Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cyclone

                   
nwsource.com     May 11, 2008            

As the bloated bodies rise and fall with the current, women scrub clothes along the river bank, villagers bathe to cool themselves and a lone child sits on a dock staring aimlessly into the water. ... "In some areas there are 5,000 bodies in waterways, stuck in fields... [read full story]                    

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Worldview: In Myanmar, a humanitarian crisis - so why can't the U.N. be more forceful?

philly.com     May 11, 2008          

What do you do when the world is lined up to help more than a million desperate people hit by a cyclone, and Myanmar's hard-line junta blocks that help? ... As aid piles up in Thailand, and Western ships line up nearby, the junta lets in only an aid trickle and refuses...                    

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More aid finally reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims

thenewstribune.com     May 11, 2008          

Food and water reached cyclone victims in greater amounts Sunday after many roads were cleared, but there was no sign Myanmar's military rulers would allow foreign experts to handle the distribution, international aid groups said. ... "Visas for international...                    

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More aid finally reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims

newsvine.com     May 10, 2008          

Food and water reached cyclone victims in greater amounts Sunday after many roads were cleared, but there was no sign Myanmar's military rulers would allow foreign experts to handle the distribution, international aid groups said. ... "Visas for international...                    

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Myanmar's junta holds referendum despite cyclone crisis

thehour.com     May 11, 2008          

Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being...                    

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Burma Starts Vote As Aid Trickles In

washingtonpost.com     May 11, 2008          

BANGKOK, May 10 -- Burma's ruling junta went ahead with a constitutional referendum Saturday, as foreign aid slowly trickled into the storm-ravaged country, where tens of thousands of people are dead or missing since a cyclone struck a week ago. ... An unidentified man...                    

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Junta turns aid into propaganda

denverpost.com     May 11, 2008          

Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. ... In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being distributed....                    

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More aid finally reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims

localtechwire.com     May 11, 2008          

Food and water reached cyclone victims in greater amounts Sunday after many roads were cleared, but there was no sign Myanmar's military rulers would allow foreign experts to handle the distribution, international aid groups said. ... "Visas for international...                    

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China - Burmese vote on referendum as leaders keep grip on aid - Boston Globe

globalgeopolitics.net     May 11, 2008          

Burmese vote on referendum as leaders keep grip on aid - Boston GlobeRANGOON, Burma - The military junta forged ahead yesterday with a constitutional referendum intended to cement its power after a campaign of arm-twisting and intimidation, even as it continued to restrict foreign aid shipments...                    

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Australia to raise aid to Myanmar to $23.5 mln

people.com.cn     May 11, 2008          

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Sunday Australia will raise its aid commitment to Myanmar to 25 million Australian dollars (23.5 U.S. dollars) in the wake of cyclone Nargis. Smith told reporters in Perth, state ca ... ... Australian Foreign Minister...                    

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More Aid Reaching Myanmar Cyclone Victims

foxnews.com     May 11, 2008          

Food and water reached cyclone victims in greater amounts Sunday after many roads were cleared, but there was no sign Myanmar's military rulers would allow foreign experts to handle the distribution, international aid groups said. ... It wants to hand out all donated...                    

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