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YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A court in Myanmar handed out prison terms of up to 65 years Tuesday to a diverse group of about 40 dissidents, an opposition publication reported.
YANGON, Myanmar, June 21 (UPI) -- Ad hoc citizens' groups are stepping in to deliver humanitarian relief in typhoon-ravaged Myanmar, sources tell The Washington Post.
YANGON, Myanmar, June 16 (UPI) -- Relief workers said they were having trouble getting aid to Myanmar residents because of severe weather in the country's monsoon season.
YANGON, Myanmar, June 2 (UPI) -- Relief agencies said Monday they are still having trouble reaching survivors of last month's cyclone in Myanmar, despite the government's promises of access.
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YANGON, Myanmar, May 22 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday complained to military leaders in cyclone-hit Myanmar that foreign relief workers have been kept out.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 20 (UPI) -- The World Bank is refusing to loan money to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, saying the country has been in arrears with the bank since 1998, bank officials said.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 15 (UPI) -- Revised U.N. estimates indicate 2.5 million people were severely affected by the cyclone in Myanmar and the Red Cross says the death toll may top 120,000.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 12 (UPI) -- Myanmar is facing a calamitous health crisis as an estimated 1.5 million cyclone survivors need safe water and food, a British relief group said.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 11 (UPI) -- A Red Cross boat carrying emergency aid supplies for the survivors of the Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar sank Sunday after hitting debris, officials said.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 7 (UPI) -- The death toll from the cyclone that struck Myanmar could exceed 100,000, a U.S. diplomat said, as survivors struggled to get food and water.
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