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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Myanmar stories: 137 news summaries

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 Burma Relief Effort Belies Need 

Junta props up success stories but ignores thousands out of spotlight

May 27, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burma's junta would have one believe it's got the situation under control in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, and even has a test-case diorama as evidence for foreign envoys, the Times of London reports. Sinkan refugee camp hosts 180 well-fed, healthy inhabitants in clean blue tents—while 10 minutes down... More »

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refugee camp • dictatorship • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • food aid • Cyclone Nargis

Burma Junta:
No Freedom
for Opposition Leader

Aung San Suu Kyi detention extended

May 27, 08 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nobel Prize-winning leader of the Burmese opposition will spend another year under house arrest, the country's military government announced today. Hopes that international pressure, along with the national crisis in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, might lead the junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi were dashed by a... More »

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house arrest • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Burma's Monks Forge 
 Secret Relief Network 

Monks lead aid effort pushed by government reluctance

May 23, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although Burma’s junta relented today and allowed in foreign aid workers, weeks of delays and restrictions have led to the formation of an underground network of volunteers led by monks, Internet activists, and pro-democracy students. The Wall Street Journal looks at their efforts, which risk the wrath of the... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • monks • activists • monastery • emergency aid

 Burma Agrees to Accept All Aid 

Junta drops opposition to aid workers entering country

May 23, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma has agreed to let international disaster relief workers into the country to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, Bloomberg reports. The junta's about-face came after  UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who flew in yesterday, met the nation's  reclusive military leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe. The UN hopes to ramp... More »

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cyclone • relief • aid workers • Myanmar • Burma • Than Shwe • military junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • Ban Ki-Moon

Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

Junta refuses US supplies waiting nearby

May 22, 08 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon witnessed cyclone damage in Burma today, on a trip to bring the devastated country a “message of hope” and push the junta to allow international aid for the millions left destitute, Reuters reports. “I'm quite confident we will be able to overcome this tragedy,... More »

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Opinion

 World Toes Junta's Line
 as Burmese Die 

Dictators don't want you to think about the victims, and media is helping

May 21, 08 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The leaders of the Burmese junta don’t want you to think about the victims of Cyclone Nargis, writes Tom Jenkins for the Guardian, and the world and the media are only too happy to oblige. The Chinese government’s heroics in Asia's other natural disaster focuses attention on victims... More »

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China • dictatorship • Myanmar • Burma • junta • ASEAN • negligence • Cyclone Nargis • China earthquake

World Bank Nixes Loan to Burmese Junta

Military government 'in arrears' on earlier debts; aid still scarce

May 20, 08 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Burma looks for loans to cover an estimated for $10 billion worth of damage from Cyclone Nargis, the World Bank won't be among the lenders, the Telegraph reports. The junta has been in debt to the bank for more than a decade, and the bank is legally barred from... More »

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World Bank • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

Burmese Buy Up Black-Market Cyclone Videos

People want 'to see what's happening,' says vendor

May 19, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Black-market videos of floating bodies, famished survivors, and cyclone-ravaged villages have become best-sellers in Burma, AP reports. The tapes are illegal because the nation's military junta wants to hide the extent of the devastation. "People buy them because they are interested in seeing what happened out there," said... More »

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cyclone • black market • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Burma Relents
 on Foreign Docs,
 Aid Workers

But only from ASEAN member nations

May 19, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two and a half weeks after cyclone Nargis hit, Burma finally agreed today to allow foreign medics and disaster experts into the battered country, reports the BBC—but only from ASEAN member nations. UN chief Ban Ki-Moon also plans to jet to Burma on Wednesday to bring additional pressure to... More »

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United Nations • aid workers • Myanmar • Yangon • ASEAN • Than Shwe • military junta • Save the Children • World Food Program • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • Ban Ki-Moon

Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

General meets survivors for first time since cyclone hit

May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The head of Burma's junta emerged today for the first time since cyclone Nargis struck two weeks ago to meet with survivors, CNN reports. Gen. Than Shwe visited a refugee camp 200 miles south of Yangon, touching the faces of infant survivors. The visit came as the UN's humanitarian secretary... More »

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United Nations • foreign aid • natural disaster • humanitarian crisis • Myanmar • Burma • survivors • Than Shwe • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis

 133K Dead, Missing: Junta 

Military admits full impact of storm

May 16, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 78,000 are confirmed dead and another 56,000 missing in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, Reuters reports. Torrential rains continued to pound Burma today, complicating rescue efforts. The EU’s chief aid official met with military leaders to press for increasing foreign rescue workers' involvement, but he met... More »

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 Myanmar Junta Claims
 Win on Constitution 

Anti-government groups enraged by timing of announcement

May 15, 08 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burmese voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution legitimizing military rule, the junta announced to widespread skepticism today. The vote held Saturday did not include two cyclone-ravaged areas where aid to victims is still largely being blocked by the government, but state media said those votes couldn't change the outcome. Turnout elsewhere... More »

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 Cyclone's Toll Worsens 

UN says 2.5M people have been 'severely affected' by the storm

May 14, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN today nearly doubled its estimate of the number of people "severely affected" by the cyclone in Burma to up to 2.5 million and said they were in dire need of immediate aid, Reuters reports. The frustrated UN chief urged the creation of a "high-level pledging... More »

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 Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route
as New Burma Storm Builds

Latest tropical storm likely to become a cylcone

May 14, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thailand and the United Nations are working to open a land route from northern Thailand into Burma to get desperately needed help to cyclone survivors, reports the Wall Street Journal. The frantic efforts to deliver aid quickly have been stepped up as the UN's weather center is warning that another... More »

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 Junta Hinders 
 Cyclone Coverage 

Foreign journalists must hide to do their jobs

May 13, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Journalists trying to cover the cyclone’s devastation in Burma find themselves obstructed and under surveillance by the military junta, the AP reports. The majority of foreign journalists, like aid workers, have simply been denied entry. Those inside must disguise themselves as tourists, watch out for government phone taps, and... More »

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cyclone • journalist • rescue • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Rain Lashes Cyclone
 Survivors, UN Lashes Junta 

UN chief 'immensely frustrated' by Burmese junta's lack of swift action

May 13, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two more American relief planes were scheduled to take off for Burma today, but the nation's military junta came in for another UN pounding for refusing to allow more desperately needed supplies to cyclone-stricken regions. "We are at a critical point. Unless more aid gets into the country very... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Ban Ki-Moon

UPDATED

As US, Burma Talk, Volunteers Say Junta Is Selling Aid

American troops stand ready to help relief

May 12, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US admiral met with Burma's military command today in continued attempts to persuade the government to allow US servicemen into the country to assist in relief efforts, the Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, a Burmese volunteer operating his own supply effort tells the Daily Telegraph that government officials are commandeering... More »

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Updated

 US Aid Plane Lands in Burma 

Official death toll at 32K; observers say it could be triple that

May 12, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After days of negotiating, a US aid flight landed today in Rangoon, the BBC reports. It’s the latest sign Burma’s military junta might be relaxing its restrictions on foreign aid—a French charity’s plane also touched down—but relief workers still aren’t allowed in to distribute... More »

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 US Aid Finally Winging to Cyclone Survivors

But relief effort remains minimal with a million at risk

May 12, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first US aircraft laden with relief supplies for Burmese cyclone survivors was finally allowed to take off from Vietman today, Reuters reports. Desperately needed international aid has largely been blocked by Burma's military junta. American officials hope the flight, carrying water, blankets, and mosquito nets, will be the first... More »

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 Analysts Urge
 Washington to
 Invade Burma 

Others advise against forcing aid on devastated country

May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma’s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta’s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint... More »

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China • United Nations • Thailand • Myanmar • Burma • Yangon • US Navy • US military aid • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis • airlift

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