World May 27 Humanitarian crisis worsens as fighting in Myanmar’s civil war ramps up By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
World Mar 29 Thousands flee airstrikes in Myanmar, complicating crisis Thai soldiers began sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by the military in neighboring Myanmar. By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press
World Mar 27 Myanmar forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. By Associated Press
World Jul 15 Myanmar’s Rice Crop Takes a Hit After Cyclone The prospect of a meager rice crop threatens to add to Myanmar's travails from May's cyclone that left tens of thousands dead. Much of the country's rice fields are in the now-swamped Irrawaddy delta. By PBS News Hour
World Jun 06 Watch Myanmar Cyclone Victims Face Continued Hardships A month has passed since Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar and, in the interim, international aid groups negotiated with the country's reclusive military regime for better access to the stricken country. ITN's Channel 4 News correspondent Inigo Gilmore provides an update.
Jun 04 U.S. Navy Ships to Leave Myanmar Without Delivering Aid By PBS News Hour Four U.S. Navy ships will leave the Myanmar coast Thursday, after failing to receive permission from the Burmese government to unload aid supplies for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, including much-needed helicopters to transport food and other aid. Continue reading
May 30 Myanmar Cyclone Refugees Forced Out of Camps By PBS News Hour Myanmar's military government started evicting families from cyclone refugee camps on Friday, sending them to rebuild lives with bamboo poles and tarps. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Myanmar’s Government Slowly Opens to Foreign Aid Weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated portions of Myanmar, its reclusive government has slowly allowed small numbers of foreign aid workers to enter the country. U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes updates the humanitarian situation. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Myanmar OKs Greater Access for Aid Workers but Obstacles Remain U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's ruling junta had agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the cyclone-ravaged country -- although questions remain as to the timing and logistics of such access. Two aid officials discuss the state… Continue watching
May 23 U.N. Chief Says Myanmar to Allow in Aid Workers By Admin, PBS News Hour U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's ruling junta had agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the cyclone-ravaged country -- although questions remain as to the timing and logistics of such access. Continue reading