Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
World focus on Burma (18 August 2008)
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Vatican Radio, The Vatican –
Mark Farmaner is the Director of the Burma Campaign in the UK. He says that hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations are low.
Gambari’s visit has created no political breakthrough: Burmese …
Mizzima.com, India –
New Delhi – Burma’s main opposition party – the National League fro Democracy – on Monday said it welcomed another round of visit by the United Nations …
Aung San Suu Kyi in another rare meeting with lawyer
Mizzima.com, India –
New Delhi – Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday was allowed another meeting with her lawyer, Kyi Win, …
Burmese MPs in exile call for ASEAN support
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
… for the Philippine and other ASEAN governments to censure SPDC for its human rights violations and suppression of democratic forces in Burma,” he said. …
Support athletes, but not China
Ukiah Daily Journal, CA –
The military junta in Burma is still in power to this day, despite strong and continuous resistance by the people of Burma, because of China’s support. …
Six killed in a landslide in Upper Burma
Mizzima.com, India –
“The heavy and incessant rainfall in Mogoke has been on for about three months now and started even before Cyclone Nargis hit Burma. …
Thousands flee as Mekong breaks flood records
The Age, Australia –
A Cambodian woman swims with her cattle to higher ground. Photo: Reuters
Flooding has also hit parts of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos as well as Burma, where waters rose in the Irrawaddy Delta, still recovering from a cyclone that …
Five Taunggok activists jailed for 8 August march
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
… including members of the 88 Generation Students group, the All Burma Federation Of Student Unions and the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters network, …
Daw Suu receives visits from lawyer and doctor
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
… League for Democracy leader is intended to create a positive impression for United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who arrives in Burma today.
Gambari Arrives in Burma
United Nations special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari speaks during an interview on February at the United Nations information center in Tokyo. (Photo: Reuters)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By WAI MOE The United Nations Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Monday for a five-day trip to Burma. …
UN envoy visits Myanmar Radio Netherlands, Netherlands –
UN envoy makes another visit to Burma Radio Australia, Australia –
UN Envoy Begins Burma Visit Voice of America –
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Six Die and Thousands Flee Torrential Rain in Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
Last Saturday, the state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper reported that the floods hit areas of Rangoon and the Irrawaddy delta, where Cyclone Nargis left a …
Nobel Peace Laureates Offer a Message of Hope on America’s Most …
PR Newswire (press release), NY –
The ten core issues that the Nobel Peace Laureates have designated for projects include: — Ending racism and hate — Social justice and human rights for …
Myanmar Gem Sellers Disregard US Ban
Israel Diamond Portal, Israel –
Myanmar, (formerly Burma), produces almost 90% of the world’s rubies and is a leading international supplier of other gems and jade. …
China’s iron Olympic grip starts to
Times Online, UK –
They rejected criticism of their policies on Darfur, Burma and Zimbabwe, brushing aside foreign demonstrators complaining about Tibet. …
Bridging the gap: Myanmar refugees and members of Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church enjoy a game Sunday. The children threw themselves into the games, but language gaps slowed interaction between adults.
… Nationalities Christian Fellowship, a congregation of immigrants, most of them refugees, from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country once known as Burma. …
Burma’s ‘Blood Jade” Used in Olympic Medals?
