Myanmar

International aid push for Myanmar sputters on visa restrictions

Bangkok/Yangon - A massive international disaster-relief programme for cyclone-devastated Myanmar was being hindered Thursday, five days after the catastrophe, by red tape for UN aid workers' visas

Philippine activists urge Myanmar junta to focus on relief work

Manila - Democracy activists on Wednesday picketed Myanmar's embassy in the Philippines to demand the military junta postpone Saturday's constitutional referendum and allow unrestricted entry of in

India says it gave Myanmar cyclone warning two days in advance

New Delhi - Indian Meteorological DepartmentThe Indian

Philippines to dispatch medical team to disaster-stricken Myanmar

PhilippinesManila - The Philippines w

Myanmar expels BBC reporter

Yangon - Myanmar's junta, which has appealed for international aid to cope with the disastrous impact of Cyclone Nargis, is barring foreign journalists from entering the country and has expelled on

Indonesia to send aid to cyclone victims in Myanmar

Jakarta - Indonesia has decided to provide relief aid worth 1 million dollars to Myanmar to help victims of a cyclone that swept through the country, killing more than 22,500 and leaving hundreds o

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