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UNDP programs focus on dignity of survivors
“I think if we ignore that requirement we are going to be in a situation where a year or a year and a half from now some of these people will still be depending on relief items,”
 
Donated cash gives survivors options
“Twenty years ago there was what you can refer to as the ‘truck and chuck’ principal, where you drive in with a pile of food and you throw it out of the back of the truck and you walk away and you say, ‘There we go. That village is sorted’,”
 
FAO assessment shows more aid needed
“We have seen areas very difficult to get to physically, where very few people have been,” team leader Mr Albert Lieberg was quoted as saying in the report.
 
New schools built on donations
“Two days ago the headmaster invited us to the foundation laying ceremony of the new school building. So here we are,” said Daw Naw Muu Phaw, whose two children attend the school.
Bogale kids return to classroom

“I came here to discuss with the head of the village about reopening the school. The school was completely destroyed but the villagers have built a temporary building for classes,”
 
Local doctor digs deep in Labutta
“During our trip we managed to provide excellent medication, but access to drinking water and nutrients is another important factor for the recovery of cyclone survivors,”
 
Monsoon brings strong winds
“The department forecast that 2008 would have a strong early monsoon period with conditions favourable for the development of high winds through the end of this month,”
 
Life story of famous monk told on DVD
A DVD telling the life story of the venerable Vicittasãra, a monk from Mingun who was recognised as the “Man with the best memory” by Guinness Book of Records, was released last Thursday.
 
Photographer rues theft of work
“I happened to be leafing through a book published by the LA association and there was my photo. But I never entered their competition,” the professional photographer told The Myanmar Times last week.
 
UN tackles dengue threat in Myanmar
THE United Nations has launched a massive program to combat dengue fever in Myanmar amid fears that victims of the deadly cyclone could be more vulnerable to the disease.
 
Storm survivor hopes for unlikely family reunion

“WAS it all just a nightmare? Or will my mum and two brothers ever come back again? Every day I expect them to come home and be with us again. Will they ever come back?”
 
Teams assess storm damage to fisheries

“To revitalise the fisheries sector and to receive help from international sources, we need to know in detail what damage was done. As the existing figures were collected shortly after the storm, we need to update them now,”

 
Home gives three lakhs
“Our elderly residents requested that we donate to people suffering in the delta, where we have heard that there are many places that were hit much worse than Yangon,”
 
Mogok landslide kills 11
ELEVEN people died in landslides and flooding in Mogok township in Mandalay Division last week, state-owned New Light of Myanmar reported on June 14.
 
Damaged piers under repair
INLAND Water Transportation under the Ministry of Transport is working this month to repair piers that were damaged by cyclone Nargis, said U Htay Aung, the chief engineer of Dala Dockyard.
 
Water and wine at Peik Chin Myaung cave
About 5 kilometres later we arrive at Peik Chin Myaung cave, also known as Maha Nandamu, 19km east of Pyin Oo Lwin. In a clearing, stalls are selling typical Pyin Oo Lwin produce – jam, wine and tacky t-shirts.
 
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