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World's top envoy entreats Burma (Myanmar)
United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon arrived Thursday and hopes to meet Burma's leader Gen. Than Shwe today.
05/23/2008 01:00 am -
Europe tries threats to open Burma (Myanmar) to aid
Leaders hope their charges of a crime against humanity will push the junta to expand relief efforts.
05/21/2008 01:00 am -
How hard will neighbors push Burma (Myanmar)?
Burma said Monday it would allow in some Southeast Asian aid workers.
05/20/2008 01:00 am -
How one family in Burma (Myanmar) reconnected after the cyclone
Cut phone lines and travel bans have blocked survivors’ efforts to locate loved ones.
05/20/2008 01:00 am -
Asian, apolitical NGOs get better access in Burma (Myanmar)
The Taiwanese Tzu Chi Foundation says it has sent 15 workers into Burma and won permission to set up a distribution center in Rangoon.
05/17/2008 01:00 am -
Burma: monks vs. junta
Officials move refugees out of monasteries to stem monks' influence.
05/16/2008 01:00 am -
Burma and the vocabulary of reluctance
That we don't want to do something doesn't mean that we won't eventually do it.
05/16/2008 01:00 am -
Prodding Burma's (Myanmar's) neighbors
Western states want Asian nations to pressure Burma to accept help.
05/15/2008 01:00 am -
Are Burma's aid delays discriminatory?
Minority groups, uch as the Karen, inhabit much of the cyclone-hit Irrawaddy Delta.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
In Burma, a frustrated quiet
Without aid coming along Burma's Asian Highway, Burmese head east to find help.
05/13/2008 01:00 am -
Burma (Myanmar): An unbending junta still blocks aid
The military regime views foreign aid workers as potential spies or activists' allies.
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. helicopters cause stir in Thai town on Burma border
In Mae Sot, home to many Burmese exiles and refugees, two helicopters stopped unannounced during a survey of the area
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
Burma (Myanmar) aid logjam riles donors
UN members rejected a proposal Thursday to forgo junta permission and force aid in.
05/09/2008 01:00 am -
Junta in Burma (Myanmar) presses ahead with vote, rebuffs most aid efforts
Critics say the junta's May 10 constitutional referendum is meant to enshrine military rule. Pledges of assistance continued to grow Friday.
05/09/2008 01:00 am -
Disaster may loosen junta's grip in Burma (Myanmar)
A May 10 poll could underscore how unpopular the regime is, as it slowly opens to foreign aid.
05/08/2008 01:00 am -
Will Burma (Myanmar) let world in for aid?
The junta sought international assistance quickly but has been slow to give visas to foreign aid workers.
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
Postcyclone challenge for Burma (Myanmar): deliver relief fast
The isolated junta sought outside aid as death toll projections topped 10,000.
05/06/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
05/05/2008 01:00 am -
World
05/05/2008 01:00 am -
Burma's wealth gap breeds discontent
Tales of the junta's extravagances trickle down to average citizens, many of whom lack basic items.
04/24/2008 01:00 am -
Who's buying Burma's gems?
Laura Bush's campaign for a global boycott is being undone by China's appetite for Olympic souvenirs made of Burmese jade.
03/11/2008 01:00 am -
Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary
The government's surprise announcement to hold a constitutional referendum is being met with deep skepticism.
02/21/2008 12:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
02/21/2008 12:00 am -
World
02/13/2008 12:00 am -
Burma's censors monitor Internet, newspapers - and poets
The regime has watched the media more closely since last September's uprising by monks.
02/11/2008 12:00 am
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