Cyclone survivors deluged by new storm
                   
news.com.au     May 16, 2008            

TORRENTIAL rain lashed Burma's Irrawaddy delta today, deepening the misery of 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering aid efforts. Despite the latest storm, which is likely to turn already damaged roads to mud in the swamp-covered region, Burma's ruling generals... [read full story]                    


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Cyclone Nargis Underscores Challenges in Delivering Aid to Burma

voanews.com     1 hr ago   8 related          

Burma Cyclone Relief, Pt Three report / Broadband - Download (WM) Burma Cyclone Relief, Pt Three report / Broadband - Watch (WM) In May, Cyclone Nargis devastated much of Burma. It also demonstrated the weakness of the...                    

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Myanmar's condition starker than portrayed

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President and Mrs. Bush Visit USAID Programs in Thailand

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During their stay, the President visited an AIDS hospice supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), while the First Lady met with the director of a...                    

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The Nation (Thailand): Twenty years on, Burma’s opposition lacks unity – Htet Aung Kyaw

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WHILE the whole world is busy watching the Beijing Olympics, many Burmese are preparing for the 20th anniversary of the August 8, 1988 uprising, or “8888″. But the question now is how many Burmese can seriously review this...                    

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