ABC 13 (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The devastation in Myanmar may seem far away... but it"s home for one Randolph College graduate.
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday
The secretive regime, wary of outsiders and opposition, continues to block foreign aid.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
LOS ANGELES, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the aftermath of a powerful cyclone that swept through Myanmar with extreme wind and water surges, Supreme Master Ching Hai, 2006 Gusi Peace Prize laureate for her worldwide humanitarian contributions, expressed her great concern and sent relief assistance for the victims. She requested that a team from the Supreme Master Ching Hai International...
NDTV (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
The town of Labutta in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta has suffered some of the worst damage and loss of life after Cyclone Nargis ripped through the region
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
NEVADA CITY, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Myanmar Relief Fund ( http://www.myanmarrelieffund.org/ ) is a coalition of private American and Myanmar citizens that have the know-how to get aid in ...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
DPA Singapore, May 12 (DPA) Nearly 2,000 people in Singapore have signed a petition calling on the international community to enter cyclone-battered Myanmar with or without the military government's permission, organizers said Monday. The document, including signatures from Myanmar nationals and Singaporeans, will be presented to various embassies. “It is imperative to act before many...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JDC is collecting funds to directly assist cyclone victims on a non-sectarian basis in immediate response to cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar on May 2...
Biodun Iginla's Weblog (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Up to 1.5 million people in Myanmar are in danger of dying from disease in coming weeks and months in the aftermath of a powerful cyclone, according to international agency Oxfam. Cyclone Nargis struck the South-East Asian nation on May 2, leaving a path of death and destruction across the Irrawaddy delta region and the country's [...]
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
An estimated 1.5 million Myanmarese are on the brink of a "public health catastrophe," the British charity Oxfam warned Sunday.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Senator John McCain told Katie Couric on May 8 that Myanmar has "a very bad government" and that the United States should "ask the other countries in the region as well as China" to "really put some pressure on the junta" to accept humanitarian aid for cyclone victims. "Very bad"? The Burmese junta is worse than "very bad" - in its response to the disaster it is murderous of its own people....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
YANGON, Myanmar | Myanmar’s monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
PHILADELPHIA, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As the global community observes the destructive aftermath of the world's second most deadly cyclone of all time and the associated mounting frustration over getting humanitarian aid for cyclone victims, the Alumni Myanmar Institutes of Medicine Association (AMIMA) has been proactive-and more importantly, successful-in initiating medical care at the low lying...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon. Share This
Reuters (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon.
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
In an illustration of the difficulties aid agencies face in distributing supplies, a boat carrying some of the first aid to survivors sank.
The 3 the latest comments published by users on Myanmar :
legionofmarduk | 05/08/2008
While former u.s. vice president Al Gore officially declared Myanmar's devastating typhoon to be linked to global warming (which makes atmospheric events all the more extreme and life-threatening) both in the developed West and in the developing East seminars, conferences and symposia dedicated to the themes of sustainability do multiply...
nitesh | 01/09/2008
Myanmar Energy Market Profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the industry. It provides insight into the trends of the energy industry. Scope of the Report • The profile provides an overview of the energy industry in Myanmar and provides data and information on each of the key sub-segments...
rupali | 12/31/2007
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in telecommunications, broadcasting and pay TV markets in Myanmar and Thailand. Subjects covered include: Key Statistics Market and Industry Overviews Regulatory Environment Major Players (fixed and mobile) Infrastructure Mobile Voice and Data Markets Internet, VoIP, IPTV Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless) Convergence...
