International Business News - Myanmar http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A French navy ship carrying 1,000 tons of food idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the uncooperative ruling military regime to dock in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48173-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/death-toll-from-myanmar-cyclone-nearly-doubles.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/death-toll-from-myanmar-cyclone-nearly-doubles.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 08:34:20 EDT France criticized Myanmar's military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French Navy ship with 1,500 tons of aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis to deliver food and medicine with small boats and helicopters. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47904-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/france-criticizes-myanmar-for-barring-aid-ship.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/france-criticizes-myanmar-for-barring-aid-ship.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38:54 EDT France criticized Myanmar's military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French Navy ship with 1,500 tons of aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis to deliver food and medicine with small boats and helicopters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/france-criticizes-myanmar-for-barring-aid-ship.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 23:24:24 EDT Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/us-supplies-groups-directly-in-myanmar.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 18:37:37 EDT Myanmar's military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Yangon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching cyclone-battered regions where millions need food and medicine. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47352-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/myanmars-junta-confines-foreigners-to-yangon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/myanmars-junta-confines-foreigners-to-yangon.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 12:31:20 EDT The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from Myanmar's killer cyclone as heavy rains on Friday lashed much of the area stricken two weeks ago, further hampering relief efforts. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47866-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/un-in-dark-about-cyclone-disaster-needs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/un-in-dark-about-cyclone-disaster-needs.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 23:13:17 EDT The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims in the Southeast Asian country need clean water urgently or risk falling victim to diseases such as dysentery. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46804-myanmar-cyclone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/red-cross-clean-water-most-urgent-for-myanmar.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/red-cross-clean-water-most-urgent-for-myanmar.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 04:05:32 EDT Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46584-aptopix-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-junta-warns-against-hoarding-cyclone-aid.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-junta-warns-against-hoarding-cyclone-aid.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:26:51 EDT The United Nations wants to send its top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar _ if he can get a visa from the ruling military junta. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been frustrated by the regime's obstacles to foreign assistance for victims of the May 3 cyclone that pummeled the Southeast Asian nation and destroyed towns across the Irrawaddy River delta. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/un-hopes-to-send-top-aid-coordinator-to-myanmar.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:14:03 EDT Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46564-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-junta-warns-against-hoarding-cyclone-aid.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-junta-warns-against-hoarding-cyclone-aid.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:26:51 EDT The United Nations wants to send its top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar _ if he can get a visa from the ruling military junta. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been frustrated by the regime's obstacles to foreign assistance for victims of the May 3 cyclone that pummeled the Southeast Asian nation and destroyed towns across the Irrawaddy River delta. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/un-hopes-to-send-top-aid-coordinator-to-myanmar.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:14:03 EDT The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar _ if he can get a visa from the nation's military rulers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/un-plans-to-send-top-coordinator-to-myanmar.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:49:05 EDT The door is open. But just a crack. Myanmar's isolationist ruling junta is now allowing U.S. military cargo planes to regularly fly relief supplies into their largest city to provide aid to cyclone survivors. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46529-aptopix-myanmar-cyclone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/us-pushes-for-helicopters-to-ferry-myanmar-relief.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/us-pushes-for-helicopters-to-ferry-myanmar-relief.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:46:21 EDT From shopkeepers handing out free rice porridge to medical students caring for the sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping in to help cyclone victims as the military regime severely restricts international aid. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46522-myanmar-local-heroes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/local-heroes-step-in-to-help-cyclone-victims.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/local-heroes-step-in-to-help-cyclone-victims.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:35:55 EDT Myanmar's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone's death toll soared above 43,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46495-aptopix-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-cyclone-death-toll-soars-above-43-000.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-cyclone-death-toll-soars-above-43-000.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:43:08 EDT Myanmar's state television says the cyclone's official death toll has climbed to more than 43,000. The figure, broadcast Thursday night, was almost 5,000 more than was released Wednesday by the military government. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-cyclone-death-toll-passes-43-000-state-tv.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:33:18 EDT Myanmar's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid in the aftermath of this month's devastating cyclone. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46468-aptopix-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-junta-warns-people-not-to-hoard-aid.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-junta-warns-people-not-to-hoard-aid.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 08:19:45 EDT Myanmar's junta announced Thursday that voters overwhelmingly backed a pro-military constitution _ a move critics claim was an attempt to divert attention from its failure to deliver aid to victims of a devastating cyclone. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46457-aptopix-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-says-voters-approved-constitution.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-says-voters-approved-constitution.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 07:16:02 EDT Myanmar's junta says legal action will be taken against people who trade, hoard or misuse international aid for cyclone survivors. The warning was issued Thursday on state radio amid reports that foreign aid was being sold openly in markets. The reports also claim the military was pilfering and diverting aid for its own use while distributing low-quality, locally produced food to people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/myanmar-warns-against-hoarding-foreign-aid.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 06:38:44 EDT Myanmar's junta announced Thursday that voters overwhelmingly backed a pro-military constitution _ a move critics claim was an attempt to divert attention from its failure to deliver aid to victims of a devastating cyclone. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46449-aptopix-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/cyclone-wracked-myanmar-says-constitution-approved.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/cyclone-wracked-myanmar-says-constitution-approved.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 06:25:20 EDT