Jan 24 Watch Juan Gelman, Argentine poet who fought against a military junta, dies at 83 By Jeffrey Brown, PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Senate Leader Sees ‘Amazing Change’ in Myanmar Senate Leader Sees 'Amazing Change' in Myanmar… Continue watching
May 14 With House Arrest Set to Expire, Suu Kyi Faces New Charges By PBS News Hour Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the pro-democracy Myanmar opposition, faces new criminal charges just weeks before her house arrest was supposed to end after an American man swam across a lake to reach her compound, her lawyer said. Continue reading
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. Continue watching
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 16 Watch U.N. Chief Details Diplomatic Efforts on Myanmar Crisis Two major natural disasters have hit Myanmar and China in as many weeks. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discusses the two crises, and diplomatic efforts to get the Myanmar government to quicken its pace of allowing in foreign assistance. Continue watching
May 16 More Rain Threatens Cyclone Victims’ Well-Being By PBS News Hour Survivors of the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta have received little emergency aid from the country's ruling military junta, though government officials insist their relief operations are running smoothly. Continue reading