THE PLIGHT OF THE BURMESE PEOPLE
As if the Burmese people hadn't enough to contend with by being brutally ruled by a Junta of military criminals, they now have to contend with one of the worst natural disasters ever to occur in the region. With a bit of luck this will spell the end of the general's rule as it appears that they don't have the resources to deal with the disaster. Hopefully, the world's aid agencies will get in there as quickly as possibe and do what they can to alleviate the suffering on the ground.
A year on from the Saffron revolution, the people of a once-prosperous nation are still mired in poverty.According to the United Nations, the average daily...
http://www.BURMAITCANTWAIT.org... us in a month-long campaign highlighting the Burmese struggle for liberty, democracy and human rights. Each day this month, you'll hear...
By Bridget Gardner, International Federation's head of delegation in Myanmar.On 2 May 2008 tropical cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar and devastated large parts...
Footage from a video of the damage caused in the Irrawaddy Delta region of Myanmar (formerly called Burma) by Cyclone Nargis which devastated the coastal...
