May 16, 2008

China Backs Myanmar in Resisting Demands to Take Aid ( Bloomberg )
Burma: the misery, the fear and the secrecy ( Independent UK )
Regime-Quakes in Burma and China ( The Nation: Naomi Klein )
An Offer Burma Can’t Refuse ( Times )
UN Says 1 Million Burmese Children at Risk After Cyclone ( Voice of America )
More Rain Threatens Cyclone Victims’ Well-Being ( NewsHour )
Cyclone victims forced out of shelters to vote ( DVB )
Small fraction of aid reaching Burma victims: UN ( CTV.ca, Canada )
Red Cross says clean water most urgent need for Myanmar cyclone victims ( International Herald Tribune )
Monks prevented from working with other donors ( DVB )
Heavy Rains Lash Burma’s Cyclone-Struck Irrawaddy Delta ( Voice of America )
Frustration Reigns as Burma’s Cyclone Victims Remain Off Limits ( Deutsche Welle, Germany )
Noble Laureates Call for Aid Action ( Irrawaddy )
Rights Group Warns Donors to Monitor Aid ( Irrawaddy News Magazine )
Children most vulnerable in cyclone-hit Myanmar ( International Herald Tribune, France )
An Abandoned Capital and an Abandoned People ( Irrawaddy )
Still reeling from military junta, Burma a mess after cyclone ( Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand )
Relief by any means? ( Radio Netherlands )
Don’t abandon Burma ( National Post, Canada )
Some cholera confirmed in cyclone-hit Myanmar ( Reuters )
Burma’s lost children ( New Statesman, UK )
More rain deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar ( Washington Post )
Myanmar won’t budge on foreign relief: EU envoy ( AFP )
Storm deepens misery for Burmese ( The Age, Australia )
Myanmar Cyclone Leaves 500000 Children Needing Help ( Bloomberg )
Myanmar’s Killing Fields of Neglect ( Asia Times )

May 15, 2008

Paranoid Burmese junta steps up security around Suu Kyi ( Independent, UK )
Myanmar cyclone death toll will hit 200000, say British ( Telegraph )
Race against time to help Nargis victims ( Bangkok Post )
Samak: Thai PM or spokesman for regime in Burma? ( Bangkok Post )
UN humanitarian chief awaits visa for Myanmar mission ( AFP )
Burma storm aid frustrations grow ( BBC News, UK )
Cyclone Nargis: 3.2 Million Burmese Affected, Limited Humanitarian Assistance Poses Health Threat as Conditions Worsen ( John Hopkins )
Burma’s Desperate Hour ( The Nation, US )
Angry UN puts pressure on Burma junta ( Merlbourne Herald Sun, Australia )
Is ‘isolationism’ costing Myanmar dear? ( Hindustan Times )
Junta pushed to relent on relief ( The Age, Australia )
Burmese leaders ‘turning a deaf ear’ to cyclone victims ( Scotsman, UK )
Red Cross: Up to 128000 Dead in Burma ( Democracy Now )
Welcome to the Burmese Police State ( Spiegel, Germany )
Behind the Story in Laputta ( Irrawaddy )
Myanmar refuses to bow to pressure as UN calls meeting ( AFP )
Egeland urges tough line against Burma’s ruling junta ( Aftenposten, Norway )
Burma: A Fake Constitution for Suffering People ( Newropeans , France )
Myanmar disaster response worst in memory ( Khaleej Times, UAE )
Storm victims arrested and driven out from shelters ( DVB )
Junta tightens grip as Burma starves ( Guardian UK )
Asean Assessment Team Expected in Burma Today ( Irrawaddy )
Red Cross aid packs sold in markets in Rangoon ( France24 )
Time to Invoke ‘Responsibility to Protect’: Burmese Activists ( Irrawaddy )
Myanmar says voters approved constitution ( Associated Press )
Myanmar cyclone: Forced labour camp fears ( Telegraph )
EU aid chief urges Myanmar to open air strip, free up visas ( EUbusiness )
Red Cross Warns of Further Misery for Burma’s Cyclone Victims ( Voice of America )

May 14, 2008

Pilot of First Burma Relief Mission Describes Experience ( Australia.TO )
Govt has blood on its hands, too ( Bangkok Post, Thailand )
Myanmar cyclone survivor faces a new battle ( LA Times )
2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone ( International Herald Tribune, France )
Amid Myanmar Secrecy, Tales of Survival and Devastation ( NY Times )
Burma’s Days ( Atlantic Online )