Burma

  • May 12, 2008
  • 2 min read

BURMA: US aid flight arrives after constitution vote

A US military flight arrived in Rangoon today carrying aid for victims of the cyclone that...

Burma
  • May 8, 2008
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BURMA: Cyclone puts junta survival in doubt

There was uncertainty today over the willingness of the Burmese authorities to allow US military...

Burma
  • May 7, 2008
  • 7 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Leaders at odds as food crisis grows

Cyclone damage in Burma may further tighten the rice market, the UN Food and Agriculture...

South-East Asia
  • May 6, 2008
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BURMA: Junta needs foreign aid but also control

More than 15,000 people have been killed by the cyclone that hit the country coming into the...

Burma
  • May 5, 2008
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BURMA: Junta says vote is on despite cyclone

The May 10 referendum on a new constitution will proceed as planned, state media reported today,...

Burma
  • May 2, 2008
  • 7 min read

BURMA: Constitution vote will test junta

Junta leader Than Shwe yesterday called on people to vote in favour of a new constitution in the...

Burma
  • Apr 2, 2008
  • 2 min read

INDIA/CHINA/BURMA: Tibet will test Delhi-Beijing ties

Minister of Foreign Affairs Pranab Mukherjee yesterday urged the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan...

India
  • Apr 2, 2008
  • 2 min read

BURMA: NLD urges rejection of new constitution

The National League for Democracy (NLD) today urged voters to reject a new constitution due to be...

Burma