Audio slideshow: Maymyo, Sleepy Hill Town No More
2008-05-16
A veteran journalist finds Maymo, formerly a sleepy Burmese hill station, is now a key element in the junta's efforts to shore up the military and develop nuclear power. It's also the nerve center of their bid to take decisive control of the Internet.
Slideshow: Cyclone Kills Thousands in Burma
2008-05-16
Nearly 78,000 people have died and 56,000 are missing in the wake of Burma’s devastating Cyclone Nargis, state-run media report. International aid agencies say the death toll could surge further, amid new storms, aid delays, and reports of cholera in the impoverished Southeast Asian country.
Video: Chinese Rescuers Face Grim Task
2008-05-15
China now says more than 50,000 people may have died in a devastating earthquake in Sichuan province—as rescue workers now shift their focus from finding survivors to recovering the dead.
Slideshow: Tibetan women protest in Nepal
2008-05-14
As Chinese authorities in Sichuan province have handed down jail terms and arrested more nuns for joining demonstrations, in Nepal Tibetan women, including nuns, clashed with police in the capital, Kathmandu, on May 12, 2008.
Slideshow: 'We Love Our Monks'
2008-05-11
Monks play a pivotal role in Burma, and never more so than in times of crisis. In his reporter's diary, veteran journalist Tyler Chapman describes what he observed of this unique relationship between monks and lay citizens when he attended the Ananda Festival in Bagan this year.
Video: Scenes of Devastation in Burma
2008-05-08
In video footage shot by the opposition, Burmese people speak about having lost loved ones, about entire neighborhoods being flattened, about the first emergency camps being built.
Video: Waiting for the Dalai Lama
2008-05-06
This video shot secretly, in April 2008, in the Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture shows closed monasteries but defiant monks who speak openly about their hope for a return of the Dalai Lama.
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