Burma flood toll will increase as monsoon rains lash region, warns UN
Thousands have already been affected by the downpours and aid workers fear that the death toll of 27 is likely to grow significantly higher
July 2013
Disaster preparedness: lessons from cyclone Nargis
The reluctance of the military junta to allow aid into Burma slowed down the response of aid agencies, and showed that without local capacity, humanitarian assistance is often too late
May 2012
'We have seen the enemy': Bangladesh's war against climate change
Devastating cyclones, floods, erosion and ruined crops have made Bangladeshis 'the most aware society on climate change in the world'
March 2012
Letter from
Letter from Burma: the value of dust
With her hard-earned money, a poor woman makes a most unusual household purchase
January 2011
In eastern Burma conflict, medics face the same dangers as those they treat
Caring for the displaced in the Burmese jungle – and fleeing with them as the army advances
December 2010
WikiLeaks cables: Burma general considered Manchester United buyout
Junta leader Than Shwe thought about spending $1bn on football club despite country being devastated by cyclone Nargis
November 2010
Weatherwatch
Cyclone wreaks havoc across the US
Rachel Vince looks at this week's storm chaos
April 2010
liberty central
It's like locking up Burma's Billy Bragg
Melissa Benn
Melissa Benn: Aung San Suu Kyi does not stand alone. Let's show our support for Zarganar and the thousands persecuted by a brutal junta
February 2010
Should tourists return to Burma?
Ruled by the world's last military junta, Burma is shunned by both governments and tourists. Yet its people are crying out for contact. So what's the ethical traveller to do?
November 2009
Global warming could create 150 million 'climate refugees' by 2050
Environmental Justice Foundation report says 10% of the global population is at risk of forced displacement due to climate change
July 2009
liberty central
Facing down persecution
Melissa Benn
Melissa Benn: Behind Aung San Suu Kyi stand hundreds of lesser known writers and activists paying the price for speaking out
May 2009
First person
Burma: remembering Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis one year on
April 2009
Child's eye
Cyclone Nargis, one year on
Year on from cyclone, Burmese struggle to survive in flimsy shacks
March 2009
The cyclone's new victims
Joseph Zeitlyn
Joseph Zeitlyn: Rappers, journalists and comedians have discovered a new crime in Burma – helping people devastated by cyclone Nargis
February 2009
Burmese regime blocked international aid to cyclone victims, report says
• First independent research into disaster details host of abuses • Study urges that junta be referred to international criminal court
December 2008
2008 in review
Cyclone Nargis hits Burma, 2 May
Tha Hla Shwe, president of Burma's Red Cross, on how the people's spirit survived the devastation
