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2008-05-10
- 1.
AP via Yahoo! News - 9 minutes ago
Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid
Saturday but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in
an apparent effort to turn the relief effort for last week's
devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise.
- 2.
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 26
minutes ago
Myanmar's junta held a referendum on a new constitution
Saturday, despite warnings more people would die unless it
focussed on delivering emergency aid for survivors of last week's
cyclone.
- 3.
Reuters via Yahoo! News - May 10 6:16
AM
Myanmar held a rare election to approve a new army-drafted
constitution on Saturday while many of the 1.5 million survivors
of a devastating cyclone waited in vain for a concerted aid effort
to bring them food and medicine.
- 4.
AP via Yahoo! News - May 10 6:13 AM
Myanmar held a referendum Saturday that likely will
solidify the ruling junta's hold on power, even as it appeared
overwhelmed by a devastating cyclone that killed tens of thousands
of people.
More News from BBC & Mizzima.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7382298.stm
State of Emergency declared in parts of Burma
By Mizzima News
Saturday, 03 May 2008 08:49
Cyclone destroys vehicles
Update: 3 May 2008 17:44 - Burma Standard Time
Though the cyclone, which has caused havoc, has finally subsided, several vehicles parked along roadside kerbs have been severely damaged.
Several vehicles parked on the streets were s smashed after uprooted trees fell on them and the roads remained blocked. Several government buildings have also been destroyed by the cyclone.
The cyclone, which lashed Rangoon since early Saturday came across the Higyi Island in Irrawaddy division at a speed of up to 192 kilometers per hour. When the cyclone crossed over Pathein (Bassein), Myaung Mya, Laputta, Moulmein Island, Bogalay, Chaung Thar, Ngwe Saung, and Gwa, it had a speed of 120 miles per hour.
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Houses collapse in Rangoon
Update: 3 May 2008 16:30 - Burma Standard Time
As the devastating impact of Cyclone Nagris continues to mount, houses in Rangoon's Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township are reportedly collapsing.
A Local resident of Mingalar Taung Nyunt told Mizzima via telephone, "The wind was blowing heavily until about 10 a.m. this morning. Phone lines, including the GSM (mobile phones), were still working until about 9 a.m. this morning. But now everything is cut-off. We don't know the number of casualties as yet, and I think we will only find out later, maybe tomorrow. As the electricity is also out, we can't even watch the news on TV. We cannot listen to the radio or tune to MRTV."
In the aftermath of the storm, as the rain has subsided, the momentous task of cleaning-up is reportedly being done by civilians without help from the government.
Situation normal in Pegu
Update: 3 May 2008 15:15 - Burma Standard Time
Residents in Pegu town of Pegu division said the cyclone hit the town at about 1 p.m Saturday afternoon. The residents, however, said the cyclone has not cause much devastation and the situation in the town is normal.
Bomb explodes at Mae
Sot rubbish dump
Fourteen Burmese migrants were injured today when a bomb exploded at a
rubbish dump on the outskirts of the Thai border town of Mae Sot
Myanmar
monks march again, UN envoy due
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday that regional powers must push for sustained contact between Gambari and the junta
International
Burmese Monks Organization In Los Angeles
In Burmese, From RFA USA
US,
UN envoy criticize Myanmar arrests
Speaking in Bangkok after meeting with Thailand's
foreign minister, U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari said the reports were
"extremely disturbing and these actions must stop at once." From
AP
Time
to prepare for transition in Myanmar
China, which has used its veto to block previous Security Council action
on Myanmar said any U.N. move now should be "prudent and
responsible" and not involve sanctions. (From Reuters)
Australia
rejects Myanmar diplomat
Australia has rejected Myanmar's nominee
for ambassador (Brigadier-General Thet Oo Maung ) in a major diplomatic
snub to the military government. Burmese
Colonel to seek asylum in Norway
If he is granted asylum in Norway, the colonel is willing to
share his knowledge of the situation in Burma with the Norwegian
authorities, Schilde says. ( From Norway Japanese
journalist was down in Yangon's Street (From YouTUBE) West
seeks U.N. sanctions on Myanmar
(From Reuters )
Backing the mission, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay
Khalilzad told reporters, "It would not be good for Mr.
Gambari to visit grave sites after many more Burmese have been
killed." Junta's
Blood Shed on Full Moon DAY
(From Mandalay Gazette ) Tens
of Thousands Protest Against Burmese Junta |
Myanma News
A Rangoon resident:
Update: 3 May 2008 10:30 - Burma Standard Time
"I think all the TV satellite receivers have been destroyed. Zinc roofs are scattered on the streets"
"No one is on the streets. Even no dog"
"Rains were pouring horizontally and it was like steam coming off the hot boiling water pot"
"Since roofs were ripped off, people have to stay inside their houses with doors locked and chained"
"We did not expect this much bad. So, we did not store food and now we are having problems with food"
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One UN staff in Rangoon told Mizzima that roofs of houses around Sule in downtown Rangoon have been ripped off.
Trees uprooted, electric poles flattened in Rangoon
Update: 3 May 2008 09:029 - Burma Standard Time
Reports of damages due to cyclone Nargis have been slowly emerging from Rangoon. Trees near Han Thar Wa Di circle in the city are uprooted and lying on the streets. Hoardings and sign boards are destroyed. "The strong winds are still there. I dare not to go out. The municipal department cannot still do anything", a Rangoon resident told
Mizzima.
