The Myanmar government has said that the cyclone that struck the south-east Asian nation this weekend has killed 10,000 people. (more…)

Critics blasted Burma’s military regime for going ahead with plans to conduct a referendum on the country’s draft constitution amidst the devastation and mourning of Cyclone Nargis. (more…)

Eight hundred tons of rice are sitting in a Rangoon warehouse, but can’t be distributed to survivors of the deadly cyclone that ravaged Burma until the military government gives permission, an aid official said Monday. (more…)

Tropical cyclone Nargis was not only a natural disaster, but it could also signal a political upheaval for the Burmese junta if the generals fail to handle it well. (more…)

Aung Aung has never left military-ruled Myanmar, though he is beginning to feel he has no choice but to say goodbye to his family and try to forge a better life overseas. (more…)

Medical Assistance Programs (MAP) International will provide emergency medical aid to help people in Myanmar affected by a devastating category four cyclone that struck the southeast Asian nation May 2. (more…)

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan called Monday for all member states to offer “urgent relief assistance” to Myanmar where a cyclone has reportedly killed over 10,000 people. (more…)

Exiled Burmese monks staged a protest on Sunday in front of the Burmese embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, against the upcoming constitutional referendum, with some monks striking their arms and drawing blood that sprayed on the white protest banners. (more…)

India rushed relief and medical supplies to cyclone-hit Myanmar on Monday, underscoring warming ties between the two neighbours. (more…)

U.N. agencies and independent humanitarian groups rushed Monday to prepare assistance for victims of a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, while awaiting a formal go-ahead from the military regime in the Southeast Asian nation. (more…)

The United States said Monday it is providing an initial sum of 250,000 dollars in aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar through its embassy in Yangon and is looking at what more it can do to help. (more…)

After three decades of conflict and civil war in Indonesia’s restive province of Aceh came to a relatively rapid political solution in the aftermath of December 2004′s devastating earthquake and tsunami, the concept of natural disasters as paving the road for conflict transformation has gained in both adherents and interest. But, as this brief comparison between the situation in Aceh in 2004 and that of Burma today will make clear, there is scant evidence for optimism in the devastation of Cyclone Nargis proving the memorable catalyst of a solution to Burma’s ills. (more…)

The response by the Burmese regime to this weekend’s cyclone disaster shows that the junta is incapable of running the country, let alone helping the victims. (more…)

It is not often that there is fair warning of a comprehensive abuse of political rights. But in Burma, we know the day that this abuse will take place: This coming Saturday. This is the day of the referendum called by Burma’s military regime on the draft constitution it has prepared. (more…)

On Friday at around midnight, tropical cyclone Nargis started its assault on Burma. The storm also hit Insein prison in Rangoon. As a result of strong winds, many zinc roofs atop of Insein prison were torn off, one after another. (more…)

The European Commission has launched a fast-track decision to provide emergency relief for victims of Cyclone Nargis that struck Myanmar at the weekend. The funds, managed by the Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), are being mobilised rapidly to help meet the basic needs of survivors in the disaster zone. (more…)

The Burma Campaign UK today condemned the regime in Burma for failing to give adequate warnings to the population about the cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday, and failing to adequately help victims. (more…)

A major fire broke out in Burma’s infamous Insein prison in Rangoon last Saturday, leaving at least 36 dead and 70 injured, according to reports emerging from Rangoon.
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* Story Highlights
* 4,000 dead, 3,000 still missing following cyclone, Myanmar state media reports
* Up to 10,000 could be dead, foreign minister tells diplomats
* Ruling military junta appeals for international aid following deadly storm
* Thailand already sending aid supplies to Myanmar at neighbor’s request (more…)