http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/MyanmarFind stories, videos, and photos about Myanmar from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:14:33 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Myanmar14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Myanmar from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/myanmar.us.envoy.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/myanmar.us.envoy.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of two U.S. officials who made a rare trip to Myanmar said Thursday that the United States was willing to improve relations if that nation's ruling military junta takes tangible steps towards democracy.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/myanmar.us.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/myanmar.us.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. diplomats arrived in Myanmar Tuesday and will meet with imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/us.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/us.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Jim Webb will meet with Myanmar's prime minister Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Virginia Democrat's office announced.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/china.myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/china.myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of refugees from Myanmar poured across the border into southern China at the end of the week to escape fighting there, a provincial official told CNN on Friday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/china.myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/china.myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of refugees from Myanmar poured across the border into southern China at the end of the week to escape fighting there, a provincial official told CNN Friday.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/myanmar.yettaw/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/myanmar.yettaw/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American sentenced to seven years hard labor in Myanmar after he sneaked into the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, arrived in Thailand on Sunday with the U.S. senator who secured his release.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/14/senator.visits.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/14/senator.visits.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Sen. Jim Webb arrived in Myanmar on Friday where he is scheduled to meet with the reclusive country's military junta, his office confirmed.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/myanmar.webb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/myanmar.webb/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Jim Webb will meet with leaders of Myanmar's military junta this week when he stops off in the reclusive country during a two-week, five-nation tour of Asia, his office announced Wednesday.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/myanmar.prisoner.amnesty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/myanmar.prisoner.amnesty/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's pro-democracy opposition party said Tuesday it was skeptical of the government's plan to grant amnesty to political prisoners, despite an announcement to the United Nations that it would do so.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/myanmar.suukyi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/myanmar.suukyi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter several delays, the trial of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered its final phase Friday as her lawyer delivered closing arguments under tight security at Yangon's Insein Prison.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/n.korea.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/n.korea.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is concerned that military cooperation between North Korea and Myanmar could destabilize the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday at a meeting of southeast Asian nations in Bangkok, Thailand.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/myanmar.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/myanmar.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 20 members of Myanmar's opposition were arrested Sunday while observing Martyrs' Day, a party spokesman said.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/myanmar.un.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/myanmar.un.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Myanmar authorities that they must deliver on a "free and fair" election in 2010.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/myanmar.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/myanmar.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextBe it Iran or North Korea, economic sanctions are a well-used weapon in the diplomatic arsenal for dealing with international disputes. But do they work?Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/myanmar.suu.kyi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/myanmar.suu.kyi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi plans to take the stand Tuesday to defend herself against subversion charges, her spokesman told CNN Monday.Mon, 25 May 2009 12:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/myanmar.suukyi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/myanmar.suukyi/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will stand trial Monday for an incident in which an American allegedly swam across a lake and stayed for two days in her closely guarded residence, where she is under house arrest.Mon, 18 May 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/04/world.bloggers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/04/world.bloggers/index.html#cnnSTCTextBloggers in Myanmar, Iran and Syria work under some of the most repressive conditions in the world, facing tactics such as regulation, intimidation and even imprisonment, according to a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists.Tue, 05 May 2009 08:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/myanmar.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/myanmar.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebt problems and lack of credit. A housing crisis and a funding shortfall. These are not the problems of the Western world in the face of the global economic downturn, but some of the lingering challenges in Myanmar one year after devastating Cyclone Nargis hit the country, aid groups said.Sat, 02 May 2009 03:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/myanmar.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar will allow Rohingya refugees back into the country if they can prove that they are Bengali, Thailand's foreign ministry said.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/rohingya.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/rohingya.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextScores of boat people who fled Myanmar and are now in Thailand are to be sent back despite human rights groups' concerns they could be tortured or killed upon return.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndonesian authorities found 198 refugees from Myanmar early Tuesday off the country's west coast who said they had been drifting in a wooden boat for three weeks after they'd been towed out to sea by the Thai military.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/heroes.manning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/heroes.manning/index.html#cnnSTCText"Always you have to run for your life," says Boo Htoo, who grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand just across the border from Myanmar.