Archive for June 4th, 2008
China today
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Amnesty International has held a demonstration in the eastern Australian city of Sydney to commemorate the 19th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square …
Tiananmen Square, 19 years on Channel 4 News
Tiananmen Square, 1989 Photo: Jeff Widener/AP guardian.co.uk
China has changed since Tiananmen, but reminders remain Independent
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The Tiananmen Massacre is a taboo subject in China and the country’s state-controlled media was silent on the sensitive anniversary taking place just 66 …
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States on Tuesday urged China to give a full account of the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square and release prisoners taken …
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«Shame on China,» she said. Republican Sen. Sam Brownback called China the «leading enabler of human rights abusers around the world. …
Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square protesters low-key this year International Herald Tribune
China human rights ‘worse than before Tiananmen Square’ InTheNews.co.uk
Rights group to China: Release Tiananmen prisoners The Associated Press
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BlackBook Magazine
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It seems that hosting the Olympics causes the international community to put all your human rights violations under the microscope. Go figure. …
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Thousands attend Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong (Roundup)
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Hong Kong – Around 48000 people attended a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong Wednesday to mark the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, organizers claimed.
Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square protesters low-key this year International Herald Tribune
Olympics dominates scene at Tiananmen anniversary The Associated Press
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DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — Authorities cordoned off some schools that collapsed in last month’s mighty earthquake, keeping out grieving parents and reporters …
China Continues Clamp Down on Protests Wall Street Journal
China quake parents unbowed in pressing complaints Reuters
China clamps down on earthquake protesters and reporters guardian.co.uk
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A part of the area held by China was given to it by Pakistan. New Delhi also wants to discuss the Siachen issue with Chinese leaders. …
India rejects China’s claim over small part of Sikkim Press Trust of India
Indian FM leaves for China for official visit Xinhua
Pranab to begin four-day visit to China from today Sify
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Security tight as memorials held over 1989 China crackdown
AFP - BEIJING (AFP) — China stepped up security in Tiananmen Square on Wednesday — 65 days ahead of the Olympics — as relatives of victims marked the 19th … China has changed since Tiananmen, but reminders remain Independent China urged to release Tiananmen Square prisoners guardian.co.uk Rights Group to China: Release Tiananmen Prisoners ABC News Aljazeera.net – New York Times all 608 news articles » .
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IOC official expects positive change in China
CNN - ATHENS, Greece (AP) -The buildup to the Olympics has helped bring about positive changes in China that will never be reversed, the head of the IOC panel … IOC’s Verbruggen in awe of Beijing Games preparations guardian.co.uk We are not trying to muzzle athletes in China, says IOC Indiatimes Pro-Tibetan activists pledge worldwide protests during Beijing … International Herald Tribune CNN – guardian.co.uk |
Xinhua
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CHENGDU, June 4 (Xinhua) — About 30500 people in the mountainous regions of China’s southwestern Sichuan Province are still without a water supply …
China open to foreign assistance in disaster relief Khabrein.info
Soldiers battle heavy fog in China quake helicopter hunt AFP
Decision time near to drain China’s quake-formed lake as water rises Xinhua
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Taiwan, ruled since May 20 by a China-friendly president, hopes to get the two pandas by October, after which they would adapt poorly to a move from their …
Taiwan’s Ma lauds rival China’s openness on Tiananmen anniversary International Herald Tribune
China’s Peace, Luv, and Missile Cut Washington Post
Taiwan torn over ex-leader’s legacy Asia Times Online
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CBS News
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In China’s .cn domain, 11.8% of the sites tested were flagged. The third-ranking domain was the generic .info, with 11.7% of its sites identified as risky. …
Web domains cited as “most dangerous NetworkWorld.com
Hong Kong websites found most likely to pose security risk Los Angeles Times
Hong Kong is most dangerous place on the web Times Online
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China DailyHong Kong shares close lower as China telecom, oil, coal firms …
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HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) – Share prices closed lower following falls on Wall Street and Shanghai and continued weakness in China telecom firms after they …
UPDATE 1-PRESS DIGEST – China – June 4 Reuters
Greater China stock market summary Forbes
China A-shares end morning lower as Unicom tumbles over 8 pct – UPDATE Forbes
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News about US navy aid ships in Burma sea
US Navy Ships to Leave Myanmar Without Delivering Aid
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US Navy Ships Carrying Aid Leaves Myanmar
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US: ‘No more time to waste’ to help Myanmar victims
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International Agencies Regret US Decision to Abort Burma Mercy Mission
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Burma, US ships forced to go back
