Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

nwsource.com     May 21, 2008            

A group of homeless Myanmar cyclone survivors stand outside city hall with their packed belongings after being told the building will no longer be used as a temporary shelter, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The city hall is to be used as a polling station for the... [read full story]                    

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UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

charlotte.com     May 21, 2008          

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime - persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims.He urged the junta Wednesday to focus on saving lives, not on politics, after it refused an...                    

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UN accepts offer to use Don Mueang

nationmultimedia.com     May 22, 2008          

By Supalak G khundee The Nation Published on May 22, 2008 Relief supplies ready to leave The United Nations had accepted Thailand's offer to use Don Mueang airport as the staging centre for global relief to cyclone-hit Burma, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday. Ban stopped over...                    

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Democratic Voice of Burma: Cyclone victims suspect officials of switching aid – Naw Say Phaw

burmanet.org     May 21, 2008          

Survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Maaupin believe that rice donated by the Swiss government was taken by local authorities and replaced with poor quality supplies. A relief worker in Maaupin said the cyclone victims had noticed the quality of rice when they opened the bags, but did not initially...                    

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Associated Press: Myanmar shuns aid from US warships; UN urges more relief – John Heilprin

burmanet.org     May 21, 2008          

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar to focus on saving lives, not on politics, after the military government on Wednesday shunned a U.S. proposal for naval ships to deliver aid to cyclone survivors. The U.N. says up to 2.5 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis face hunger, homelessness...                    

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Agence France Presse: UN’s Ban says will meet Myanmar junta leader

burmanet.org     May 21, 2008          

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he would meet Myanmar’s reclusive junta leader during a high-profile trip to convince the country to accept a full-scale cyclone relief operation. Ban landed in neighbouring Thailand on the eve of a visit aimed at getting the regime of Senior...                    

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U.S. Warship Off Burmese Coast

rockthetruth.blogspot.com     May 21, 2008          

No wonder they don't want the "help."Why is the U.S. chomping at the bit to get into Burma, readers? I'm TIRED of the AGENDA-PUSHING BULLSHIT, readers!!!!"UN presses Burma to allow more foreign aid""by Associated Press | May 21, 2008 RANGOON, Burma - The United Nations' top humanitarian official...                    

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U.N. chief: Myanmar approves helicopters

semissourian.com     May 22, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar — The United Nations has received permission from Myanmar to use nine helicopters from the World Food Program to ferry relief supplies to stranded cyclone victims, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday as he warned that relief efforts are at a "critical moment."                    

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