Burma: Cyclone updated top news (24 May 2008)
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Myanmar cyclone victims vote on eve of aid conference
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YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar opened polls for hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims, many hungry, homeless and still waiting for aid, in a much-criticised constitutional referendum Saturday ahead of a key donors’ conference.
Myanmar Holds Ballot in Region Devastated by Cyclone (Update1) Bloomberg
Myanmar votes across cyclone zone Hindustan Times
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Myanmar grants foreign aid access (01:35) Report The Age |
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Cautious response to Burma pledge
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Aid agencies have given a cautious welcome to the announcement that Burma’s leaders will allow all foreign relief workers into cyclone-hit areas.
“No time to lose” after Myanmar cyclone deal Reuters
Myanmar to allow foreign help for cyclone victims The Associated Press
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Arizona State University supercomputing helps Myanmar relief efforts
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Arizona State University has put its supercomputing powers to use to aid relief organizations trying to reach Myanmar. The country in southeast Asia was devastated by Cyclone Nargis on May 2, and recent reports have placed the number of people dead or …
National soccer team to resume training next month in cyclone-hit … Xinhua
DPM Wong to give update on Mas Selamat case; MPs ask about Myanmar … TODAYonline
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Myanmar Holds Ballot in Region Devastated by Cyclone (Update1)
Bloomberg -
The US has denounced the vote, saying the charter aims to prolong military rule in the country formerly known as Burma, and is calling on the junta to focus instead on providing humanitarian relief.
Myanmar votes across cyclone zone Hindustan Times
Burma Prepares for Referendum in Areas Devastated by Cyclone Voice of America
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Norway ready to help cyclone victims in Burma
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon could finally report a breakthrough in international efforts to aid cyclone victims in Burma on Friday, announcing that the country’s military leaders had agreed to allow disaster assistance.
Myanmar: Health cluster situation report no. 17, 23 May 2008 ReliefWeb (press release)
ASEAN Warns Burma to Boost Confidence Ahead of Donors Meeting Voice of America
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