Built to Order: Myanmar?s New Capital Isolates and Insulates Junta
The transfer of Myanmar?s junta to Naypyidaw, a relatively remote location, has drained the country?s finances and widened the gulf between the rulers and the ruled.
Myanmar?s New Capital Isolates Junta
The transfer of Myanmar?s junta to Naypyidaw, a relatively remote location, has drained the country?s finances and widened the gulf between the rulers and the ruled.
Junta?s Delays in Myanmar Are Less Costly Than Feared
Doctors and aid workers returning from remote areas of the Irrawaddy Delta are offering a less pessimistic picture of the human cost of the delay in reaching survivors.
Myanmar junta holds comedian (Philadelphia Inquirer)
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military junta has detained a popular comedian who had just returned from an aid trip to the cyclone-ravaged delta, a region where a human-rights group said yesterday that the regime was forcing survivors to do menial labor for food.Source : Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe)Explore : US
Myanmar junta holds comedian (News -- Philly.com)
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military junta has detained a popular comedian who had just returned from an aid trip to the cyclone-ravaged delta, a region where a human-rights group said yesterday that the regime was forcing survivors to do menial labor for food.Source : News -- Philly.com (subscribe)Explore : Human Rights, Myanmar, Yangon
Myanmar junta blasts media coverage
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Myanmar junta detains comedian-critic (CNN)
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Gates Blasts Myanmar Junta
Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused Myanmar of "criminal neglect" over its response to international aid in the aftermath of a cyclone that left tens of thousands dead.
Junta: Myanmar warned before cyclone
Myanmar's defense minister said Sunday his government broadcast warnings before a deadly cyclone hit the country last month -- and it has acted promptly since then in providing relief.
Myanmar rejects criticism of junta cyclone response
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta, widely condemned for its slow response to Cyclone Nargis, said on Sunday it had reacted swiftly to the disaster and remained open to foreign aid with "no strings attached."
Myanmar rejects criticism of junta cyclone response (Reuters)
Reuters - Myanmar's military junta, widely
condemned for its slow response to Cyclone Nargis, said on
Sunday it had reacted swiftly to the disaster and remained open
to foreign aid with "no strings attached."
More will die unless Myanmar junta changes approach: Gates (AFP)
AFP - More people will die unless Myanmar changes its approach to foreign relief after the devastating cyclone, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday, accusing the junta of "criminal neglect."
Myanmar junta under new pressure over cyclone victims (AFP)
AFP - Myanmar's junta Saturday came under renewed international pressure from rights groups and the US defence chief who said its slow response to the cyclone disaster had cost "tens of thousands of lives."
UN: Myanmar junta forcing storm victims from camps (AP)
AP - Myanmar's military government is removing cyclone victims from refugee camps and dumping them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, the United Nations said Friday.
Myanmar junta unmoved, extends Suu Kyi arrest (Reuters)
Reuters - Myanmar's junta extended the house
arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a move
that dismayed some of the Western nations who promised millions
of dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis.
Myanmar junta unmoved, extends Suu Kyi arrest
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta extended the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a move that dismayed some of the Western nations who promised millions of dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis.
Myanmar's junta keeps democracy activist locked up (AP)
AP - Myanmar's military regime on Tuesday extended the house arrest of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, refusing to bow to international pressure of the sort that persuaded the generals to let in foreign help for cyclone victims.
Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest (Reuters)
Reuters - Myanmar's junta extended the house
arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a move
likely to dismay Western nations who promised millions of
dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis.
Myanmar junta praises U.N. aid (Reuters)
Reuters - Army-controlled media in Myanmar praised
the United Nations on Tuesday for its help to the 2.4 million
people left destitute by Cyclone Nargis, suggesting a thaw in
the junta's frosty relationship with the outside world.
Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta extended the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a home ministry source said, a move likely to dismay Western nations who promised millions of dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis.
Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi detention
Myanmar's military rulers are expected to decide Tuesday whether to extend the five-year detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Myanmar's military junta has extended
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by another
six months, a government source said on Tuesday.
Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest: source
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta has extended opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by another six months, a government source said on Tuesday.
Myanmar junta praises U.N. aid
YANGON (Reuters) - Army-controlled media in Myanmar praised the United Nations on Tuesday for its help to the 2.4 million people left destitute by Cyclone Nargis, suggesting a thaw in the junta's frosty relationship with the outside world.
UN chief says junta to let aid workers into Myanmar (International Herald Tribune)
The United Nations secretary general Ban Ki Moon said that Senior General Than Shwe had agreed to allow "all aid workers" to help survivors of the country's cyclone.Source : International Herald Tribune (subscribe)Explore : Ban Ki-moon, Myanmar, United Nations
Junta agreement opens door to more Myanmar aid (Reuters)
Reuters - Myanmar's junta agreed on
Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of
nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a
breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials
said.