The Epoch Times, NY –
A Burmese woman deals her Jade stones with a shopkeeper at the Jade market June 15, 2003 in Mandalay, Myanmar. The country generates a considerable income from the mining of precious stones mostly from the northern part of Myanmar. Its a government run mo (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Although both European countries and the United States have placed severe restrictions on the import of gems from Burma (also called Myanmar), …
AtHoc IWSAlerts Achieves “Positive Military Utility” Rating by US …
PR Web (press release), WA –
… joint military forces also used AtHoc IWSAlerts in preparation for relief efforts when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Burma in May. …
Suu Kyi meets lawyer on eve of UN envoy visit: spokesman
AFP –
A protester carries a photo of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
YANGON (AFP) — Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare meeting with her lawyer on the eve of a UN envoy’s visit to push Myanmar’s …
UN envoy begins Myanmar reconciliation mission
The Associated Press –
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar’s capital Monday on a five-day mission to promote national reconciliation and …
UN envoy in Myanmar amid waning hopes for reform
International Herald Tribune, France –
With little to show from his previous five missions to the former Burma, hopes of a breakthrough on Gambari’s sixth visit are low. “Frankly, we don’t expect …
Severe Flooding Hits Burma and Neighboring Countries
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By AP BANGKOK — Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains has struck areas of Burma still reeling from Cyclone Nargis, a state-run newspaper said …
Floods kill 130, drive thousands from homes in Southeast Asia
Boston Globe, United States –
A boy played in flood waters yesterday at a shop east of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Officials there said the flooding of the Mekong River was the worst in memory. (Reuters)
Flooding has also hit parts of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos as well as Burma, where waters rose in the Irrawaddy Delta. The delta region is still recovering …
UN special envoy arrives in Myanmar
Bangkok Post, Thailand –
The visit is Gambari’s fourth since last year to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where he has been handed a mandate by the UN to deal with the country’s …
UN special envoy visits Myanmar for reconciliation efforts
Xinhua, China –
18 (Xinhua) — United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived here Monday on a re-visit to Myanmar to goon with UN’s efforts for the country’s …
New Yorker, United States –
Soldiers about to close off access to Rangoon’s Sule Pagoda, during the protests of September, 2007. Increasingly, dissidents are questioning the utility of direct confrontation with the government. Photograph by Christian Holst.
… “Aung San Suu Kyi is the new leader of our country. American troops will come liberate us.” But Suu Kyi—the daughter of the general who led Burma to …
Australia helps refugees rebuild their lives
TamilSydney.com, Australia –
‘There are more than 40 000 people in the Mae La refugee camp, mostly people of Karen ethnicity who faced persecution by the Burmese military junta,’ …
Junta allows Suu Kyi to meet with lawyer again
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand –
YANGON, Aug 18 (Kyodo) – Myanmar’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed Sunday to meet with her lawyer for the second time in 10 days, …
Boston Globe, United States –
Nowhere has that failure been more flagrant than in Burma, where a vicious military junta continues to deceive and defy the world body. …
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY –
The military junta in Burma is still in power, despite strong and continuous resistance by the people of Burma, because of China´s support. …
Burma opposition lauds UN visit
BBC News, UK –
Mr Gambari met Aung San Suu Kyi in March but not key military leaders
By Brenda Marshall Burma’s National League for Democracy has said it hopes a visit by the UN’s special envoy will revive talks between its detained leader …
Inquirer.net, Philippines –
… cited as models of moral courage peace advocate Mahatma Gandhi, human rights leader Martin Luther King, and Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. …
Myanmar party hopes envoy visit will revive talks
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria –
Myanmar party hopes envoy visit will revive talks – © AP
Gambari last visited Myanmar in March, a trip he described as a disappointment. Although he was allowed to meet Suu Kyi he had no access to senior junta …
Hopes for talks on Burma democracy
Scotsman, United Kingdom –
BURMA’S main opposition party said yesterday that it hopes a visit today by a United Nations special envoy will help restart talks between the pro-democracy …
Myanmar activists sentenced to prison for protest commemoration march
JURIST –
[JURIST] Officials of Myanmar opposition group the National League for Democracy (NLD) said Sunday that the government has sentenced five of its members to …
NLD hopes Gambari’s visit will revive talks with junta
Daily Times, Pakistan –
YANGON: Myanmar’s main opposition party said Sunday that it hopes a visit this week by a UN special envoy will help restart stalled talks between …
Inquirer.net, Philippines –
… missing the opening rites in Beijing as a protest against the Chinese government’s continuing support of the military junta in Burma or Sudan. ..
