News Topic - Myanmar
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UN sends envoy as Myanmar stalls on cyclone aidAFP - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes plans to travel to cyclone-hit Myanmar in the next days to persuade its military rulers to open up to foreign aid, the United Nations said Thursday.
Yahoo! – May 15, 2008 9:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Battling to Save the Sick in Myanmar
A glimpse into the work done by Doctors Without Borders in Myanmar.
ABC News – May 15, 2008 9:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A glimpse into the work done by Doctors Without Borders in Myanmar.
ABC News – May 15, 2008 9:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Myanmar Says Military-Backed Constitution Approved
Myanmar has announced that a military-backed constitution was overwhelmingly approved by voters in last week's referendum.
11 News Colorado – May 15, 2008 8:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Myanmar has announced that a military-backed constitution was overwhelmingly approved by voters in last week's referendum.
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Myanmar cyclone: Survivors used as forced labour
Survivors of the Burma cyclone are reportedly being used as forced labour in government camps.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 15, 2008 7:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Survivors of the Burma cyclone are reportedly being used as forced labour in government camps.
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UN plans to send top coordinator to Myanmar
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:03 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar - if he can get a visa from...
WLFI.com – May 15, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:03 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar - if he can get a visa from...
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Myanmar cyclone death toll soars above 43,000AP - Myanmar's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone's death toll soared above 43,000.
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Local Marine Helps Deliver Aid To MyanmarMarine Cpl. Bryan Hampson, who is based in Okinawa, Japan, taking part in flying relief supplies into storm-ravaged Myanmar.
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Myanmar: NGOs Fill In Where UN, U.S. Can't Go
OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar.
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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar.
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Government to match private donations to aid groups working in Myanmar, China
The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Bev Oda, the minister of International Co-operation, says the federal government will match private donations made to aid groups working on disaster relief in Myanmar and China.
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The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Bev Oda, the minister of International Co-operation, says the federal government will match private donations made to aid groups working on disaster relief in Myanmar and China.
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US pushes for helicopters to ferry Myanmar relief
The door is open. But just a crack.
The Seattle Times – May 15, 2008 5:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The door is open. But just a crack.
The Seattle Times – May 15, 2008 5:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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