Myanmar and China Hit by Natural Disasters

Myanmar's Response

According to the latest Straits Times reports, the Myanmar government has expressed that it would be opening up the schools for the children to attend, in view of Cyclone Nadis. The government declared that all schools in the cyclone-devastated areas would reopen after the authorities carried out safety inspection checks.

This is indeed heart warming, as the Myanmar government, the military junta has been openly criticized worldwide for its reluctance in allowing foreign aid to enter the cyclone worst-hit areas. It claims that it was self-sustainable, able to cope in providing its people aid, much to many countries disbelief. Economically stable and abundant USA was in desperate need when Hurricane Katrina stuck, and Myanmar which is a third-world country claims it can handle the aid in the victims alone? It has sparked off a lot of controversial arguments, and UN big shots have even publicly criticize Myanmar.

However, the government's step in reopening schools to allow education to continue is a good sign, as the government gradually shows its openness to foreign ideas which it was once totally unthinkable of. Today, as Myanmar gradually accepts foreign aid, it has received less foreign criticism.

It is also heart-warming to see the children in Myanmar able to start education, as education is the only hope for these children to break out of the poverty cycle. The government has shown the worldwide community that they care and are determined to break the citizens from the poverty cycle. As education is the sole way to have better jobs, the future of Myanmar lies in the children's hands. The government has shown its far-sightedness by prioritizing education and that is indeed commendable. The government is also receiving more foreign advice and aid, much to the delight of the cyclone-devastated victims.