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Fatigue poses challenge for aid workers

“Our experience of work in other emergencies is that people find within themselves the resilience to work, but after a month or so fatigue starts showing even in the most committed and hardworking of people,”

ASEAN team starts survey of delta

“[U Kyaw Thu] sent off the teams with a message that the assessment should not be considered as a political issue; the teams should not add to the burden of the cyclone Nargis survivors,”

YESB: K5b spent on power line repair in Yangon

“The damage in Yangon was worst in the eastern and southern districts, where most of the lamp posts were down. In the eastern district the level of supply is now 96.22pc, the western district has 100pc, the southern 76.6pc and the northern district 94.85pc,”

Even in Mingun, vendors affected by cyclone

“Part of the reason our thanaka is so good is that as soon as it is harvested we immediately wash it thoroughly and then leave it to dry. This brings out the good smell,”

Delta farmers get help buying tillers

“Any farmer can buy a tiller at the recommendation of the village head. We won’t charge any interest, and the farmers can pay in paddy or cash. If they pay in paddy we accept it at the market value at the time,”

Fish supplies nearly normal in Yangon: officials

“The only problem is that right now we can’t be too specific about the size of fish arriving in the market. Some of the levees between different ponds were breached by the storm so fish of different sizes from different ponds have mixed,”

Turkey contributes $1m to cyclone relief

“Many Turkish NGOs working in the area of humanitarian assistance have also contacted our embassy in Bangkok asking how to assist Myanmar victims. I’m sure much assistance from these organisations will come soon,”

Disease specialist issues dengue warning as monsoon gains strength

A health worker from the Pazundaung township said local health authorities and NGOs had been conducting dengue fever prevention programs since the last week of May, such as spraying insecticide in schools and putting guppy fish in water tanks to eat larvae.

Officials act to stop illegal adoptions

Department spokesman U Aung Tun Khine said the department would consider applications for adoption when the situation has settled down, provided the applicant can show a letter of recommendation from the local authorities or the monk who was caring for the child.

Delta faces shortage of skilled workers

“We need to uplift the spirits of our depressed workers to help them get back to working again. At the moment many of them are extremely reluctant to go anywhere near the water – it’s a major psychological barrier we need to overcome,”

Sharp increase in demand for beans and pulses

“We will have to wait and see what will happen in their major harvest because India is Myanmar’s largest export market for beans and pulses and our exports mainly rely on this harvest,”

Timber firms extend China reach

From January to October 2007, China imported wooden furniture worth US$906 million from ASEAN countries, up more than 15 percent over the same period last year. Of this, the value of imported rosewood furniture reached US$160 million, an increase of nearly 25pc over the previous year.

Low cost housing build starts

Many villagers have already returned home to their heavily damaged towns from temporary refugee camps. U Ko Ko Htway, secretary of the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association’s (MCEA) rehabilitation committee, said it was critical to provide proper shelter to affected villagers from the ravages of the monsoon.

Customer service – more than a smile

“When you enter an office, the first thing you see is the reception. It is important for the company to make a good first impression on customers and a lot of that depends on the receptionists,”

Local artists overcoming disabilities

“He is very talented,” Dr Van Khar continues, relating how his son became interested in art. “One day, he visited to an artist’s workshop close to our home and fixed his eyes on the works of art — since then, he has spent most of his time at the canvas.”

Young golfer claims world junior champs in Indonesia

“Although the competitors I was up against were the same, this year the course itself had a lot more obstacles on it,” he said, adding that he practiced for nearly two months leading up to the event.

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