May 12, 2008

High-powered US delegation gets cool reception over offer of help ( The Guardian )
Burma - the case for intervention ( Times Online UK )
Drop in the Ocean ( Newsweek )
US concerned as its aid leaves Yangon airport ( Reuters AlertNet )
The world’s responsibility to Burma ( Foreign Policy Passport )
Aid for cyclone victims sold in Rangoon ( DVB )
Burma cyclone: Burmese officials selling emergency aid supplies in local markets ( Telegraph )
US flight arrives, but UN says Myanmar too slow ( AFP )
Burmese journals face restrictions on cyclone coverage ( Mizzima )
Interview with Myaungmya resident, Irrawaddy Division ( DVB )
US concerned as its aid leaves Yangon airport ( Reuters )
UN Chief Says Speeding up Relief to Burma is Critical ( Voice of America )
Anger mounts over Burma aid block ( Channel 4 News )
Fewer than one-third of Burmese needy get relief ( Bangkok Post )
“Facing up to our responsibilities”, Gareth Evans in The Guardian ( )
Calls Increase for Humanitarian Intervention ( Irrawaddy )
US airlifts aid to Myanmar, UN urges junta to cooperate ( The Associated Press )
US airlifts aid to Myanmar, UN presses junta ( Forbes, NY )
UN says Burma aid bottleneck puts millions at risk ( ABC Online, Australia )
Anger mounts in Bangkok at Myanmar aid visa delays ( Reuters )
Rangoon Struggles to Survive ( Irrawaddy )
Burmese Officials Skimming Cyclone Aid ( The Irrawaddy )
Calls Increase for Humanitarian Intervention ( Irrawaddy )
In Myanmar, food aid only at the junta’s behest ( International Herald Tribune, France )
Burma: Gordon Brown calls for ‘unfettered access’ to cyclone victims ( Telegraph.co.uk )
Burmese junta keeps iron grip on aid ( The Age, Australia )
US sends in first aid, awaits green light on bigger Myanmar role ( International Herald Tribune, France )
Oxfam: Burma on Brink of Massive Public Health Catastrophe ( Democracy Now, NY )
US announces two more aid flights for Myanmar ( AFP )
Burma accused of ‘crime’ against its people ( TimesOnline UK )
CNN’s Rivers on Burma Escape: “What If They Just Shot Us and Threw Us Into The River?” ( MediaBistro )

May 11, 2008

In Burma, a UN Promise Not Kept ( Washington Post )
Resident reports heavy death toll in island villages ( DVB )
EU to hold Myanmar meeting ( Times of India )
US to begin airlift relief in Burma ( USA Today )
Burma (Myanmar): An unbending regime still blocks aid ( ReliefWeb )
Eye witness: Burma ‘unbelievably’ dire ( Special Broadcasting Service, Australia )
BURMA: ‘Junta Aid Blocks Could Multiply Cyclone Toll’ ( IPS, Italy )
Cyclone victim says aid given only to junta supporters ( DVB )
Myanmar: Many thousands more will die if we don’t reach them now ( ReliefWeb )
Aid ‘impossible’ to move in Burma without government approval ( Mizzima )
Chaos looms as Burma limits aid ( Channel 4 News, UK )
UN Says 220,000 Reported Missing in Myanmar Cyclone ( Reuters )
China Reluctant to Prod Myanmar over Aid ( AP )
Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cyclone ( The Associated Press )
“Unimaginable Tragedy” if Myanmar Delays Aid ( Reuters )
“Drip-Feed” of Aid but Myanmar Still Desperate ( AFP )
Pressure mounts on Burma government ( The Press Association )
UK criticises Burma’s “inadequate” response to cyclone ( inthenews.co.uk )
Myanmar Junta Still Blocking Most Cyclone Aid ( International Herald Tribune )
France Backtracking on Intervention ( Irrawaddy )
As Burma’s Junta Counts Its Fake Votes, Photos Show the Reality ( Sydney Morning Herald )
Red Cross Boat for Burma Cyclone Victims Sinks ( Irrawaddy )
Ministers Attack Burma Response ( BBC )
Red Cross Boat Sinks in Burma ( USA Today )
‘Unimaginable tragedy’ if Burma delays aid ( Mail and Guardian Online, South Africa )
Burma may be on the brink of a second disaster ( National Post, Canada )

May 10, 2008

Race to prevent disease among Myanmar cyclone victims ( The Associated Press )
Less aid, more show for Burma’s junta ( Telegraph.co.uk )
No time to hesitate we must get aid to Burma ( Times Online, UK )