June 08

This month News Archive.

Myanmar or Burma? Wikipedia debates — by admin — last modified 2008-06-03 12:44

June 2, 2008: An impassioned debate over the name of Myanmar (or is it Burma?), is disrupting Wikipedia and fascinating Washington academics.

Myanmar: Media prevented from covering devastation — by admin — last modified 2008-06-03 13:06

June 1, 2008: The Myanmar junta, infamous for its draconian censorship laws, has put a leash on the media in covering the devastation wrought by the cyclone, unmindful of the fact that coverage would have fetched it more in terms of aid from the world community.

Myanmar uses watercrafts as mobile hospitals to care for cyclone victims — by admin — last modified 2008-06-03 15:37

June 2, 2008: Myanmar is using some watercrafts as mobile hospitals sailing deep into some cyclone-hit areas where road transport is hardly accessible, local media reported today.

ADRA Mourns Tragic Death of ADRA Worker in Myanmar Cyclone — by admin — last modified 2008-06-04 07:33

June 2, 2008 (Silver Spring, Maryland): —The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) regretfully bids farewell to April Win, an ADRA Myanmar employee who died during the devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar on May 2 and 3, which left more than 130,000 dead or missing and as many as 2.5 million homeless.

Myanmar attacks media's cyclone coverage — by admin — last modified 2008-06-06 09:24

June 6, 2008 (YANGON): Myanmar's military junta lashed out at its own citizens and foreign media Friday for what it called distorted coverage of the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.

ADRA Continues to Provide Additional Food, Medicine, Shelter — by admin — last modified 2008-06-06 10:58

June 4, 2008 (Silver Spring, Maryland): One month after the onslaught of Cyclone Nargis, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to provide emergency aid for survivors of the May 2-3 cyclone, through the provision of food aid, shelter materials, hygiene kits, and medicine, and improved access to water and sanitation in the devastated Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar.

India to sign investment pact with Myanmar — by admin — last modified 2008-06-06 11:07

June 5, 2008: India will enter into an investment promotion and protection agreement with Myanmar to increase fund flows and protect interests of investors of the two countries.

Burma hits out at cyclone reports — by admin — last modified 2008-06-06 11:20

June 6, 2008: Burma's state-run media has strongly condemned media reports of the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis.

Burma rates foreign media 'worst than cyclone' — by admin — last modified 2008-06-08 15:12

June 8, 2008 (Rangoon): Burmese state-controlled propaganda outlets on Sunday lashed out at foreign media that the despotic regime claims are spreading false news aboutaid efforts for victims of Cyclone Nargis in an effort to "undermine national unity."

Myanmar junta detains cyclone-affected "boat people" — by admin — last modified 2008-06-08 15:14

June 8, 2008 (Bangkok): The Myanmar navy has arrested 65 people, including 15 children and 20 women, who attempted to flee the country's cyclone-hit Bogalay township, a Myanmar pro-democracy group said on Sunday.

Burma dams would flood rebel territories — by admin — last modified 2008-06-08 15:17

June 8, 2008 (Thailand): In the dry season, the Salween River cuts a multicolored gash of green, gray and beige as it carries Himalayan snowmelt through steaming jungles along the Thailand-Burma border en route to the Andaman Sea.

Myanmar 'looks like the ancient times: No civilization' — by admin — last modified 2008-06-10 12:15

June 9, 2008: MORE THAN FIVE weeks after a catastrophic cyclone hit the southeast Asian country of Myanmar - also known as Burma - the sorrow is heavy among Burmese natives living a world away in Philadelphia.

Burma rates foreign media 'worst than cyclone' — by admin — last modified 2008-06-10 12:19

June 7, 2008 (Rangoon): Burmese state-controlled propaganda outlets on Sunday lashed out at foreign media that the despotic regime claims are spreading false news aboutaid efforts for victims of Cyclone Nargis in an effort to "undermine national unity."

Over 900 persons granted visas for relief aid to Myanmar cyclone victims — by admin — last modified 2008-06-11 12:57

June 11, 2008 (YANGON): A total of 911 persons from international aid groups and experts have been granted visas to enter Myanmar to carry out humanitarian relief aid activities, medical care and assessment of damage respectively ever since Cyclone Nargis hit the country early last month, state media reported Wednesday.

