UTAPAO, Thailand - The United States has launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar for last week's cyclone victims. A military C-130 cargo plane packed with supplies left a Thai air force base Monday for Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon. Two more air shi
For Burma's generals it was a weekend to celebrate as they counted the votes in a constitutional referendum no one but they will take seriously. For the 1.5 million Burmese seeking shelter in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, without clean water or sanitat
Thousands of desperate people line the road, and more keep coming out by the hour. They are just standing there, outside their ruined houses, waiting for help. AND IT IS NOT COMING. They are hungry and thirsty, their faces strained and scared, and you can
"WE HAVEN'T eaten rice for the past few days," Dowla Shwe says, sitting forlornly by the roadside in southern Burma, begging for food from every passer-by.
"We have nothing," she says, nodding towards her starving children. "They are getting weak, and
The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after the contents of its first delivery were impounded on arrival in the military-ruled country.
YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Sunday demanded detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi drop her support for sanctions on the country, one of conditions set by the regime for talks with the opposition leader.
The decision, which is part of what the generals call their "roadmap" to democracy, comes after 14 years of talks in a constitutional convention.
Critics say the roadmap to democracy is just a ruse to allow the generals to hold on to power.
October 18, 2007 - China, being the biggest investor and nurturing a close relationship with Burma, should immediately initiate concrete steps to help end state repression in the Southeast Asian country, US based Human Rights Watch said.
International pressure on Burma continues to grow, with its vitally important neighbour Thailand finally taking a lead in regional efforts to force the Burmese regime to end its crackdown on political opposition and make moves towards accepting...
October 14, 2007- One of the conglomerates of the Left Front, which is shoring up the United Progressive Alliance government led by the Congress, -- the All India Forward Bloc on Saturday urged India to intervene pro-actively to the ongoing turmoil in...
