UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid
                   
wtop.com     20-May-2008            

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar." He said... [read full story]                    


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Strong and ancient links with Burma

scotsman.com     06-Sep-2008   1 related          

SCOTLAND has long had strong links with Burma, dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Paul Strachan would like to see a revival in that relationship. He described Burma as "the great Scottish colony", the...                    

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Sarkozy leads EU trio to Moscow

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