Sunday Jun 1 20:41 AEST
By Aung Hla Tun | 1 Jun 2008Burma's military junta defended its response to Cyclone Nargis after stinging criticism from the United States.
Saturday May 31 15:34 AEST
31 May 2008Burma's military regime must stop evicting cyclone victims from emergency shelters where tens of thousands of people are now living, Human Rights Watch said.
Friday May 30 18:43 AEST
By Hla Hla Htay | 30 May 2008Burma's junta has started evicting destitute families from government-run cyclone relief centres.
Thursday May 29 18:18 AEST
29 May 2008Relief workers have slowly moved into Burma's cyclone-ravaged delta after the junta started to open access.
Wednesday May 28 20:06 AEST
28 May 2008Outrage over Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest will not detract from relief work, key donors said, as the UN reports gains in getting aid to cyclone survivors.
Wednesday May 28 09:24 AEST
28 May 2008The Royal Australian Air Force has transported two United Nations helicopters to Thailand to help with aid efforts in Cyclone Nargis-devastated Burma.
Tuesday May 27 21:57 AEST
27 May 2008Burma's junta has extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi by another year, an official said, as 16 of the democracy leader's supporters were arrested.
Tuesday May 27 21:56 AEST
by Hla Hla Htay | 27 May 2008International aid workers have begun entering Burma's cyclone-devastated delta area after being blocked for more than three weeks by the country's junta.
Tuesday May 27 15:30 AEST
27 May 2008Burma's military rulers tightened security around the home of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the day her latest stretch of house arrest is due to expire.
Monday May 26 08:57 AEST
AFP | 26 May 2008Efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Burma's cyclone victims have hit trouble as France turned back a ship laden with supplies, citing its shock at the resistance of Yangon's military regime.
Sunday May 25 07:41 AEST
By Hla Hla Htay | 25 May 2008Burma's failure to grant aid workers access to cyclone devastated areas threatened to overshadow a conference aimed at securing reconstruction funds.
Friday May 23 16:05 AEST
AFP | 23 May 2008UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has met with Burma's junta leader Senior General Than Shwe, looking to convince him to allow a massive foreign aid effort for cyclone survivors.
Wednesday May 21 10:44 AEST
By Jamie Duncan | 21 May 2008As diplomatic efforts continue in a bid to get relief supplies moving, an Australian aid official is urging the world not to forget Burma's cyclone victims.
Tuesday May 20 16:44 AEST
By Hla Hla Htay | 20 May 2008Burma has lowered its flags to begin three days of mourning for about 133,000 people dead or missing after the cyclone.
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