Japan to extend $5.8 mil. in humanitarian aid for crisis-hit Myanmar

Japan will extend $5.8 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar where supplies of food and daily necessities are scarce following the Feb. 1 coup, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday.The aid, to be delivered through U.N. agencies such as the World Food Program and the United Nations Children's Fund, is expected to cover supplies for some 136,000 people affected in the southeastern part of Myanmar near the Thai border, where living conditions have sharply deteriorated since the military takeover.The latest provision by Japan is on top of its initial donation of $4 million…READ FULL ARTICLE