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SINGAPORE: The Singapore government has handed over airport ground handling equipment to the Myanmar government.
The equipment will assist the post-Cyclone Nargis relief and recovery efforts by facilitating the unloading of international aid arriving at Yangon international airport.
On behalf of the Singapore government, Mr Robert Chua, ambassador to Myanmar, handed over the equipment to Myanmar's Deputy Minister of Transport, Colonel Nyan Tun Aung.
The Singapore government had earlier offered assistance in the form of the deployment of medical teams, logistics support, heavy lift helicopters and water purification units. - CNA/ac
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