Myanmar opposition hopes UN envoy’s visit will spur talks
International Herald Tribune, France –
AP YANGON, Myanmar: The main Myanmar main opposition party said Sunday that it hoped a visit this week by a special envoy from the United Nations would help …
Detained Suu Kyi meets lawyer as release speculation grows
Monsters and Critics.com –
Yangon – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been permitted a rare meeting with her lawyer, the second this month, giving rise to speculation …
Wife of Solo Protester Arrested in Arakan
Narinjara News, Bangladesh –
The poster contained writing demanding the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. “He wrote a sentence on the poster that read, ‘Our mother Daw Aung Suu Kyi must …
For Australia foreign aid, like charity, begins
The Age, Australia –
Since May, Australia has given more than $55 million in the aftermath of Burma’s cyclone Nargis and more than $2 million to China’s earthquake recovery. …
World focus on Burma (23 July 2008)
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Open China’s great firewall
Christian Science Monitor, MA –
Egypt, Syria, Russia, and Burma (Myanmar) are among those countries known to crack down on citizens who use the Internet to protest. …
Southeast Asia Nations Back Indo-US Nuclear Deal – PTIistockAnalyst.com, OR – The ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. … |
Discrimination over aid distribution among cyclone victims: new reportMizzima.com, India – Ko Shwe, author of the report, said he travelled extensively to cyclone-hit areas, particularly to Laputta and Ngaputaw townships in Burma’s southwestern … |
US removes oil giant from Burma sanctions
guardian.co.uk, UK –
The US oil giant Chevron will continue to do business in Burma after a provision to stop it operating there was removed from the latest round of US …
Congress Bows to Big Oil in Burma
The Washington Independent, DC –
More recently, the junta barred most international aid in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta in May. …
Activists urge action after ASEAN charter ratification
Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway –
Jul 23, 2008 (DVB)–Burmese rights activists have welcomed Burma’s ratification of the ASEAN charter but urged that public education and an enforcement …
Authorities censor Nargis cartoons
Mizzima.com, India –
The cartoons were exhibited for a fund raising drive in an exhibition entitled ‘Wakeup from Storm’ for Cyclone Nargis victims. Five officials of the Cartoon …
Burmese Junta censors Cyclone cartoons
Mizzima.com, India –
Burma’s military authorities on Tuesday banned several cartoons at a fund raising exhibition for victims of Cyclone-Nargis, for allegedly violating censor …
Remarks at ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference
US Department of State, DC –
We are especially concerned, as you know, about the situation in Burma. And the United States did indeed extend humanitarian assistance. …
Human rights group backs increased pressure on Burma
Religious Intelligence Ltd, UK –
“Furthermore, we call on the UN Security Council to impose a universal arms embargo on the regime in Burma, and to refer a case against Burma’s Generals to …
US Tamils to Hold Black July Rally and Vigil
TamilNet, Sri Lanka –
The joint rally will protest China against its military support to Sri Lanka and Burma whose governments are accused of committing grave human rights …
Relief Must Focus on Remote Areas: HolmesThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – By SAW YAN NAING After visiting cyclone-hit areas of Burma’s Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, John Holmes, the United Nations’ chief humanitarian relief official … Speculation Surrounds Future UWSA LeadersThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – By WAI MOE As Bao Yuxiang, the chairman of one of the largest armed groups in Burma, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), remains in ill heath, … |
Metro Snapshot: July 23, 2008Metro Canada – Toronto, Canada – STAYING BEHIND BARS:After word spread that Myanmar’s military may be releasing democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi within six months, a Singapore newspaper … |
Burma activist’s trek crosses MorrisDailyrecord.com, NJ – His name is simply Athein, a 35-year-old native of Burma, which was renamed Myanmar 20 years ago by the ruling military junta. Athein’s stroll along the … |
