Myanmar cholera rate not extreme: WHO
                   
sabcnews.com     May 16, 2008            

Cholera has been confirmed among some survivors of Cyclone Nargis but the number was in line with case levels in previous years in Myanmar, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. A network was still being set up to monitor for diseases among 2.5 million people severely affected by the... [read full story]                    


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Irrawaddy: Weekly Business Roundup - William Boot

burmanet.org     8 hrs ago          

Bangladesh Seeks to Solve Border Dispute with Burma Bangladesh is pushing to resolve offshore territorial boundary disputes with both Burma and India. The Dhaka government sent a delegation to Burma this week in a bid to...                    

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Irrawaddy: Exiled dissident visits Burma - Wai Moe

burmanet.org     yesterday          

An exiled Burmese dissident who recently traveled back to his troubled homeland said that the purpose of his visit was to gain a better understanding of the economic and humanitarian challenges facing the country, not to...                    

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MYANMAR: Government cuts currency red tape for donors

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Cyclone Nargis affected 2.4 million people and left nearly 140,000 people dead or missing YANGON, 4 September 2008 (IRIN) - The UN is calling on donors to give more generously to an international appeal for victims of...                    

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Burma famine (by Ian Holliday)

typepad.com     yesterday          

Humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Burma's Chin State. Early this year, a rare species of bamboo that flowers roughly every half-century produced a bumper harvest of fruit and seed eaten mainly by rats. For several months...                    

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