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ASEAN/BURMA: Cyclone may have implications for ASEAN
A "new" Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) is being tested by its response to the...
AseanBURMA: UN warns harvest season will be critical
The UN warned today that Burmese rice farmers face serious fuel shortages as a critical planting...
BurmaBURMA: Junta legitimacy is under threat
International efforts to help victims of Cyclone Nargis were today being stepped up, following a...
BurmaBURMA: UN reports apparent breakthrough on aid workers
The junta has agreed to allow aid workers of all nationalities into the country to help cyclone...
BurmaBURMA: UN secretary-general arrives for talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today arrived in Burma, almost three weeks after a cyclone...
BurmaBURMA: ASEAN is under pressure on cyclone response
Burma will host a "pledging" conference in Rangoon on May 25, the Association of South-east Asian...
BurmaCHINA: Government and party mobilise over quake
Intense government rescue efforts continued today following the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan ...
ChinaBURMA: Junta resists intensified pressure on aid
International pressure on the junta to allow foreign workers and aid to reach victims of Cyclone...
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