistently hinders food transportation to the most needed area in Kachin State,” says JST.

    Aid Karen Lead Story News

    Burmese govt launches aid effort for IDPs in Karen State

    Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement says it has delivered humanitarian relief for over 3,800 villagers displaced by recent hostilities.

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    VIDEO: Desperate villagers cut off from flood aid

    Waters have receded in many of the areas that were worst hit by deadly flooding and landslides that have now affected over one million people across Burma.

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    Irrawaddy residents abandon flood-racked towns video

    Lead Story Natural resources News Video

    Irrawaddy residents abandon flood-racked towns

    Villagers across Irrawaddy Division are abandoning their homes in droves after warnings that floodwaters would remain well over danger levels in the days ahead.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Flood aid begins arriving from India, China

    The Indian air force sends two cargo planes, while a Chinese convoy brings rice, noodles and medicine. The EU, Britain and USA all offer donations.

    Video: Flood death toll climbs to 69 video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    Video: Flood death toll climbs to 69

    The Burmese government believes that 69 have now been killed as floodwaters have swept 12 states and regions of the country over the past month.

    VIDEO: Help arrives in Burma’s disaster zones video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    VIDEO: Help arrives in Burma’s disaster zones

    Emergency flood relief aid was flown into Burma’s disaster zones over the weekend, as Burma’s president visited rural Sagaing Division where a state of emergency was declared after rains displaced tens of thousands of people.

    Many of the roads to the IDPs are flooded or too muddy for aid trucks to get through. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News Refugees

    Floods, mud, govt preventing aid to Kachin IDPs, says church

    Hundreds of refugees in northern Kachin State are not receiving humanitarian aid, according to the Kachin Baptist Council (KBC).

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Business weekly 5 June

    In business this week: YSX to open in October; MPs plan to borrow from CBM for agricultural loans; green energy in Burma; local banks fear foreign rivals.

    Aid Kokang Lead Story News

    China restricts border access as Kokang exodus continues

    Authorities issue an order that effectively restricts non-local aid groups from offering assistance; meanwhile the number of refugees continues to swell.

    Education Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Migrant schools face closure amid funding plunge

    As donor attention shifts away from border areas, schools for migrant children are putting plans in place in case of closure.

    Aid Conflict Lead Story News

    UNOCHA announces $190m budget

    The UN office says more than 536,000 people in Burma – about one percent of the country’s population – have been affected by conflict or inter-communal violence and are in need of protection.

    2015 Elections Aid Development Lead Story News

    France links aid to free and fair elections

    France’s Minister for Development and Francophony Annick Giradin said Paris plans to increase aid to the country tenfold, but only after it has confirmed next year’s general election as free and fair.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story News

    British ambassador lauds return of MSF to Arakan

    “The responsibility for health and education in Rakhine State is the government’s responsibility, and the way to facilitate aid is through INGOs. The plan to allow MSF back should improve health services.”

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    UK parliamentarians discuss Rohingya crisis in Burma

    UK parliamentarians held a discussion in London’s Westminster Hall about the ongoing persecution faced by the Rohingyas and other ethnic minorities in Burma.

    DVB Debate: Will foreign aid help or hinder Burma? video

    DVB Debate Lead Story News Video

    DVB Debate: Will foreign aid help or hinder Burma?

    Panellists on DVB Debate discuss potential pitfalls that can arise from a reliance on foreign aid.

    Aid Arakan Communal Violence Lead Story News

    UNICEF emphasises Arakanese children over terminology

    The primary concern for UNICEF is the plight of children in Arakan State, and not the lexicon employed to describe members of the community, says Bertrand Bainvel, the agency’s leading official in Burma.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Burma Business Weekly

    BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Ooredoo defends against boycott; Rangoon to get more freight ports, jetties; ADB supports renewable energy in Burma; US govt fines Fokker for breaking sanctions rules.

    Children in Arakan State face malnutrition after aid workers’ exodus video

    Health Lead Story News Rohingya Video

    Children in Arakan State face malnutrition after aid workers’ exodus

    Children in Arakan’s IDP camps are becoming malnourished as UN aid agencies and INGOs struggle to resume operations in the violence-plagued state.

    Govt to protect NGOs after ‘sluggish’ response to Sittwe riots video

    Lead Story News Rohingya Society Video

    Govt to protect NGOs after ‘sluggish’ response to Sittwe riots

    Burma vows to protect aid workers in Arakan State after a briefing by the Arakan Commission concluded the government’s response to the violence was “sluggish”.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    BURMA BUSINESS WEEKLY

    Business in Burma this week: Offshore oil and gas block bidding war – the winners announced; Japan pledges more development aid; Mitsubishi to open branch in Rangoon; Thilawa to vet potential investors; and Manchester United sign Burmese sponsorship deal.

    Aid Census Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    Arakan govt say they can meet food, medicine needs

    In response to the UN saying hundreds of thousands of people are affected by the evacuation of international aid groups from Arakan, the state government says it has enough food for impoverished villagers and displaced persons.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Japanese FM aims to strengthen ties on visit to Burma

    Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Burma on Sunday for two days of talks, where an announcement of further aid is expected to underscore the already strong bilateral relationship.

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    MSF face expulsion from Burma

    The Burmese government has said that Médecins Sans Frontières will not be allowed to extend its contract for operations in the country as a punitive measure for misinforming the international community over incidents in Duchira Dan last month.

    Health Lead Story News Rohingya

    MSF, OCHA hit back at ‘anti-aid worker sentiment’ in Arakan State

    International aid agencies say they support those in need regardless of race or religion, following a protest in Sittwe where Arakan Buddhists called for the expulsion of the groups on the basis they are biased in favour of Rohingya Muslims.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    BURMA BUSINESS WEEKLY

    BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Thein SEin says he aims to increase GDP to 9.1 percent; Telenor and Ooredoo awarded telecoms licences; and World bank pledges $2 billion in development aid.

    Business Development Lead Story News

    World Bank pledges $2bn development aid to Burma

    World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces a $2 billion development aid package to Burma for projects such as healthcare and energy supply.

    Business Lead Story News

    Japan pledges $96m development aid for Burma’s ethnic states

    The nearly $100 million is part of a $500 million development package pledged by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year when Tokyo also agreed to forgive some $3.7 billion in debt owed by Burma.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    MSF slams ‘politicisation’ of aid in Arakan state

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has slammed the “politicisation” of humanitarian aid in Burma’s Arakan state, after an outburst of local protests reportedly forced the group to suspend some of its operations.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Burma minister warns Arakan NGOs against aid ‘bias’

    The Burmese government has warned international NGOs and the UN to distribute aid “fairly” in Arakan state, following the latest eruption of Muslim-Buddhist clashes

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