More international aid arrived in Yangon on Friday (May 9) after the Myanmar military government earlier turned back a Qatar rescue team. Among the countries that sent the aid, was Ukraine who sent 5.5 tonnes of aid in the form of construction material. From the region, South Korea donated items including wheat and soap while China contributed 60 tonnes of supplies including tents and water purifiers. Singapore sent the second batch of aid that included food and blankets amounting to 3.2 tonnes. The junta earlier said they will accept foreign aid but not foreign aid workers, after a disaster rescue team from Qatar that arrived in Yangon on an aid flight was turned back. "Myanmar is not in a position to receive rescue and information teams from foreign countries at the moment," said a foreign ministry statement carried in the official Myanmar Ahlin newspaper. "But at present Myanmar is giving priority to receiving relief aid and distributing them to...