Washington Post Editor’s Dad Has Anti-Bush BlogGawker, NY – Furthermore, Burma initially rejected all foreign aid whereas Mr. Bush only rejected aid from Cuba. As the recent hearings show, by not tracking the … Barefoot for BurmaMelton Today, UK – A teacher walked barefoot through Melton on Monday on his way from Scotland to London to raise the plight of children in Burma. Carrying only salt, rice, … |
Great Falls resident helps effort to get life-saving drugs into …Great Falls Tribune, MT – Three days after Myanmar, formerly called Burma, was ravaged by Cyclone Nargis, the country’s worst tropical storm in 25 years, Sollid and five other … |
Thai Paper Urges More Pressure on BurmaistockAnalyst.com, OR – The foreseeable future for Burma is clear: there will be no opposition to worry the junta. What is emerging from the ASEAN ministerial meeting is an … |
China to Strengthen Cooperation With ASEANistockAnalyst.com, OR – ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], the Philippines, Singapore, … |
Current Affairs Heavy Hearts and High HopesVelocity, KY – But Eh Doh Htoo, a refugee from Myanmar (formerly called Burma), has had plenty of other things on his mind, too, since he arrived in Louisville in March … |
Australia to give more aid to Myanmar, US says it’s ready to …
International Herald Tribune, France –
… in addressing the root cause of Burma’s grave problem, the repression of the Burmese democracy movement,” Rice said, using the former name for Myanmar. …
UN Security Council to Discuss Burma
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand –
By LALIT K JHA / UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK — As the United Nations plans to send special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma in September and the Security Council …
Asean EU-style Union Likely to StumbleThe Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand – Burma ratified the charter this week, but immediately declared in Singapore that it will resist any attempt by guardians of a future Asean human rights … |
Rice urges ASEAN to push Myanmar to reformReuters – “It was in the interest of ASEAN and the people of Burma to persuade Myanmar’s leaders to free political prisoners and to open up a dialogue with the … |
US Senate Bans on Import of Burmese Gems
Congress began to consider the legislation in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, when the Burmese regime placed restrictions that severely limited the ability … UN pulls out of cyclone-swamped BurmaIndependent Online, South Africa – Bangkok – The United Nations is to stop flying in aid to Myanmar/Burma in August, forcing relief agencies to find another way to bring in vital supplies to … |
Singapore And US Reaffirm Their Strong RelationsBernama, Malaysia – They also discussed developments in Myanmar and the important mission of United Nations’ Special Envoy Professor Ibrahim Gambari to meet the country’s … Opposition leader to be freed in six months?Metro, UK – Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six months, the military junta has suggested. Ms Suu Kyi is approaching the … |
New Zealand to Provide Further Funding for Burma ReliefistockAnalyst.com, OR – New Zealand will provide a further 2m dollars [approx 1.5m US] for ongoing relief efforts in Myanmar [Burma], announced Foreign Minister Winston Peters … |
Millions in Myanmar cyclone aid still to be releasedReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland – GENEVA, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – More than 5.8 million dollars in emergency aid for victims of Myanmar’s cyclone Nargis is still to be released by donor … US Congress approves legislation to bar Myanmar gems
… clear message to the junta that the United States stands squarely with the freedom-loving people of Burma,” McConnell said, using Myanmar’s former name. … Australia to give aid to Myanmar
SINGAPORE (AP) — Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar’s May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military … |
Australia injects 29 million US dollars more for cyclone victims
Monsters and Critics.com –
‘We made this contribution because we are very pleased with the progress that ASEAN and the United Nations have made in conjunction with Myanmar,’ he told …
Burma urged to hold free, fair election
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia –
AUSTRALIA has repeated its call for Burma to hold free and fair elections and release Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta ratified an ASEAN charter setting …
Australia calls on Myanmar to hold free electionsThe Standard, Hong Kong – Australia has reiterated calls for Myanmar to release Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta ratified an ASEAN charter setting principles of human rights, … Aus pledges another $30 million in Myanmar cyclone aid
