World Focus on Burma (17 May 08)
Human Rights Watch condemns Myanmar constitutional vote
Radio Australia, Australia -
International rights group Human Rights Watch says the results of Burma’s constitutional referendum is fatally flawed. Urging foreign governments to reject …
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International Herald Tribune, France - Cases of cholera, endemic to much of the former Burma, have been found although the number of outbreaks are no more than would normally be seen at this time … |
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Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles The Associated Press - In an interview with the Democratic Voice of Burma, the abbot of Mandalay’s Maha Gandaryon monastery said monks were stockpiling relief supplies and getting … |
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Burma/Myanmar: ACN gives help to Burma Aid to the Church in Need (press release), Australia - By John Newton CATHOLIC charity Aid to the Church in Need has announced an urgent aid package after Burma was ravaged by a cyclone that left more than 1.5 … |
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The Age, Australia - Mr Costello was restricted to the Burma’s capital Rangoon during his visit. He said the city had been on the periphery of the cyclone but its savagery was … |
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Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Burma’s military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Rangoon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching … |
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Utahns rally to help cyclone victims Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Sammy Samuels, 27, a native of Burma - the name he prefers over Myanmar - turned on his phone to find more than 20 messages. ” ‘How’s your family? … |
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Bangkok Post, Thailand - In 2004 it was the tsunami; in 2008 a devastating cyclone in Burma and horrific earthquake in China. This time many thousands of people have died but our … |
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Myanmar official cyclone toll soars to 78000 Radio New Zealand, New Zealand - “We are still trying to convince the authority of Burma to authorize us to go there,” Ripert said. “The ship will be off the coast of the delta, … |
Cyclone victims ‘without food’
The Press Association -
But the United Nations said the relief supplies sent into Burma by the international community remain far below the needs of up to 2.5 million victims of …
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Burmese Monks Pray For Cyclone Victims NY1, NY - As the death toll in the cyclone-ridden nation of Myanmar doubled to nearly 78000 Friday, Burmese monks fasted outside the United Nations to pray for the … |
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EU envoy cautiously optimistic on getting Myanmar cooperation International Herald Tribune, France - AP BANGKOK, Thailand: The European Union’s development aid chief said he was cautiously optimistic that Myanmar’s military government will cooperate with … |
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Luxique Profits to Go to China Earthquake Relief PR Newswire (press release), NY - … is to mirror its support for the cyclone victims in Burma (Myanmar) with a similar effort for those affected by the devastating earthquake in China. … |
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United Press International - The military government of the country formerly known as Burma has kept foreign aid agencies from the areas devastated by the storm, which hit two weeks ago … |
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Bangkok Post, Thailand - He dismissed as “nonsense” the request by the government of Burma that France deliver the material through airlift in Rangoon. … |
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Canada’s special response team waits for phone to ring Globe and Mail, Canada - … long-term Canadian development groups that are already in Myanmar, also known as Burma, because they were operating there before the cyclone struck. … |
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The Asian Pacific Post, Canada - While the workers were thanking her, the woman, overcome with emotion for the victims of the Burma cyclone, gave more money, for a total donation of $74000. … |
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More Campaign Staffers Out Because of New Ethics Policy Washington Post, United States - … manager Doug Davenport and Republican convention chief Doug Goodyear — for representing the military government in Burma, also known as Myanmar. … |
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Rain deepens Myanmar misery; death toll soars Reuters India, India - By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar’s junta raised its toll sharply to more than … |
Hunger, despair take hold in Myanmar
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Once a rich British colony known as Burma, Myanmar is now at risk of famine after the cyclone wiped out vast swathes of the country’s rice-growing delta …
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Myanmar says more than 133000 dead, missing in cyclone AFP - YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar has said that more than 133000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after … |
