Posts Tagged ‘Earthquake’
World focus on Burma (22 August 2008)
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NLD ‘Please’ with second round meeting with UN envoy
Mizzima.com, India -
Chiang Mai – Ibrahim Gambari, United Nations Special Envoy to on Friday met with leaders of Burma’s main opposition party – National League for Democracy …
Singer Moon Aung to perform in Australia
Mizzima.com, India -
Enthusiastic about politics he fled to the Thai-Burma border after the military assumed power in a coup in 1988. The Kachin ethnic singer joined the ‘All …
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari losing credibility?
Merinews, India -
The Opposition in Myanmar believes that the UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is drifting from his mission and falling into a neatly laid trap of the crafty military …
UN ends cyclone relief flights into Burma
USA Today -
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Regularly scheduled cargo flights arranged by the UN to bring cyclone relief aid into Burma have been concluded after three months. …
Burma monk disrobed over street protests
Independent, UK -
Human rights groups believe that up to 200 people were killed by the subsequent crushing of the demonstrations by the regime. Hundreds of monks and ordinary …
ICA Foresees Collateral Damage from Burmese Ruby Ban
Diamonds.net, NY -
The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) has asked its members to stop buying gemstones from Myanmar (Burma) directly and from third party …
ICA Concerned Over Burma Ban Law
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY -
… and international associations against the violent repression of individuals, human rights and pro-democracy movements in Myanmar (formerly Burma). …
AFP -
If Gambari cannot see Aung San Suu Kyi, his trip is meaningless,” Myanmar analyst Win Min said. Two UN officials spent 30 minutes in a car outside of Aung …
Ansell aroused to halt flagging sales
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
This column’s suspicions that the internal management troubles within ANZ resemble the struggles within the Burmese military junta have been reinforced by a …
Gambari holds second meeting with NLD
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
… dialogue between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and regime leaders, to improve Burma’s failing economy and to appoint a communications officer based in Burma. …
Ethnic opposition leaders not allowed to meet UN envoy
Independent Mon News Agency, WA -
Ethnic opposition party leaders have not been allowed to meet United Nations special envoy, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari who is in Burma on a five-day visit, …
Sending a Message to the UN
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
If so, the latest visit of UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari could mark the beginning of a subtle but significant shift in the pro-democracy …
Desperate Burmese youth seek greener pastures abroad
Mizzima.com, India -
… anywhere other than Burma, and earn a decent salary to build up his life. An employed information technology (IT) engineer at the Myanmar Information …
Junta bars UN envoy from meeting Suu Kyi
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Rangoon (dpa) – UN special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari, after five days in the country, has failed to see either opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi or …
Suu Kyi Reportedly Refuses to Meet Gambari
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reportedly refusing to meet UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari because she’s unhappy with …
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By AUNG THET WINE RANGOON — Burma’s junta authorized the unlimited purchase of diesel and gasoline with Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs) at state-owned …
BBC News, UK -
“For WFP and the wider UN and NGO community, the air hub was critical for the provision of vital relief supplies to the people of Myanmar (Burma),” said WFP …
Sudden rise in FEC price
Mizzima.com, India -
The situation worsened after Cyclone Nargis lashed Burma in early May. No one can keep foreign exchange without permission in Burma. …
Burma’s 88 Generation Students complete a year in custody
Mizzima.com, India -
Bo Kyi said, the student leaders continued arrest proves the severe human rights conditions in Burma and the lack of the rule of Law. …
Burma Tourism Report Ignores Cyclone, Demonstrations
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Burma’s Tourism Entrepreneurs Association is quoted in media reports admitting that the effects of Cyclone Nargis alone have reduced tourist visitors to the …
UN Ends Its Relief Flights from Bangkok to Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
“The air hub was critical for the provision of vital relief supplies to the people of Myanmar [Burma],” said Tony Banbury, WFP’s Asia regional director. …
Tibetans in Belgium and Austria go on hunger strike
Phayul, Tibet -
The effort is supported by Brigid Weinzinger, human rights speaker of the Green Party in Austria Tseten Zöchbauer started the function and spoke in detail …
THAILAND: Alarm bells over possible tidal surge
IRINnews.org, NY -
“A storm surge in the Gulf could cause greater damage than the one triggered by Cyclone Nargis in Burma last May,” he said. Strong winds could cause the …
WFP Bangkok relief air bridge for Myanmar completes mission
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
In the three months since the opening of the Don Mueang humanitarian air bridge on 24 May, 232 relief flights were dispatched to Cyclone-hit Myanmar. …
UNLD not allowed to meet Gambari
Art of Patience FREE BURMA (Weblog) Supporting IMNA
Ethnic opposition party leaders have not been allowed to meet United Nations special envoy, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari who is in Burma on a five-day visit, though ethnic leaders demanded a meeting….
Three dead in China-Myanmar border quakes
Channel NewsAsia – AsiaPacific
Yangon, Myanmar: U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, hoping to promote democratic reform in Myanmar, will extend his five-day visit until Saturday in an apparent effort to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi….
Burma: UN food agency sends final aid flight
آكي , Italy -
Bangkok, 22 August (AKI) – The United Nations’ World Food Programme has sent its final humanitarian flight from Thailand to Burma to aid victims of Cyclone …
Burma to Allow International Text Messaging
Cellular-News, UK -
It has been reported that mobile phone users in the reclusive country of Burma (Myanmar) can now send SMSs overseas, but only via a government approved …
Burma: Junta Approves International Text Messaging RedOrbit, TX -
SI.com -
The European Union has sanctioned Burma, and banned the granting of visas to various members of the brutal military regime that rules the country. …
TOKYO —Japan will introduce the so-called third-country refugee resettlement program as early as fiscal 2010 as the first Asian country to do so in a bid to accept more foreign refugees, government sources….
Rights groups lash out at UN
Mizzima.com, India -
The organization went on to argue that the human rights situation in Burma has actually deteriorated over the course of Gambari’s tenure, citing a doubling …
The Olympic Games: A Propaganda Victory for China?
FrontPage magazine.com, CA -
It has paid only lip service on the human rights issues in China, and entirely ignored the illegitimate nature of the Chinese communist regime. …
Community service often viewed as punishment
The Tennessean, TN -
Tyrannical regimes in Burma, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Cuba are guilty of these crimes. Liberals refuse to offer serious proposals that would …
UN ends Bangkok “air bridge” to Burma
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
“For the WFP and the wider UN and NGO community, the air hub was critical for the provision of vital relief supplies to the people of Myanmar,” said Tony …
Burmese Dissidents Call United Nations for Openness and Accountability
Asian Tribune, Thailand -
… its recent mission to Burma (Myanmar), the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) called for UN Special Envoy to Burma …
Free Buram’s Political Prisnoers campaign
MyNews.in, India -
For decades the people of Burma have suffered from socio-economic hardship and severe oppression of political and civil rights by its brutal military regime …
88 Gen Student leaders in custody for a year with remands in absentia
Mizzima.com, India -
“It reveals lack of the rule of law in Burma. They fought for democracy and human rights in the 1988 popular uprising. They have served long prison terms …
UN: UNITED NATIONS BRIEFING AND TV – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS …
MaximsNews Network, NY - 3 hours ago
Is that pretty much the way he apportions to the democratically elected leaders of Burma? Deputy Spokesperson: As you know, Mr. Gambari is in Myanmar to …
Report exposes insurance industry Burma links
Union Network International, Switzerland -
It is part of a carefully targeted policy designed by Burma’s democracy movement to cut the junta’s economic lifeline, this will decrease the amount of …
UN special envoy to Myanmar fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi
Monsters and Critics.com -
This week’s visit is Gambari’s fourth since last year to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where he has been handed a mandate by the United Nations to deal with …
UN special envoy to Myanmar fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi
Thaindian.com, Thailand -
The State Peace and Development Council, as Myanmar’s junta calls itself, has shown little willingness to comply with Gambari’s overall mission. …
Flooding kills 74 in northern India
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
… Myanmar (Burma) and Pakistan. About 50000 people have been displaced in southeastern Nepal since the Saptakoshi River burst its banks earlier this week. …
Oppressed Burmese deserve better from the world
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
For instance, strong words in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Nargis in May against the inhuman intransigence of the military leaders, …
C’mon, Mr. Chrétien, our voice on China does matter
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Canada speaks out today about injustice in Burma and Zimbabwe. Canadians are fighting and dying for human rights in Afghanistan. …
The United Nations has acknowledged that over the past three months some $1.60-million in aid for the victims of the devastating cyclone in May has been lost to Burma’s odd foreign exchange regulations.
The World
TIME -
Meanwhile, in Burma, which is still recovering from a cyclone that killed at least 84000 people in May, torrential rains have forced people to flee their …
Unprecedented search for heroes of ‘the Hump’
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates -
JPAC’s Troy Kitch said recently that the missing planes included more than 100 in India, about 100 in Myanmar and more than 170 in China. …
A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered
MorungExpress, India -
… the territory of the Naga people in the border area of North-east India and Myanmar (Burma) appeared as a blank spot on Western world maps” and that …
More help for local refugees
News Sentinel, IN -
Fort Wayne is home to refugees from strife in many parts of the world, including Somalia, Bosnia and Darfur, but the largest wave has been from Burma. …
State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China
The Associated Press -
BEIJING (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman — one day after another quake damaged …
Quakes kill one near China, Burma border Radio Australia, Australia -
State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 3 in China PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria
Quakes hit China-Myanmar border Straits Times, Singapore -
Three dead in China-Myanmar border quakes Channel NewsAsia – AsiaPacific
World focus on Burma (21 August 2008)
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ASIA: Rock Star’s Expulsion Says No to Child Sex Tourists
Inter Press Service, Italy - By Marwaan Macan-Markar
Likewise, Chinese and Thai tourists are going to the Shan state in Myanmar (Burma) to take advantage of child sex workers,’’ another study by the UN agency …
State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China
The Associated Press -
BEIJING (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman — one day after another quake damaged …
One dead as two quakes hit NEWS.com.au, Australia -
5.9-magnitude quake hits China The Standard, Hong Kong -
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Thailand: Flooding in Chiang Rai business districts; Chaiyaphum …
Mathaba.Net, UK -
Greatly over the critical level of 2.50 metres following heavy rain in Thailand and Myanmar, overflowing its banks and flooding residential and business …
ACT Situation Report: Myanmar emergency response operation 21 Aug 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
ACT members and partners continue co-ordination between each other and with other non-governmental organisations and UN agencies. …
Tanzanian refugees settle in Ireland
The Press Association -
Last year, Ireland accepted almost 100 refugees from Burma who were living in hillside camps on the border with Thailand. The Tanzania refugees, who are …
Burma Rights Group Says XL, Chubb to Withdraw; Chubb Charges …
Insurance Journal, CA -
The Burma Campaign UK, a human rights group, has issued a bulletin stating that XL and Chubb have separately announced their withdrawals from the Burmese ..
Appreciating the Spirit of India´s Independence Day
American Chronicle, CA -
The landlocked Northeast, which has been surrounded by Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet (china), Burma and Bangladesh, is the home for more than 30 active armed groups, …
Dead-end in Burma for UN envoy
Mizzima.com, India - by Larry Jagan
“The SG has also indicated his intention to return to Myanmar (Burma), when conditions are right, to continue his dialogue with the Myanmar leadership,” a …
Myanmar: “I only lost my home,” says cyclone survivor
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
YANGON, MYANMAR (BURMA), August 21, 2008 – Ma Yi* was one of the fortunate ones: all that she lost was her house, and everything in it. …
More US Regional Engagement Needed
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
In 2003, the US introduced the Freedom and Democracy Act in response to the ruthless attack on Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters in the central Burmese …
Court charges monk on 10 counts
Mizzima.com, India -
He said ‘even if I did not put on my robe, I am still a monk, it is not necessary to handcuff me, you are violating human rights’, the monk’s sister quoted …
Burma democracy group names insurers on ‘dirty list’
Royal Gazette, Bermuda -
Ace Marine, it added, offered insurance for Burma through its London office. The Burma Campaign, whose aim is to bring democracy to a country currently …
Habeas corpus returns to Burma?
United Press International, Asia, Hong Kong -
(Awzar Thi is the pen name of a member of the Asian Human Rights Commission with over 15 years of experience as an advocate of human rights and the rule of …
International Text Messaging Approved in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
GSM phones were introduced by Myanmar Post and Telecom in 2002. Despite being more expensive, they’ve quickly become more popular than CDMA and cell phones …
Gambari May Leave Without Seeing Suu Kyi, Than Shwe
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING With one day of his current visit to Burma left, UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari has still not met either opposition leader Aung San Suu …
Migrants Flow out of Burma as Economic Woes Deepen
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Some local observers suggested that the steady influx was due to the impact of Cyclone Nargis, which slammed into Burma’s largely agricultural Irrawaddy …
Gambari Fails to Meet with Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING The United Nations special envoy to Burma failed to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday as scheduled, according to Rangoon sources. …
Solo Protestor and Wife Released
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
During the protest, he demanded the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in a message written on a poster that was hanging around his neck. …
More US Regional Engagement Needed
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
In 2003, the US introduced the Freedom and Democracy Act in response to the ruthless attack on Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters in the central Burmese …
U Myint Aye to be charged with misappropriating aid
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Aug 21, 2008 (DVB)–Human rights activist U Myint Aye is to be charged with misappropriating relief funds despite the lack of evidence against him, …
Monsoon floods strand 80000 in India’s northeast
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
South Asia’s monsoon season typically runs from June through September, bringing deadly flooding and landslides to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma) …
SCR Studios Launches Asian Photo Gallery Web Site Version 2.0
PR Web (press release), WA -
Some upcoming trips that will be incorporated into his online stock include India, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sir Lanka, Malaysia, …
Tsunami warning system improvements stalled
Phuket Gazette, Thailand -
… provinces should a storm similar to Cyclone Nargis, which devastated Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta region, make landfall and cause a storm surge there. …
UN: UNITED NATIONS BRIEFING AND TV: WEDNESDAY, 20/08/2008 …
MaximsNews Network, NY -
On his third day in Myanmar, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Ibrahim Gambari, met with the ministers of Planning and Health with whom he discussed …
Flooding in Chiang Rai business districts; Chaiyaphum prepares
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand -
… of 2.50 metres following heavy rain in Thailand and Myanmar, overflowing its banks and flooding residential and business areas in Mae Sai municipality. …
It’s about time for a fresh look at China
University of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel, NC -
Unfortunately, that is not the case. Human rights are global rights. What’s good for the Chinese is good for all Zimbabweans, Burmese and Sudanese.
Myanmar: Opposition Leader Misses UN Meeting
New York Times, United States -
The ruling generals in Myanmar, formerly Burma, had thrown a tight security cordon around the state guest house where the envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, …
Myanmar Opposition Concerned About Aung San Suu Kyi’s Health
Bloomberg -
“The government didn’t give an explanation for why she didn’t show up and neither did Mr. Gambari,” Nyan Win said by phone from Myanmar. …
HUMAN NEED: Pakuranga’s Stuart Corlett with refugee child Tommuang, due to get plastic surgery thanks to Partners Relief and Development. Photo supplied.
Times Online – Auckland, New Zealand -
… Mr Corlett is back in New Zealand on a five-week journey to bring Burma (also known as Myanmar) back into the minds of New Zealanders. …
Global insurers targeted by human rights activists
Lloyd’s List, UK -
HUMAN rights activists are renewing pressure on the global insurance industry and its leading market place, Lloyd’s of London, to reassess its policy on …
Pacific Team Delivers GEOINT in Paradise
DirectionsMag.com, IL -
When Tropical Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on May 2-3, 2008, causing catastrophic damage and killing tens of thousands, these well-prepared virtual partners …
The Military and the Monetary,
Toward Freedom, VT -
Chinese military hardware is shipped regularly to Burma, including the 2005 supply of 400 military trucks to Myanmar’s army. Chinese military exports went …
ASEAN considers observer status for Burma civilian Govt
ABC Online, Australia -
Elected in 1990 but unable to form government he was driven from Burma by the military junta in 1994. “I’ve been out of Burma for nearly 15 years,” he said. …
Daily Times, Pakistan -
The former Burma’s ruling generals threw a tight security cordon round the state guest house where Ibrahim Gambari and the 63-year-old Nobel laureate have …
Thumbs up for Mandela, down for Geldof
OneWorld.net, UK -
A greater proportion of Londoners also voted for Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi (9 per cent) than any other region. …
Intermountain Catholic, UT -
Aden Batar (back row, second from right) meets in the CCS courtyard with newly arrived refugees from Burma (Myanmar). Most Burmese refugees have spent at …
Johann Hari: John McCain and his secretive plot to ‘kill the UN’
Independent, UK -
For example, the UN is routinely blamed for not intervening in Burma, or Zimbabwe, or Georgia – but the UN has no army of its own; it is only as good as its …
Emergency Appeal update: Myanmar(Burma) Cyclone Nargis response
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2-3 and, according to figures supplied by the United Nations in July, killed more than 84530 persons; 53836 are still …
Samantha Power’s Special Pleading
The Plank on TNR.com, DC -
… Chinese fleeing the Mao regime, Asian nationals from Uganda, and the avalanche of human wreckage from Paraguay, Guatemala, Burma, Cambodia, …
PMO: No decision yet on Bnei Menashe
Jerusalem Post, Israel -
The Bnei Menashe, who live in the states of Mizoram and Manipur on the border with Myanmar (formerly Burma) claim to be descendants of a lost tribe of …
Myanmar: UN envoy meets with ministers on third day of visit
UN News Centre -
20 August 2008 – The top United Nations envoy to Myanmar met with the country’s planning and health ministers today to discuss ways to tackle the …
Inter Press Service, Italy -
Burma and Somalia, ranked 179th in the Index, are the countries viewed as the most corrupt. Zambia is ranked 68 in the latest index measuring the level of …
The Mislabeled “United Nations Human Rights Council”
Post Chronicle -
Well-known human rights abusers Burma, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe voted in favor of the new council and many …
Two international insurance companies to pull out of Burma
Mizzima.com, India -
“…we strongly condemn all insurers that remain involved in our military junta run country. They help keep the generals in power, and condemn Burma’s 50 ..
World focus on Burma (20 August 2008)
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Gambari’s mission to Burma ‘disappointing’: opposition
Mizzima.com, India -
On Wednesday, he also met pro-junta student group the 88 generation students (Union of Myanmar) led by Aye Lwin. Nyan Win said Gambari is drifting away from …
UN envoy meets Suu Kyi’s party, but fails to see her
AFP -
The Nigerian diplomat expressed concern over Myanmar’s crumbling economy, and said that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon could visit the country in December …
UN envoy Gambari meets NLD leaders
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Gambari also told the NLD leaders he planned to appoint a communications officer based in Burma to facilitate contact when the special envoy is out of the …
Burmese junta prevents Christians and Buddhists from providing …
AsiaNews.it, Italy -
Even the iconic figure of Myanmar’s pro-democracy struggle, Nobel prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, is in a “civilian no-man’s-land as a result of her long …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi skips meeting with UN envoy
Reuters -
The former Burma’s ruling generals threw a tight security cordon round the state guest house where Ibrahim Gambari and the 63-year-old Nobel laureate have …
UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December
The Associated Press -
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been in a political deadlock since 1990, when Suu Kyi’s party won a general election but was not allowed to take power by …
UN secretary general to visit Myanmar at year-end Monsters and Critics.com -
UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December The Associated Press -
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88 Generation leaders mark 1 year in detention
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
The price of commodities has doubled since the demonstrators’ arrests and the price of consumer goods continued to increase since Cyclone Nargis hit Burma …
UN envoy Gambari expected to meet Daw Suu
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway -
Pro-democracy groups have criticised Gambari for a lack of tangible success in his efforts to date to bring about political dialogue in Burma, and political …
Gambari Fails to Meet with Suu Kyi
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
By SAW YAN NAING The United Nations special envoy to Burma failed to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday as scheduled, according to Rangoon sources. …
UN Envoy Visits Bring Less Interest
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
.. Generation Student Youths (Union of Myanmar). The National Unity Party, a transformation of the Burma Socialist Programme Party which ruled the country …
Channel 4 News, UK -
Burma’s military junta had sought to impose total control over aid operations. And three months on, the United Nations says recovery assistance remains a …
Children Die in Chin State Famine
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand -
Another Chin group, the Chin Human Rights Organization, said the famine had hit about 20 percent of the state’s population, or at least 100000 people. …
Insurers dispute facts regarding ties to Burma
Business Insurance, IL -
The Burma Campaign UK, which seeks to restore democracy to Burma, said on Tuesday that two insurers—XL Capital Ltd. in Hamilton, Bermuda and the Chubb Corp. …
Teacher goes to the aid of Burma’s needy
Sunderland Echo, UK -
The Karen area of Burma was devastated when Cyclone Nargis hit the country on May 2 this year, unleashing 120mph winds, torrential rain and flooding that …
Earthquake hits Yunnan, south-west China
InTheNews.co.uk, UK -
The US Geological Survey claims the epicentre was 140 miles west of Dali, in Yunnan and 40 miles south east of Myitkyina in Burma. …
Earthquake hits China-Burma border Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -
Earthquake hits China’s border with Burma ABC Online, Australia -
Bangladesh Keen to Solve Maritime Border Issue
Narinjara News, Bangladesh -
… Bangladesh was keen to solve the maritime border dispute with Burma as soon as possible. “Finalization of the country’s maritime border with Myanmar is …
Myanmar teen refugees look for foster homes
Worcester Telegram, MA -
Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been in political turmoil since 1962 when a general staged a coup, banning political opposition and suspending the constitution …
Refugees from Iraq, Burma set to arrive
The Republican – MassLive.com, MA -
More than a half million refugees from Burma, also called Myanmar, have fled their homeland because of ethnic persecution. Nearly 200000 have been living in …
Resentment simmers in Burma a year after unabated crackdown
Mizzima.com, India -
New Delhi – The unabated crackdown by the military junta notwithstanding, resentment against the regime is not likely to diminish, activists and opposition …
UN envoy set to meet Suu Kyi: party
AFP -
YANGON (AFP) — UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari was expected to meet Wednesday with Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sources in her National …
ASEAN considers observer status for Burma’s elected government
Radio Australia, Australia -
“We got invited officially, which reflects, we believe, Indonesia’s support for the Burmese democracy movement and that it also wants to see change in Burma …
American Spectator -
She even charged that “There is a holocaust going on,” an overstatement, but an understandable one, since the North’s human rights abuses are grotesque and …
PEACETALK: Mindanao is not alone. By Kristian Herbolzheimer
Minda News, Philippines -
… politics; but others continued their armed struggle, claiming a greater Naga homeland extending over adjacent states and even into neighboring Burma. …
KanglaOnline, India -
… is still this element of suspicion and disguised hostility in the befriending of the military junta in Burma first by China and then followed by India. …
Olympic tally: RP trails SEA neighbors
Inquirer.net, Philippines -
The other SEA Games nations still struggling to land a medal, apart from the Philippines, are Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Cambodia, East Timor and Brunei. …
Myanmar: Not enough cash grant for cyclone victims
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Cyclone Nargis that lashed Burma in early May left at least 100000 households in Burma’s Irrawaddy …
Apocalypse Now? Miami Model Applied to Republican National …
Toward Freedom, VT -
Given that two former top advisers to Republican nominee John McCain have ties to the military junta in Burma, we’ll know where to look first. …
Mainstream, India -
They were expelled from the country and imprisoned in Mandalay in Burma. After their release Ajit Singh went to Canada and joined the Ghadar Party of which …
Report: Myanmar refugees waiting months for aid
Chicago Tribune, United States -
Fort Wayne is home to one of the largest communities of refugees from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma. …
UN Envoy Tours Cyclone-Struck Areas in Burma
Voice of America -
By VOA News UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari toured Burma’s cyclone-struck Irrawaddy Delta Tuesday to observe recovery and reconstruction efforts. …
Kuwait Presents Result of Asia Trip
The Media Line, NY -
… of businessmen from the oil rich kingdom in the Gulf, visited Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Brunei and the Philippines. …
ChristianityToday.com, IL -
Cyclone Nargis swept through Burma’s low-lying Irrawaddy Delta on May 2. The 2004 Asian tsunami had stripped the terrain of much of its protective …
Australian Star, Australia -
Children from the school recently belted out some tunes to aid cyclone ravaged Burma. Parents watched on as students performed songs and dance routines. …
Burmese MPs urge recognition of ASEAN parliamentarians
Mizzima.com, India -
… accepting Burma as a member, the ASEAN has attracted severe condemnation by the international community for Burma’s failure to improve its human rights …
In pictures: Sketching Burma’s cyclone
BBC News, UK -
In the weeks following Cyclone Nargis, Burma’s military rulers refused to let foreigners into the devastated Irrawaddy Delta. …
စစ္ကိုင္း ျပတ္ေရြ႕ေၾကာေၾကာင့္ ငလ်င္ေဘး စိုးရိမ္ဖြယ္ရွိ – ႀကိဳတင္ျပင္ဆင္ရန္ လိုအပ္
ဒီဗီဘီ- ျမန္မာ
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http://burmese.dvb.no/news.php?id=5055
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According to GSHAP data, Myanmar (Burma) lies in a region with high to very high seismic hazard that increases steadily to the north in the Kachin state and Sagaing Division. Earthquakes in the M7.0-8.0 range have been experienced along the Sagaing fault system that runs in a north-south direction. Earthquakes with intermediate foci occur along the borders with India and Bangladesh. The lowest hazard in Myanmar is in the south of the country in the Tanintharyi division. This map can be reproduced in print or electronically for non-commercial use provided the embedded website link is not removed.
