People have not enough jobs to feed their people in Myanmar.Mouths to feed in myanmar......There also need for increase of education levels in Myanmar people".
rajakumar;......Every profitable, sizable businesses in Myanmar are owned by generals' relatives and cronies. These businesses enjoy tax exemptions, special economic advantages and privilges. The economic…
smithinjapan, Thanks for your kind thoughts, the only hope to change the cruel system imposed by generals in Burma is through it's neighbours. It must come from the governments in ASEAN , China, India, and Japan unanimously. At the moment, the only one voice they all agreed upon is "constructive…
UN agency in Bangkok said "Think about the air traffic control implications of having to bring 390 tons of food aid per day, when an average cargo plane can take 20 to 30 tons, so we are talking about one flight an hour,(at the moment, hardly two plane loads per…
These 2.5 million survivors of cyclone Nargis have very slim chance of staying alive. They are guilty on one account, "GUILTY OF BEING BORN IN BURMA/MYANMAR, under the military government".
An organizer in Ma-U-bin, which is not far from Yangon, said that he has not seen any international aid material…
The venerable monk "Thi-ta-gu Sayadaw", one of the most famous monks in Burma, who is in delta now, talked to BBC Burmese program, urging the junta (to work hand in hand with the international community) in order to help the desperate victims effectively since there is no help arriving from…
The first part of this tragic event was natural disaster.(Body count is impossible since tens of thousands of victims were simply washed away into the sea.)
The second part of the tregady, which is extremely slow and painful is PURELY MAN-MADE. Due to the military leaders' ineptitude and blatent disregard…
Now the world has learned (and witnessed) why millions in Burma are fleeing into neighbouring countries, now and during last decades, at any cost. They are not looking for better economic advantages there but merely to stay alive. Ordinary citizens in Burma have very little chance of surviving when 400,000…
It is inhumane for the rest of us to watch the human tragedy unfold in Burma and do absolutely nothing. A few token cargo deliveries are not enough especially when we do not know where the supplies are going. It can no longer be an excuse by saying "The military…
WORSE THAN EXPECTED: Reports Mercy Corps. aid worker in Myanmar.
May 14, 2008 Portland, OR - A Mercy Corps humanitarian aid worker said the conditions in Myanmar are extremely serious and worse than he expected. Mervyn Lee, Executive Director of Mercy Corps Europe is in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar…
Outskirt of Yangon,at Dawpone quarters on the other side of the river bank,the refugees sheltering in the empty warehouses were ordered to leave by 14th. by the local authorities. The victims were told "just leave or the army will be called upon and force you out". When asked how the…
Jyan_Bon at 11:57 PM JST - 17th May
rajakumar;......Every profitable, sizable businesses in Myanmar are owned by generals' relatives and cronies. These businesses enjoy tax exemptions, special economic advantages and privilges. The economic…
Posted in Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing in cyclone at 11:57 PM JST - 17th May
Jyan_Bon at 11:15 PM JST - 16th May
smithinjapan, Thanks for your kind thoughts, the only hope to change the cruel system imposed by generals in Burma is through it's neighbours. It must come from the governments in ASEAN , China, India, and Japan unanimously. At the moment, the only one voice they all agreed upon is "constructive…
Posted in Myanmar stalling on cyclone aid as death toll tops 43,000 at 11:15 PM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 10:50 PM JST - 16th May
UN agency in Bangkok said "Think about the air traffic control implications of having to bring 390 tons of food aid per day, when an average cargo plane can take 20 to 30 tons, so we are talking about one flight an hour,(at the moment, hardly two plane loads per…
Posted in Myanmar stalling on cyclone aid as death toll tops 43,000 at 10:50 PM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 10:05 PM JST - 16th May
These 2.5 million survivors of cyclone Nargis have very slim chance of staying alive. They are guilty on one account, "GUILTY OF BEING BORN IN BURMA/MYANMAR, under the military government". An organizer in Ma-U-bin, which is not far from Yangon, said that he has not seen any international aid material…
Posted in Myanmar stalling on cyclone aid as death toll tops 43,000 at 10:05 PM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 07:58 PM JST - 16th May
The venerable monk "Thi-ta-gu Sayadaw", one of the most famous monks in Burma, who is in delta now, talked to BBC Burmese program, urging the junta (to work hand in hand with the international community) in order to help the desperate victims effectively since there is no help arriving from…
Posted in Myanmar stalling on cyclone aid as death toll tops 43,000 at 07:58 PM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 06:50 PM JST - 16th May
The first part of this tragic event was natural disaster.(Body count is impossible since tens of thousands of victims were simply washed away into the sea.)
The second part of the tregady, which is extremely slow and painful is PURELY MAN-MADE. Due to the military leaders' ineptitude and blatent disregard…
Posted in Myanmar stalling on cyclone aid as death toll tops 43,000 at 06:50 PM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 06:33 PM JST - 16th May
Now the world has learned (and witnessed) why millions in Burma are fleeing into neighbouring countries, now and during last decades, at any cost. They are not looking for better economic advantages there but merely to stay alive. Ordinary citizens in Burma have very little chance of surviving when 400,000…
Posted in Myanmar stalling on cyclone aid as death toll tops 43,000 at 06:33 PM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 01:16 AM JST - 16th May
It is inhumane for the rest of us to watch the human tragedy unfold in Burma and do absolutely nothing. A few token cargo deliveries are not enough especially when we do not know where the supplies are going. It can no longer be an excuse by saying "The military…
Posted in Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone at 01:16 AM JST - 16th May
Jyan_Bon at 10:59 PM JST - 15th May
WORSE THAN EXPECTED: Reports Mercy Corps. aid worker in Myanmar. May 14, 2008 Portland, OR - A Mercy Corps humanitarian aid worker said the conditions in Myanmar are extremely serious and worse than he expected. Mervyn Lee, Executive Director of Mercy Corps Europe is in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar…
Posted in Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone at 10:59 PM JST - 15th May
Jyan_Bon at 10:39 PM JST - 15th May
Outskirt of Yangon,at Dawpone quarters on the other side of the river bank,the refugees sheltering in the empty warehouses were ordered to leave by 14th. by the local authorities. The victims were told "just leave or the army will be called upon and force you out". When asked how the…
Posted in Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone at 10:39 PM JST - 15th May