Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.
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Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.
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The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.
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Myanmar’s earthquake has left the regime’s already shaky administration reeling, with thousands of its staff in the capital now living in temporary shelters and complaining of limited assistance from their masters.
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