British prime minister accuses Myanmar authorities of 'inhuman' behavior
                   
iht.com     May 17, 2008            

Britain's prime minister has accused authorities in Myanmar of behaving inhumanely by preventing foreign aid from reaching victims of a devastating cyclone. A natural disaster "is being made into a man-made catastrophe by the negligence, the neglect and the inhuman treatment of the Burmese people... [read full story]                

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Asia-Pacific powers finalize ambitious joint disaster relief plan

iht.com     1 hr ago          

Asia-Pacific powers finalized an ambitious plan Thursday for pooling international resources, including military support, to respond to natural disasters in a region beset by cyclones, earthquakes and floods. Foreign ministers...                

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NKorea, Thai-Cambodia flare-up dominate Asian security talks (AFP)

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago   6 related          

by Jason Gutierrez 25 minutes ago SINGAPORE (AFP) - Foreign ministers from Asia and key world powers opened security talks here Thursday amid a simmering border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and progress on North Korean...                

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Asia-Pacific security forum to promote civilian-military relief coordination during disasters

iht.com     5 hrs ago   9 related          

Asia-Pacific powers opened key security talks Thursday focusing on coordinated civilian-military relief operations during disasters after tens of thousands of people died in the Myanmar cyclone and China earthquake in May.                

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Irrawaddy: Relief must focus on remote areas: Holmes – Saw Yan Naing

burmanet.org     12 hrs ago          

After visiting cyclone-hit areas of Burma’s Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, John Holmes, the United Nations’ chief humanitarian relief official, said that aid efforts must now shift their focus to more isolated areas. “We must...                

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