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.
For this extended special news programme, Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley went undercover in Myanmar to report exclusively on the people's protests and resulting bloody crackdown...
*Update: On May 2nd, 2008 a cyclone devastated this country which is already amongst the poorest in the world. From Google: "Join recovery efforts mobilizing...
http://blog.luciolepress.com/2... escapes for CNN reporter Dan Rivers in Myanmar, evading authorities while filing reports on the cyclone aftermathPosted by kluciole at 5/10/2008...
Al Jazeera's Lucy Keating reports on the powerful cyclone that has slammed into Myanmar, killing several people and causing widespread damage.Winds of up to 190-kilometres...
http://www.burmaitcantwait.org... Page, Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman, James Cameron, Jason Schwartzman, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne and more..Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Ong Sawn...
One of Al Jazeera's correspondents in Myanmar has managed to reach the area worst-hit by Cyclone Nargis and hear for the first time eye-witness accounts...