Junta agreement opens door to more Myanmar aid
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials said.
Myanmar junta agrees to allow in 'all' cyclone aid workers - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
Naypyitaw, Myanmar - Myanmar's military junta - chastised for the past three weeks for hindering a disaster relief programme for cyclone victims in their own country - on Friday agreed to allow all aid workers into the reclusive nation. The country...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : Myanmar, World
UN chief meets Myanmar junta leader (AP)
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.
1ST LEAD: Myanmar junta agrees to allow in 'all' cyclone aid workers (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
Naypyitaw, Myanmar - Myanmar's military junta - chastised for the past three week for hindering a disaster relief programme for cyclone victims in their own country - on Friday agreed to allow all aid workers in to the reclusive country. The countr...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : Myanmar, World
Ban Ki-moon Meets Junta Chief in Myanmar
The United Nations secretary general sought to persuade Senior Gen. Than Shwe to permit a huge international relief effort.
Myanmar Junta Agrees to Admit "All" Aid Workers: U.N. Secretary General (Democratic Underground)
Source: [b]Reuters[/b] [b]Myanmar junta agrees to admit "all" aid workers: Ban[/b] 5 minutes ago NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe agreed on Friday to let in "all" aid workers to help the 2.4 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...Source : Democratic Underground (subscribe)Explore : Liberals
U.N. chief set to meet Myanmar junta leader
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UN's Ban meets Myanmar junta leader (AFP)
AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks here Friday with Myanmar's reclusive junta leader to press him to let in a massive foreign aid operation for desperate cyclone survivors.
UN chief heads for talks with Myanmar junta chief (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
Yangon - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to the Myanmar military's new capital of Naypyitaw Friday for talks with junta chief Senior General Than Shwe about the need to speed up disaster relief efforts for the victims of Cyclone Nar...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : World
UN's Ban leaves for Myanmar capital to meet junta chief (AFP)
AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon left early Friday for Myanmar's remote capital of Naypyidaw to meet junta leader Than Shwe and press him to accept a full-scale cyclone relief operation.
U.N. chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid (San Diego Union)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Myanmar Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime ? persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims.Source : San Diego Union (subscribe)Explore : World
U.N. chief to meet with Myanmar junta leader
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he will meet Myanmar's reclusive military leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, when he travels to the cyclone-ravaged country Thursday.
Myanmar Junta: U.S. Doesn't Want To Help, Just Oil (CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for )
Myanmar shunned a U.S. proposal for naval ships to deliver aid to cyclone victims on Wednesday, according to state-run media, dimming hopes that the vessels could provide a major boost to relief efforts.Source : CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (subscribe)
Junta Announces 3 Days Of Mourning In Myanmar (CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for )
Myanmar's military government on Monday announced a three-day mourning period for victims of the cyclone that left at least 130,000 people dead or missing earlier this month. Source : CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (subscribe)
Myanmar junta leader visits cyclone refugees
Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visits a refugee camp outside Yangon, according to video broadcast on state television.
Myanmar junta blocks food aid shipment (AMERICAblog)
Disgraceful . How hard is it to "negotiation" the delivering of food aid when your people are starving? A French government statement said navy ship Le Mistral was waiting some 13 miles outside Myanmar?s territorial waters, hoping to go in and unload its cargo of 1,000 tons of food ? enough to feed 100,000 people for 15 days. The aid also includes shelters for 15,000 people, the statement said. ?The...Source : AMERICAblog (subscribe)Explore : Liberals, Myanmar
International Pressure on Myanmar Junta Is Building
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that a natural disaster ?is being made into a man-made catastrophe.?
International Pressure on Myanmar Junta Builds
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that a natural disaster ?is being made into a man-made catastrophe.?
Brown: Myanmar junta 'inhuman' in neglecting cyclone victims (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown accused the military regime in Myanmar of being inhuman in its refusal to accept international aid for the victims of Cyclone Nargis. The responsibility lies with the Burmese regime and they must be hel...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : Government, Myanmar, Prime minister, United Kingdom, World
U.S. Frustrated by Myanmar Junta?s Aid Limits
The Bush administration?s calls for Myanmar to open its borders to international aid have gone unheeded, even as the government of Myanmar almost doubled the death toll to 78,000 on Friday.
Myanmar junta warns against hoarding cyclone aid (AP)
AP - Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods.
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Report: Myanmar Junta Diverting Aid (The Post Chronicle)
The New York Times reported Wednesday that "several" foreign relief organizations in Myanmar said the country's military is stealing or warehousing aid....Source : The Post Chronicle (subscribe)Explore : Myanmar
Myanmar junta warns against hording aid
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