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Myanmar junta arrests Aung San Suu Kyi supporters on her birthday

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Myanmar's monks call on EU to bring junta chief to court

Yangon - The Council of the European Union should use their meeting in Brussels Thursday to back a call to bring Myanmar's junta chief to be tried in the international court for crimes against huma

Myanmar junta claims visas granted to 911 disaster relief workers

Yangon - Myanmar's state-run media disclosed Wednesday that the government has issued visas to a total of 911 foreign disaster relief workers since Cyclone Nargis hit the country on May 2-3, in apparent effort to counter criticisms of hindering the aid effort.

"Altogether 911 persons have been permitted to enter the country from 5 May to 5 June," said The New Light of Myanmar, a government mouthpiece.

According to the newspaper, visas have been granted to 458 people working for the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, 357 to relief workers from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 96 foreigners attending a UN-ASEAN donors meeting held last month.

Myanmar says foreign broadcasters worse than Cyclone Nargis

Myanmar says foreign broadcasters worse than Cyclone NargisMyanmar says foreign broadcasters worse than Cyclone Nargis

Sikh aid group in Malaysia bring food to 2,400 Nargis-hit people

Yangon, June 3 : United Sikhs Myanmar Disaster Relief, an aid group based in Malaysia, has been distributing rations to the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar through 70 local volunteers.

Myanmar adopts referendum-endorsed pro-military constitution

Myanmar Yangon - Myanmar Thursday adopted a new constitution that guarantees milit

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