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Neighbors to Press Burma on Response Washington Post, United States - Burma this week finally allowed a disaster assessment team from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to travel to the Irrawaddy Delta region, … |
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Locals mobilize for Burma relief Contra Costa Times, CA - We have to create it,” said Michael Gaw, 20, of Fremont, who left Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, with his family a decade ago. “Obviously, we don’t trust … |
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France criticizes Myanmar for barring aid ship WBOC TV 16, MD - AP - May 16, 2008 8:33 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The French ambassador to the United Nations says unless Myanmar allows aid to be delivered to cyclone … |
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Cyclone Nargis Aid finally reaching Burma’s cyclone victims but ... Welt Online, Germany - Burma is also known as Myanmar. „Even in Yangon area, which is reachable by the regime, people are complaining they are not getting aid. … |
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China reluctant to prod ally Myanmar to ease limits on foreign … Welt Online, Germany - The disaster is a reminder of China’s close ties with dictatorships such as Zimbabwe, Sudan and Myanmar – also called Burma – at a time when Beijing wants … |
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Myanmar Accuses French Aid Ship of Being ‘Warship’ The Ledger, FL - “I was interrupted after my first sentence by the ambassador of Myanmar, who denounced the fact that France was sending a warship to Burma,” Ripert told … |
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Death penalty sought in domestic violence shooting Borglobe, Sudan - … and the Democratic Republic of Congo - is also taking root in Asia, specifically in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma (Myanmar) and the Philippines. … |
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Disasters and horrific death… and nothing changes Bangkok Post, Thailand - Now the world was watching new tragedies unfurl in China and Burma. On Wednesday, Ms Gunathilaka reflected and said she didn’t believe her village would … |
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France angered by Burmese delays BBC News, UK - “Hundreds of thousands of lives are in jeopardy and we think that the primary responsibility of the government of Myanmar (Burma) is to help and open the … |
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Most survivors of cyclone are men
The Press Association -
Up to 90% of deaths in the villages worst-hit by Burma’s cyclone could have been women, children and the elderly, aid charities have said. …
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POLITICS: Burma Fears Politicisation of Humanitarian Crisis IPS, Italy - … May 16 (IPS) - The United Nations, which has accelerated its pace of humanitarian assistance to cyclone-devastated Burma (Myanmar), is making little or … |
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US lawmakers ask Bush to consider Myanmar ‘intervention’ AFP - “We now face the possible death of 2.5 million people in Burma (Myanmar). Thirteen days after the cyclone hit, there is no more time to wait,” they warned … |
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McCain asks staff to disclose lobbying ties The Associated Press - … hired to improve the image of Myanmar’s military junta. “I found out that two people had, some years ago, been involved with the government of Burma, … |
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Leading article: The biggest tragedy for Burma Independent, UK - Burma’s misfortune has been that it has suffered a natural disaster. Its tragedy has been to have a government so callous and so suspicious of the outside … |
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Burma raises cyclone death toll to 78000 but true figure much higher Independent, UK - Mr Gurtner doubted whether the 27000 volunteers of the Myanmar Red Cross Society were up to the gigantic task of providing enough clean water. … |
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Myanmar Native Living In Pittsburgh Worried About Family Back Home Pittsburgh Channel.com, PA - His wife and child are still in Myanmar. Kyi said he fled what he calls an oppressive regime in his home country, which he still refers to as Burma. … |
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France criticizes Myanmar for barring aid ship The Associated Press - UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France criticized Myanmar’s military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French Navy ship with 1500 tons of aid for victims of … |
China Backs Myanmar in Resisting Demands to Take Aid (Update3)
Bloomberg -
By Demian McLean May 17 (Bloomberg) — China is backing Myanmar as it resists pressure from the US and other nations to admit more relief workers and …
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Sugar Land Issues Statement Of Sympathy For Disaster Victims
FortBendNow, TX -
On Friday afternoon, the government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, dramatically raised the death count resulting from a cyclone that hit the Southeast …
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US supplies groups directly in Myanmar The Associated Press - The Bush administration refers to Myanmar by its traditional name, Burma, and its former capital as Rangoon instead of the junta’s “Yangon. … |
