CNI News

25 April 2025

Freedom from corruption was needed in the construction of buildings for recovery from the earthquake disaster, U Aung Pyae Sone, a businessman, told CNI News.

He also said that the government needs to carry out strictly in systematically constructing houses and buildings for post-earthquake rehabilitation.

" There have been Construction Laws since the past years. And there are QC teams as well. Those QCs need to be true third parties. If the construction companies and QC are partners, that QC is not a third party.If you're building a building that can withstand a magnitude 8 or even 9 earthquake, it needs to be a really durable building. In reality, many lives will be lost due to unbearable consequences." he said.

While seeing officials inspecting the earthquake-damaged Sagaing Bridge

The Chairman of the State Administration Council, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, allocated 50 billion kyats for the rehabilitation of Sagaing Region and 60 billion kyats for the rehabilitation of Mandalay Region.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that cement, iron and zinc sheets will be sold at reasonable prices for construction work in Mandalay and Sagaing to rebuild buildings.

He also said that financial assistance will be provided at appropriate rates for damaged houses, depending on their types.

While Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was meeting with officials

" How will the earthquake victims be accommodated while new shelters are being built? We asked the Chinese embassy for help. The embassy said it is preparing to build about 5,000 temporary houses before finishing constructing new buildings. When we went to the earthquake-hit areas to help, we had to find poor construction. The municipality's inspection was weak. Those who constructed buildings cheaply as well." said U Htet Aung Kyaw, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Force Party.

The United States has pledged $9 million, the Quad (United States-India-Japan-Australia) $20 million, the United Nations $93 million, China over 1 billion yuan, Australia $2 million, and the European Union 13 million euros to help the people of Myanmar affected by the earthquake. 

Similarly, local businessmen and cronies donated 116.84 billion kyats to earthquake victims on April 1, the SAC chairman said.