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VIDEO: Doubts over Myanmar aid plan
06 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
May 6 - France questions whether Myanmar's military rulers will deliver international aid to those affected by Cyclone Nargis.

The country's ruling generals are allowing food and other emergency supplies to enter but they have not yet approved visas for some foreign aid workers seeking to assess the full extent of the damage.

Paul Chapman reports.

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Villagers check for their names on a list at a polling station outside Labutta May 10, 2008. The junta broadcast a message on Friday, urging citizens to do their patriotic duty ...



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