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Cyclone Nargis
 Cyclone-battered fisheries worsen Myanmar's painNo matter how much she loved the river and sea that once provided her family's daily food, Tin Tin Latt now just wants to stay away from the water that widowed her, killed two of her children and destroyed the family's livelihood.  Myanmar cyclone damage estimated at $4 billionSurvivors of Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis face a "second emergency" unless relief efforts receive an influx of $1 billion in international aid over the next three years, according to the first full assessment of the disaster released Monday.
Myanmar appeals for more foreign aid to help victims of Cyclone Nargis, but gives no figure
Myanmar is appealing for more foreign aid to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.  Myanmar security tight on anniversaryHundreds of riot police and soldiers ringed a monument in downtown Yangon on Saturday as officials gathered to commemorate the shooting death 61 years ago of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's father.  Agencies seek to protect Myanmar cyclone orphansNow, 12-year-old Twe Zin Win must try to play the role of mother. Every night, she lulls her little twin sisters to sleep with a soothing lullaby their mother once sang them - before the storm swept away her parents forever.
UN raises Myanmar cyclone plea
The U.N. aid chief called on world governments Thursday to donate $300 million more to help Myanmar to recover from the effects of a cyclone that devastated parts of the Asian nation in May.  Some Myanmar survivors now cringe at wind, rainAs the crowd gathered in the hall of a Buddhist monastery to receive their free lunch, Hnin Mya sat listlessly, oblivious to the smell of warm curry, the sounds of clinking utensils and the chatter of her compatriots.  Myanmar cyclone victims saved from traffickersMore than 80 women and children who were victims of Myanmar's recent cyclone have been rescued from human traffickers scheming to smuggle them to neighboring countries, a media report said Thursday.  Myanmar politics roiled, but junta grip firmThe cyclone that devastated Myanmar's heartland has also roiled a political landscape dominated by the military for more than four decades.
UN: economic insecurity hits rich and poor nations
Rich and poor nations have more in common this year - a growing sense of economic insecurity, the U.N. says in an annual survey of world economic and social trends released Tuesday. |
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