How much of these money really reach the people in aid, or will they be
used
by the Junta's military to continue suppressing their people.
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> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/content_8117487.htm
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> Asian countries rally to help cyclone-hit Myanmarwww.chinaview.cn
> 2008-05-06 22:08:19
>
> HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Asian nations have lined up to help
> the victims of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar, as the first batch
> of aid materials was expected to land in Yangon on Tuesday.
>
> Myanmar's Information Minister Kyaw Hsan said on Tuesday that the
> country welcomed international aids, especially those needed for the
> resumption of the transportation, communication and electricity
> supply.
>
> A devastating cyclone Nargis ripped through Myanmar's five
> divisions and states over the weekend, leaving at least 22,500 people
> dead and 41,054 missing.
>
> The Myanmar government has alloted 5 billion Kyats (4.5 million
> U.S. dollars) for the relief and resettlement work and requested
> immediate international assistance.
>
> "I believe that the government and people of Myanmar will soon
> overcome the difficulties caused by the cyclone and restore normal
> life and production," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in a message to
> his Myanmar counterpart General Thein Sein.
>
> [...]
>
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China said it would send initial $1 million in emergency aid in
batches, some of it in cash, to help reconstruction.
Singapore, which has close ties to Burma, expressed solidarity and
pledged $200,000.
Australia was "ready, willing and able" to send aid, while South Korea
announced it would provide Burma with emergency materials worth
$100,000.
Washington released an initial sum of $250,000.
The European Union also released 2 million (Bt99 million) in initial
emergency aid.
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