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Aung Hla Tun , Reuters Published: 43 minutes ago YANGON - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to Myanmar this week to try to speed up troubled cyclone relief, his spokeswoman said Sunday, as signs mounted of a breakthrough in getting aid to survivors. Ban should arrive in the... [read full story]                    

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May 18, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - There are reports that the leader of Myanmar's military regime has met with cyclone survivors. State television says the junta leader, Than Shwe, visited two relief camps today, marking the first time he has met with the survivors since the tragedy more than two weeks ago....

Junta leader meets with cyclone survivors

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May 18, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - There are reports that the leader of Myanmar's military regime has met with cyclone survivors. State television says the junta leader, Than Shwe, visited two relief camps today, marking the first time he has met with the survivors since the tragedy more than two weeks ago....

                   

Myanmar leader makes first visit to relief camp

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May 18, 2008
        

Children survivors of Cyclone Nargis cover their heads from the rain with empty aluminum plates, as they wait for a plate of rice, a spoonful of curry and a potato, in front of a private donation center, in Laputta town, Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar, Thursday, May 15, 2008. The leader of Myanmar's...

                   

Myanmar leader makes first visit to relief camp

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May 18, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar -- The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta made his first visit to a refugee camp Sunday, patting the heads of babies and shaking hands with cyclone survivors, amid growing international criticism over the government's handling of the crisis. A senior British official hinted a...

                   

U.N. Chief to Visit Cyclone-Devastated Burma

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May 18, 2008
        

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon RANGOON, Burma — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will fly to Burma this week and visit the areas hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis, a U.N. spokeswoman said Sunday. Burma's military government has given permission for the U.N. chief to travel to the Irrawaddy delta,...

                   

UN Secretary General heads to Burma

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May 18, 2008
        

The leader of Burma’s increasingly isolated ruling junta made his first public visit to a relief camp today as state media lashed out at swelling international criticism that it was closing the door on aid to millions in desperate need following Cyclone Nargis.

                   

UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit cyclone-devastated Myanmar

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May 18, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will fly to Myanmar this week and visit the areas hardest hit by this month's cyclone. The U.N. says Myanmar's military government has given permission for the U.N. chief to travel to the Irrawaddy delta, where U.N. officials fear tens of...

                   

Myanmar leader makes first visit to relief camp

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May 18, 2008
        

Posted: Today at 3:08 p.m. Updated: 29 minutes ago YANGON, Myanmar — The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta made his first visit to a refugee camp Sunday, patting the heads of babies and shaking hands with cyclone survivors, amid growing international criticism over the government's handling of the...

                   

Myanmar leader makes first visit to relief camp (AP)

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May 18, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar - The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta made his first visit to a refugee camp Sunday, patting the heads of babies and shaking hands with cyclone survivors, amid growing international criticism over the government's handling of the crisis. A senior British official hinted a...

                   

Myanmar leader makes first visit to relief camp

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May 18, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta made his first visit to a refugee camp Sunday, patting the heads of babies and shaking hands with cyclone survivors, amid growing international criticism over the government's handling of the crisis. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,...

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