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Myanmar: Too little too late, warns UN, rice crops threatened ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated parts of Burma, aid is trickling in and some relief workers have been allowed to enter the country, … |
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France urges stronger UN action on Myanmar Focus News, Bulgaria - The French envoy to the United Nations called on the world body Friday to take stronger action to persuade cyclone-hit Myanmar to open up to foreign … |
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Town Hall, DC - What will the slogan be this time: no war to deliver food in Burma? We all know the United Nations will not act in time. Too many of the world’s governments … |
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Myanmar: MCC seeks $500000 for cyclone response ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Contributions should be designated “Myanmar (Burma) relief and recovery” and may be made online at mcc.org/donate or at any MCC office. … |
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USAID Prepares Emergency Food Assistance for Haiti PR Newswire (press release), NY - WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Henrietta Fore sent the director of her … |
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DEC agencies have been delivering vital health and medical relief … ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - To make an urgent donation to its Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal. Donate online: www.dec.org.uk or call: 0870 60 60 900. By Emergency: |
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ACT launches US $5.1m appeal for cyclone survivors in Myanmar (Burma) ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - BANGKOK/GENEVA, May 16, 2008 — Responding to the increasingly critical need for humanitarian relief in Myanmar (Burma), ACT International launched a … |
OBI Delivers Water, Food to Burma Children
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By Staci Dennis CBNNews.com - MYANMAR - Operation Blessing has teamed up with local residents, aid workers and medical staff to help get food, water and aid …
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Lutheran World Relief Efforts Reaching Those In Need In Myanmar …
Lutheran World Relief (press release), MD -
Baltimore, May 16, 2008 — Lutheran World Relief has already assisted 100000 people on the ground in Myanmar (Burma) in response to the fatal Cyclone Nargis …
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Seattle Times, United States -
US Campaign for Burma: Providing funds to groups working in Myanmar for intermediate relief rebuilding communities. Donate via www.uscampaignforburma.org. …
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Uncertainty on kin’s fate worry Burmese in Baguio City Inquirer.net, Philippines - By Gobleth Moulic BAGUIO CITY – Clueless and anxious over what happened to their relatives and friends after Cyclone “Nargis” hit Burma (Myanmar), … |
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Myanmar Cyclone Hits Close to Home for Refugees NewsHour - My family was from Burma. I was born in a refugee camp on the border of Burma and Thailand. I came to the United States only 10 months ago and I came … |
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McCain Staffers Run Afoul of Campaign Ethics Policy Washington Post, United States - … regional campaign manager Doug Davenport and Republican convention chief Doug Goodyear — for representing the military government in Burma. … |
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Myanmar accuses France of sending ‘warship’ Reuters - “I was interrupted after my first sentence by the ambassador of Myanmar, who denounced the fact that France was sending a warship to Burma,” Ripert told … |
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McCain issues new ethics policy for staff Boston Globe, United States - … in the past week because of their employment at a public relations and lobbying firm that represented the repressive ruling junta in Burma in the past. … |
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EU Calls on Myanmar Authorities to Open Humanitarian Gateway Business Wire (press release), CA - WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, has made a strong appeal to the Myanmar authorities … |
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Exiled Burmese politician seeks Bay Area support The Argus, CA - … the Union of Burma, Win said he wants to promote community-based funding networks to help cyclone victims and free his homeland, now known as Myanmar, … |
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Get Out On Main Street - THIS Tuesday, May 20th! The News Journal, DE - Cyclone Nargis hit Burma (Myanmar) on May 2, 2008 and Red Cross has since estimated the death toll to be between 68833 and 127990. 10 days later, on May 12, … |
Burma: A Fake Constitution for Suffering People
Newropeans Magazine, France -
… the Burma Irrawaddy delta on 3 May and the incompetent military response for relief efforts did not prevent the government of Myanmar from carrying out …
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Junta: 90 percent supported constitution
United Press International -
Only part of the country, formerly known as Burma, voted in Saturday’s referendum. The vote was postponed to May 24 in Yangon and the Irawaddy Delta because …
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Official Death Toll In Burmese Cyclone Disaster Jumps To 78000 RTT News, NY - The report comes a day before the Burma’s military regime is due to take foreign diplomats to tour of the Irrawaddy delta, the worst hit region. … |
