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  • May 2008

    • Burma Relents on Foreign Docs, Aid Workers

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 19, 08 7:21 AM CDT

      Burma Relents on Foreign Docs, Aid Workers

      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 bear to speed relief to save thousands of children from starving to death. More »

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

    • Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      newser  |  Time  |  May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT

      Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      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 their colors on US aircraft to help aid get through. More »

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

    • Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 5, 08 6:33 AM CDT

      Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

      The death toll in yesterday's Burmese hurricane has skyrocketed to 4,000, CNN reports, up from initial estimates of 350. State-run media issued a revised estimate this morning, along with the government's emergency plea for help. Another 3,000 are thought to be missing. Major relief work has already begun, with international groups coordinating a joint effort, but work was being hampered by the government's travel restrictions on foreigners. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • aid  • relief  • Red Cross  • Yangon  • Bangkok  • aid agencies

    • Cyclone Savages Burma; at Least 351 Dead

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 4, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      Cyclone Savages Burma; at Least 351 Dead

      A tropical cyclone has wreaked havoc in Burma, killing at least 351 and destroying tens of thousands of buildings, the BBC reports. Cyclone Nargis brought 120 mph winds to the country, knocking down 75% of buildings in one town and cutting off power, water, and phone lines in the largest city, Rangoon. The storm is now headed toward Thailand, but seems to have quieted somewhat. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • cyclone  • Yangon  • Rangoon

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Burma Lifts Curfew, Ban on Assembly

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 20, 07 3:34 PM CDT

      Burma Lifts Curfew, Ban on Assembly

      Burma is scrapping a curfew and a ban on assemblies of more than 5 people in Yangon, apparently assured that pro-democracy protests are dead. The junta also gave opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a fresh invite for compromise talks, the AP reports. Both moves come after Bush imposed a new round of sanctions against Burma for its brutal crackdown on protesters.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • sanctions  • Yangon  • Ibrahim Gambari  • Than Shwe  • Mandalay

    • Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 2, 07 9:32 AM CDT

      Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Burma today after meeting with a top general and a second meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, released from house arrest for the talks. Gambari, who was attempting to open dialog between the military junta and dissidents whose protests were brutally suppressed last week, had cooled his heels for four days before Gen. Than Shwe agreed to see him, the BBC reports. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Yangon  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Burmese Streets Quiet; Monks to be 'Sent Away'

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 1, 07 12:48 PM CDT

      Burmese Streets Quiet; Monks to be 'Sent Away'

      The violent Burmese government crackdown appeared successful as heavily-armed police patrolled the quieted streets of Yangon today, and the BBC reported that some 4,000 detained monks were to be vanquished to prisons in the far north. BBC correspondents say the populace is afraid and helpless after riots that left 10 dead by government count—and many more by diplomat and activist reckoning. More »

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      Burma  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest  • Yangon

  • September 2007

    • 9 Killed in Burmese Crackdown

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 12:04 PM CDT

      9 Killed in Burmese Crackdown

      Burmese troop forcibly scattered some 70,000 protesters for a second day today, with gunfire claiming the lives of at least nine—even as leaders around the world called for restraint. One of the dead is reportedly a Japanese photographer, spawning fears that the junta is targeting journalists to prevent news coverage.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest  • Yangon

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