Backgrounder: Fundamental facts on Myanmar draft constitution YANGON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A nationwide referendum on a draft constitution commenced in Myanmar on Saturday morning as scheduled with people across the country starting to go to poll to cast
JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has made it clear that it welcomes other countries' efforts to extend humanitarian assistance for the victims of Cyclone Nargis which hit the country last week, an Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman
shows an aerial view of a badly stricken village in Irrawaddy, Myanmar. International relief aid from Japan, Bangladesh, Laos, China, Thailand, India and Singapore has been poured in Myanmar till Wednesday for the country's storm victims, according to
JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has made it clear that it welcomes other countries' efforts to extend humanitarian assistance for the victims of Cyclone Nargis which hit the country last week, an Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman
YANGON (Reuters) - The military rulers of Myanmar went ahead with a constitutional referendum on Saturday despite calls from the outside world to postpone it after the devastation of Cyclone Nargis. The plebiscite was postponed by two weeks in the
Abdul Khalik and Lilian Budianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the United States and other Western countries denied access to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, the UN is asking Indonesia to take the lead in the region to help the reclusive country cope with the
A CNN reporter who left Myanmar Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped primarily because of the incompetence of the people after him. Dan Rivers hid under a blanket at one police checkpoint and
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