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US Navy leaves Myanmar without delivering aid
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UN: Burma Cyclone Victims May Need Food Aid for a Year US Military …
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UN may get choppers to Burma, US Navy pulls out
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US Navy Ships Carrying Aid Leaves Myanmar
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US ships to leave cyclone-hit Myanmar after junta snub
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Burma Cyclone: US Nay Ships to Leave Myanmar Coast
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Myanmar cyclone: Burma’s junta turns away US aid ships
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US says Navy ships will leave Myanmar area after failing to get OK …
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Unable to help Myanmar relief efforts, US Navy vessels sailing away
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US ships carrying aid to leave Burma
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US aid ships forced to quit Burma
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US Navy ships to leave Burma
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Rejected by junta, US aid ships sail from Burma
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Burma junta turns back aid ships
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Myanmar: Stubborn junta forces relief ships to leave
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US Navy vessels to leave Myanmar coast
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US navy ships to leave Burmese coast
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US to Withdraw Naval Vessels from Burma After Aid Refused
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Navy Ships, Aid Depart From Myanmar Waters
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US Navy ships leave Burma, still carrying aid
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Burma cyclone: Regime turns back US aid ships
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US aid ships to leave Burma
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US Navy Ships Prepare to Withdraw After Burma Aid Offers Spurned
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Navy ships with cyclone relief leaving waters off Myanmar
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Snubbed US ships to abort Myanmar mission
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US aid ships to leave coast of Burma
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US Aborts Myanmar Aid Mission
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World focus on Burma (4 June 2008)
Latest news on the disaster in Myanmar (Burma)New!
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One Month after Cyclone Nargis
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… UNICEF, and nongovernmental organizations, including the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Myanmar [Burma] (Adra-Myanmar) and other organizations. …
Human rights group accuses Myanmar military of killing, torturing …
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Myanmar is also known as Burma. Arbitrary arrests, sudden disappearances, forced labor and portering for the military continue to be widespread, …
VIDEO: Gates Slams Myanmar`s Response to Aid
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Myanmar’s stonewalling of cyclone aid has led to the deaths of tens of thousands. At an Asian security conference in …
South Korean, Chinese Firms in Talks to Pipe Gas From Burma to China
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… South Korean trading company, said Wednesday it is in talks with a Chinese state-run energy company to pipe natural gas from Myanmar [Burma] into China. ..
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POLITY: WEEK IN REVIEW
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… the former Burma but left several heavy-lift helicopters in neighbouring Thailand to assist in the relief effort. Myanmar has been promised millions of …
World donations help UN provide food to millions
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She told the summit that she was just in Myanmar where “there was food in the market” but that many people, left hungry by the cyclone, did not have the …
INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS
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AP MYANMAR — US Navy ships are leaving Myanmar after failing to get the ruling military junta’s permission to unload aid to “ease the suffering of hundreds …
India to contribute US $ 200000 for restoring Shwedagon Pagoda …
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India has decided to contribute US $ 200000 towards repairs and renovation work at the holiest of Buddhist shrines in Myanmar – the Shwedagon Pagoda complex …
CORRECTED-Burmese stock up on rice – if they can afford it
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… the main rice crop in the delta, the “rice bowl of Asia” in the days when Myanmar was called Burma and administered as part of the British empire. …
UN official: world’s generosity means extra aid for 75 million …
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Sheeran told a UN summit in Rome on Wednesday that she was just in Myanmar where many people left hungry by the cyclone did not have the money to buy rice …
Inside Burma’s relief efforts
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… surgeon and former head of Rangoon’s Pun Hlaing International Hospital, who has returned to help his native Burma, which the junta renamed Myanmar. …
Myanmar cyclone crisis update 3 Jun 2008
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A cyclone hit the Myanmar delta region in the early hours of Saturday 3 May. State media in Myanmar have reported a death toll of 78000 to date. …
Britain pledges £10.5m more for Myanmar cyclone victims
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LONDON (AFP) — Britain has pledged an additional 10.5 million pounds in aid for cyclone victims in Myanmar, taking the total to more than 27 million pounds. …
ADB, World Bank joins ASEAN assessment team to provide relief
