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    469 Search results for "nargis"

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Nurse who saved lives in Nargis honoured

    DVB speaks to Sa Naing Naing, recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal.

    Lead Story News

    Labutta locals hold Cyclone Nargis remembrance service

    Activists and locals in the Irrawaddy delta town of Labutta held a multi-faith prayer on Friday in commemoration of the Cyclone Nargis tragedy which ravaged the delta on this day in 2008, leaving up to 140,000 dead and some 2 million homeless.

    News Politics

    Nargis naval stand off?

    Cable reveals US source claimed a senior general believed Russian navy was to send war-ships to confront US vessels in the Bay of Bengal after cyclone Nargis and tried to hide massive death toll

    News Politics

    Paranoia, egotism fueled Nargis death toll

    Cables reveal knee-jerk responses by a paranoic Than Shwe and his sidekick as he watched the situation in the cyclone-stricken delta unravel

    Health News

    Aid drops to pre-Nargis levels

    Burma now receiving lower overseas development assistance than Cambodia, despite having a population three times the size

    Health News

    Burmese junta ‘politicising post-Nargis aid’

    Human Rights Watch report criticises ongoing restrictions on aid workers in Burma and calls for renewed international pressure on the junta

    Environment Health News Politics

    Burma junta ‘worse than cyclone Nargis’

    Jan 22, 2010 (DVB), Human rights violations by the ruling junta in Burma have caused more damage than cyclone Nargis, which struck in 2008 and left 140,000 people dead, a[…]

    Environment News

    178,000 Nargis victims lack decent shelter

    Nov 26, 2009 (DVB), Regional aid for victims of Burma's cyclone Nargis will only cover 14 percent of vulnerable families in the country's southern Irrawaddy delta, with 178,000 people still[…]

    News

    EU and ASEAN raise $100m for Nargis relief

    Nov 25, 2009 (DVB), More than $US100 million has been raised for cyclone Nargis relief efforts by Southeast Asia's regional bloc and the European Union, it was announced today. Aid[…]

    News Uncategorized

    UN appeals for more Nargis aid as monsoon looms

    Apr 6, 2009 (DVB), The United Nations has urged the international community to focus increased aid to Burma on cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta as monsoon season threatens the delicate recovery process[…]

    News

    Legal expert says Nargis judges breached own laws

    Apr 3, 2009 (DVB), A researcher from a prominent exiled lawyers' organisation has said that the charges handed down by judges to two journalists recently were in breach of Burmese[…]

    Environment News

    Monsoon season threatens Nargis victims

    Mar 31, 2009 (DVB), Appeals have gone out to the international community for a substantial increase in funds and support for victims of cyclone Nargis, four weeks before the onset[…]

    News

    Nargis victims protest after being denied new housing

    Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Villagers in Rangoon division who lost their homes during cyclone Nargis protested outside a local Red Cross office last week after authorities excluded them from a[…]

    Environment News

    Still no fresh water nearly a year after cyclone Nargis

    Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Villages in Irrawaddy division are still struggling for fresh water nearly a year after sources were inundated by seawater and debris, including human and animal corpses,[…]

    Environment News

    Fallen Nargis trees carved into sculptures

    Mar 5, 2009 (DVB), An art exhibition featuring over 700 sculptures carved from the wood of trees that fell during cyclone Nargis has been planned for Rangoon. An organiser of[…]

    News

    Nargis accused to receive legal help

    Feb 25, 2009 (DVB), Six members of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions who were arrested last year after helping victims of cyclone Nargis have been granted permission to[…]

    Media News

    Nargis book raises funds for survivors

    Feb 11, 2009 (DVB), A book of articles written by famous Burmese writers about Cyclone Nargis is selling well in Burma, raising funds for victims of the cyclone which hit[…]

    Uncategorized

    Analysis: Cyclone Nargis and the rice crisis

    Tai Kyaw Jun 20, 2008 (DVB), When Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 2-3 May, it was a natural disaster that affected not only Irrawaddy division but also the whole of[…]

    Uncategorized

    Cyclone Nargis and the rice crisis

    Tai Kyaw Jun 20, 2008 (DVB), When Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 2-3 May, it was a natural disaster that affected not only Irrawaddy division but also the whole of[…]

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    Commentary: Did Cyclone Nargis hit the generals' mindset?

    Htet Aung KyawMay 21, 2008 (DVB), Although the deadly Cyclone Nargis did not strike the generals’ new jungle capital Naypyidaw directly, it may have struck a blow against the mindset[…]

    Uncategorized

    Did Cyclone Nargis hit the generals' mindset?

    Htet Aung KyawMay 21, 2008 (DVB), Although the deadly Cyclone Nargis did not strike the generals’ new jungle capital Naypyidaw directly, it may have struck a blow against the mindset[…]

    Uncategorized

    Cyclone Nargis: What went wrong in Burma?

    Htet Aung Kyaw May 7, 2008 (DVB)-Many people, including this correspondent, were shocked to hear the Burmese state media announcing that the death toll of Cyclone Nargis had reached 4000[…]

    Uncategorized

    Cyclone Nargis: What went wrong in Burma?

    Htet Aung Kyaw May 7, 2008 (DVB)-Many people, including this correspondent, were shocked to hear the Burmese state media announcing that the death toll of Cyclone Nargis had reached 4000[…]

    Uncategorized

    Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, Rangoon condition at 3pm, May 4, 2008

    May 4, 2008 (DVB) – There have been reports of severe damage and losses in Rangoon which was hit by the recent storm.Watch Latest Video Clip Trees and power lines[…]

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    Cyclone Nargis paralyzes Rangoon

    May 4, 2008 (DVB)-DVB journalists in Rangoon have sent in dozens of photos and video clips from various places in Rangoon after cyclone Nargis damaged most of the city’s infrastructure[…]

    Analysis Lead Story

    Burma at 70: Why it’s time to end the Myanmar morality play

    An argument against staging Burma’s transition as a tale of good and evil.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Natural disasters costing Burma 3% of GDP

    Burma’s government says past three years that the number of climate-induced disasters such as floods and cyclones has increased over the past three years.

    Chin climate change Environment Farmers Lead Story News

    The silent climate burn in Chin State

    Chin State has suffered particularly erratic rainfall, landslides and floods. But new adaptation programs are aiming to prepare farming communities for future changes in the climate and improve food security.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Mission to restore mangroves in Irrawaddy Delta

    Once perfected in Burma, the technology could help other large-scale restoration projects, said WIF’s Lyngdoh.

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Indian ship delivers aid for cyclone victims

    The humanitarian aid included food, drinking water, clothes and medicine, according to a statement from the Indian embassy.

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