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Burma held a referendum Saturday that likely will solidify the ruling junta's hold on power, even as it appeared overwhelmed by a devastating cyclone that killed tens of thousands of people. ... Witnesses told local news agency reporters that the referendum appeared to...
The Pentagon is calling on Burma's leaders to "put their pride aside" and allow more international help for victims of the cyclone that hit the country 12 days ago. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. At a news conference Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell expressed thanks...
Relief supplies being pushed into Myanmar by the international community remain far below the needs of up to 2.5 million victims of Myanmar's devastating cyclone, the United Nations says. In its latest estimate, the U.N. World Food Program said Thursday that it will have to rush in 390 tons of...
Cyclone Nargis survivors in the Dagon township on the outskirts of Yangon UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes awaited a visa to travel to Myanmar where he hopes to press the junta to allow in foreign aid to help survivors of the deadly cyclone, the UN said. As state media...
YANGON, Myanmar - Taxi drivers, factory owners, college students, teachers and other Yangon residents — many of whom lost their own homes — are among those organizing grueling trips into the Irrawaddy delta, the hardest-hit region. "They are true humanitarian heroes," said Bridget Gardner,...