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… Task Force Office and meet the members of the ASEAN ERAT said, “ASEAN is committed to helping our friends in Myanmar [Burma] and will continue to do so. …
Still in the pipeline
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They are the Myanmar-India, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India and Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipelines. China has been looking to source gas from the …
State-media: Myanmar people ready to give military a ‘political …
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AP YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s people have forsaken pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and are ready instead to give the military a «political …
Myanmar Needs `Sustained’ Cyclone Aid, UN Says (Update1)
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The military, which has ruled the country formerly known as Burma since 1962, says the delta is receiving supplies “without delay,” Agence France-Presse …
This chef has sure hand with a sushi knife
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Tun, in fact, trained as a physician in his native Myanmar, also known as Burma. But his medical career never came to fruition because the 39-year-old …
Referendum below UN Standards
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“We will continue to closely monitor events in Burma,” he said. Khalilzad said the issue of Burma is expected to be taken up for discussion by the council …
St. Paul teacher becomes a student of the world
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About 150000 refugees are living in nine camps in Thailand along the border with Myanmar, which the Karen refer to as Burma. So, Hall said, she wanted to …
THE situation in Burma was last night described as “extremely grave” as only a trickle of aid appeared to have made it to those in the worst-hit areas. …
Doctors ready for Burma
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Donate to Myanmar Cyclone Relief at the St George Bank, BSB 112879, account number 057723322. Send cheques to the Myanmar Cyclone Relief Fund, ABCD Network …
Burmese comprise the largest ethnic group in Myanmar. Other ethnic groups, including the Karen and Shan groups, are still involved in armed conflict with …
Myanmar is also known as Burma. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday that Myanmar’s obstruction of international efforts to help cyclone victims cost “tens of thousands of lives.
Admiral: US ships off cyclone-stricken Myanmar will leave the area The Canadian Press
US ships off Myanmar will leave the area The Associated Press
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Myanmar evicts cyclone victims from schools, so classes can resume
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HLAING THAYAR, Myanmar (AFP) – The Myanmar authorities ordered schools around Yangon to open on Monday after a long holiday, despite the affects of Cyclone Nargis, which left 133600 dead or missing, with 2.4 million people in need of food, …
Back to school in Myanmar Los Angeles Times
Myanmar reopens schools 1 month after cyclone The Associated Press
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UK still worried over distribution of aid in burma
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“Myanmar [Burma] was able to successfully carry out the relief and rehabilitation operation in a short time although it was hit hard by the severe storm,” said the junta’s mouthpiece New Light of Myanmar. Noppadon urged the UK to continue humanitarian …
Who’s in the Junta?The mysterious generals who run Burma. Slate
Top UN Official Accuses Burma of Obstructing Aid Voice of America
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ASEAN kicks off Post-Nargis Joint Assessment
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“ASEAN is committed to helping Myanmar and will continue to do so,” said Dr. Surin. “The deployment of ASEAN ERAT is just the beginning of our commitments. …
Double your money with charity appeal
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Cyclone Nargis ripped through Myanmar, known as Burma, on May 2, devasting large areas with 150mph winds. Thousands of people were killed and an estimated …
A month after deadly cyclone, classes resume
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By Angela B. Thaung YANGON, Myanmar, 3 June 2008 – A new school year has begun as children head back to classes, just one month after Cyclone Nargis damaged …
BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT BACK TOO SOON?
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Both leave teachers, parents and aid workers worried as students head back to school yesterday for the first day of classes since Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar …
More aid is reaching Burma’s cyclone survivors, says UN
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… part because the ruling junta of Burma, which also known as Myanmar, refused to allow military helicopters from neighbouring countries to deliver aid. …
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Britain pledges 21 million dollars more for MyanmarFocus News, Bulgaria - |
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NGO Begins Burma AppealFijivillage, Fiji - |
ADRA Mourns Tragic Death of ADRA Worker in Myanmar CycloneReuters AlertNet, UK - |
FM discusses Myanmar crisis
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama met the Deputy Defence Minister of Myanmar, Maj. Gen. Aye Myint, during Minister Bogollagama’s visit to …
Asian-Pacific American cultural showcase educates, entertains
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You’ve got Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar or Burma, Singapore, India, Pakistan and the Pacific Islands. That really encompasses the biggest region in the …
Appeal for Burma
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SAVE The Children Fiji has launched an appeal for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis which killed thousands and caused widespread damage in Burma. …
International agencies say Myanmar’s ruling junta is still delaying full access to the region by imposing travel controls for aid workers.
