<p class="text-align-justify">Cash assistance was given yesterday by the Pyithu Hluttaw Speakerand a Union Minister to the families of the victims of the Y-8 military transport plane that crashed last week.</p>
<p class="text-align-justify">U Thant Sin Maung, Union Minister for Transport and Communications, handed over Ks 122 lakh to the Union Minister for Defence Lt-Gen Sein Win at the Defence Ministry. Meanwhile, Lt-Gen Wai Lwin (retired) and wife Daw Swe Swe Oo presented Ks 10 lakh to the Ministry of Defence.</p>
<p class="text-align-justify">At the hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw, a donation ceremony was held for the victims of the plane crash yesterday morning in Nay Pyi Taw.</p>
<p class="text-align-justify">During the ceremony, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint provided Ks 122 lakh to families of the victims. Pyithu Hluttaw representative Brig-Gen Maung Maung accepted cash donations.</p>
<p class="text-align-justify">Also present at the ceremony were Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U T Khun Myat, Chairmen of Pyithu Hluttaw Committees, military personnel Pyithu Hluttaw representatives and officials of the Pyithu Hluttaw.</p>
<p class="text-align-justify">Reference: GNLM</p>
<p class="text-align-right">June 14, 2017</p>