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Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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The Food Chain: Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest As the world clamors for more corn, wheat, soybeans and rice, farmers are trying to meet the challenge. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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UN fuel appeal for Burma farmers The UN appeals for donations of fuel to help cyclone-hit Burmese farmers plant rice in time for this year's harvest. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Microsoft Profit Drops; Forecast May Miss Estimates (Update4) - Bloomberg KVALMicrosoft Profit Drops; Forecast May Miss Estimates (Update4)Bloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Amy Thomson April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. declined 5 percent in extended trading after it reported an 11 percent drop in third-quarter profit and forecast earnings that Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Nations Press Myanmar for Entry as More Aid Arrives (Update1) - Bloomberg Sydney Morning HeraldNations Press Myanmar for Entry as More Aid Arrives (Update1)Bloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Demian McLean and Bill Varner May 14 (Bloomberg) -- The US, Britain and the United Nations pressed Myanmar today to allow relief workers into the country amid rep Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military - New York Times Canoe.caAid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by MilitaryNew York Times - 52 minutes agoLocal workers for a German aid organization unloaded rice into a warehouse in Yangon on Wednesday. By THE NEW YORK TIMES YANGON, Myanmar - The directors of several relief organizations Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Murky measures in Myanmar's disaster - Asia Times Online NECNMurky measures in Myanmar's disasterAsia Times Online - 11 hours agoThe official human toll in Myanmar, or Burma, now stands at 77738 deaths and 55917 missing. This figure was revealed in a small story that appeared at the bottom of page six in Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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World faces limits to getting aid into Myanmar - The Associated Press SabahWorld faces limits to getting aid into MyanmarThe Associated Press - 4 hours agoJust hoping the government in Myanmar, also known as Burma, will do the right thing may not be enough. And though it appears unlikely they will be called in, severa Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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UN permitted to deliver aid in Myanmar - Radio Netherlands Windsor StarUN permitted to deliver aid in MyanmarRadio Netherlands - 2 hours agoUN head Ban Ki-moon has announced that UN helicopters may begin to deliver aid from the World Food Program to the cyclone victims in Myanmar. This is the first time that that Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Arizona State University supercomputing helps Myanmar relief efforts - Bizjournals.com China DailyArizona State University supercomputing helps Myanmar relief effortsBizjournals.com - 5 hours agoArizona State University has put its supercomputing powers to use to aid relief organizations trying to reach Myanmar. The country in southeast Asia Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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US commander: Navy ships likely to leave Myanmar - The Associated Press CBS NewsUS commander: Navy ships likely to leave MyanmarThe Associated Press - 3 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) - The senior commander of US forces in the Pacific says the Navy probably will withdraw a group of naval vessels from waters off the coast of Myanmar Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Canada announces more aid for cyclone-hit Myanmar - Xinhua Canada announces more aid for cyclone-hit MyanmarXinhua - 44 minutes agoOTTAWA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Canada pledged Friday an additional 12 million Canadian dollars (12 million US dollars) to help relief efforts in Myanmar. "This additional support will help th Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Myanmar policy cost lives: USA - The Statesman NDTV.comMyanmar policy cost lives: USAThe Statesman - 1 hour agoSINGAPORE, May 31: US defence secretary Mr Robert Gates today said that Myanmar's obstruction of international efforts to help cyclone victims has cost “tens of thousands of lives.My Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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How hard will neighbors push Burma (Myanmar)? - Christian Science Monitor Christian Science MonitorHow hard will neighbors push Burma (Myanmar)?Christian Science Monitor - 2 hours agoBy Christopher Johnson | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Reporter Christopher Johnson explains why Southeast Asian countries may move slowly on Bu Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Myanmar: Why You Won't Be Going There Anytime Soon - Yahoo! News The Irrawaddy News MagazineMyanmar: Why You Won't Be Going There Anytime SoonYahoo! News - 4 hours agoThe Generals in charge of Myanmar, isolated from world opinion as they may be, are nonetheless intent on achieving "Failed State" status with or without a Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Myanmar under pressure, death toll may rise sharply YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government came under pressure on Wednesday to open its borders to more international help after a devastating cyclone that a U.S. diplomat said may have killed more than 100,000 people. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Myanmar under pressure, death toll may rise sharply
(Reuters) Reuters - Myanmar's military government came under pressure on Wednesday to open its borders to more international help after a devastating cyclone that a U.S. diplomat said may have killed more than 100,000 people. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond Farmers say they intend on significantly cutting corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Corn Harvest To Decrease By 9 Percent Due To Flood, USDA Report Causes Corn Futures To Hit $7.55 A Bushel (AHN) (AHN) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday corn harvest will be down by almost 9 percent in 2008 partly due to the midwestern flooding. - Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:45:56 GMT (AHN) Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Farmers endure thuggery to save property It was a frigid June night at Pickstone Mine in Zimbabwe when 67-year-old Angela Campbell -- soaking wet, her arm broken and a gun to her head -- signed a document vowing to give up the fight for her family's farm. But Campbell has no intention of giving up her battle; she and dozens of other farmer Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |