World focus on Burma (10 July 2008)
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Additional £17.5 million by DFID to help Burmese cyclone survivors
Mizzima.com, India –
“We have assessment teams in Burma, they are looking at where the fund is needed for each organization,” he added. On May 2 and 3, Cyclone Nargis hit …
European NGOs condemn putting aid at the service of immigration …
EUbusiness (press release), UK –
“A hundred thousand estimated dead in Burma, food prices rocketing and a woman dying every minute in pregnancy or childbirth. Now, more than ever, …
CARTOONISTS TACKLE THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, by KATHY …
MaximsNews Network, NY –
For example, two cartoons were sent from Burma, where a cyclone earlier this year tore through five regions, killing at least 100000 people, …
The Web Will Not Kill Traditional Organizing
The Nation., NY –
… the intransigence of racism and discrimination, the abuses from Iraq to Burma (Myanmar) – won’t politely go away with a few clicks of a mouse. …
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Irish Times, Ireland – The United Nations today appealed for more than $300 million (€190 million) in additional aid for Burma to cope with the effects of a cyclone two months ago … |
Cyclone damaged rice acreage in Myanmar
Delta Farm Press, NE –
The commodity intelligence reports issued for the country formerly known as Burma focus on Myanmar’s major rice-producing areas, which have suffered …
Malikha Lodge in Burma’Â’s Northern Kachin State Offers Luxury …
TravelVideo.tv (press release) –
(balloons@myanmar.com.mm). A 100 percent private Myanmar company, Melzer views Malikha Lodge and the access it provides to cultural and wilderness …
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Red Cross Issues Multi-Million Dollar Appeal For Cyclone Nargis … Voice of America – The cyclone, which struck Burma on May 2, was the worst to hit the country in 40 years. An estimated 130000 people were killed or reported missing. … |
Reconstruction work of Maung Weik Co. falters
Mizzima.com, India –
But the Myanmar Times journal, a privately owned Weekly, which has both English and Burmese version, on Thursday reported that a Malaysian national is among …
ChesterChronicle.co.uk, UK –
The presentation continued with the cyclone which ripped across the Burmese coast, also in May. Students were given information on the extreme conditions …
CRPP rejects junta’s election challenge
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
The CRPP secretary said he did not believe the military regime was going the right way about bringing democracy to Burma. “We are not interested in the …
World’s Press Calls for Release of Burmese Journalist
World Association of Newspapers, France –
“The continued imprisonment of U Win Tin constitutes a deep blemish on the international standing of Myanmar (Burma) which can only be erased by his release …
Blogger Nay Phone Latt produced before court for first time
Mizzima.com, India –
Chiang Mai – Blogger and author Nay Phone Latt was produced in court for the first time on July 8 in Insein prison precincts. The judge told him that he was …
Rise of Factions Roils Relations within Burmese Junta
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Myint Swe has been seen in the state-run media more frequently since Cyclone Nargis slammed into Burma in early May, prompting observers to wonder if he is …
St. George Daily Spectrum, UT –
The devastation of Cyclone Nargis in May (more than 80000 dead and about 50000 missing) and the despicable reaction of the government has increased the …
Burmese Needs Divide the Aid Industry
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Because of the attention claimed by Cyclone Nargis, it is feared that there will be less money available to help more than 100000 Burmese refugees living in …
Asean chief calls for quick appointment of Thai FM
Nation Multimedia, Thailand –
… as soon as possible to get acquaint with the major issues the grouping is dealing with. He said that the reconstruction of Burma (Myanmar) and other issues.
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Maung Weik Charged with Trafficking Drugs The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – The Myanmar Times weekly journal also reported that the seven named suspects had been charged with engaging in drug trafficking from Malaysia to Burma since … |
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Honolulu volunteers helping cyclone-hit Myanmar victims Honolulu Advertiser, HI – Money raised from fundraising goes toward medicine and supplies; the Burma Association of Hawai’i also made a donation, Lum said. … |
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Hawaii medical team on Myanmar mission Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI – They purchased medicines and supplies for Myanmar through fundraising efforts and a donation from the Burma Association of Hawaii, headed by Tin Myaing … |
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Workers’ rights seditious in Burma United Press International, Asia, China – “The attendees were divided into small groups, each of which was made up of about ten,” the New Light of Myanmar reported of the May 1 event. … |
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UN to Continue Bangkok Briefings: Holmes The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – “Obviously, the government of Myanmar [Burma] would prefer that press briefings be given in Yangon [Rangoon] when they can be,” said UN … |
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Thousands of Cyclone Survivors Unable to Return Home The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – By IRIN / LAPUTTA, BURMA Thousands of cyclone survivors living in displaced persons camps in Burma’s Irrawaddy delta worry about the prospects of returning … |
Top UN Relief Official Plans to Visit Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
The White House said the G-8 leaders expressed their commitment to ensure that aid reaches those affected by Cyclone Nargis. The leaders called on the …
How do you solve a problem like Mugabe?
Toronto Star, Canada –
In Burma, where the ruling generals killed, tortured or imprisoned pro-democracy monks and demonstrators – and initially blocked aid from reaching cyclone …
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Indian state facing famine after plague The Age, Australia – The 2007 infestation spread to the border areas of Bangladesh and Burma in early 2008, “increasing fears of widespread food shortages”, … |
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Yunnan – Western China’s fascinating province The Union of Grass Valley, CA – Old timers may remember this city as the terminus of the WW II Flying Tigers “Over The Hump” from India and Burma to supply the Chinese forces fighting the … |
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News24.com, South Africa – 1995 – Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is freed from house arrest in Rangoon, Burma, now known as Yangon, Myanmar, … |
School provides glimpse of routine for Burma kids
ABC Online, Australia –
Under the guidance of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations there’s been an influx of foreign expertise in recent weeks …
Local church leaders help rebuild
Mission Network NEws (press release), Grand Rapids –
Ministry partners are building houses and providing basic necessities like plates, bowls, and shoes in Burma. n China, its partners are helping with …
The food crisis in Asia: A humanitarian overview
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland –
Traditionally a net exporter of rice, Myanmar was devastated by Cyclone Nargis on May 2nd-3rd of this year. Prior to that, information was difficult to …
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UK Government to give additional aid to relief efforts in Burma ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland – Over two months since Cyclone Nargis caused devastation across southern Burma, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander has announced that a … Winston-Salem Chronicle, NC – Russia and Myanmar (Burma) have state television. State run television does not fit the American consumer. American consumers should not be compelled to …
Indian Company to Start Drilling Gas in Burma RedOrbit, TX – YANGON, July 9 (Xinhua) – An Indian oil company, the Essar, will start drilling test well at an inland block in Myanmar’s western coastal Rakhine state to … |
Asia’s security threats, real and perceived
EnerPub, TX –
The 2008 survey and report were completed well before the cyclone that hit Burma/Myanmar in May. However, an additional short survey conducted on that …
Billings Outpost, MT –
… Wyo., gives a presentation on Cyclone Nargis in Burma, which destroyed entire villages and left more than 2 million people without food or shelter. …
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