Myanmar state television says cyclone death toll nears 78,000

Myanmar state television says
cyclone death toll nears 78,000

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
 

State television reports the official death toll from Myanmar’s devastating cyclone earlier this month has climbed to 77,738.

The Failed States Index 2007

The Failed States Index 2007
By The Fund for Peace and FOREIGN POLICY magazine
It is an accepted axiom of the modern age that distance no longer matters. ….
 A hermit leader’s erratic behavior not only makes life miserable for the impoverished millions he rules but also upends the world’s nuclear nonproliferation regime. The threats of weak states, in [...]

After Nargis, security dilemma

After Nargis, security dilemma
Article by Josh Hong on May 16, 08 in Malaysiakini
The real tragedy in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Burma_

lies not in the scale of the damage

and the number of lives lost,

but in the utter failure of the military junta to respond to the catastrophe,

practically creating more deaths through its inaction.

Despondent at the [...]

Photos: TIME-2

Photos: TIME-2
Time Magazine

At Their Mercy
Refugees wait at a monastery in the town of Kyaiklat. With millions of U.S. aid dollars waiting in the wings, the government has said it will allow

Making Do
Over 200,000 people are thought to be living in makeshift shelters along the coast, like this one at Thar Yar Wae village near Bogalay.

Pulling [...]

Photos from TIME 1

                                                  Waiting to Save Burma
TIME

Devastated
A remains of a home teeter on the edge of the Irrawaddy River front in Bogalay, Burma, where official reports say 30,000 people have been killed in a cyclone that ravaged the nation on May 2.

Wiped Out
Villages like Bogalay, pictured here on May 9, were torn to the ground by Cyclone [...]

Winds of Change

Winds of Change

Cyclone Nargis may have done more than just wreck Burma’s cities.
It may also spell doom for the government.
More PHOTOS in Newsweek
The Horror after the Rain
 Burma deaths spiral as aid is blocked
The massive storm that hit Burma on May 2 could not have come at a worse time for the generals who rule [...]

Canada involved in plans for controversial Myanmar summit

Canada involved in plans for controversial Myanmar summit

Steven Edwards ,  Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, May 15

A woman carrying a bag of food and a pair of shoes walks past
a house destroyed by cyclone Nargis on the outskirts of Yangon Thursday.
UNITED NATIONS – Canada risks being pulled into a growing controversy over UN hopes for a [...]

Malaysian leader talking about the unfair selective favour given to some illegal migrants, which is denied to Burmese here

Malaysian leader talking about the unfair selective favour
given to some illegal migrants, which is denied to Burmese here
Gerakan wants Government to tackle Sabah woes

Friday May 16, 2008
PENANG: The Federal Government must take immediate measures to address the issues and grievances of the Sabah people, said acting Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.
He said [...]

Condolences

My Condolences

My condolences to Myanmar cyclone victims and China earthquake victims.
A minute of silence…
signing off at 2230 hrs

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 – Posted by vincentimbe |
To
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TQ
SOA

French warship Le Mistral taking aid to Myanmar

Update
France criticizes Myanmar for refusing to allow navy ship to deliver aid to cyclone victims
Saturday May 17, 2008                           
UNITED NATIONS (AP): France criticized Myanmar’s military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French navy ship with 1,500 tons of relief supplies for victims of Cyclone Nargis to deliver the food and medicine directly by [...]

Cartoons: SPDC’s ‘helping’ hand robbing the Myanmar Cyclone Nargis victims

SPDC’s ‘helping’ hand
robbing the Myanmar Cyclone Nargis victims
This cartoon is not mine. Forgive me for copying this, which Saiwm e-mailed me. Sorry again for not searching the origin before posting. (I hope I could find later and try to acknowledge the original Cartoonist.)
TQ

SPDC’s partners-in-crime, Swanarr Shin and Kyant Phuts selling the donated aids at black [...]