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The United Nations has halted aid flights to Burma after the country's military rulers impounded food supplies intended for victims of Cyclone Nargis. ... The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had "no choice" but to stop its relief flights, with 38 metric tonnes of...
Myanmar's Junta Gets a Pass from China New America Media, New Analysis, Andrew Lam, Posted: May 16, 2008 Editor's Note: On the eve of an emergency summit of Asian nations, the death toll in Myanmar continues to rise, and the cyclone-ravaged country's ruling Junta has not been taken to task by its...
Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom: Cracking down once again in Tibet, China seeks to control the script on its flawed human rights record, yet still be regarded as a suitable host for the Olympics. It's something to keep in mind as two of the most repressive regimes on the planet--China and Burma--struggle...
by Staff Writers Iloilo, Philippines (AFP) May 16, 2008 Two people were washed away by floodwaters and thousands are still in evacuation centres in the central Philippines after days of heavy rains pounded the area, officials said Friday. A new tropical storm was also forming off the northern...
by Naw Say Paw, Democratic Voice of Burma, May 14, 2008 Mandalay, Myanmar -- Four abbots from Maha Gandaryon monastery in Mandalay arrived in Rangoon today with two vanloads of aid to help victims living in cyclone-devastated Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions. More monks from Bago and Magwe are due...