Original page Updated: 03 Mar 2008
http://asc-india.org/maps/hazard/haz-myanmar.htm
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Sagaing fault can be seen as a red line in pictures above and below)
Figure 2. Sismicité en Birmanie, à partir du catalogue USGS. On voit clairement le séisme de 1956 à coté de Mandalay, et … presque rien depuis dans la région. Plus au Sud et plus au Nord, la sismicité est bien marquée sur la trace de la faille.
Bush impressed by China’s earthquake relief efforts
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2008-06-07 03:15:39
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U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during a meeting on China earthquake relief efforts at the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, DC, June 6, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan) |
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) — U.S. President George W. Bush said here Friday he is impressed by China’s firm response to the earthquake disaster and he is happy with the progress of the relief efforts.
“There’s no question this is a major human disaster that requires a strong response from the Chinese government, which is what they’re providing,” he said during a meeting at the headquarters of American Red Cross focusing on the U.S. response to the May 12 earthquake in China’s Sichuan province.
“There will be more work that needs to be done. My message to the Chinese government is, thank you for welcoming our aid. Thank you for taking a firm response to this disaster, and just know the American people care about the people of China. When a brother and sister hurts, we care about it,” he said.
Bush also praised the U.S. nongovernmental organizations, the business sector and charities for their compassion and donations in response to the earthquake.
The meeting is hosted by the American Red Cross, Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The participants, including Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson as well as leaders from U.S. nongovernmental organizations, the business sector and charities, were briefed by China’s ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong by the latest information on the situation in Sichuan and long-term relief and reconstruction needs.
Zhou later told Xinhua that China appreciated U.S. help to the relief efforts, saying it is an example of the China-U.S. constructive and cooperative relationship.
The two countries are always helping each other in times of need, and China has donated 5 million U.S. dollars in aid to the United States when Hurricane Katrina struck southern U.S. states in 2005, he said.
Zhou said a high-level U.S. delegation headed by a deputy secretary of state will soon visit China and assess relief and reconstruction needs.
American Red Cross pledges more fund for China’s earthquake relief efforts
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U.S. President George W. Bush (C) speaks as Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhou Wenzhong (1st,right), U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (2nd right) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (1st left) listen during a meeting on China earthquake relief efforts at the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, DC, June 6, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan) |
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) — The American Red Cross Friday pledged an additional contribution of 10 million U.S. dollars to support the China earthquake relief and recovery efforts.
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, chairman of the American Red Cross, made the announcement at a roundtable meeting focusing on the U.S. response to China’s earthquake.
EU official praises China for handling earthquake situation
BRUSSELS, June 6 (Xinhua) — A European Union (EU) high-level official spoke highly Friday of the Chinese government for the way it has handled the earthquake situation in Sichuan Province.
“I have the utmost respect for the way the Chinese government is dealing with this difficult situation,” said EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
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(Burma and China): Two disasters, contrasting reactions
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Two powerful natural disasters, wreaking havoc through large swathes of territory.
Aid has been slow to reach Burmese due to restrictions on foreign help
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Two Asian countries reeling from the horror of tens of thousands of people probably dead and hundreds of thousands more made destitute and homeless.
