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Aid worker enters 'unrecognizable' Burma's delta

In this photo released by World Vision, Myanmar villagers sleep at a Buddhist temple used as a shelter for victims of cyclone Nargis in Yangon ....read more

Burma Should Open Air, Sea Corridor for Cyclone Aid, UN Says

"Disease is one of the biggest concerns as so many streams are contaminated by bodies, both human and animals.'' ....read more

Canada will push UN on Burma aid

"That has to be priority No. 1 because without those, the death toll is going to increase astronomically in the coming days." ....read more

Burma's regime accused of hoarding cyclone aid

"I have a small sample in my pocket, and it's some of the poorest quality rice we've seen," he said. "It's affected by salt water and it's very old." ....read more

Are the generals still indifferent?

Apparently distressed by what he saw, Gen Thein Sein urged his boss to permit international aid into the area as quickly as possible. ....read more


   TODAY Headline Review

         14/May/2008
QUOTE  OF  THE  DAY

"There is a growing debate about whether this obstruction amounts to a crime against humanity, one that requires the United Nations to forcibly deliver relief supplies under its “responsibility to protect” principle."

Shame on the Junta


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