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/myanmar.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/myanmar.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextNineteen political prisoners were released by the government of Myanmar over the weekend, the human rights group Amnesty International reported Tuesday.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/thailand.refugees.admission/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/thailand.refugees.admission/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's prime minister suspects there were "some instances" in which Myanmar's Rohingya boat people were pushed out to sea, a frank admittance of a practice drawing worldwide condemnation.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/thai.karen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/thai.karen/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine refugee camps stretch along western Thailand's border with Myanmar, but Mae La, with a population of 43,000, is by far the largest.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndonesian authorities found 198 refugees from Myanmar early Tuesday off the country's west coast who claimed they had been drifting in a wooden boat for three weeks after being set adrift by Thai military forces.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/myanmar.suu.kyi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/myanmar.suu.kyi/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and five senior members of her opposition party met with U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari at the state guesthouse on Monday, a party spokesman said.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Thai judge fined dozens of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of illegal entry after escaping from their own country a month ago -- amid allegations that other Rohingya have been dumped at sea by the Thai army.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/myanmar.food.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/myanmar.food.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar is facing a food shortage largely due to last year's deadly Cyclone Nargis, which destroyed nearly all the rice crops in the fertile Ayeyarwaddy delta, the United Nations said Wednesday.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new boatload of Rohingya refugees washed up on the shores of Thailand early Tuesday, raising questions about the type of treatment they would receive.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai lawmakers were probing Thursday "very alarming" reports about its troops abusing and casting out members of a Muslim minority group fleeing to its shores.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/thailand.myanmar.refugees.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/thailand.myanmar.refugees.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's Senate will investigate allegations that the country's military abused Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar, a leading senator said Tuesday, in the latest of several probes into the issue.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/thailand.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/thailand.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's military has denied abusing refugee boat-people from Myanmar after claims some were whipped on a tourist beach and hundreds more left dead or missing after being towed at to sea without food and water.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/25/myanmar.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/25/myanmar.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost 25,000 people will die this year of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar unless lifesaving treatment is significantly increased, according to a new report.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/myanmar.defectors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/myanmar.defectors/index.html#cnnSTCTextNineteen North Koreans have been released from detention in Myanmar and sent to Thailand, Burmese officials told the U.S.-funded Voice of America news service Thursday.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/16/rat.mekong/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/16/rat.mekong/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rat believed to be extinct for 11 million years, a spider with a foot-long legspan, and a hot pink cyanide-producing "dragon millipede" are among the thousand newly discovered species in the largely unexplored Mekong Delta region.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/myanmar.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/myanmar.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextCourts in Myanmar have sentenced a blogger, a poet and several dissidents to several years in jail for anti-regime activities, a court official told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday applauded the release of several political prisoners by the government of Myanmar, including the nation's longest-serving political prisoner.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843853,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843853,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the first anniversary of the Saffron Revolution nears, Burma's military regime releases over 9000 prisoners, including the nation's longest serving political prisoner, U Win TinWed, 24 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/myanmar.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/myanmar.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari wrapped up a six-day visit to Myanmar Saturday, where he met with the ruling military junta and the party of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/myanmar.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/myanmar.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTextWatch reports from the CNN team for its extensive coverage of Myanmar in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurma has ratified a proposed international charter that includes controversial human rights provisions, officials said Monday, a day after regional powers slammed the nation's ruling junta for extending opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's detentionMon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/myanmar.monks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/myanmar.monks/index.html#cnnSTCTextExchanging his sacred Bhuddist robes for a crucifix and his black-colored hair for bleached-blonde, 24-year-old Ashin Kovida found freedom in neighboring Thailand and escaped authorities within Myanmar's oppressive military regime intent on hunting down the pro-democracy leader.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/myanmar.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/myanmar.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoldiers reportedly fired into crowds and beat Buddhist monks Thursday, and state media said nine people were killed as Myanmar's military rulers continued its crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/myanmar.humanrights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/myanmar.humanrights/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations Human Rights Council is pushing for a fact-finding mission to Myanmar as video smuggled out of the secretive country shows unarmed protesters being beaten by the military regime's security forces.