Saturday, April 05, 2025

Karenni State leader Khun Bedu offers to help earthquake victims--relocate to Karenni State near border. Signal Number to send funds provided.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/video/we-will-provide-shelter-for-earthquake-victims.html
He says--"Aid should not benefit the junta."
With US aid promised by Trump not arrived yet--and junta continuing air strikes, and not helping at all, if you wish to donate this is a better option.
Ethnic states are more rural and less built up and closer to border and further from the epi-center.
Also, and I've written about this before, historically since Daw Ni Ni Myint, 3rd and 5th wife of Ne Win, the dictators have taken all aid.
Cyclone aid in 1970s.
Nargis Cyclone aid--even Commander of USS Essex complained.
Meanwhile, Min Aye Hlaing is in Bangkok at BIMSTEC.
Survivors interviewed by Irrawaddy and others--say instead of helping, soldiers did nothing and rounded up the rescuers.
Use your hard earned money wisely.
Please repost this on your social media--most Burmese use Facebook.
Thank you.

Wow--Chinese -Jingye owned steel plant (blast furnace) in UK making virgin steel may have to be closed due to Trump tariffs.

This is a long thread--scroll up and down. Blast furnaces require very high temperatures and like glass furnaces, can't be closed. My e...