http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/CYCLONE_NARGIS_IN_MYANMAR Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76400993 The military junta that rules Burma with an iron grip continues to obstruct emergency relief efforts in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which has been estimated to have left over 2.5 million people homeless and dispossessed... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:43:13 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76400993 2008-09-07T19:43:13Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76366980 Bangladesh Seeks to Solve Border Dispute with Burma Bangladesh is pushing to resolve offshore territorial boundary disputes with both Burma and India. The Dhaka government sent a delegation to Burma this week in a bid to... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:16:08 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76366980 2008-09-06T14:16:08Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76326162 SCOTLAND has long had strong links with Burma, dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Paul Strachan would like to see a revival in that relationship. He described Burma as "the great Scottish colony", the... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:05:28 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76326162 2008-09-05T23:05:28Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76304176 Cyclone Nargis affected 2.4 million people and left nearly 140,000 people dead or missing YANGON, 4 September 2008 (IRIN) - The UN is calling on donors to give more generously to an international appeal for victims of... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:18:24 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76304176 2008-09-05T14:18:24Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76366999 An exiled Burmese dissident who recently traveled back to his troubled homeland said that the purpose of his visit was to gain a better understanding of the economic and humanitarian challenges facing the country, not to... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:26:38 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76366999 2008-09-05T18:26:38Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76273991 By Feng Yingqiu YANGON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Different walks of life in Myanmar have been holding various activities to raise relief funds for cyclone victims as a charity move. According to this week's issue of the local... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:08:24 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76273991 2008-09-05T03:08:24Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76296599 Humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Burma's Chin State. Early this year, a rare species of bamboo that flowers roughly every half-century produced a bumper harvest of fruit and seed eaten mainly by rats. For several months... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:35:41 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76296599 2008-09-05T11:35:41Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76232211 YANGON, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- All famous resort hotels lying in three beach areas of Myanmar will reopen next month despite drop of tourist arrivals over the past few months impacted by May cyclone, the local weekly 7-Day... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:50:34 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76232211 2008-09-04T12:50:34Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76199101 PETALING JAYA: Myanmar has made it easier for foreign aid to reach Cyclone Nargis victims, says Mercy Malaysia general manager Mona Hanim Sheikh Mahmud. She said Myanmar had taken a more holistic approach to accepting... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:15 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76199101 2008-09-04T03:09:15Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76171449 The Burmese authorities were by far the greatest providers of medical assistance to its population after cyclone Nargis despite the widespread international criticism of a poor response by the military junta, according... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:18:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76171449 2008-09-03T16:18:00Z