In several places, roofs of houses were ripped off and electricity poles were uprooted.
Nargis hit Rangoon
Update: 3 May 2008 09:00 - Burma Standard Time
The Nargis cyclone has hit Burma's Rangoon since last mid night and reports coming from Rangoon suggest that the cyclone is still in full strength in and around former Capital. The telephone lines and electricity in Rangoon are cut. A resident that Mizzima was able to contact said he thinks this is the severest cyclone in the country's history. There have been loud noises in the city and zinc roof tiles crisscrossed the city and trees uprooted, he added.
Other reports suggest that Irrawaddy Division could have suffered from worse damages due to the
Nargis, with rumours spreading amongst the residents that there could be thousand deaths. However, Mizzima is still trying to confirm these reports.
A resident in Sanchaung township said " the sky is read" now and " roof sheets were flying"
U.N.
Security Council to place an arms embargo and banking sanctions targeting
those banks connected to arms trade in Burma/Myanmar.
A Lot of Burmese News in there
http://www.myanmarian.com/
Saving Burma the right way
There is still time to avoid the nightmare, but I'm
afraid it will take a lot more than the international community is likely
to give. From LATimes
UN
chief briefs US first lady on Myanmar
China for its part restated its opposition to
any strong world pressure against its close ally Myanmar, warning that it
could exacerbate tensions there. From APF
West
pushes for Myanmar sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Oct. 6 Protests staged around the globe Saturday
condemned Myanmar's military government for its violent repression of
pro-democracy demonstrators.
Burmese
film star(Kyaw Thu) escapes junta
A leading Burmese film actor, Kyaw Thu,
and his wife have succeeded in evading arrest and have escaped to Thailand
MoeTheeZun
and Sayadaw ( New York )
In Burmese
Myanmar
breaks up rallies, cuts Internet
China,
Myanmar's largest trading partner, for months quietly counseled the regime
to speed up long-stalled political reforms.
( From AP )
Myanmar
tightens grip with mass arrests
(From AFP)
numbers swelled and around 100,000 people have marched in Yangon daily
since Monday.
Violent
crackdown launched in Myanmar
Killing one Person ( From Yahoo )
Bush
announces new U.S. sanctions on Myanmar ( From Yahoo )
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From News Groups
"Rangoon has been totally devastated."
Update: 3 May 2008 14:10 - Burma Standard Time
People are running helter skelter with whatever belongings they can carry and stopping vehicles they see," a resident told
Mizzima.
"Rangoon has been totally devastated", he said repeatedly.
One citizen journalist who attempted to travel outside of Rangoon was forced to turn around after a short distance. "I have never seen such devastation in my life," he said
Reports reaching Rangoon further suggest there is extensive damage and devastation in Kyauk Tan Township.
State of Emergency declared in parts of Burma
Update: 3 May 2008 12:55 - Burma Standard Time
The Burmese government has announced a 'State of Emergency' in many parts of the country after cyclone Nagirs lashed Burma late on Friday night. The state-owned media declared that Rangoon Division, Pegu Division, Mon State, Karen State and Irrawaddy Division have been brought under a 'state of emergency'. The announcement was made by the Secretary of State Peace and Development Council Lit-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo a few minutes ago.
Situation in Hle Dan, Rangoon
Strong winds continue to sweep the city and window panes of apartments have cracked or broken. The electricity supply has been cut off, a resident of Hle Dan in Rangoon told
Mizzima.
"There are no civic workers in sight to clear the streets of debris. The rain has slackened now," she said. The first reports of casualty have come in from Da La Township in Rangoon division with three women having drowned when the ferry they were
travelling, in while crossing the river towards Da La, sank. The authorities have stopped ferry crossings since yesterday evening.
Heavy Rains in Pha An, Karen State
Update: 3 May 2008 12:00 - Burma Standard Time
Due to cyclone Nargis, there have been heavy rains and stongs winds in Pha An in Karen State of Burma. "People dare not to go out on the streets", said a resident.
Owners
of Internet cafes and their customers are complaining that servers in
Rangoon have become increasingly unreliable in recent weeks.
Famous web sites for Burma
http://www.mandalaygazette.com/
http://irrawaddy.org/
http://moemaka.com/
SECRETARY-GENERAL SENDS SPECIAL ADVISER BACK TO ASIA FOR CONSULTATIONS ON MYANMAR
FROM UN
Singapore
PM Lee on Myanmar From CNN
Sanctions against Myanmar aren't the answer, says Lee Hsien Loong,
Prime Minister of Singapore.
Suu Kyi has no phone or Internet access. Her two grown sons,
Alexander and Kim, live abroad and are denied entry into the country.
Where
are Myanmar's monks?
Ms. Villarosa, the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said her staff had visited
up to 15 monasteries around Rangoon and every single one was empty.
(From Geoffrey NY )
Satellite
Images May Show Myanmar Abuses
The American Association for the Advancement of Science said it
compiled the satellite images from organizations operating in the country.
( From Washington Post)
Japan
seeks truth about photographer's death
Japan has provided a total of about 3 billion yen ($26 million) in aid
annually in recent years,
(From Reuters)
Protests
draw violent response from security forces (From DVB )
Defiant
protests continue despite first signs of military response
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