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Junta chief finally sees relief camp

journalgazette.net
May 19, 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.

                   

Myanmar Opens Up to Help From Asian Neighbors

foxnews.com
May 19, 2008
        

May 19: Victims of Cyclone Nargis struggle to be first in line to receive goods from local donor at a monastery outside Rangoon, Burma. RANGOON, Burma — Burma's military junta, under intense pressure for spurning international aid, appeared to relent Monday, saying it would allow its Asian...

                   

UN's top disaster official arrives in Myanmar

independent-bangladesh.com
May 19, 2008
        

The UN's top disaster official John Holmes arrived in Myanmar on Sunday on a three-day visit to convince the reluctant regime to open the doors to a massive relief effort after Cyclone Nargis, reports agency. He arrived just hours after the latest UN emergency report on the country -- where...

                   

Turning point seen near on Myanmar aid

independent-bangladesh.com
May 19, 2008
        

Sun May 18, YANGON (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - A breakthrough could be near on a framework to open up the aid to the millions needing help after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta early this month, Britain's Asia minister said on Sunday. Aid has been trickling in for the up to 2.5...

                   

Intervening in Burma's Man-Made Disaster

nysun.com
May 19, 2008
        

Should the world intervene in the internal affairs of a country when it fails to provide the most basic necessities to safeguard its citizens? As Turtle Bay's best minds contemplate this question, the death toll in Burma is climbing, reaching proportions sure to stand out in the annals of...

                   

Hopes for Myanmar cyclone aid rise

turkishweekly.net
May 19, 2008
        

Hopes for Myanmar cyclone aid riseMonday , 19 May 2008 By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Hopes of a deal to speed up aid to millions of Myanmar cyclone victims rose on Monday as the U.N. said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would visit this week and S .....

                   

Burma's Man-made Disaster?

propeller.com
May 19, 2008
        

The cyclone that hit Burma revealed how people in poor countries are increasingly vulnerable when hit by natural disasters. Neither dykes, shelters nor a competent government were there to protect them. Man-made destruction of the environment only increases the danger.Channel: News Tags: myanmar...

                   

UN leaders given access to Myanmar cyclone zone

dallasnews.com
May 19, 2008
        

Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar's military regime, which has barred almost all foreigners from its cyclone disaster zone, allowed the U.N.'s humanitarian chief into the Irrawaddy delta for a brief tour Monday, a U.N. official said. In what appeared to be a thaw in the junta's dealings...

                   

Myanmar Follies

americanfootprints.com
May 18, 2008
        

Aaah...from China Hand’s lips to Gordon Brown’s ear.I wrote a couple days ago how I expected the Myanmar story to evolve:...Western withholding of aid to continue, demands for intrusive and unnecessary access to intensify, and criticism of government to escalate during recovery and reconstruction...