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US Navy ships are to leave Burma's coastline because the government will not let them help cyclone victims.

YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors on Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need supplies of “chocolate bars” and could instead survive by eating frogs and fish.

Human rights groups lashed out on Saturday at Burma's military leaders for evicting cyclone refugees from relief camps and forcing them back to their storm-shattered homes.

The campaign plays off what the groups says are regional superstitions that contact with women's panties can sap a man's power. Activists claim the fear is shared by the leaders of the country's military regime.

A 'window of opportunity' for political progress in Burma now exists, a former UN official says.

U.S. warships will soon leave waters near Myanmar if the junta does not allow the American military to deliver food, water and other aid to cyclone survivors, a U.S. commander said on Wednesday.

Burmese state media have softened their stance toward aid workers, saying donors can go to any area affected by Cyclone Nargis.

The Royal Australian Air Force has delivered two helicopters to the UN in Thailand, which will be used to get much needed food aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said Tuesday he was "deeply troubled" by the Myanmar ruling junta's decision to extend democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by another year.