Latest Myanmar Government & Politics News
- Myanmar declares new constitution ratified after partial vote 16 May 2008 09:38 GMT
... But the military regime, which has ruled Myanmar since 1962, didn't wait for complete results ... and equipment into Myanmar, also known as Burma, to assess needs and supervise the distribution of ... the regime. There are at least 1,890 political prisoners in the country, including hundreds of ...
- Govt launches website to track tourists in emergencies 16 May 2008 09:35 GMT
... tourists in emergencies LONDON (AFP) - The government launched a new online service Friday to ... quickly in any country," said Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn. "In our survey, more than ... not specifically linked to the disasters in Myanmar and China -- where some 19 British ...
- No breakthroughs in Myanmar aid crisis: EU envoy 16 May 2008 09:27 GMT
... No breakthroughs in Myanmar aid crisis: EU envoy 's aid chief ... donor meeting would probably be at the ministerial level, and would likely take place in ... of thousands of people unaccounted for. The government said the vote, the first here since ...
- Does Canada have responsibility to protect Burmese? 16 May 2008 08:17 GMT
... of the international community, intervene forcefully in Burma to ensure that this assistance gets through ... than to have humanitarian assistance delivered into Myanmar backed by Western soldiers fighting in the ... of aid delivery to some one million Burmese by the military government rise to the ...
- US Marine guilty of sexual abuse of Japanese girl: court 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
... New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar Reuters YANGON - Torrential tropical downpours lashed ... mud in the swamp-covered region, the former Burma's ruling generals insist their relief operations are ... my problem. The time is not for political discussion. It's time to deliver aid to ...
- Don't Abandon Burma 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
... A Burmese man rebuilds a house damaged by Cyclone Nargis. BANGKOK -Burma is in shock. The death toll is now believed to be 150,000. In the ...
- Some Myanmar Aid Reportedly Stolen 16 May 2008 08:15 GMT
... Yangon on Wednesday to try to persuade Myanmar's leaders to allow more foreign aid workers ... to Bangkok, The Associated Press reported. The government said there were no outbreaks of disease ... the storm. Fortunately, he said, he has Burmese staff members who are permitted to pass ...
- UN plans new plea to Burmese generals 16 May 2008 08:09 GMT
... section. It was last updated at 00:29 on ... to dispatch his humanitarian chief to meet Burma's top generals to press the intransigent regime ... We feel impotent." Even the aid agencies' Burmese staff working in devastated towns in the ...
- Buying time on your ABC 16 May 2008 08:08 GMT
... wake of the humanitarian crises unfolding in Myanmar (Burma) and China, Jon decided to use his show ... proper it is for me as a politician for me to be buying time on ...
- Myanmar cyclone survivors become heroes 16 May 2008 08:00 GMT
... a temple on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Ordinary people are stepping up to help ... of Cyclone Nargis. Death toll : The government said Thursday that the official death toll ... aid workers from entering Myanmar, formerly called Burma. Even the grass-roots efforts by Myanmar volunteers face ...
- Monks' Relief Aims Thwarted 16 May 2008 07:58 GMT
... Burmese people displaced by Cyclone Nargis wait for ... shelter and medicine. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper, a government mouthpiece, has said the ... UN hopes for a global conference on Burma. John Holmes, UN emergency services co-ordinator, said ...
- Holding China Accountable in Burma 16 May 2008 07:58 GMT
... similar aid from reaching the people of Burma, where the ruling junta stands idly by ... Asian nation of Burma (also known as Myanmar) on May 2nd. With 120 mph winds ... were ordered to leave without explanation. The Burmese junta has also turned away search and ...
- Bombastic buffoons in Burma 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
... An 11-year-old boy in Hamilton is in hospital receiving ... will take care of the children of Burma after cyclone Nargis devastated the country? Where ... in Burma." Another so-called adult in the Burmese government said: "The government has systematically accepted ...
- Junta warns against hoarding 16 May 2008 07:56 GMT
... YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it ... people selling or stockpiling donated goods. The government's warning came as the official death toll ... But the charter guarantees 25 percent of parliament seats to the military and allows the ...
- More British aid is being transported to Burma amid concerns the country's military government is continuing to block relief efforts. 16 May 2008 07:20 GMT
... Reuters More British aid is being transported to Burma amid concerns the country's military government is ... aid had already reached at least 350,000 Burmese people in need food, water and shelter. ...
- More aid heading for Burma 16 May 2008 07:20 GMT
... Reuters More British aid is being transported to Burma amid concerns the country's military government is ... aid had already reached at least 350,000 Burmese people in need food, water and shelter. ...
- UN to hold emergency Myanmar summit - Brown 16 May 2008 07:16 GMT
... UN to hold emergency Myanmar summit - Brown LONDON (AFP) - The ... "Asian countries are being invited by the Burmese government to provide aid and aid workers through ...
- Myanmar adopts new constitution 16 May 2008 06:59 GMT
... city, Yangon, and the rest of southern Myanmar after Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit just days ... was made the same day that the government raised the official death toll from the ... and equipment into Myanmar, also known as Burma, to assess needs and supervise the distribution of ...
- Fire official joins Asean disaster team in Myanmar 16 May 2008 06:59 GMT
... Fire official joins Asean disaster team in Myanmar Pg Abd Haris (right) handing over the ... over by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Pengiran Abd Haris bin ... Asean Committee on Disaster Management and the Government of Myanmar. The Asean-ERAT team comprises specialists ...
- Ban Ki-moon to send UN humanitarian chief to Myanmar 16 May 2008 06:58 GMT
... Ki-moon to send UN humanitarian chief to Myanmar 16.05.08 - 08:01:23 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says ... of aid for Myanmar would not be politicized and that he would lead the effort ... added that he was encouraged that the Government of Myanmar had shown flexibility. Up to ...
- We Know You're Mad, But The Cat Misses You, Please Come Home 16 May 2008 06:55 GMT
... and we didn't know his distinctly sinister politic, so some people took the bit. One ... many ways, has been hijacked by its government, or at least, pushed by faulty information, ... Katrina, Rita, the Southeast Asian tsunami, the Myanmar cyclone, and the recent earthquake in China—is ...
- Government to match private donations to aid groups working in Myanmar, China 16 May 2008 06:55 GMT
... Advertisement Government to match private donations to aid groups working in Myanmar, China OTTAWA - Bev Oda, the minister of International Co-operation, says the federal government will match private donations made to aid ...
- UN humanitarian chief awaits visa for Myanmar mission 16 May 2008 06:48 GMT
... UN humanitarian chief awaits visa for Myanmar mission UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - International aid ... on a mission to persuade the military government to accept more foreign assistance, said he ... once a rich British colony known as Burma, can stand on its own. The government-controlled New ...
- 03:47pm New storm deepens misery in Myanmar 16 May 2008 06:48 GMT
... mud in the swamp-covered region, the former Burma's ruling generals insist their relief operations are ... before it, yielded no results. "Relations between Myanmar and the international community are difficult," Louis ... my problem. The time is not for political discussion. It's time to deliver aid to ...
- British official clarifies Brown comments on Myanmar summit 16 May 2008 06:47 GMT
... British official clarifies Brown comments on Myanmar summit British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing ... Asian countries are being invited by the Burmese government to provide aid and aid workers ... and aid workers through these countries into Burma (Myanmar)," Brown had added. "My understanding is ...
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