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Burma's military leaders have signaled the start of a new political era with the release of 9,002 prisoners, including several key political detainees.

Le spectre d’une famine plane sur les minorités ethniques de l’ouest de la Birmanie. En cause ? Les rats et la junte militaire qui se garde bien de fournir la moindre assistance.

Board for the National Leauge for Democracy of Burma

Des rumeurs persistantes en provenance de Birmanie veulent qu’Aung San Suu Kyi, la Prix Nobel de la Paix embastillée par la junte militaire au pouvoir, ait entamé une grève de la faim la mettant en péril. A Washington, la Maison-Blanche s’en est Ã

International donors meeting in Rangoon have pledged nearly $50m (£25m) in aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma more than three weeks ago. The sum is a fraction of the $11bn Burma's military government is seeking to fund relief work.

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International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander has urged Burma's rulers to uphold a pledge to give "full and unfettered" access to aid workers.

Nine refugee camps stretch along western Thailand's border with Myanmar, but Mae La, with a population of 43,000, is by far the largest.

Vital communication equipment is being blocked from entering the worst affected areas hit by the Burma Cyclone.