A CHURCH parishioner on Teesside breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her boyfriend was safe and well in Burma. ... Caroline Pace’s partner Mark Castellino travelled to the country on May 8 - the day after his 30th birthday - to head up the aid effort in Myanmar after...
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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...
GENEVA (AFP) - Myanmar's military rulers provided a rapid response to victims of Cyclone Nargis last May despite criticism for shunning foreign aid, the World Health Organisation said Thursday. "In the first week, the...
All famous resort hotels lying in three beach areas of Myanmar will reopen next month despite drop of tourist arrivals over the past few months impacted by May cyclone, the local weekly 7-Day News reported Thursday. These...
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...