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Shocking Video out of Myanmar

05.12.08 posted by jason 777 views 1 comment video
This news crew was able to enter and shoot this dramatic footage out of Myanmar. The devastation is absolutely appalling. With 1 million homeless and approximately 100,000 dead, the natural disaster now may turn into a man made one as aid is very slow to arrive. The need for foreign aid is apparent and urgent.

Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military

Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military

05.14.08 posted by chab13 187 views 1 comment image
The directors of several relief organizations in Myanmar said Wednesday that some of the international aid arriving into the country for the victims of Cyclone Nargis was being stolen, diverted or warehoused by the country's army.
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100,000 Now Feared Dead in Myanmar Cyclone

100,000 Now Feared Dead in Myanmar Cyclone

05.09.08 posted by jason 175 views no comments image
The death toll in the Myanmar Cyclone is now reaching epic proportions, as it is now expected to top 100,000 people. The situation continues to deteriorate. Some 1 million people were homeless, the outbreak of disease is setting in, aid is slow to arrive due to the military junta that runs this impoverished country. Government inaction will lead to many more deaths if more isn't done soon.
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Myanmar Ruling Government Remains Clueless

Myanmar Ruling Government Remains Clueless

06.01.08 posted by pondy 116 views no comments image
The US heavily criticized Myanmar's response to the cycle today, while the leaders of the country remain in a state of denial over their failures to response and aid their own people. The state-run newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, said in an editorial that "people can easily get fish for dishes by just fishing in the fields and ditches". It also noted "large edible frogs are abundant".
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Burma accused of 'crime' against its people

Burma accused of 'crime' against its people

05.12.08 posted by chab13 139 views no comments image
The Burmese military Government has been accused of unleashing "crimes against humanity" on its people by keeping is borders closed to foreign disaster relief experts.
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UN Aid At Last Arrives in Myanmar

UN Aid At Last Arrives in Myanmar

05.09.08 posted by jason 134 views no comments image
The UN says its first aid flight has now arrived in Myanmar, bringing much needed relief to up to one million people made homeless by Cyclone Nargis. The flights had been delayed because of government's reluctance to accept help, causing growing international concern. Myanmar's cyclone survivors have been suffering since the natural disaster, which is turning into a man made one.
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UN Secretary General Says More Aid Will Flow into Myanmar

05.24.08 posted by pondy 97 views no comments video
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that Myanmar's military government has agreed to let all international disaster assistance into its cyclone-ravaged country. Ban's announcement came after a crucial two-hour meeting today with the junta's leader, Senior General Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure.

U.N. appeals for $187 million for aid for Myanmar

U.N. appeals for $187 million for aid for Myanmar

05.09.08 posted by jason 100 views no comments image
The United Nations appealed on Friday to its 192 member states to provide $187 million in aid to help 1.5 million victims of cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, despite the ruling military junta's delays in allowing relief in. Less than two hours after the launch of the appeal, initial pledges totaled around $77 million.
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Myanmar Holds Election for New Constitution Despite Cyclone Chaos

Myanmar Holds Election for New Constitution Despite Cyclone Chaos

05.10.08 posted by jason 95 views no comments image
What do you do when you are a ruling military junta and your country is in the midst of its greatest natural disaster ever? If you are the rulers of Myanmar you hold an election. On Saturday a new army-drafted constitution went before the voters, ignoring calls from the outside world to postpone the vote amid the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Nargis.
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Myanmar blocks foreign aid workers

Myanmar blocks foreign aid workers

05.09.08 posted by jason 92 views 1 comment image
Is the military junta in Myanmar content to let their people suffer and die in order to perverse their isolationist policies? It would appear so. Pressure was mounting on cyclone-devastated Myanmar Friday to allow access to an army of foreign relief workers as the country' rejected expert help in delivering aid to victims at risk of disease and starvation.
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