And two governments, one a military junta and the other a Communist oligarchy, both traditionally suspicious of outside intervention.
But what a contrast between the different ways they are handling their situations.
Since the cyclone that hit Burma on 3 May, the government there has been wary of giving access to outsiders, sluggish in its own response and reluctant to contemplate flexibility.
From the outset the military regime allowed in only a small percentage of the relief experts who were needed to assess the devastation and set up supply routes to reach survivors.
Journalists, usually welcomed in such circumstances so the world knows what is happening, have had to slip in incognito.
Immediate offers of airlifts and naval support from as far afield as the United States were greeted with hesitation.
And even when shipments were grudgingly accepted, government spokesmen tried to insist that while aid was welcome, foreign aid workers were not and the Burmese army could manage without them.
The Burmese army was notably absent in the days following the cyclone
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Yet the immensity of the tragedy seems to be far beyond the means of the Burmese themselves.
In some places lucky survivors appeared to have been the recipients of government dispersed tents.
But elsewhere snatched glimpses of bloated bodies left floating in flooded paddy fields, and pictures of soldiers at Rangoon airport unloading aid sacks by hand sent an eloquent signal that this inward-looking regime was ill-equipped to cope with the scale and urgency of such a monumental disaster.
People, it seems, are not the first priority.
A referendum to adapt the country’s constitution went ahead as planned on Saturday, except in the inundated areas of the Irrawaddy Delta.
Maintaining a firm political grip on the country, it seems, is more important to the Burmese generals than meeting the desperate needs of some of their own citizens.
Swift action
Compare that to the response of the Communist government in China to this week’s catastrophic earthquake, where the government has sent the message it is prepared to be swift, flexible and surprisingly open.
Within hours the prime minister was on a plane to the region, and Chinese state television, not known for its quick response to emergencies, was rolling with a special disaster programme.
China’s premier (left) flew to the scene within hours of the earthquake
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Pictures of collapsed buildings and trapped survivors have sped around the world.
Some foreign journalists have been able to get to the region to send eyewitness reports.
In contrast to Burma’s inflexibility over its referendum plans, in China a swift decision was taken to scale down ceremonies surrounding the once controversial Olympic torch relay and add a daily minute of silence, out of respect for the victims.
As for offers of outside help, there has been an official welcome for the pledges of relief that have been pouring in.
And even if, like Burma, the Chinese government has stopped short of accepting disaster relief workers, it has moved fast to announce it is mobilising its own considerable resources into what appears to be an impressive rescue mission.
Tens of thousands of Chinese police and soldiers have been making their way to the disaster zone by truck, plane, parachute and some even on foot.
How effective they will be in managing this disaster will no doubt emerge in the next few days and weeks.
Whether outsiders – journalists and aid workers – will continue to be allowed near the disaster area remains a question.
Already the Chinese foreign ministry is warning that foreign journalists may be kept away from the earthquake zone “for their own safety”.
But at the very least, the Chinese government clearly wants to demonstrate to its own people – and to the outside world – that it can cope, and that it cares for its citizens’ welfare.
Different pattern
To be fair, though the scale of the two disasters is perhaps comparable, the logistical problems thrown up by a cyclone and a tidal surge versus the upheaval caused by a major earthquake in heavily populated areas are difficult to equate.
And even if one could, the sheer size and wealth of China, and the resilience of its infrastructure in comparison to Burma meant it was always going to be in a better position to shoulder the burden locally.
But what is particularly striking is how different this week’s reaction in China is from its own inadequate response to disasters in the past, and from the other ways in which it tries to hide sensitive political information.
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In 2005 when an explosion at a petrochemical factory contaminated a river supplying the northern city of Harbin, the Chinese authorities were severely criticised for failing to own up to the disaster quickly enough.
Yet now it seems that a different pattern is emerging.
Earlier this year when millions of Chinese were stranded by ice and heavy snow in the worst winter storms in decades, the authorities again moved swiftly to try to get on top of the emergency.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were deployed and easing the crisis was declared a number one priority.
Whether because the eyes of the world are upon it in this Olympic year, or because the Chinese themselves, particularly the increasingly affluent and empowered urban middle class, demand more of their own government, these days in China – unlike in Burma – there seems to be a greater sense of the need to be accountable.
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