BAD START TO THE YEAR OF THE RAT
                   
ericmargolis.com     May 19, 2008            

NEW YORK - The recent cyclone in Burma (Myanmar) and the massive earthquake in China seemed to tragically confirm the astrologer’s predictions about the Year of the Rat. Why did Burma’s generals spurn foreign assistance when up to 2 million of its wretched people were in grave distress and facing... [read full story]                    


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MYANMAR: Government cuts currency red tape for donors

irinnews.org     16 hrs ago   3 related          

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     18 hrs ago          

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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Different walks of life in Myanmar hold activities in cyclone relief fund raising

people.com.cn     yesterday   2 related          

Different walks of life in Myanmar have been holding various activities to raise relief funds for cyclone victims as a charity move. According to this week's issue of the local 7-Day News, vocalists serving in Myanmar's...                    

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Times of India: Time for a revision - Baladas Ghoshal and Ian Holliday

burmanet.org     yesterday   1 related          

Caught between engagement and isolation, Burma, renamed Myanmar by its dictatorial military junta, is in a state of decline. What was once the richest land in South East Asia is now one of the poorest. What was once a...                    

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