May 23

SINGAPORE A i r Force’s two C-130s, carrying a total of 15,550 kilogrammes of emergency supplies worth about US$60,000, arrived at Yangon International Airport yesterday afternoon. The relief items were sent from ASEAN countries to assist those affected by Cyclone Mocha.

It was the second batch of relief supplies and they were handed over to officials of the natural disaster management committee of the Yangon Region Government.

Following the ASEAN’s “One ASEAN, One Response” principle, the humanitarian aid provided by ASEAN countries will be facilitated through the ASEAN Disaster Emergency Logistics System. The materials, stored in warehouses in Subang of Malaysia and Chainat of Thailand, will be transported by military aircraft from Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia 19 times. —MNA/KZW