Sri Lanka Buddhist group donates

SRI LANKAN Buddhists have come to Myanmar’s aid with 20 tons of relief goods worth US$90,000, in a shipment organised by the Sri Lanka Buddhist federation Bikkunikaya Trustee.
The aid shipment, which includes dried food, medicines, clothing and other materials, was flown into Yangon International Airport aboard a flight organised by the Sri Lankan government, whose trade minister, Bandula Gunawardhana, led a delegation of well-wishers to Myanmar from May 23 to 25.
“The donation was organised and collected by Sri Lanka’s leading Buddhist monk federation, Bikkunikaya Trustee, in collaboration with our Foreign Ministry. We express our deep sympathy and solidarity with our Buddhist brother nation of Myanmar. The trustee is still organising further donations from our country for the victims,” the minister told The Myanmar Times. – Htin Kyaw

 

ZTE donates

CHINA-based ZTE Corporation’s Myanmar branch has donated US$3.3 million worth of high-tech equipment and services to improve Myanmar’s telecommunications capacity in the wake of cyclone Nargis.
The package includes 30,000 CDMA phone lines, 15 signal relay stations and one mobile base station centre. The phone lines will support 30,000 subscribers, who can use them either as land lines or wireless phone connections.
“I’m glad to see that Myanmar Post and Telecommunications and ZTE engineers have made a rapid start on rehabilitation,” said Mr Zhong Pingchang, the CEO of ZTE Corporation Myanmar.
Mr Zhong said China was a friend of Myanmar, as well as his own second home. He said he felt a keen desire to contribute to disaster relief and expressed his deepest sympathy for the storm victims. – Zaw Win Than

 

MPS reschedules photo excursion

THE Myanmar Photographic Society is inviting anyone who is interested in photography to join a field trip to Desunpar Pagoda in Bago Division on June 22.
The trip was originally scheduled for early May but was postponed because of cyclone Nargis, said the society’s secretary, U Aung Tun Win.
“The atmosphere at the pagoda is excellent for taking photographs,” he said. “We are arranging a one-day trip so participants can take photos, meet others who share their interests, and exchange their knowledge and experiences.”
He said anyone who goes on the field trip can also take part in the society’s photo competitions held on the first Saturday of every month. – Yi Yi Htwe