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- Asean Mobilises Over US$88 Million For Cyclone Nargis Survivors 25 Nov 2009 10:52 GMT
... Asean Mobilises Over US$88 Million For Cyclone Nargis Survivors By D. Arul Rajoo BANGKOK, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Asean, the United Nations ...
- EU and ASEAN raise $100m for Nargis relief 25 Nov 2009 12:57 GMT
... for Nargis relief Nov 25, 2009 (DVB)–More than $US100 million has been raised for cyclone Nargis relief efforts by Southeast Asia’s regional bloc and the European Union, it was announced ...
- Myanmar cyclone survivors still need shelter: U.N. 25 Nov 2009 17:18 GMT
... Hundreds of thousands of people are still living in makeshift homes 18 months after Cyclone Nargis tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, killing at least 140,000, the United Nations said Wednesday. ...
- Myanmar's military supremo visits cyclone victims, finally 25 Nov 2009 22:15 GMT
... Yangon - Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Than Shwe finally visited victims of Cyclone Nargis over the weekend, two weeks after the storm struck leaving 133,655 people dead or ...
- Burma aims to match Vietnam rice output 25 Nov 2009 07:37 GMT
... rice trader said. Rice production in the country, which took a significant knock following cyclone Nargis last year, will however need significant assistance from the Burmese government, the director of ...
- Switzerland minaret ban would breach freedom of religion obligations 25 Nov 2009 00:47 GMT
... arrested at least 10 political activists and journalists for trying to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis. Their whereabouts is unknown. Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has marked the completion ...
- Students try hand at digital globe 25 Nov 2009 22:56 GMT
... disaster relief efforts. She noted that the observed data from recent tragedies such as Cyclone Nargis and the Sumatra tsunami can be reviewed on the Tangible Earth globe visualisations while ...
- Myanmar must end arrests of activists and continue aid after Cyclone Nargis 24 Nov 2009 01:07 GMT
... Myanmar must end arrests of activists and continue aid after Cyclone Nargis Myanmar must end arrests of activists and continue aid after Cyclone Nargis A family ...
- Ensure Sufficient Aid For Nargis Survivors, Amnesty Tells Donors 24 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... pressure the Myanmar authorities to end harassment of activists trying to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis, and ensure sufficient aid reaches those affected, Amnesty International said Tuesday. It said that ...
- NRC responds to desperate shelter needs 24 Nov 2009 15:20 GMT
... people are still in need of sustainable shelter, a year and a half after cyclone Nargis struck. "NRC has built more than 1,000 permanent shelters with cyclone-resistant features in the ...
- Australian aid to Burma eyed with caution 24 Nov 2009 07:34 GMT
... may be dampened by rampant state corruption in the country. Ahead of a regional post-cyclone Nargis conference in Bangkok tomorrow, Australia has offered $AUS15 million in aid to fund ongoing ...
- Notts man's pledge to bring disaster relief to Nepal 24 Nov 2009 09:43 GMT
... Nations. Last year, he worked in Myanmar, where almost 150,000 were left dead by Cyclone Nargis. During his time in Asia, he also worked in Nepal. Dawn's projects will focus ...
- Two weeks on, some water purifiers do not reach Nargis victims 20 Nov 2009 03:12 GMT
... Berlin - Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis, some water-purifying equipment for disaster victims remains snagged in Yangon, according to a German ...
- Designing architecture for humanity 20 Nov 2009 19:58 GMT
... you have to address. Where does the funding for these projects come from? For Cyclone Nargis, we raised all of our money through [the social networking website] Facebook – about ...
- Interview: UNICEF makes contribution to Myanmar's relief work in cyclone-hit region 19 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... with improved policies and helping build capacity on child protection," she said. Chowdhury said cyclone Nargis last year left about 140,000 people dead, 2.4 million affected, and 800,000 displaced. More ...
- 25 years later, the Karen refugee crisis continues unabated 19 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... grim news. These Christians have been raped, tortured and murdered. In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the country in early May 2008, Burmese authorities reportedly denied relief aid ...
- | 25 years later, the Karen refugee crisis continues unabated 19 Nov 2009 11:58 GMT
... grim news. These Christians have been raped, tortured and murdered. In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the country in early May 2008, Burmese authorities reportedly denied relief aid ...
- Burma: 2008 a year characterized by natural disaster, severe political repression 23 Nov 2009 19:20 GMT
... anniversary of the publication. The Year Book pointed out that the advent of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in May provided the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) military junta with an ...
- Indonesian ferry sinks with 200 on board 22 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... Thetkelthaung when it sank. The Irrawaddy Delta was the area that suffered worst when Cyclone Nargis hit southern Myanmar in May 2008. The catastrophic storm killed around 138,000 people and ...
- Australia's $20 Million Aid to Pakistan, Burma 21 Nov 2009 07:55 GMT
... million in humanitarian aid for Burmese people still suffering from the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. The cyclone killed an estimated 140,000 people and severely affected another two million Burmese ...
- Journalist faces 10 years' jail for video of orphans 19 Nov 2009 05:58 GMT
... dangerous assignments in the world. T's film follows a number of children orphaned by Cyclone Nargis, which struck southern Myanmar in May last year, killing 140,000 people in the delta ...
- First climate change info center to be opened in Myanmar 19 Nov 2009 13:29 GMT
... by experts at the center, it added. Meanwhile, Myanmar experienced the most disastrous ever cyclone Nargis on May 2 and 3 last year. The cyclone swept the country's five divisions ...
- Jailed cameraman wins top media award 20 Nov 2009 08:19 GMT
... 2009 (DVB)–Two Burmese cameramen who filmed an acclaimed documentary on the aftermath of Burma’s cyclone Nargis have received a top media award, although it is revealed that one of them ...
- Rory Peck Awards: Full list of winners 20 Nov 2009 14:54 GMT
... year jail sentence to secretly film the lives of eight Burmese children orphaned by Cyclone Nargis. As country officials refused outside aid and told the population not to “dwell on ...
- Burmese hit by Japan job scam' 19 Nov 2009 10:59 GMT
... in Japan. The company claimed to be targeting those who had lost jobs following cyclone Nargis last year. Around 100 people who joined the programme and paid the company 500,000 ...
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