Myanmar state media stresses preventive measures against floods — by admin — last modified 2008-06-15 08:09

June 15, 2008 (YANGON): Myanmar state media urged the people in the country Sunday to take preventive measures against floods caused by torrential rains as it has entered the rainy season.

Myanmar to build cyclone shelters in 500 villages — by admin — last modified 2008-06-15 08:14

June 14 (Yangon): Myanmar would build temporary cyclone relief shelters in 500 villages in the country’s disaster-prone areas as part of a quick response system to natural calamities, a media report said Saturday.

In Myanmar, a Times reporter worked in secret to cover the story — by admin — last modified 2008-06-15 14:51

June 13, 2008: Aided by boatmen who risked arrest, the journalist saw what the government didn’t want seen in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.

Intelligence officials assigned to keep eye on TCG — by admin — last modified 2008-06-15 14:57

June 12, 2008: The Burmese military junta has assigned over two dozen intelligence officials to accompany a joint mission of the Tripartite Core Group to access the damage in cyclone-affected Irrawaddy delta and Rangoon division, according to sources close to the mission.

Myanmar turns down third Thai medic team — by admin — last modified 2008-06-15 15:07

BANGKOK, June 13, 2008: Myanmar authorities said the country no longer needed Thai medical assistance in treating victims of Cyclone Nargis as the Myanmar authorities are now able to bring the situation under control, according to a senior Thai official.

Burma arrests 245 drug traffickers — by admin — last modified 2008-06-16 12:08

June 16, 2008: Authorities in Burma arrested 245 drug traffickers in May, state media said, as the world's second-largest opium producer sought to show it was cracking down on narcotics.

Foreign doctors leave cyclone-hit Myanmar — by admin — last modified 2008-06-16 12:11

June 13, 2008 (BANGKOK): Foreign doctors have started leaving cyclone-hit Myanmar as the junta has closed down many relief camps in the affected areas, a senior Thai health ministry official said on Friday.

Burmese journalist helping cyclone victims arrested — by admin — last modified 2008-06-16 12:28

June 16, 2008: Burmese authorities have arrested a journalist in Rangoon in what observers say is part of a continuing effort to stifle news and information coming out of Burma's cyclone ravaged provinces.

Burma cracking down on satellite dish sellers, consumers — by admin — last modified 2008-06-17 08:55

June 16, 2008: Shops selling satellite dish antennas in Rangoon are being raided and searched by local authorities in Burma. SEAPA Alerts partner Mizzima.com reports that satellite dishes last week were confiscated from some shops and harassed shop owners "are being made to sign a pledge not to sell the equipment to unlicensed customers."

Myanmar bloggers help build 'Budget Huts' for cyclone survivors — by admin — last modified 2008-06-19 05:56

June 18, 2008 (LABUTTA, Myanmar): Bloggers may find their messages blocked by Myanmar's military regime, but that hasn't stopped blogger Nyi Lynn Seck from raising tens of thousands of dollars for cyclone survivors through his Web site.

Burma: UNHCR Condemns Systematic Rights Violations — by admin — last modified 2008-06-19 10:53

June19, 2008: The United Nations Human Rights Council today condemned "ongoing systematic violations of human rights" in Myanmar and called on the Government to stop making politically motivated arrests and to release all political prisoners immediately.

Military authorities renew interrogations of detained blogger — by admin — last modified 2008-06-19 11:05

June 18, 2008: The Burmese military junta authorities are once again questioning blogger Ko Nay Phone Latt, who has been in custody for about five months.

Junta constructs pagoda in Christian stronghold — by admin — last modified 2008-06-19 11:10

June 18, 2008: A Buddhist pagoda is being constructed by the Burmese ruling junta in a stronghold of the ethnic Kachin Christian armed rebels in Kachin State in Northern Burma, a source in the area said.

Scam e-mails on Myanmar, China tragedies on the rise — by admin — last modified 2008-06-19 11:19

June 19, 2008: Donation e-mail scams capitalizing on recent tragedies in Myanmar and China are on the rise, a report by software firm Symantec Corporation said Wednesday.

UNICEF begins rebuilding schools in cyclone-stricken Myanmar — by admin — last modified 2008-06-19 11:27

June 17, 2008 (YANGON, Myanmar): The weather has become an added challenge to delivering aid in cyclone - ravaged Myanmar.