Myanmar

Myanmar Red Cross Society

Preparing for Myanmar’s monsoon season

Preparing for Myanmar’s monsoon season

The recent news of Cyclone Mahasen marked the beginning of the 2013 Monsoon season in Myanmar. The storm threatened to sweep across Rakhine State.

Volunteers help thousands move to safety as cyclone threatens vulnerable communities

Volunteers help thousands move to safety as cyclone threatens vulnerable communities

As tropical cyclone Mahasen continues to make its way over the Bay of Bengal, hundreds of Myanmar Red Cross Society volunteers are working tirelessly to help ...

Red Cross responds to inter-communal violence in Myanmar

Red Cross responds to inter-communal violence in Myanmar

On the 20th March, Inter-communal violence erupted in the town of Meiktila, around 150 km south of Mandalay in central Myanmar.

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Contact details

Address:

Red Cross Building
No. 42 Strand Road
Botahtaung Township
Yangon

Contact Information:

Tel: (95) (1) 392028/30, (95)(67) 419041
Fax: (95) (1) 392028/30 (ext. 102), (95)(67) 419036
Telex: 21218 BRCROS BM
Telegram: MYANMARCROSS YANGON
Email: ed-mrcs@myanmarredcross.org.mm
Web: http://www.myanmarredcross.org.mm

Language of correspondence: English

People:

  • President : Professor Dr Tha HLA SHWE
  • 1st Vice President: Dr. Hla Pe
  • 2nd Vice-President: Mr (U) Soe Aung
  • Secretary General/Executive Director: Mr (U) Khin Maung HLA
  • Honorary Treasurer: Mr (U) Kyi
  • Executive Committee Member (Full time): Prof. Dr. (U) Tun Myint
  • Executive Committee Member (Part time): Dr. Khin May Ohn
  • Executive Committee Member (Part time): Dr. S Kyaw HLA
  • Executive Committee Member (Part time): Dr. Tate Wan
  • Executive Committee Member (Part time): Police Adjutant-General Thein TINT
  • Executive Committee Member (Part time): Mr (U) Soe Kyi

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