News Topic - Myanmar
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Myanmar admitsneed for outside help
BANGKOK, Thailand — Military authorities in Myanmar have agreed to let 160 aid workers from four Asian countries assist its struggling cyclone relief effort, aid officials said Wednesday, the government's first acknowledgment that it needs foreign experti...
The Register-Guard – May 15, 2008 4:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BANGKOK, Thailand — Military authorities in Myanmar have agreed to let 160 aid workers from four Asian countries assist its struggling cyclone relief effort, aid officials said Wednesday, the government's first acknowledgment that it needs foreign experti...
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Red Cross: Up To 128,000 May Have Died In Myanmar
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is organizing an emergency team it hopes to send to Myanmar to assess the humanitarian crisis triggered by a cyclone more than a week and a-half ago.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is organizing an emergency team it hopes to send to Myanmar to assess the humanitarian crisis triggered by a cyclone more than a week and a-half ago.
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Myanmar: Constitution Approved
Myanmar's military regime said it won overwhelming support for a new government-backed constitution, even as hundreds of thousands of people remained without basic shelter and at risk of disease while the military limits the flow of aid to cyclone victims.
Wall Street Journal – May 15, 2008 4:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Myanmar's military regime said it won overwhelming support for a new government-backed constitution, even as hundreds of thousands of people remained without basic shelter and at risk of disease while the military limits the flow of aid to cyclone victims.
Wall Street Journal – May 15, 2008 4:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UNICEF concerned about emotional distress of children in Myanmar
Child- friendly spaces set up in camps sheltering people affected by Cyclone Nargis - NEW YORK/BANGKOK, May 2008 - UNICEF is setting up child-friendly spaces in camps giving shelter to people affected ... [WebWire - Thursday, May 15, 2008]
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Child- friendly spaces set up in camps sheltering people affected by Cyclone Nargis - NEW YORK/BANGKOK, May 2008 - UNICEF is setting up child-friendly spaces in camps giving shelter to people affected ... [WebWire - Thursday, May 15, 2008]
WebWire – May 15, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Myanmar Crisis Sparks Debate about Intervention
Despite the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the country's military junta has refused most offers of aid. Their resistance has led some to call for a military intervention. Harvard Professor Samantha Power and Washington Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt discuss the politics and ethics of intervention.
NPR.org – May 15, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Despite the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the country's military junta has refused most offers of aid. Their resistance has led some to call for a military intervention. Harvard Professor Samantha Power and Washington Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt discuss the politics and ethics of intervention.
NPR.org – May 15, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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News Buzz: Quake's Rising Toll, Myanmar Aid Crisis, and More
The death toll from Monday's earthquake in China could climb to 50,000.
U.S. News & World Report – May 15, 2008 3:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The death toll from Monday's earthquake in China could climb to 50,000.
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Myanmar Raises Official Cyclone Death Toll
The official death toll from Myanmar's devastating May 3 cyclone has climbed to 43,318, state television reports. The figure was broadcast Thursday night and was almost 5,000 more than the number released Wednesday by the military government.
CBS News – May 15, 2008 3:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The official death toll from Myanmar's devastating May 3 cyclone has climbed to 43,318, state television reports. The figure was broadcast Thursday night and was almost 5,000 more than the number released Wednesday by the military government.
CBS News – May 15, 2008 3:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Britain pledges more aid for Myanmar cyclone victimsAFP - Britain pledged a further 12 million pounds (23 million dollars, 15 million euros) Thursday for the Myanmar cyclone relief effort as it reiterated a call for "unfettered" access for aid agencies.
Yahoo! – May 15, 2008 3:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Myanmar refuses to bow to pressure as UN calls meetingAFP - Myanmar's military regime dug in its heels Thursday two weeks after a deadly cyclone, saying it would not bow to pressure to let in foreign aid workers as the United Nations called an emergency summit.
Yahoo! – May 15, 2008 2:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Myanmar's death toll reaches 43,000
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's state television says the cyclone's official death toll has climbed to more than 43,000.
Detnews.com – May 15, 2008 2:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's state television says the cyclone's official death toll has climbed to more than 43,000.
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