Efforts of private group of Yangon business owners:
Press Release
Yangon, 13 May 2008 – Yoma Strategic Holdings Limited, SPA Myanmar and First Myanmar Investment Company (private non government related businesses) have taken over responsibility for Cyclone Nargis relief support for two of the hardest hit areas in the Irrawaddy Delta, Ngaputaw Township and Hainggyi Island on the tip of the Delta on Pagoda Point at Cape Negrais.
Initially, as a group, we envisage supporting 20,000 people in these two Delta towns – Cyclone Nargis passed directly through Hainggyi Island, and past just below Ngapudaw. Our initial assessment team returned to Yangon last night from the Delta to report to us on the situation on the ground, and we have established our Relief Command Centre in Yangon at the Grand Meeyahta Suite Apartment 309 to coordinate the main relief effort.
