First Team Of Humanitarian Mission To Myanmar Departs Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The first team of 14 volunteers in the 1Malaysia Putera Club Myanmar Humanitarian Mission to help the Rohingya ethnic minority left for the country at 5 pm Saturday.

The Club's president, Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said the team's mission was to provide information on the situation there and monitor the 40 containers transported earlier by the Simar Birma vessel containing 500 tonnes of food, medicine and other aid.

"On Monday, Oct 3, this team will inform us of the suitable time to fly there," he told reporters here.

Abdul Azeez, who is also a member of the Umno Supreme Council, said the mission's medical chief was Datuk Dr Alwi Abdul Rahman, media head, Ahmad Zaini Kamaruzzaman and leader of the voluntary delegation, Md Farid Hassan.

Saying that the second team was scheduled to return on Oct 10 he added that the aid would not be limited to the Muslim Rohingya minority but also to others who needed it.

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