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819605,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819605,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cyclone that devastated Burma's heartland has also roiled a political landscape dominated by the military for more than four decadesWed, 02 Jul 2008 09:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's ruling junta agreed Friday to "allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities" into the country to help cyclone survivors, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:58:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817888,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817888,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSurvival instincts of the Burmese who were affected by a recent cyclone were a major factor in the reduction of deaths in the countryWed, 25 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextMonsoon rains are hindering relief efforts in Myanmar as humanitarian agencies attempt to get aid into the cyclone-ravaged country, a UNICEF spokesman said on Monday.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813731,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813731,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUp to 35,000 pregnant cyclone survivors are in urgent need of proper care in Burma, a U.N. expert said WednesdayThu, 12 Jun 2008 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUnited Nations helicopters fanned out across Burma's Irrawaddy delta Monday, a U.N. official said, ferrying critical supplies to villages struggling to survive since a devastating cyclone struck more than five weeks agoMon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe White House criticized Burma's ruling junta on Wednesday for refusing to allow U.S. Navy ships to help their country deal with last month's devastating cycloneWed, 04 Jun 2008 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/myanmar.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/myanmar.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Navy ships loaded with supplies for victims of Myanmar's cyclone will sail away from the country's coast on Thursday, after the ruling junta refused for three weeks to allow them to deliver aid.Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811382,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811382,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 1 million people still don't have adequate food, water or shelter a month after a devastating cyclone swept through BurmaTue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's defense minister said Sunday his government broadcast warnings before a deadly cyclone hit the country last month -- and it has acted promptly since then in providing relief.Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTextLogistical challenges have kept help from reaching much of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta region, relief agencies reported Friday.Fri, 30 May 2008 15:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The Hollywood star's "karma" remark was a gaffe, but perhaps revealing: Why has the world's aid flowed more freely toward the victims of Burma's cyclone than China's earthquake?Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810198,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810198,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurma's military rulers have approved visas for dozens of international relief workers and were allowing more foreigners into areas devastated by a cyclone that left millions in need of aidThu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Myanmar on Sunday to guide a conference with international agencies aimed at boosting donations for the cyclone-struck nation, now that its ruling military junta has agreed to accept aid.Wed, 28 May 2008 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809499,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809499,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAid soon will be able to reach the more than 1 million cyclone victims still waiting for their first assistance if Burma's military regime allows the assistanceMon, 26 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix UNICEF staffers arrived in Myanmar on Monday after being granted access to enter areas hardest hit by the cyclone in a sign the nation's secretive military junta may be keeping its promise.Mon, 26 May 2008 10:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational aid is needed to help cyclone-ravaged Myanmar because the country is not equipped to handle the devastation, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Myanmar's prime minister Thursday.Fri, 23 May 2008 00:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsian nations are beginning to focus on the reconstruction needs of Myanmar, devastated by Cyclone Nargis in early May, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.Thu, 22 May 2008 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808223,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808223,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe number of conflicts in which child soldiers were involved dropped sharply from 27 in 2004 to 17 at the end of last year, according to a United Nations reportWed, 21 May 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/myanmar.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/myanmar.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's reclusive government has agreed to allow U.N. helicopters into some of the least accessible areas of the country's cyclone-devastated delta, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday.Wed, 21 May 2008 05:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/international/china_earthquake/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/international/china_earthquake/index.htmHumanitarian relief charities, confronted with back-to-back natural disasters, are scrambling to raise money from Americans and corporations.Tue, 20 May 2008 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/myanmar.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/myanmar.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Myanmar began a three-day mourning period Tuesday, the World Bank reiterated that it cannot provide financial assistance or loans to the cyclone-ravaged country because of unpaid debts.Tue, 20 May 2008 12:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/myanmar.farming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/myanmar.farming/index.html#cnnSTCTextFarmer U Han Nyunt stands on some of the most fertile land in the world -- and fears that he will starve to death.Tue, 20 May 2008 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the cyclone-ravaged country, more than two weeks after a storm that killed tens of thousands of people. Tue, 20 May 2008 02:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon, according to video broadcast on state television.Mon, 19 May 2008 02:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/us.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/us.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter concerns that Myanmar authorities improperly took some previous relief supplies, Myanmar is now allowing U.S. government aid workers to give aid directly to private aid groups.Fri, 16 May 2008 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807353,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807353,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe junta is trying to mask the tragic inefficiency of the aid efforts even as the population grows increasingly desperateFri, 16 May 2008 21:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/15/myanmar.burma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/15/myanmar.burma/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe founder of the Free Burma Coalition accused Myanmar neighbors China and India on Thursday of failing to do their share of "heavy lifting" in aiding victims of the Myanmar cyclone.Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807194,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Burma in the coming daysFri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from a killer cyclone in Myanmar could be "in the region of 100,000 or even more," says the chief of the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief agency.Thu, 15 May 2008 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's military junta has begun to let aid trickle into the country devastated by a cyclone that struck the region May 2, a U.S. Marine spokesman said Wednesday.Thu, 15 May 2008 02:58:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20199971,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20199971,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe new parents film a PSA to raise funds for the 8 million kids affected by the cycloneWed, 14 May 2008 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1770923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1770923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnother powerful storm headed toward Burma's cyclone-devastated delta, where so little aid has reached that the U.N. warned on Wednesday of a "second wave of deaths" among an estimated 2 million survivorsWed, 14 May 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago, a U.S. military commander said Tuesday.Wed, 14 May 2008 03:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextBodies continued to pile up in Myanmar as the first U.S. aircraft carrying relief supplies touched down Monday in the cyclone-ravaged country.Tue, 13 May 2008 05:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/international/burma_aid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/international/burma_aid/index.htmIn an effort to expedite aid to Myanmar, hard hit by Cyclone Nargis, the Treasury Department announced Monday that it is removing the limit on funds that Americans are allowed to send to individuals.Mon, 12 May 2008 20:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/myanmar.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. military airplane with relief supplies was scheduled to land in Myanmar Monday on a mission that American officials say they hope will "build trust."Mon, 12 May 2008 04:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/myanmar.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/myanmar.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs aid groups struggled to distribute supplies to cyclone victims despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was broadcasting messages urging people to vote "yes" in a referendum that critics say would strengthen the military rule.Sun, 11 May 2008 02:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGovernment officials, all but absent since cyclone Nargis killed tens of thousands across Burma, pressed ahead with a referendum Saturday in villages still reeling from the disasterSat, 10 May 2008 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/rivers.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/rivers.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTextHiding under a blanket in the back of a car at a police checkpoint. Hopping on boats instead of staying on a road. Constantly looking over your shoulder, knowing that at any moment you -- and those with you -- face the possibility of imprisonment, torture, even death.Sat, 10 May 2008 10:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter days of stonewalling, the Myanmar government is ready to accept aid from around the world for victims of Saturday's deadly cyclone, the country's U.N. ambassador said Friday. Sat, 10 May 2008 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe ruling junta will accept aid only with conditions. Should the U.S. strike to avert a humanitarian disaster?Sat, 10 May 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/us.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/us.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is considering air-dropping aid to victims of the cyclone in Myanmar even without permission from the military government, a U.S. official said Thursday.Fri, 09 May 2008 05:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's military government began allowing aid agencies into the country Thursday to respond to the dire needs of those who survived the killer storm but is still being criticized for acting too slow.Fri, 09 May 2008 04:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.aidcyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.aidcyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from the cyclone that ravaged the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar may exceed 100,000, the senior U.S. diplomat in the military-ruled country said Wednesday.Thu, 08 May 2008 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738295,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738295,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: The junta says things are returning to normal, pressing on with changes designed to cement their controlWed, 07 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations and international relief organizations are scrambling to aid Myanmar, saying Friday's cyclone was the worst disaster the country had suffered in years. Myanmar officials expect the death toll to top 15,000.Wed, 07 May 2008 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.blogs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.blogs/index.html#cnnSTCTextEyewitness reports on the devastation and suffering left in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar trickled out Wednesday by way of Web sites and blogs.Wed, 07 May 2008 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738008,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738008,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.N. officials on Wednesday declared Burma's stricken Irrawaddy delta a "major disaster" with corpses floating through flooded waters and enormous logistical challenges hampering humanitarian aid effortsWed, 07 May 2008 01:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/myanmar.relief/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations and the Red Cross began distributing relief supplies Tuesday to people affected by the devastating cyclone that killed at least 22,000 people in Myanmar on Friday.Wed, 07 May 2008 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cyclone death toll soared above 22,000 on Tuesday and more than 41,000 others were missing as foreign countries mobilized to rush in aid after the country's deadliest storm on record, state radio reportedTue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/danrivers.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/danrivers.myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextHomeless children watched Tuesday as solemn men unceremoniously dropped dead bodies into the river of this southern Myanmar township.Tue, 06 May 2008 21:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA humanitarian crisis looms in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 22,000 peopleTue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurma officials said on Tuesday the death toll could continue to climb higher than the 14,000 already feared dead from the Southeast Asian nation's devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aidTue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/myanmar.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/myanmar.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTextResidents in this sprawling river delta city hacked their way through downed trees and trudged through knee-deep swirling brown waters Monday as they tried to pick up the pieces of their lives after a deadly cyclone ravaged the southeast Asian country over the weekend.Mon, 05 May 2008 16:38:00 EDT