Australia has committed an extra 30 million dollars (USD 29 million) to Myanmar cyclone relief, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Wednesday. … |
US Congress passes new Myanmar gemstone sanctions billInternational Herald Tribune, France – … a gap in current sanctions, which already bar the importation of gemstones directly from Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma. … Burma, North Korea Top Southeast Asian Security AgendaMedia Newswire (press release), NY – Rice will meet with ASEAN ministers July 23 to take stock of US-ASEAN cooperation on regional issues, Marciel said, including Burma’s cyclone recovery and … |
Suu Kyi: ‘Don’t just sit there. Do something.’Pacific Daily News, GU – When the junta organized the “Visit Myanmar Year 1996,” Suu Kyi declared, “we would like potential visitors to Burma to show they are not going to buy their … Dine out and help a good causeCamden Haven Courier, Australia – Her latest project will raise funds for the victims in Burma’s Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta. Tin is a Burma-born Australian and, with her husband … Burmese still waiting on $6m in cyclone aidMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia – MORE than $US5.8 million ($5.94 million) in emergency aid for victims of Burma’s cyclone Nargis is still to be released by donor countries, the World Health … Flowering Bamboo Leads to Starvation in BurmaThe Epoch Times, NY – “The situation is at a critical point,” said Salai Bawi Lian Mang, head of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) which is monitoring the situation. … |
Burma Dissidents Urge UN Secretary General To Intervene In CrisisBosNewsLife, Hungary – The military government of Burma, which it calls Myanmar, has been reluctant to allow foreign Christian groups to enter the country, although some managed … John McCain’s Remarks on Abortion to National Pro-Life Convention
And I know that I have a personal obligation to advocate human rights wherever they are denied, in Bosnia or Burma, in Cuba or the Middle East, … |
SE Asian nations fail to win Thai-Cambodia breakthroughStuff.co.nz, New Zealand – The fracas did manage to shove Myanmar out of the spotlight it usually occupies with great uneasiness at Asean meetings. The meetings began with a rare ray … |
Japan Vows Additional Aid for MyanmaristockAnalyst.com, OR – Singapore, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Tuesday promised to provide cyclone-hit Myanmar with additional aid worth 21 … |
Local concert raises $11000Independent and Free Press, Canada – … John’ United Church, was so moved by the plight of the people of Burma (Myanmar) and China, that she decided to put together a benefit concert to help. … |
CPJ calls on Burma donors to consider media access
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY –
Those detained include Aung Kyaw San, editor-in-chief of the Myanmar Tribune; Ma Eine Khine Oo, a journalist with Ecovision Journal; popular commentator, …
Australia gives $30m to Burma
NEWS.com.au, Australia –
AUSTRALIA has boosted its funding to Cyclone Nargis-ravaged Burma by $30 million, the Government has announced. The increase brings Australia’s total …
‘Suu Kyi will not be freed in 6 months’
Howrah News Service, India –
Singapore: Burma’s foreign minister has said pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be kept in detention legally until late 2009 and not until December …
ASEAN all talk and no action on temple spat
The Standard, Hong Kong –
Thailand disagreed yesterday and the plan was abandoned. Burma also put its foot down on an ASEAN plan to set up a human rights body. AP.
Myanmar objects to monitoring powers of new ASEAN human rights body
JURIST –
The comments, made during a Monday meeting to organize the new ASEAN human rights committee, indicate that Myanmar [JURIST news archive] may block attempts …
World focus on Burma (8 June 2008)
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Myanmar tightens security but denies evicting cyclone victims
BOGALAY, Myanmar (AFP) – Myanmar has tightened security across the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta but on Sunday denied evicting storm victims from emergency shelters and forcing them to return to ruined villages.
Myanmar tourism sector reels after cyclone
YANGON, Myanmar – When a taxi carrying two Westerners pulled up this past week at the Shwe Sin hotel at the Chaung Tha beach resort in Myanmar’s cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy delta region, cheers rang out from local residents and workers.
