Burmese Junta Blocks Aid to People After Devastating Cyclone.

This from U.S. Campaign for Burma:The news is staggering and in many ways unfathomable. Yesterday, Shari Villarosa, the leading US diplomat in Burma said that 100,000 may have died and 95% of the buildings in the affected areas could be wiped out. The death tolls could increase as water born diseases such as cholera are beginning to spread, and in these worst hit areas aid has not to arrive.The Burmese regime's blocking of aid is beyond horrendous. Minimal aid is being allowed in. There are still...

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Malaysian Buddhists Rally to Help Burmese Cyclone Victims.

James: Do you want to help the Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis but don't know who to donate to? Hopefully the below information will give you some direction.The Buddhist Channel, May 8, 2008Petaling Jaya, Malaysia -- Myanmar, more than any country in the world had popularised Buddhist meditation, hosting practitioners at its monasteries and sending teachers all over the world. Now it is in time of need.Reacting with utter disbelief at the scale of the disaster wrought by Cyclone Nargis where an...

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