Atrocities in Myanmar!

11:14 PM Internet at Every Where

This is not a tsunami related post but I believe strongly that each and every citizen of the world has a right to democracy, regardless of nationality, religion or social standing. Hence I'm putting up this post to let the world know of the atrocities that has befallen the people of Myanmar(formerly known as Burma) which was brought about by the nation's Junta(Myanmar's military ruling party).

In the past week there has been a peaceful uprising in which pro-democratic demonstrators onsisting of Myanmarian citizens and Buddhist monks took to the roads of the capitol city Yangon in thousands protesting for democracy in the poverty stricken nation of Myanmar. The military run Junta instead of finding a peaceful solution to the protests shocked the world by firing on them with automatic rifles! Killing their citizens and even monks! Buddhist monks are the epitome of peace and morality in this country and even such peaceful folks have been driven to protest against Myanmar's 45 years of military rule and hardship, and this rare and peaceful protest is reciprocated by the government with bullets and batons instead.

I urge the people of the world to open their eyes to these cruel atrocities brought upon the nation and people of Myanmar by it's own government, in hope that the world leaders of all countries in the world will unite and quickly work together to put an immediate stop to this sickening and blasphemous atrocity!



The Junta government has locked down all modes of telecommunication in the country but a few bloggers have managed to retrieve information and images of the true situation over there. Please read more about it at the following blogs :

dathana.blogspot.com

ko-htike.blogspot.com

NEWS CONFIRMED : Tsunami warning issued after 7.9 magnitude quake off Sumatra

5:34 AM Internet at Every Where

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a tsunami alert after a powerful earthquake struck off Sumatra, Indonesia at 7.10pm.

The department has advised people in the northern states of Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Penang to move away from beaches as a safety precaution.

Tremors were felt in parts of the west coast of peninsular Malaysia when the quake struck.

It was centered at 105 km southwest of Bengkulu, Sumatra and 718km southwest of Johor Bahru, at a depth of 15.6km.

Malaysian is adequately equipped to detect a tsunami and issue a warning within an hour before it reaches the shore.

The system is based on two buoys - one in the Andaman Sea near Rondo Island in Indonesia and the other in the South China Sea near Pulau Layang-layang in Sabah.

Malaysians will receive notice of evacuation via television, radio, satellite broadcast and SMS within 15 minutes of data transmission from the buoys.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had earlier issued a tsunami alert for the entire Indian Ocean region after the quake.

Source : The STAR

TSUNAMI ALERT!!!

5:05 AM Internet at Every Where

A Tsunami Alert has been issued following a 7.9 quake in Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia.

People living in Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Penang are advised to move away from beaches.

This alert is pending official confirmation but comes from a reliable source at 7.59pm, today, 12th Sept 2007.

Location of Bengkulu is coloured in light green in the map below.


Map Source : www.wikipedia.com

Price of new low-cost homes too steep for tsunami victims

6:58 AM Internet at Every Where

PENANG, MALAYSIA : The tsunami victims in Penang are unable to move into their new homes because the price is not right, said MP Datuk Seri Chia Kwang Chye. The state government had set a ceiling price of RM42,000 per unit of low-cost home but the company engaged by the Federal Government to build the houses for tsunami victims was quoting RM52,000 per unit.

Chia said the state government was not agreeable to the price quoted by the company. �The state has appealed to the Federal Government to look into the matter urgently as the tsunami victims need to move into permanent homes,� Chia said.

The tsunami victims who lost their homes in Dec 2004 have been living in transit longhouses since more than two years ago. The victims have been complaining that the transit homes have started falling apart with cracks and leakages. Chia said the housing problems must be settled soon as the new homes would also fall apart if left unattended for a long time.

Source : The Star