Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker, donors deliver aid to villagers in N-Rakhine

October 3, 2017

Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung and donors, together with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, are continuing the donation of rice and cash assistance to villagers in northern Rakhine State.

Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung and donors went to marshaling points yesterday morning at Shweyinaye, Waithali, Bawdikone, Shwe Baho, Kainggyi, Mawyawaddi villages and provided 988 bags of rice and Ks100,000 per village for 27 villages.

Of the donations made to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, 2,305 households from 27 villages who remain in their own villages after attacks by ARSA extremist terrorists were provided with a cash assistance of Ks10,000 per household and relevant administrative officials accepted the cash assistance. Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung and donors then met with officials from General Administration Department in the Maungtaw Township General Administrion Department meeting hall to enquire and discuss about the difficulties faced and provided cash assistance to the administrative departments. Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker said regional security, administrative, education, agriculture, health, and social matters will be addressed together with the Rakhine State government.

Rakhine State Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Minerals U Kyaw Lwin, Maungtaw District General Administrative Department Deputy Commissioner U Ye Htut, Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Ministry head of Rakhine State U Kyaw Min, Deputy Head of Rakhine State education department U Maung Tun Win and officials accompanied the donating group, it is learnt.— Naing Linn Kyi, Thant Zin Win

Naing Linn Kyi, Thant Zin Win

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar