His Majesty the King has urged Thai people to help Cyclone Nargis victims in Burma, and Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will leave for the neighbouring country this morning to convince the junta to open up to international assistance. Addressing staff of the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under royal patronage, the King said the Thais were generous and should do their best to help other people regardless of race and languages.
Hardship would prevail if people in need of aid did not receive assistance offered by other countries, the King said.
Government spokesman Wichienchote Sukchoterat said Mr Samak will leave for the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw to talk his Burmese counterpart Thein Sein into accepting more western rescuers to help the survivors and rehabilitate their communities.
''The prime minister decided to leave for Burma after United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon phoned him ... and asked him to convince the Burmese leaders to grant visas to personnel and specialists who will help rehabilitate the country because they are now being obstructed,'' Lt-Gen Wichienchote said.
Mr Samak's delegation will also deliver 100 satellite-based mobile phones and base station equipment to the Burmese government, as the cyclone had damaged Burma's telecommunications networks. The Thai grant follows Burma's refusal to accept mobile phones from the US.
In addition, the cabinet yesterday approved a grant of US$500,000 (16 million baht) for Burma while the Supreme Patriarch had the Sangha Council donate three million baht to help cyclone victims.
PTT Plc said its grant of 480,000 litres of diesel, worth about 15 million baht, would arrive at the Thanlyin port in Rangoon tomorrow.
The Pentrader tanker is carrying the oil from Penang, and the cargo will be delivered to the state-run Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprise to fuel the transport of consumer goods and power generation in cyclone-hit areas.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will also send its rapid relief team to Burma.
The team, comprising experts in water and sanitation, health, logistics and food, will be mobilised within 48 hours and will be based in Rangoon to work with the Burmese government, said Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan.
Meanwhile, Thai forensic and health officials have voiced concern over sluggishness in disposing of the bodies of dead cyclone victims, which could lead to outbreaks of diseases.
''The body identification process is also a race against time when a disaster strikes. However, it seems nothing has been undertaken so far,'' said Disease Control Department chief Thawat Sundarachan.
Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan, director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, said post-mortem examinations depended on scientific methods such as checks of dental records, fingerprints matching, DNA tests and comparison of physical appearances.
However, fingerprint matching and comparing appearances could no longer be used as most bodies had been left exposed in water and damp areas for almost two weeks already, she said.
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Hardship would prevail if people in need of aid did not receive assistance offered by other countries, the King said.
Government spokesman Wichienchote Sukchoterat said Mr Samak will leave for the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw to talk his Burmese counterpart Thein Sein into accepting more western rescuers to help the survivors and rehabilitate their communities.
''The prime minister decided to leave for Burma after United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon phoned him ... and asked him to convince the Burmese leaders to grant visas to personnel and specialists who will help rehabilitate the country because they are now being obstructed,'' Lt-Gen Wichienchote said.
Mr Samak's delegation will also deliver 100 satellite-based mobile phones and base station equipment to the Burmese government, as the cyclone had damaged Burma's telecommunications networks. The Thai grant follows Burma's refusal to accept mobile phones from the US.
In addition, the cabinet yesterday approved a grant of US$500,000 (16 million baht) for Burma while the Supreme Patriarch had the Sangha Council donate three million baht to help cyclone victims.
PTT Plc said its grant of 480,000 litres of diesel, worth about 15 million baht, would arrive at the Thanlyin port in Rangoon tomorrow.
The Pentrader tanker is carrying the oil from Penang, and the cargo will be delivered to the state-run Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprise to fuel the transport of consumer goods and power generation in cyclone-hit areas.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will also send its rapid relief team to Burma.
The team, comprising experts in water and sanitation, health, logistics and food, will be mobilised within 48 hours and will be based in Rangoon to work with the Burmese government, said Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan.
Meanwhile, Thai forensic and health officials have voiced concern over sluggishness in disposing of the bodies of dead cyclone victims, which could lead to outbreaks of diseases.
''The body identification process is also a race against time when a disaster strikes. However, it seems nothing has been undertaken so far,'' said Disease Control Department chief Thawat Sundarachan.
Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan, director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, said post-mortem examinations depended on scientific methods such as checks of dental records, fingerprints matching, DNA tests and comparison of physical appearances.
However, fingerprint matching and comparing appearances could no longer be used as most bodies had been left exposed in water and damp areas for almost two weeks already, she said.
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