(An unofficial English Translation by Ashin Visuta) 

Dear all peace seekers,

Due to the merciless terrorist attacks by Extremist Bengali Muslims,

1. 31 group of villages were affected,
2. 51 Villages were burnt down, 
3. 28 Civilias were killed, 
4. 6 Civillians went missing, 
5. 6126 houses of Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist were burnt down,
6. 2 army compounds got damaged, 
7. 60 Religious buildings were damaged, 
8. 315 shops were burnt down, and  
9. 174 vehicles were burnt down.

It is to be informed that Sitagu Missionary Association led by Most Venerable Sitagu Sayadaw Dr. Ashin Nyanissara has now planned to give necessary supports to those who are affected by the attacks  regardless of race and religion just like Sitagu Missionary did in Cyclonic Nergic in 2008. 

Anyone who would like to contribute such as clothes, Rice, Oil, Noddle, Beans, any others items useful for the affected and  cash can contact the following concerned persons:

1. Dr. Ashin Thundara, 
Head Quater of Sitagu Vipassana Academy.  
Phone no 0943432500 

2. Ashin Kovida, 
Head Quarter Sitagu Buddhist Academy, Sagaing 
Phone No 095120322 

3. Dr. Setthila, 
Head Quarter of Sitagu Ayudana Hospital, Sagaing.
Phone 09259147446 

4. Dr. Kovida 
Head Quarter of Sitagu Buddhist Academy, Yangon.
Phone 09457771313 

5. U Kyaw Shein, Head of Office, Yangon Missionary Center
Phone 400510333

Contact persons for oversea donates: 

1. Sitagu U Tin Maung Win (Singapore)

Phone: 09006593866840 

2. Sitagu Ashin Pandicca (Korea)
Phone: 0082 10 40457002 

3. Sitagu U Ko Ko (England) 
Phone: 00442087639806 

4. Sitagu Ko Thura (Germany)
Phone: 004915213237813

For donors in USA, the Head of Sitagu Buddha Viahra, Austin, the Head of Sitagu Dhamma Vihra, Menisota, and the Head of Sitagu Samga Vihara, Florida will be contact persons for receiving donations. 

Pls note that no further particular teams were set or sent to to receive donation except the above ones. 

In addition to this message, we sent out the message that we strongly condemned  any forms of violence attacks, riots and terrorist attacks. 

Being compassionate means being on the same page with the victims. 
Thus Giving a hand, taking care of the helpless ones who are really in need of helps is the philosophy of Compassion. 

Note: Most Venerable Sitagu Sayadaw Dr. Ashin Nyanissara has donated 100 Million Kyats as initial fund.

သီတဂူစန်းလပမာ ချမ်းမြသာယာ ရှိကြပါစေ
သီတဂူသာသနာပြုအဖွဲ့
www.thesitagu.org