A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.

It's very difficult to be subjective when things like this happen. picked by Bandit 7 days ago

BANGKOK, Thailand - Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar, offering hope for saving the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday. picked by tchengrox 3 months ago

A devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar at the weekend may have claimed up to 10,000 lives, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win. picked by pocksucket 1 week ago

Before and after.

(Hopefully these images aren't a dupe, I did search) picked by cb__ 2 days ago

He doesn't know how old he is, but he thinks he's 7. His name is Khin Zaw Lin. He's lived in a garbage dump virtually his entire life. picked by suebe 1 month ago

Child traffickers are targeting the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of Burma's catastrophic cyclone and two suspects have already been arrested, the United Nations has reported. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

The disaster in Burma presents the world with perhaps its most serious humanitarian crisis since the 2004 Asian tsunami. By most reliable estimates, close to 100,000 people are dead.

So what is the world doing about it? Not much.

That's why it's time to consider a more serious option: invading Burma. picked by JoshSF49 6 days ago

Though a UN treaty and a recent agreement among Southeast Asian countries makes trade in some wildlife species illegal, open markets still thrive.

Caution: graphic/disturbing images. picked by MandolinOrange 3 months ago

"The bodies come and go with the tides. They wash up onto the riverbanks or float grotesquely downstream, almost always face down. They are all but ignored by the living."

An article detailing the horror that the residents of Myanmar face daily. picked by bluenutria 4 days ago