Bangkok Post, Thailand –
The New Light of Myanmar attributed such negative reports to foreign plots to undermine the government. It cited a recent broadcast by “certain foreign …
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Red Cross: Myanmar dead may never be identified
The Associated Press – YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Tens of thousands of people killed in last month’s cyclone may never be identified because their bodies have decomposed so badly and … |
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Asia-focused Australian PM heads to Japan and Indonesia
International Herald Tribune, France – “Natural disasters in Burma and China in recent weeks… death tolls, have reminded us of the need for regional cooperation to have practical results, … |
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Myanmar Denies Evicting Cyclone Victims From Shelters, AFP Says
Bloomberg – By Glenys Sim June 8 (Bloomberg) — Myanmar denied forcing survivors of Cyclone Nargis out of emergency shelters and back to their flattened villages, … |
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Myanmar denies evicting cyclone survivors from shelters
AFP – YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s junta denied on Sunday forcing survivors of Cyclone Nargis out of emergency shelters and back to their flattened villages, … |
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MERCY CORPS AND MYANMAR
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR – asked Jeremy Woodrum, director of the US Campaign for Burma, referring to Mercy Corps and Chevron. “Yes.” Woodrum quickly noted that Mercy Corps isn’t at … |
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• K-College grads-to-be to provide aid in Myanmar
Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com, MI – Worldwide attention turned to Myanmar, formerly Burma, in May when its military junta leaders refused to accept humanitarian aid after a cyclone hit. … |
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Carr: Slaughter continues in Darfur
MetroWest Daily News, MA – While the the country and the world’s attention is rightfully focused on matters such as the US Presidential election, the tragedy in Burma/Myanmar, … |
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Only the International Court can Determine if George Bush is a War …
Political Cortex, NY – In Myanmar (Burma) the leaders who are busily building luxury dwellings for themselves have made it very difficult for relief agencies to deliver food to … |
Scotland on Sunday, UK –
By Pat Wilde A SEVERE shortage of housing has left hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors in Burma exposed to heavy rains as the monsoon season begins. …
guardian.co.uk, UK –
‘Our coverage of the Chinese earthquake, Myanmar (Burma) tsunami and Zimbabwe have been extraordinary.’ That may be true, but for reporters, …
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Aquino, Estrada, Anwar: Evening of memories
Inquirer.net, Philippines – She once read a letter smuggled out of Burma (Myanmar) on behalf of detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Aquino also gave Azizah a political … |
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Cyclone aid organizer arrested in Myanmar
United Press International – … Country Director Guy Chase told the Post many victims have yet to receive any aid following the May 3 disaster in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. … |
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On Phway to change the world
Manawatu Standard, New Zealand – The Gorge is about a girl who’s working on getting over her fear, while Paypay is about Shwedagon Pagoda, a golden temple in Burma (Myanmar). … |
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Despite Rebuff, US Helicopters Stand by to Help Burma
NewsBlaze, CA – The offer of aid continues even though the US Navy ordered its ships to sail away from Burma after an earlier offer to fly aid inland to people in need was … |
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More UN support arrives in Burma
The Age, Australia – Five UN-chartered helicopters have arrived in Burma’s main city Rangoon, to boost efforts to deliver aid to victims of the cyclone that tore through the … |
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Barbecue to aid cyclone victims
London Free Press, Canada – “Everybody is really excited,” said Emily Htoo, who is from Burma, also known as Myanmar, and works with refugees originally from that country’s Karen state … |
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Storm victims face new misery
Toronto Star, Canada – … tightly controlled by the military government, which also severely restricts international media access to Burma, which the generals renamed Myanmar. … |
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Burmese refugees sent home
San Jose Mercury News, USA – LABUTTA, Burma – Within a week of the storm that flooded the delta in May with waves as high as 20 feet, the monasteries in this village were swarming with … |
News-Leader.com, MO –
Front page again in News-Leader dated May 29 are photos of weary and homeless survivors in Burma (Myanmar). Their government controlled by military won’t …
Watford Observer, UK –
Cheques for the Myanmar Cyclone Appeal can also be sent to ADRA-UK, Stanborough Park, Watford, Herts, WD25 9JZ. n Watch out for next week’s special feature …
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Myanmar or Burma? Apple’s dictionary had an opinion
CNET News, CA – o 1.02 running in Tiger) gave an interesting pronunciation for “Myanmar:” It’s pronounced “Burma.” I would tend to think this is an accident, … |
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Burma’s rulers castigate media over coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, USA – AP The US military said Friday it is keeping 22 helicopters on standby in case Burma’s ruling junta reverses its rejection of such help for cyclone victims, … |
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Cyclone Relief Reaching Burma, But UN Says It’s Not Enough
Deutsche Welle, Germany – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sent 200 personnel to Burma, also known as Myanmar, while Japan and Germany have teams working on … |
CNN International –
… non-governmental organizations that provide food, shelter and non food items to refugees and displaced people from Myanmar, also known as Burma. …
