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NAY PYI TAW: National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) convened a meeting at Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw to assess ongoing earthquake response efforts & lay out plans reconstruction. The meeting chaired by Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Chairman of the NDMC, Vice Chairman of State Administration Council, & Deputy Prime Minister. In his address, he reaffirmed govt's commitment to effective & resilient rebuilding in affected regions.
Vice-Senior General Soe Win emphasised construction repair of earthquake-damaged buildings must begin only after proper soil testing is conducted.
Soil conditions are to be reviewed in coordination with technical experts to ensure the safety and sustainability of new buildings. Particular attention will be given to avoiding construction on or near known earthquake fault lines. He reiterated that all structures should be capable withstanding earthquakes of up to magnitude 8 on the Richter scale. Existing buildings must be assessed for structural integrity reinforced as necessary to meet the same standard.

The govt ordered immediate relief op in affected areas, swift distribution of int'l assistance & collection of data on the needs of affected populations and public employees. Authorities are tasked with drafting both short-term and long-term plans to repair roads, bridges, and restore transportation links disrupted by the earthquake. Temporary housing is to be provided for displaced government staff while permanent housing is developed.

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More earthquake, his boss strike again coming...for Karma Junta.

Like I said, best to flatten the evil junta palace and all the military camps.

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NAY PYI TAW: National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) convened a meeting at Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief Resettlement in Nay Pyi Taw to assess ongoing earthquake response efforts & lay out plans reconstruction. The meeting chaired by Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Chairman of the NDMC, Vice Chairman of State Administration Council, & Deputy Prime Minister. In his address, he reaffirmed govt's commitment to effective & resilient rebuilding affected regions. Vice-Senior General Soe Win emphasised construction repair of earthquake-damaged buildings must begin only after proper soil testing is conducted. Soil conditions are to be reviewed in coordination with technical experts to ensure the safety and sustainability of new buildings. Particular attention will be given to avoiding construction on or near known earthquake fault lines. He reiterated that all structures should be capable withstanding earthquakes of up to magnitude 8 on the Richter scale. Existing buildings must be assessed for structural integrity reinforced as necessary to meet the same standard.

The govt ordered immediate relief op in affected areas, swift distribution of int'l assistance & collection of data on the needs of affected populations and public employees. Authorities are tasked with drafting both short-term and long-term plans to repair roads, bridges, and restore transportation links disrupted by the earthquake. Temporary housing is to be provided for displaced government staff while permanent housing is developed.

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Talaud Islands, Indonesia, according to Thai Meteorological Dept’s Earthquake Observation. The epicentre was located in Talaud Islands, Indonesia about 3,159 km southeast of Bangkok. Earthquake was recorded at 5.17pm Thailand time.
There have been no initial reports of damage or clearly affected individuals.

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The world is coming to an end, nut yet.

29 Myanmar soldiers who crossed over to India after gunfight sent back. With these, a total of 74 Myanmar army personnel, who crossed over to India after their camps were overrun by militia groups in the recent gunfight, have been escorted back to their country, she said.

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YANGON (AFP): Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters. The magnitude-7.7 tremor was the strongest with an epicentre on Myanmar's land mass since 1912, the US Geological Survey reported, killing nearly 3,800 according to an official toll still rising daily. Devastation centred on the second most populous city of Mandalay where apartments, tea shops, hotels and religious institutes were razed or heavily damaged.

"It's been a month but we are still very busy trying to get back what we lost," said one Mandalay resident who asked to remain anonymous. "I am not the only one still in difficulty, it's everyone around me as well." With tens of thousands people still homeless as monsoon season approaches, aid agencies are warning of major challenges to come. "People are extremely concerned about what will happen in the next few weeks," the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Myanmar chief Nadia Khoury told AFP.