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Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar

Guardian (UK): ‘We are still angry, but we bury it’ – Mimi Mardon

aund the ancient and celebrated temples of Bagan, a tour guide blandly dispenses historical nuggets to tourists, his fury hidden beneath a bright smile. Myint Win, a novice monk, is taking a break from his monastery to...

Singapore donates 38,000 bags of fertiliser to Myanmar farmers

By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 September 2008 2006 hrs SINGAPORE: Singapore has donated over 38,000 bags of fertiliser to Myanmar, to help farmers affected by Cyclone Nargis. The storm struck the country in...

New International Pressure on Burmese Regime to Reform

Renewed international pressure is being put on Burma's military regime to release political prisoners, end oppression of minorities and institute democratic reforms. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's...

Small steps

It was dubbed the Saffron Revolution. Last September thousands of monks marched down the streets of Rangoon to call for democratic change. By the end of 27 September at least 30 people were dead and thousands of monks...

Burma monks: 'We are still angry, but we bury it'

On the anniversary of last year's uprising by monks, Imogen Wall finds a Burma cowed by its rulers and shattered by nature Villagers waiting for aid in the Irrawaddy delta in Burma. There was no shooting in Bagan, but...

UNICEF supports education at relief camps for cyclone-affected families in Myanmar

BOGALAY, Myanmar, 26 September 2008 – In an area heavily affected by Cyclone Nargis in May, it was a special day at Auk Paing Primary School in Bogalay. All 619 students were to receive new UNICEF backpacks filled with...

The Times (UK): In tiny acts of defiance, a revolution still fickers – Kenneth Denby

A bomb exploded in Rangoon yesterday morning, but like most acts of defiance in Burma it was more of a symbol than a serious act of rebellion. It happened in the mid-morning by a bus stop close to the golden spire of the...

How to Survive A Disaster

When a plane crashes or the earth shakes, we tend to view the survivors as the lucky ones. The recent earthquake in China and the cyclone in Burma, not to mention the battery of tornadoes and wildfires ripping through the...

Timor Leste benefits from and shows generosity

25-Sep-2008

The President of Timor Leste, Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, said his country, newly independent and emerging from decades of conflict, has benefited greatly from the generosity of the international community. Addressing the UN...

Former Fairport family use small donations to change lives in Southeast Asia

Mark Hare • September 25, 2008 When a cyclone hit Myanmar (still better known as Burma) this May, Nat Yogachandra immediately sought a visa that would allow him to cross the border with Thailand and see what his small...