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Myanmar junta challenges West to give more cyclone aid
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
The ruling junta ran an editorial in the official New Light of Myanmar comparing Western nations’ military spending with their aid donations. “Powerful countries have spent hundreds of bi...

Cyclone Nargis offers sobering lessons, says environmentalist - Violet Cho
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
A prominent Burmese environmental group has found a silver lining in the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis on May 2-3: a growing awareness among both government officials and ordinary citizens abo...

Burst embankment floods 30,000 acres of farmland
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
A burst embankment caused by heavy rain in Bago’s Nyaung Lay Pin township has flooded nearly 30,000 acres of farmland south of the Sittaung river, local residents said.

Healthcare for delta women and children a priority for UNICEF - Khin Myat
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
More than two months later, however, these fears have failed to materialise. Mr Ramesh M Shrestha, the representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Myanmar, said last week that th...

Japan donates US$3 million for post-cyclone roofing
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
Japan has pledged US$3 million to IOM to provide new roofs for 6,700 homes damaged by Cyclone Nargis, which struck the Irrawaddy Delta on May 2nd and 3rd.

U.N. seeks $300 mln more cyclone aid for Myanmar - Patrick Worsnip
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
The United Nations appealed on Thursday for more than $300 million in additional aid for Myanmar to cope with the effects of a cyclone two months ago that left 138,000 people dead or missing.

Gambari meets UN General Assembly President - Lalit K Jha
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
UN Special Envoy on Burma Ibrahim Gambari met with the UN General Assembly president on Thursday to discuss the current political situation in Burma and the humanitarian response to Cyclone Nargis, wh...

ILO slams Myanmar for keeping six “labour activists” in jail
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday blasted Myanmar’s Supreme Court for denying an appeal by six activists to overturn their lengthy jail sentences for attending a Labour Day e...

Additional £17.5 million by DFID to help Burmese cyclone survivors - Solomon
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
United Kingdom ‘s Department for International Development (DFID) on Wednesday announced that it will provide an additional ~£17.5 million to help cyclone victims, adding to a total of ~£ 45...

Burmese needs divide the aid industry - Aung Zaw
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
John Holmes, UN undersecretary- general for humanitarian affairs, has told a press conference: ‘The relief operation is proceeding. The access for international humanitarian relief workers has improved...

Waiting for Aung San Suu Kyi - Dennis Guild
Today, July 12, 2008, 12 hours ago
A picture provided by Myanmar News Agency shows detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (left) shaking hands with Myanmar’s labor minister prior to their meeting in Yangon in November. (P...

Authorities warn of possible flooding from Chindwin River
Today, July 12, 2008, 15 hours ago
Authorities in Monywa town of Upper Burma have rung the warning bell of possible flood on Friday evening as the water in Chindwin River rises far above the danger level. Authorities have ordered re...

UN appeals for more donations to help cyclone victims in Burma
Today, July 12, 2008, 15 hours ago
New Delhi - The United Nations on Thursday made a fresh appeal, urging governments across the globe to donate US $ 300 million more to help Burma recover from the devastating effects of Cyclone Narg...

ILO calls for Release of Six Burmese Activists
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 11:54:40 PM
The International Labour Organization on Friday called for the release of six imprisoned Burmese labor activists who were arrested for participating in a May Day ceremony in 2007. The activists identi...

Crabs aplenty but price declines
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 11:54:09 PM
Chiang Mai - Fishermen in cyclone-hit Labutta are catching more crabs these days but the price is on the decline. The number of fishermen operating in this region after the cyclone has decreased... .

Chindwin touches fourth highest point in 40 years
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 11:54:08 PM
Chiang Mai - The Chindwin River has touched its fourth highest point in 40 years and is flowing above the danger level in Mawlaik, Monywa and Kalewa towns, but the water level in other cities has dr...

Cyclone fishermen await assistance
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 11:12:22 PM
PYAPON, 11 July 2008 (IRIN) - Ten weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit, only a fraction of the small-scale fishermen - the backbone of the industry - have returned to work in the Ayeyarwady Delta, a labyr...

Junta Media Accuses Western Politicians, Media of Cyclone Opportunism
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 10:59:08 PM
on Friday accused unnamed western politicians of making political capital out of the Cyclone Nargis disaster. In a commentary that also slammed the western press coverage of the catastrophe, the offici...

Rise of Factions Roils Relations within Burmese Junta
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 7:52:16 PM
On the surface, the high-ranking generals in the Burmese military junta appear to be united. But since a reshuffle in early June, speculation has been rife that the regime is undergoing a major realig...

Maung Weik Charged with Trafficking Drugs
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 7:52:14 PM
weekly journal also reported that the seven named suspects had been charged with engaging in drug trafficking from Malaysia to Burma since 2003.Maung Weik, a founder of the Maung Weik & Family bus...

Thai Healthcare Proposal for Migrants, Stateless People
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 7:52:09 PM
The Thai cabinet will consider extending healthcare coverage to migrant worker children born in Thailand and stateless people, according to the National Health Security Office (NHSC).Dr Pratheep Thana...

Peso Falls on Oil Fears
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 7:51:54 PM
The Philippine peso fell on Friday after a bounce in oil prices rekindled inflation worries, but intervention fears propped up the South Korean won while the Chinese yuan hit a new high. Most Asian cu...

Beijing Shuts Out Unwanted Voices ahead of Olympics
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 7:51:51 PM
Lu Jun, a campaigner for the rights of millions of Chinese with hepatitis B, seems an unlikely threat to the Beijing Olympics. But the popular Web site he runs was blocked in May. This month, police d...

UN raises Myanmar cyclone plea
Yesterday, July 11, 2008, 10:28:56 AM
The U.N. aid chief called on world governments Thursday to donate $300 million more to help Myanmar to recover from the effects of a cyclone that devastated parts of the Asian nation in May “The relie...

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