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Do Great Stuff Supports China and Burma Disaster Relief Efforts PR Newswire (press release), NY - Within one week, a typhoon ravaged Myanmar, Burma, killing at least 28000, while an earthquake in western China measuring 7.2 killed more than 50000 people … |
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Junta rebuffs EU humanitarian Commissioner Mizzima.com, India - Bangkok - The European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Lois Michel has left Burma empty-handed. He failed to convince Burma’s military rulers … |
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Myanmar accuses France of sending ‘warship’ Reuters - “I was interrupted after my first sentence by the ambassador of Myanmar, who denounced the fact that France was sending a warship to Burma,” Ripert told … |
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Death toll doubles in Myanmar cyclone, UN still in dark about … PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - In an interview with the Democratic Voice of Burma, the abbot of Mandalay’s Maha Gandaryon monastery said monks were stockpiling relief supplies and getting … |
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Relief agencies trying to help cyclone victims Local groups … Burlington Post, Canada - By Ryan Bolton It has been nearly two weeks since Cyclone Nargis wreaked havoc on Myanmar and local relief organizations are still hitting a brick wall in … |
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Inquirer.net, Philippines - MANILA, Philippines—The recent spate of disasters that killed and dislocated thousands of people—a cyclone that swept Burma (Myanmar), a 7.9 magnitude … |
Cyclone death toll soars to 78000
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands -
The official death toll for the cyclone in Myanmar has risen to almost 78000, with some 56000 reported missing, according to state television. …
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PR.com (press release), NY -
USA Today reported the deaths in Burma could reach 10000. “Both disasters are just devastating and right now getting emergency teams to survivors with food, …
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Editorial: Stopping the helpers Vail Daily News, CO - That’s what makes the situation in Myanmar — which used to be Burma — beyond appalling. That country near India, whose people are shackled with both … |
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78000 dead in Myanmar 56.000 missing Bombay News, India - Burma’s state media say the death toll from cyclone Nargis has reached almost 78000 and that another 56000 people are missing. … |
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ShelterBox aids with cyclone victims Bradenton Herald, United States - Funds raised for the club’s ShelterBox program are assisting is the delivery of aid from the United Kingdom to the country formerly known as Burma. … |
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UN chief warns Myanmar death toll could soar without more aid to … The Canadian Press, UNITED NATIONS - UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the already horrific death in Myanmar could increase dramatically unless Myanmar’s military … |
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UN chief warns of increasing Myanmar death toll unless military ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Ban told the UN General Assembly that he was sending UN humanitarian chief John Holmes this weekend to Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. … |
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Update: China, Myanmar Death Count Continue To Climb AHN - Beijing, China (AHN) - Disaster-ravaged neighbors China and Burma registered increases in their respective death tolls on Friday. … |
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BBC News, UK - “The request was made by the Myanmar government to our Ministry of External Affairs which in turn passed it on to the Ministry of Defence,” says Wing … |
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Burma: the misery, the fear and the secrecy Independent, UK - All that is known is that a Myanmar state television report today said the official death toll has jumped sharply, to 77738 from a previous figure of 43328. … |
EU Aid Commissioner returns from Myanmar without concrete results
Monsters and Critics.com -
Bangkok - EU aid Commissioner Louis Michel was returning from Myanmar Friday after a two-day visit to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, without making any concrete …
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Peterborough Examiner, Canada -
The UN secretary general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief co-ordinator to Myanmar, if he can get a visa from the country’s military rulers. …
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BBC News, UK - By Mike Thomson Getting aid staff and relief supplies into Burma is already difficult. Criticise the country’s generals and it threatens to become … |
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Stars Come To The Aid Of Myanmar KBS Radio, Canada - Myanmar, still recognized as Burma by many nations, has been under the strict military rule of Senior General Than Shwe since 1992. |
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Junta ‘hiding Burma tragedy scale’ guardian.co.uk, UK - Burma’s military leaders have been accused of deliberately keeping the full plight of suffering cyclone survivors from aid agencies. … |
