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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Burma Update: May 11, 2008



News from Regional/International Media

BBC News: Burma Eases Restrictions on Aid
VOA News: Thousands of Burmese Cyclone Refugees Leave Disaster Area
CNN Asia: U.S. Hopes Aid to Myanmar will Build Trust
Bangkok Post: Burma Referendum 'Nearly 100 Pct' for Military
Bangkok Post: US Aid Takes Off
Bangkok Post: Surayud to Fly to Burma to Negotiate
Asian Tribune: Myanmar Junta Does U-Turn on Relief Aid
The New York Times: Bodies Flow Into Hard-Hit Area of Myanmar
The Nation: Burmar's Death Toll could Increase 15-Fold, Warns Oxfam
Channel News Asia: Red Cross Says Cyclone Aid Boat Sinks in Myanmar
Reuters: U.N. Says 220,000 Reported Missing in Myanmar Cyclone
The straits Times: Long Silent with Fear, Some in Myanmar Start to Speak Out
Hindustan Times: Aid Falls Far Short of Myanmar's Urgent Needs: Relief Groups

Opinion/Other

Shan Herald Agency for News: The Art of Boxing with a Bound Opponent
Shan Herald Agency for News: How can Many Words can a Picture Say? - William Laurie and Withaya Huanok
The Irrawaddy: Black Saturday [Commentary] - Aung Zaw
Bangkok Post: Aid Hijacked - Bangkok Post and DPA
The Korea Times: Campaign Stop on Myanmar Road - Tom Plate
The Toronto Star: 'Flexible' Aid for Burma [Editorial]
The Lompoc Record: Myanmar Set for Political, Economic Shocks [Analysis] - Denis D. Gray
Times Online: Silence From Our Sabre Rattlers as Burma’s Dying Cry Out to be Saved - Simon Jenkins
Time: [Article] Is It Time to Invade Burma? - Romesh Ratnesar

Statement/Press Release

The Burma Campaign UK: Public Must Not Be Put Off Donating For Cyclone Victims

Report/Briefer

UNIC Yangon: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 6

The Irrawaddy
: Weekly Business Roundup (May 11, 2008) - William Boot
  • Gas Fields Escape Cyclone’s Fury
  • ASEAN Disaster Aid Plan Still Not Ratified
  • Thai Firm Sends in Aid, Ships out Staff
  • Indian Power Firm Wants to Expand Burma’s Electricity Grid
Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma: Disaster


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