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Myanmar's junta holds tough in face of world criticism

MyanmarYangon  -  Myanmar's military rulers - under fire from the world community for hampering relie

Energy-biscuits trickle in to cyclone-hit Myanmar

Bangkok/Yangon - A plane carrying 18 tons of high-energy biscuits arrived in Yangon Friday, a small part of a massive aid programme for cyclone-struck Myanmar that continues to be hampered by gover

Myanmar maintains tight limit on foreign aid despite crisis

Yangon, May 9 : Myanmar military government still maintained tight limits on foreign assistance six days after Nargis Cyclone struck the place and claimed over
100,000 lives.

Myanmar death toll may surpass 100,000

Yangon, May 8 : The death toll in Myanmar due to devastating Cyclone Nargis may surpass 100,000 while at least 95 per cent of the buildings in the Irrawady Delta region have been destroyed, said a

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

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

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