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Cyclone Death Toll and Destruction Rises in Arakan State |
| By BA KAUNG |
| The death toll and destruction in Arakan State following Cyclone Giri rises as the Burmese state-controlled media remains virtually silent on the disaster, while the UN offers relief help and the regime fails to reply. |
14 Die, Hundreds Injured in Pipeline Fire |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| More than a dozen people die and nearly 100 are injured in a fire near an oil pipeline near a village in Pakoku Township in central Burma on Sunday. |
Security Tight in Rangoon Amid Rumors of Protests |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| The Burmese authorities are keeping a close eye on monasteries and pagodas in downtown Rangoon after monks and activists reportedly declare plans to protest next month's election. |
Relief Urgently Needed as Cyclone Giri Leaves Dozens Missing |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Residents of Ramree Island say that many are in need of emergency assistance after Cyclone Giri hit the northern Arakan coast with strong winds and high waves on Friday. |
Weekly Business Roundup (October 23, 2010) |
| By WILIAM BOOT |
| One of Thailand's largest construction companies is hoping to sign a major contract in the next week or two to develop a port on Burma’s southeast coast facing the Andaman Sea. |
Cyclone Giri Strikes Burma |
| By BA KAUNG |
| The eye of Cyclone Giri strikes Arakan, cutting phone links in the region. |
The following is the fourth in a series featuring opinions from a cross-section of Burmese society, ... Ban report to UN downplays Burma abuses, ignores envoy
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s recent report to the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in ... Burmese polls and the role of ‘private’ publishers
Local and international media have Burma under a microscope as the 2010 general elections draw ... Cyclone damage spurs calls for aid as 3,000 homes suffer
Cyclone Giri has carved a swathe of damage across dozens of townships in its path after it crossed ... Gender discrimination in authoritarian Burma
(Interview) With women’s rights on the decline in Burma, Mizzima reporter The The interviewed Thin Thin Aung ... Giri winds build in Arakan, ‘contact lost with residents’
Cyclone Giri hit the western coast of Burma near Kyaukphyu, Arakan State at 5 p.m. yesterday, ... 
Than Shwe ‘pinning hopes’ on UN
Analysts say junta chief's praise of UN's work in promoting economic and social justice is ironic given conditions inside Burma
Pro-junta parties to dominate Mandalay
USDP and NUP will stand as the only competition to one another in 57 of the 104 constituencies in the 6.3 million-strong Mandalay division
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