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Burma at risk of disease, starvation [1]

The 1.5 million people left destitute by Burma's cyclone are in increasing danger of disease and starvation, experts said on Wednesday, but its ruling junta said no to a Thai request to admit more aid workers. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej met his Burma counterpart Thein Sein in Rangoon for 2 hours trying to convince him the former Burma should open up for international relief operations and ease visa rules for aid workers.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2008
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Starvation [3], Cyclones [4], Natural Gas [5], Aid [6], Myanmar [7]
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