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‘They must help us help them’: EU official on Myanmar EUbusiness (press release), UK - (BANGKOK) - The European Union’s humanitarian aid chief on Friday said the international community should press Myanmar to speed up the relief and recovery … |
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UN chief: Myanmar death toll could rise without more aid to help … International Herald Tribune, France - Ripert said it was “unacceptable” and warned that refusing to allow aid to be delivered to people in need or in danger in the country, also known as Burma, … |
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Burma: Aid at the Point of a Gun Asian Tribune, Thailand - Now, the question is whether the R2P could intervene in Myanmar, or formerly known as Burma, when reports reach the UN that the military junta is preventing … |
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Rain deepens Myanmar misery; death toll spikes National Post, Canada - In a shock update to a death toll that had consistently lagged behind international aid agency estimates, state television in the army-ruled former Burma … |
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Myanmar Cyclones and the Michigan Storm of 1998 Associated Content, CO - By Mar, published May 16, 2008 We in the US watch in horror as the death toll escalates from the cyclone in Myanmar, Burma. Or do we? … |
Official Myanmar death toll increases to 78000
Afrique en ligne, France -
The majority of the casualties from the cyclone having taken place in Burma. Only once rescue workers reached the hardest hit areas of the storm did they …
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Death Toll Rises in Myanmar as Torrential Rains Lash the …
Vatican Radio, The Vatican -
Despite the latest storm, which is likely to turn already damaged roads to mud in the region, the former Burma’s ruling generals insist their relief …
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Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus - MAY.08 The British Prime Minister’s office has clarified earlier comments that the UN was organising an emergency summit on Burma’s cyclone disaster. … |
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UN: UNITED NATIONS BRIEFING AND TV - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS … MaximsNews Network, NY - Question: When Mr. Holmes was here last week, he indicated that he probably wouldn’t be going to Myanmar. Did something change between then and now? … |
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Myanmar says more than 133000 dead, missing in cyclone Tolerance.ca, Canada - Michel has warned that the impoverished country, once a rich British colony known as Burma, is at risk of famine after Cyclone Nargis wiped out vast swathes … |
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Church group moves swiftly in wake of Myanmar cyclone Nashua Telegraph, NH - The people of Myanmar certainly need every little bit of help. The cyclone that hit the Asian country formerly known as Burma killed more than 43000 people, … |
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Myanmar cyclone: Burma death toll jumps to 78000 Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - By Thomas Bell, South East Asia Correspondent, and Martina Smit The official death toll of the cyclone disaster in Burma has risen to 78000, … |
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Red Cross: Burma Water Lack Deadly TIME - 16, 2008 By AP The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Burma in the coming days. … |
Red Cross appeal for Burma donations
Ross-Shire Journal, UK -
It is ready to accept donations from members of the public so that the DEC can rapidly scale up its emergency response to the cyclone which hit Myanmar. …
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Burma survivor stories are told
CBBC Newsround, UK -
The sad stories of some of the survivors of the cyclone in Burma are being told for the first time. The country has been devastated by Cyclone Nargis and …
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TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada -
… earlier in May by the military authorities in neighbouring Myanmar, also known as Burma, the Chinese government reacted swiftly to the natural disaster. …
Catanduanes Tribune, Philippines -
With the death toll rising in last week’s typhoon in Myanmar (also known as Burma), any other living Catandungeño, by experience, would have no defined way, …
Brocktown News
NewsBlaze, CA -
More US relief flights also are headed to Burma and, separately, the United States is sending 500000 metric tons of food assistance to North Korea, …
US supplies groups directly in Myanmar The Associated Press
Pilot Describes First Myanmar Relief Flight Aero-News Network
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MLive.com, MI -
In the former Burma, a medieval-minded military junta keeps out most foreign aid workers, while mountains and ruined roads frustrate efforts to reach those …
PR Newswire (press release), NY -
Within the span of one week, a typhoon ravaged Myanmar, Burma, killing at least 28000, while an earthquake in western China measuring 7.2 killed more than …
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Taipei Times, Taiwan -
“And when that happens and I’m an established designer, then I could begin to take inspiration from Burma,” he said.
