In Burma, A Price for 'Stability'

                   
washingtonpost.com     May 17, 2008            

TOKYO -- Quiet Asian diplomacy is proving as ineffective as Western bluster and U.N. moralizing in getting comprehensive aid to the victims of Burma's cyclone. They are being left to die in the tens of thousands by a world that promised but failed to develop the tools of humanitarian intervention. [read full story]                    

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Burma cyclone death toll

es.wordpress.com     May 17, 2008          

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is every wasted." - Aesop "The official death toll from Burma's killer cyclone has nearly doubled to 78,000 as aid workers hampered by the country's un-cooperative military regime struggled to get basic data about the needs of up to 2.5 million desperate...                    

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7. Many dangers for child survivors of cyclone in Myanmar

iht.com     May 17, 2008          

"That's a deep concern because unscrupulous recruiters will certainly take advantage of the situation," said David Mathieson, an expert on Myanmar with Human Rights Watch. Already, news has circulated among aid groups of two brokers who were arrested as they attempted to recruit children at a...                    

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9. Myanmar raises cyclone toll to 78,000

iht.com     May 17, 2008          

Myanmar's government almost doubled the official death toll on Friday to 78,000, two weeks after a huge cyclone ravaged much of the Irrawaddy Delta and the main city, Yangon. It also nearly doubled the number of missing to 55,917, and raised the number of injured steeply to 19,359, up from 1,403....                    

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Myanmar Rulers Slowing Cyclone Aid Efforts

wptz.com     May 17, 2008          

French Naval Ship Awaiting Permission To Land YANGON, Myanmar -- Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of...                    

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Myanmar's military rulers slowing efforts to help cyclone victims

kcoy.com     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of aid. France wants to deliver the supplies...                    

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Myanmar's military rulers slowing efforts to help cyclone victims

newswatch50.com     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of aid. France wants to deliver the supplies...                    

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Myanmar's military rulers slowing efforts to help cyclone victims

newschannel34.com     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of aid. France wants to deliver the supplies...                    

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Myanmar's military rulers slowing efforts to help cyclone victims

abc4.com     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of aid. France wants to deliver the supplies...                    

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Myanmar's military rulers slowing efforts to help cyclone victims

13wham.com     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of aid. France wants to deliver the supplies...                    

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Myanmar's military rulers slowing efforts to help cyclone victims

cbs47.tv     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Two weeks after Myanmar was clobbered by a catastrophic cyclone, the nation's military rulers are slowing international efforts to help its people. A French naval ship off the coast is awaiting permission to deliver 1,500 tons of aid. France wants to deliver the supplies...                    

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