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Blocked US Ships Will Abandon Myanmar Aid

Junta refuses aid 15 times

Jun 4, 08 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - US warships laden with aid for Burmese cyclone survivors will sail out of the region tomorrow still carrying their loads, Reuters reports. Burma's military junta has refused 15 requests to allow American forces to deliver aid supplies to the disaster zone, according to the admiral in charge of the operation. More »

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aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • warship • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Monks Provide Myanmar Relief 

They offer comfort to 2.4 million struggling to survive

May 31, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of Burma’s cyclone, Buddhist monks have become the only source of comfort—both “material” and “spiritual”—for many thousands of homeless and destitute who have been abandoned by the government, the New York Times reports. “Monks are like parents to us. The... More »

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homeless • Myanmar • Burma • Buddhist monks • survivors • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

 Gates: Junta Aid
 Delays Killed Thousands

Defense Secretary slams 'deaf and dumb' Burmese rulers

May 31, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Burmese have died because of their government's refusal to allow in foreign aid after Cyclone Nargis, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates accused the military leaders of being "deaf and dumb" to the plight of their people, Reuters reports. American ships in the region... More »

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Robert Gates • cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Junta Closing Cyclone Shelters 

UN official denounces coerced moves

May 30, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Burmese junta has reportedly begun closing shelters and telling cyclone victims to return to their decimated villages, a move that drew strong condemnation from a UN official, the BBC reports. Military leaders, apparently worried that the camps will become permanent aid centers, have given victims tents and bamboo poles... More »

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homeless • shelter • natural disaster • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Burma Rips 'Chocolate Bar' Aid; US Ships Threaten to Sail

Junta rails on stingy pace of int'l donations

May 29, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma's military junta ripped international cyclone relief efforts today, slamming demands for access to the disaster zone and proclaiming "The people from Irrawaddy can survive without chocolate bars donated by foreign countries," Reuters reports. The slam comes a day after a US admiral threatened to yank warships from... More »

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cyclone • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

Canadians Bully Burmese Junta With... Panties?

Women mail skivvies
to embassy to spook superstitious tyrants

May 28, 08 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - When international pressure fails, try… underwear? Canadian women think they can change the Myanmar junta’s ways by mailing a steady stream of panties to the Myanmar embassy in Ottawa, Sify reports. The military dictators apparently harbor a superstitious fear that touching a woman’s undergarment will “rob them... More »

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Canada • protests • Myanmar • Burma • superstition • military junta • underwear

 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

 'Disaster Fatigue'
 Shuts US Wallets 

Burma, China donations pale compared to tsunami, Katrina charity

May 20, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

It's Time to
Talk More
About Toilets

In disasters like Burma, excrement 'a weapon
of mass destruction'

May 19, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(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... More »

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health • sanitation • Burma • poop • Cyclone Nargis • latrines

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

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

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

 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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cyclone • natural disaster • Myanmar • Burma • Cyclone Nargis

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