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR -
Yes,” said Jeremy Woodrum, director of the US Campaign for Burma, a Washington, DC-based group opposed to Myanmar’s regime. “But they’re not the ones at …
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TopNews
Bloomberg -
Before the cyclone struck, about one in three children in the country formerly known as Burma were already malnourished, according to the UN. …
Myanmar: Thousands of children lost and in danger ReliefWeb (press release)
Cyclone Nargis impact ‘bigger than tsunami’ NEWS.com.au
‘Race against the weather’ The Age
Thaindian.com - New Scientist (subscription)
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Houston Chronicle, United States -
By AUSTIN BAY How many people have died in Burma (Myanmar) since Cyclone Nargis struck the South Asian nation on May 3? Friday, Burman’s dictatorship …
Burma Global Action Network Urges Efficient Aid for the … PR.com (press release)
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PR Newswire (press release), NY -
… is to mirror its support for the cyclone victims in Burma (Myanmar) with a similar effort for those affected by the devastating earthquake in China. …
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Ottawa’s dollar-match promise sparks plea for donations
Globe and Mail, Canada - As the death toll in both countries has climbed, to 200000 by some estimates in Myanmar, formerly called Burma, and 50000 in China, concerns among the … Canada’s special response team waits for phone to ring Globe and Mail all 3 news articles » |
Contra Costa Times, CA -
We have to create it,” said Michael Gaw, 20, of Fremont, who left Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, with his family a decade ago. “Obviously, we don’t trust …
Toronto Star, Canada -
In Than Shwe’s Burma (which he caused to be renamed Myanmar), repression has plumbed new depths. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest, …
Exiled Burmese politician seeks Bay Area support The Argus
Why Myanmar’s generals shun aid ABS CBN News
The deluge to come The Australian
United Press International, Asia - Marin Independent-Journal
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Washington Post, United States -
(CONCERT) Local musicians and radio DJs are putting on a show at the Rock and Roll Hotel to benefit cyclone-ravaged Burma, also known as Myanmar. …
Boston Globe
Reuters UK, UK -
Two weeks after Nargis struck, the former Burma’s military rulers have admitted that nearly 78000 people were killed and another 56000 are missing after one …
Still reeling from military junta, Burma a mess after cyclone Southeast Asian Press Alliance
Help save Burma Catholic Leader
A Disgrace to the Human Race OhmyNews International
Dallas Baptist Standard - Reuters
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BBC News, UK -
Donations to the DEC Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal have now surpassed £6m. Chief executive Brendan Gormley said he could not stress enough the vital …
Britain pledges more aid for Myanmar cyclone victims AFP
British prime minister seeks emergency UN summit on Myanmar aid International Herald Tribune
Burma: Britain pledges extra £12m The Press Association
ReliefWeb (press release) - TeleText
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Independent Online, South Africa -
… the heart-breaking human suffering and utter desperation left in the wake of Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) deadly cyclone earlier this month. …
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Globe and Mail, Canada -
Once a rich British colony known as Burma, Myanmar is now at risk of famine after the cyclone wiped out vast swathes of the country’s rice-growing delta …
Canada sending aid shipment to Myanmar AFP
Canadian Forces plane carrying aid for Myanmar arrives in Bangkok The Canadian Press
Canadian shelter kits close to reaching Burmese CTV.ca
Canada.com - AOL Canada
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Radio Australia
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
… advice to his counterpart in Burma (Myanmar), Foreign Minister Nyan Win, on the matter of assistance and support for the victims of cyclone Nargis. …
Burma’s neighbors step in Christian Science Monitor
Myanmar Faces Mounting Pressure on Relief Efforts, NYT Reports Bloomberg
Myanmar’s mishandling of cyclone disaster deals latest blow to ASEAN International Herald Tribune
AFP - Washington Post
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