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Fatalities, Destruction Litter Japan's Tsunami-hit Northeast Coast 
Japanese military troops survey damage, search for survivors in Myiagi Prefecture amid threats of aftershocks, tsunami warnings
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor
Engineers race to cool down a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, after a second blast rocks the facility.- Short-term pain for economy
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Moment when quake struck school
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Coastal town search for survivors
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'Wall of water flattened town'
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Tsunami sweeps away all in its path
EU Wants Burmese Refugees to Stand on Own Feet |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Empowerment training will help displaced people support themselves as traditional aid is cut back. |
Burmese in Japan Prepare for Further Disasters |
| By BA KAUNG |
| The threat of aftershocks and nuclear radiation in the coming days remains strong in the wake of Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake. |
The Irrawaddy Hacked |
| By KO HTWE |
| Hackers break into the English-language website and post two fake articles. |
Maung Aye: Not Just Standing in the Shadows |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Known to most only as Snr-Gen Than Shwe's sidekick, Burma's No 2 general actually commands considerable influence within the military, and has even been known to use it to defy his boss. |
Jealousies Divide 'United' Junta |
| By WAI MOE |
| Internal rifts within Burma's military hierarchy over business interests have left some high-ranking officers out in the cold. |
SLIDE SHOWSurvivors of 2004 Tsunami Shaken by Japan Disaster |
| By FAKHRURRADZIE GADE |
| Survivors of the 2004 tsunami that started off Indonesia sat glued to their TV sets, stroking each other's hands, as images of last Friday's disaster in northern Japan flashed repeatedly across the screen. |
Thai 'Red Shirts' Rally in Show of Strength |
| By GRANT PECK |
| Tens of thousands of anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters rallied Saturday in Thailand's capital in a show of strength as the country prepares for an electoral battle. |
Burmese MPs Question, Get Stonewalled by Ministers |
| By HTET AUNG |
| Members of Burma's new parliament are finally able to question government ministers and discuss legislative proposals, but in almost all instances are met with a mound of data and firm 'No.' |
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London-based Burma Campaign UK announced on Thursday that Denmark and Latvia have joined 10 other ... For the second time, Moulmein students protest electricity cuts
After students protested over electrical power cuts at night in Moulmein, the authorities have begun ... Truck overturns in Chin State, five die
Failed breaks on a dangerous stretch of road caused a fatal accident when a truck carrying passengers ... Who will benefit from the Dawei industrial zone?
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An estimated 150 houses were damaged by strong winds in three townships in Rangoon on Friday, ... 80 refugees left homeless after fire in Karenni camp
Nineteen houses were damaged and 80 people left homeless when a fire swept through the No.1 Karenni ...
Cyber war breaks new ground
Editor of Irrawaddy news group suspicious of hacker with 'intelligence on the ground' after organisation's website is broken into
Parties lobby EU for end to sanctions
National Democratic Force puts name to letter calling on EU to recognise post-election Burma 'evolution' as justifying an end to embargo
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