Myanmar Opens Borders Wide to Cyclone Relief

Myanmar has finally opened its borders to international relief efforts, months after a devastating cyclone left upwards of 140,000 dead or missing. While the government was initially held in harsh criticism for not allowing foreign aid, a US-led group says the country is...

Fifth of Burmese aid cash lost to exchange rate trick

The situation in Burma after getting hit by Cyclone Nargis is back in the headlines. This time, it has much to do with money issues. " International aid agencies helping the victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma are losing as much as a fifth of the money that they...

38 dead after ferry sinks in Burmese delta

About 38 people are dead after a ferry sank in a river in Burma yesterday afternoon.It sank in Burma's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta."The motorized ship sank in the Yway river in Burma, also known as Myanmar, Tuesday after water entered its stern section, the New Light of...

More Relief Flights Reach Burma; U.S. Assets Stand By

" WASHINGTON, May 27, 2008 – The Air Force has flown 70 humanitarian missions to Burma in support of the relief effort for Cyclone Nargis victims, Defense officials said here today. Over Memorial Day weekend, five C-130 flights per day arrived at Rangoon...

Nargis causing more economic damage than Indonesia`s tsunami

"New York (ANTARA News) - Cyclone Nargis may have inflicted more severe and longer-lasting economic losses to Myanmar than the tsunami that devastated part of Indonesia's Aceh province in 2004, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday before flying to Southeast Asia.Ban...

Myanmar Says Constitution Approved By 92.4%

Somehow I doubt that 99% of Myanmar's eligible voters were even remotely in a position to cast constitutional referendum ballots on Thursday, let alone source food, basic amenities, or clean water."Myanmar's military-backed constitution was approved by 92.4 percent in a...

Up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone: U.N.

At what point will these rapidly incresing numbers make a difference to the actual distribution of aid at the ground level in Myanmar?"The United Nations said on Wednesday up to 2.5 million people might have been affected by the Myanmar cyclone and proposed a high-level...