Nyein_Chan said...

Nyein_Chan at 12:28 PM JST - 6th May

First Lady Laura Bush said that she feel assured that U.S aid will be substantial if the Burmese military government allows an American team to enter the country – five days before referendum where the US position is diametrically opposed to the government’s –and assess the disaster impact. The Burmese…

Posted in Myanmar cyclone death toll leaps to 15,000; Laura Bush urges junta to let U.S. help at 12:28 PM JST - 6th May
Nyein_Chan at 12:28 PM JST - 6th May

This is an update (7:00 p.m. EST) on international humanitarian aid. In order to minimize the waste (realistically towards less than 15%) I will also keep track of international donations (revenue side) and will also ask the people on the ground to kept track of spending (expenditure side). The total…

Posted in Myanmar cyclone death toll leaps to 15,000; Laura Bush urges junta to let U.S. help at 12:28 PM JST - 6th May
Nyein_Chan at 12:26 PM JST - 6th May

As for the potential abuse of international humanitarian aid, we should have a realistic, entering attitude. There might be any corruption and abuse. There will be . The waste is not unusual for the international aid. However, if we can keep the less than 15% in Burma, it would and…

Posted in Myanmar cyclone death toll leaps to 15,000; Laura Bush urges junta to let U.S. help at 12:26 PM JST - 6th May
Nyein_Chan at 12:25 PM JST - 6th May

Some might be concerned that the undemocratic, Burmese military government might inflate the death toll in order to attract the international humanitarian aid.

Its past behavior during Tsunami would vouch for its character and, I hope, would calm your concerns a bit. Since the earthquake causing Tsunami shakes in the…

Posted in Myanmar cyclone death toll leaps to 15,000; Laura Bush urges junta to let U.S. help at 12:25 PM JST - 6th May
Nyein_Chan at 12:25 PM JST - 6th May

The official count of death toll -- as of 12:00 Eastern Standard Time -- hasn't reached 10,000 yet. It is estimated around 4,000 so far. The fear is that it will exceed 10,000 because several towns of over-hundreds-thousand population in each town were flattened by storm water. So far, over…

Posted in Myanmar cyclone death toll leaps to 15,000; Laura Bush urges junta to let U.S. help at 12:25 PM JST - 6th May