Burma

A selection of news from and about Burma. Most of these articles were aired in Burmese and can be found, in their original language, on the Burmese Web site, in written and audio format.

Grisly Job for Burma's Volunteers

2008-07-06

A monk describes the grisly task faced by his team of volunteers in dealing with the bodies of those who died in Cyclone Nargis.

Burmese Journalist Detained After Aid

2008-06-16

Burmese authorities have detained another noted personality after he aided victims of the devastating Cyclone Nargis.

Burma Aid 'Diverted by Officials'

2008-06-06

Burmese cyclone survivors and healthcare workers say the junta is still diverting aid.

Cyclone Victims' 'Mental Trauma'

2008-06-04

A private group run by several prominent Burmese is turning attention to the psychological trauma suffered by the millions of victims of Tropical Cyclone Nargis.

Burmese Struggle to Rebuild

2008-05-29

Burma's volunteer groups are helping villagers return to their land in the Irrawaddy delta in a bid to kick-start a rice harvest amid severe food shortages that linger in cyclone-hit areas. Relief still isn't reliably available to all, with at least 1 million people still falling between the cracks.

Refugee Boats Sink in Burma

2008-05-21

Dozens of Burmese cyclone refugees may have died when their boats went down in the Irrawaddy river after the junta ordered them to return home.

Lao Medics Sent to Burma

2008-05-21

As the U.N. Secretary-General heads to Burma and southeast Asia tries to persuade the country's secretive military rulers to accept disaster relief aid from its neighbors, Laos sends a medical team and other personnel to help set up a refugee camp for survivors.


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