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  • May 2008

    • Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

      Reuters  |  May 22, 08 7:07 AM CDT

      Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

      (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,” he said. But his work to open the doors to relief looks to be an uphill battle, the New York Times notes. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • emergency aid  • foreign aid

    • World Toes Junta's Line as Burmese Die

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 21, 08 2:47 PM CDT

      World Toes Junta's Line as Burmese Die

      (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 receiving help, while the Burmese who desperately need outside intervention die off-camera. More »

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

    • World Bank Nixes Loan to Burmese Junta

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 20, 08 10:54 AM CDT

      World Bank Nixes Loan to Burmese Junta

      (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 making another loan, says its managing director. More »

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

    • 'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

      Associated Press  |  May 20, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

      (Newser) - Americans’ donations to disaster relief this year fall far short of money given to victims of the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina—and it’s likely due to “disaster fatigue," say experts. With tragedies like Burma’s cyclone and China’s earthquake quickly piling up, people may feel they can’t make a difference, AP reports. As of Friday, Americans had given $12.1 million to Burma, while the tsunami garnered $1.92 billion in US donations. More »

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      China  • Burma  • Hurricane Katrina  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • charity  • Cyclone Nargis  • relief  • donation  • tsunami

    • It's Time to Talk More About Toilets

      New York Times  |  May 19, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      It's Time to Talk More About Toilets

      (Newser) - Modern squeamishness about discussing human feces can cost lives, Rose George writes in the New York Times . The recent disastrous cyclone in Burma highlights how important waste-containment (read: latrines) is to staving off disease, but if wealthy nations won't deign to discuss No. 2, it's hard for them to organize aid to help poorer countries with sanitation. More »

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      health  • Burma  • Cyclone Nargis  • poop  • sanitation

    • Burmese Buy Up Black-Market Cyclone Videos

      Associated Press  |  May 19, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Burmese Buy Up Black-Market Cyclone Videos

      (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 a street vendor who set up his video stall 2 days after the storm. More »

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

    • Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      CNN  |  May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      (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 began a three-day tour meant to pressure Burma to accept more foreign aid, the AP reports. More »

    • 133K Dead, Missing: Junta

      Reuters  |  May 16, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      133K Dead, Missing: Junta

      (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 with no more success than UN and US officials before him. More »

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      United Nations  • European Union  • Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • relief  • military junta  • dictatorship  • negligence

    • Myanmar Junta Claims Win on Constitution

      Associated Press  |  May 15, 08 7:22 AM CDT

      Myanmar Junta Claims Win on Constitution

      (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 was pegged at 99%, with 92.4% voting yes. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • constitution  • referendum

    • Cyclone's Toll Worsens

      Reuters  |  May 14, 08 8:04 PM CDT

      Cyclone's Toll Worsens

      (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 conference" of donor nations and said it was sending a top diplomat to meet with Burmese leaders to try to convince them to allow in more aid and relief workers.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone

    • Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route as New Burma Storm Builds

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 14, 08 5:21 AM CDT

      Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route as New Burma Storm Builds

      (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 tropical storm is developing near Burma and could develop into a full-fledged cyclone within 24 hours. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Thailand  • Cyclone Nargis