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The Myanmar Government should issue special visas for volunteers to help the victims affected by Cyclone Nargis. ... Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary Ng Wei Aik said the special visa would enable help to reach Myanmar as soon as possible. “We might not...
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US Aid Arrives In Myanmar
(12 May 08 -RV) A U S military plane, packed with 28,000 pounds of supplies arrived in Myanmar today to deliver its first shipment of aid to the ...» ... A U S military plane, packed with 28,000 pounds of supplies arrived in Myanmar today to deliver its first shipment of...
U.S. Airlifts Aid to Myanmar, U.N. Urges Junta To Cooperate
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej sent a letter to his Myanmar counterpart Monday, urging the junta to issue more visas. But the junta replied that visas for foreigners would be considered on a case-by-case basis, Thai government spokesman Wichianchote Sukchotrate...
India urges Myanmar to accept global aid, junta agrees
Myanmar Monday told India that it was ready to accept international aid for cyclone victims after External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee requested his counterpart U Nyan Win to open the doors for global aid that was earlier viewed with suspicion by the junta.
UN frustration at Myanmar aid problems grows
Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that he was "immensely frustrated" at the "unacceptably slow" delivery of aid to some 1.5 ... ... UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
Headline Bias in Burmese Relief Story?
Poor teaser headline selection by MSNBC.com? I report, you decide. At right is a screencap of a teaser headline from the Web site about U.S. humanitarian aid reaching Myanmar (formerly Burma). As the AP story linked makes clear, the fault for the delay in the aid's arrival is that of the military...
Burma: 'If we don't act now, more lives will be lost'
The United States sent its first aid flight to Burma on Monday, but experts warned the relief effort was floundering and 1,5-million cyclone survivors were at grave risk from hunger and disease. The US military transport plane laden with emergency supplies was permitted to land by the ruling junta.
U.S. Delivers 1st Relief Aid to Burma; U.N Urges Cooperation
The United States delivers first relief supplies to Burma as the U.N. urged the country's military rulers to cooperate with international donors. ... RANGOON, Burma — The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Burma, renamed Myanmar by the ruling military...
Burma aid effort plods along as death toll exceeds 30,000
THE UN today pleaded with Burma's military government to open its doors to international experts who could help the up to two million victims of a devastating cyclone that ... has now left more than 30,000 dead and an equal number missing. A UN spokesperson said the four...
U.S. joins meagre airlift for Myanmar, junta asked to open door to more aid
YANGON, Myanmar - The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the UN urged the reclusive country to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to two million ... ... By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON, Myanmar - The United States...
Bloated corpses pile up in Myanmar
The United States government launches its first airlift of relief supplies to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, with a military airplane landing in the country Monday morning on a mission American officials hope will "build trust." ... NEW: Bodies taint Myanmar water supplies U.S....
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