The VOA, one of the foreign broadcasting stations notoriously known for airing falsehood with negative attitude, made up a new story on 23 June.

The invented story said that a tornado carrying a great deal of sand and earth struck Kaingthoung village of Pyinsalu in Labutta Township, Ayeyawady Division, on 19 May, killing all the villagers with all the houses overwhelmed and covered by sand and earth.

The fact was that some 300 houses were damaged as a result of the storm Nargis in Kaingthoung village of Pyinsalu and there were no casualties in the storm. In the aftermath of the storm, the State carried out rehabilitation tasks and now all the houses have been rebuilt. A total of 3744 people are now in good health. There was no incident of tornado that struck Kaingthoung village as broadcast. As such there were no casualties and damages.

The VOA holding negative views always broadcast fabricated news. In this regard, the people feel that it is necessary to listen to the news of the VOA with common sense.