Visa Delay due to fire at Myanmar embassy
(Bangkok) in Thailand.
27.May.08 AFP by Google

More visa delays at Bangkok's Myanmar Embassy to
expect as an early morning fire destroyed the
top floor of a building at the Myanmar Mission
in Thailand on Monday according to AFP.
Although the
details of fire is not available at the moment,
one visa applicant at the scene said the visa
section itself had not been affected.
"We are ready to
help the Myanmar embassy find out what caused
the fire. But the embassy informed us that they
will investigate themselves,"
said police investigator Lieutenant Tanapat
Seehawong.
"We went this morning to check on our visa
applications, and we were dismayed to see the
place drenched after it had gone up in flames,"
said Melissa Winkler of the International Rescue
Committee.
"This will clearly lead to more delays, and more
delays in getting assistance to people in need,"
she said. "We were optimistic we would see
processed visas first thing this morning."
The fire occurred just one day after an
international conference in Myanmar, where UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon confirmed that
Myanmar Government had agreed to let in all
foreign aid workers.
Permission to
travel for International Agencies and NGOs.
Directive from Ministry of Hotels and Tourism
Attention : All Tourism Companies
Re : Permission to travel for International
Agencies and NGOs.
Permission for Agencies and INGOs to travel to
the Cyclone hit area will have to apply to
Ministry of Defense through Ministry of Hotels
and Tourism.
Signed
(On behalf of the Minister)
Colnel Yan Naing.
Staff officer, Minister's office.
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
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Myanmar Latest News: Cyclone
Aftermath
Yangon 9 May: Supplies and
Aids flowing in to Myanmar's worst hit by
Cyclone Nargis. World Food Programme's 2 planes
landed at Yangon International Airport after
authorities have given permission. But Aid
agencies said this is not enough and many more
supplies are waiting to be shipped to Myanmar
awaiting approval from the government.
According to some news
agencies, it is very difficult for the aid
workers to get visa to come in to Myanmar. US,
UK and France promised to help the cyclone
affected area with millions and millions of
dollars quoting Ms. Rice.
The worst hit areas in the
Irrawaddy delta are Bogalay and MawlamyaingKyun.
Most of the deaths are due to Tidal Waves as 150
mph wind created 3.7 meter waves.
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