Burma survivors still lacking assistance: Humanitarian groups Radio Australia
More than 1 million Myanmar cyclone victims have received aid, says UN UN News Centre
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英文中國郵報
UN: Myanmar cyclone assistance reaching more people, but food aid …
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YANGON-MYANMAR: More survivors of Myanmar’s cyclone disaster are receiving assistance, although in many cases the supply has not been consistent and doesn’t meet essential needs, tSoaring Food Prices Seen Pushing Around One Billion People Into Hunger …
More aid is reaching Burma’s cyclone survivors, says UN The Herald
Myanmar junta withholds permission to choppers Merinews
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Burma: Updated top news (4 June 2008)
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WFP may need rice imports for cyclone-hit Myanmar
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By Darren Schuettler BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters) – The World Food Programme might need to import rice for its aid programmes in cyclone-hit Myanmar where farmers in the Irrawaddy delta rice bowl are struggling to plant a new crop, a spokesman said on …
Cyclone-hard-hit townships resume paddy planting in Myanmar Xinhua
UN: Myanmar cyclone assistance reaching more people, but food aid … Economic Times
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Unable to help Myanmar relief efforts, US Navy vessels sailing away
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AP YANGON, Myanmar: The US military ordered its navy ships away from the coast of Myanmar on Wednesday, after the country’s ruling junta refused to give them permission to help survivors of the cyclone that devastated the country more than a month ago.
US ships to leave cyclone-hit Myanmar after junta snub AFP
US to Withdraw Naval Vessels from Burma After Aid Refused Voice of America
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US ships to leave cyclone-hit Myanmar after junta snub
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YANGON (AFP) – US warships laden with supplies for Myanmar’s cyclone victims will sail away after the junta refused their help, even as aid workers Wednesday pleaded for more help to reach about a million survivors.
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Inside Burma’s relief efforts
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… were there and that nobody has been helping people,” says Dr. James Kong, a Hong Kong-based surgeon and former head of Rangoon’s Pun Hlaing International Hospital, who has returned to help his native Burma, which the junta renamed Myanmar.
Snubbed US ships to abort Myanmar mission CNN International
VIDEO: Gates Slams Myanmar`s Response to Aid Javno.hr
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US ships to leave cyclone-hit Myanmar after junta snub
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Cyclone Nargis left more than 133000 people dead or missing as it ploughed across the country formally known as Burma about a month ago, laying waste to vital farmlands and wiping villages off the map.
UN fears food shortage in Myanmar Times of India
US ships abort Myanmar mercy mission The Associated Press
Economic Times – Monsters and Critics.com – Melbourne Herald Sun – AFP
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US to Withdraw Naval Vessels from Burma After Aid Refused
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By VOA News The US military says it will withdraw its warships from the waters off Burma after the ruling military government refused to allow the ships to deliver relief supplies to the victims of last month’s deadly cyclone.
US Navy ships to leave Burma Scotsman
US Navy ships leave Burma, still carrying aid ABC Online
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Myanmar Needs `Sustained’ Aid for Cyclone Survivors, UN Says
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International agencies say Myanmar’s ruling junta is still delaying full access to the region by imposing travel controls for aid workers.
U.S. warships to leave Myanmar after aid refused
BANGKOK (Reuters) – U.S. warships will soon leave waters near Myanmar after the ruling military junta refused permission for the delivery of aid supplies to the cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy delta, a top U.S. commander said on Wednesday.
Four US ships to leave Myanmar coast after snub
BANGKOK (AFP) – Four US Navy ships which had been stationed off cyclone-hit Myanmar with relief supplies and aircraft will return to normal duties after the junta rejected their help, US officials said Wednesday.
Myanmar evicts cyclone victims from schools, so classes can resume
HLAING THAYAR, Myanmar (AFP) – The Myanmar authorities ordered schools around Yangon to open on Monday after a long holiday, despite the affects of Cyclone Nargis, which left 133,600 dead or missing, with 2.4 million people in need of food, shelter and medicine.
US ships abort Myanmar mercy mission
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BANGKOK, Thailand – U.S. Navy ships are leaving Myanmar after failing to get the junta’s permission to unload aid to “ease the suffering of hundreds of thousands” of cyclone survivors, the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday.
Slideshow: Tens of thousands killed in Myanmar cyclone
Video: Cyclone exposes Myanmar generals’ isolation AFP
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US ships off Myanmar will leave the area
(AP) BANGKOK, Thailand – A top U.S. military commander says American navy ships off Myanmar’s coast will leave the area after failing to get the junta’s permission to help with cyclone relief efforts.
