Posted on May 25, 2008 by sanooaung
Rumours of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s release spreads in Rangoon
Mizzima News Saturday, 24 May 2008
New Delhi – Rumours are doing the rounds in Rangoon that Burma’s detained pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released today from house arrest.
Nyan Win, spokesperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi’s [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2008 by sanooaung
Burma aid: Conference pledges millions of pounds
Peter Walker and agencies, Sunday May 25 2008
The UN chief, Ban Ki-moon, said today he hoped Burma had reached “a turning point” in getting help to its cyclone survivors after an international aid conference pledged million of pounds in assistance.
The meeting came as supporters of the democratically elected leader [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2008 by sanooaung
TIME
Saturday, May. 24, 2008
(AP / YANGON, Burma) — Aid agencies geared up Saturday to go into Burma’s cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta after the country’s ruling junta vowed to open its doors to help ahead of an international donors meeting.
After weeks of stubbornly refusing assistance, Burma’s ruling generals have told the United Nations they are now willing [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2008 by sanooaung
May 21, 2008 (DVB)–Humanitarian intervention is needed if the Burmese regime continues to obstruct the delivery of international aid to cyclone victims, the prime minister of the Burmese government-in-exile told DVB.
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma prime minister Dr Sein Win criticised the Burmese junta’s response to the disaster and failure to provide [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2008 by sanooaung
By SAW YAN NAING
Saturday, May 24, 2008
photo:AP
Thousands of homeless cyclone survivors from rural areas who sought shelter and aid in Bogalay and Mawlamyinegyun have been forcibly expelled from the towns by local government officials over the last five to six days, said sources in Rangoon and Bogalay.
Speaking to The Irrawaddy by telephone, a resident [...]
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