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First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Cyclone Mahasen And Myanmar: Weathering Disasters In The Rakhine State – Analysis

at Chittagong coast in Bangladesh, it missed the expected shift to the northeast toward Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Rakhine is home to approximately 140,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) as a consequence of the sectarian violence perpetrated on ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 23 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Rohingya People, Rakhine State, Disasters

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

First Myanmar parliamentarians visit Singapore

A delegation of 25 Myanmar parliamentarians is on a five-day visit to Singapore to learn about Singapore's model of governance and exchange views on broadening linkages between the two countries.The visit marks the first parliamentary exchange between ... [Published VietnamPlus - May 22 2013]

Entities: Singapore, Myanmar/Burma, Hsg & Dev Brd, Cyclone Nargis, Ministry of Trade

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Myanmar: Burma: Rakhine State IDP Camps at Risk of Monsoon Flooding

Source: US Department of StateCountry: Myanmar Displaced Persons at Risk At least 140,000 displaced Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine are nervously awaiting the beginning of the rainy season, which runs from May/June to October. Some 68,000 internally ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Maps - May 21 2013]

Entities: Flooding, Rakhine State, Myanmar/Burma

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Cyclone destroys homes and crops in Bangladesh

A woman tries to retrieve her belongings after her house has been destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. REUTERS/StringerNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A killer cyclone that struck Bangladesh four days ago has damaged the homes ... [Published TrustLaw - May 20 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Myanmar/Burma, Rohingya People, Sri Lanka, Bangkok

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Preparing for the cyclone—this time round

Displaced people in Khaung Doke Khar were moved out of tents and into nearby government shelters outside Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, ahead of Cyclone Mahasen. Photo: UNHCR/M. Murphy Cyclone Mahasen was a reminder of the need for heightened disaster ... [Published Mizzima News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Rakhine State, Myanmar/Burma, Cyclone Nargis

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Myanmar Returns Evacuees Spared by Storm

Rohingyas evacuate an at-risk area of Rakhine state ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, May 2013.RFAAuthorities began moving tens of thousands of people, including some displaced by communal violence, back to their homes and temporary camps Friday after a tropical ... [Published Radio Free Asia - May 18 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Rohingya People, Win Myaing, Displacement

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles

A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse sto ... [Published Malta Independent Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Myanmar/Burma, Ruhul Amin

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Millions escape brunt of Cyclone Mahasan

Millions of people across south and south-east Asia have been spared the horrors of a devastating cyclone after a storm working its away up the Bay of Bengal first weakened and then broke up when it struck land. Although at least 45 people were reported ... [Published The Independent - May 17 2013]

Entities: Patuakhali (Bangladesh), Rohingya Muslims, Refugees, Cyclone Bhola

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Weakened Cyclone Misses Myanmar, Batters Bangladesh

A camp for displaced persons in Rakhine state, May 2013.RFACyclone Mahasen slammed into the coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, mostly skipping Myanmar’s western coast where tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees are living in low-lying areas.The cyclone ... [Published Radio Free Asia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Bangladesh, Rohingya People, Rohingya Muslims

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 8 reports

Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for Cyclone Mahasen (PHOTOS)

Cyclone Mahasen, now heading over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to make landfall on Friday morning north of the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong.What do you think?Bangladesh and Myanmar continue to evacuate hundreds of thousands living in low-lying costal ... [Published GlobalPost - May 15 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Bangladesh, Rohingya People, United Nations Office for the Coordination of H...

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 13 reports

Rescuers search for missing Rohingyas

Rescuers have been searching for dozens of Rohingya Muslims who went missing in waters after their boat capsized off western Myanmar.The boat, which was carrying over 100 people, sank off Pauktaw Township in Rakhine State late on Monday after hitting ... [Published Press tv - May 15 2013]

Entities: Rohingya People, Rakhine State, Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar/Burma

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 11 reports

Cyclone Mahasen Sinks Rohingya Boat off Myanmar with Dozens Feared Dead

At least one boat carrying 200 Rohingya Muslims, who were trying to escape an approaching cyclone, has capsized off the coast of western Myanmar with dozens feared dead. Share article A group of up to five boats containing Rohingya, who were living in ... [Published International Business Times UK - May 14 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Rohingya People, United Nations, Vessel, NASA

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"In the past we had to be very careful with security," he says. "We were under watch by the government, this why we quietly implemented our programs in the monastic school, to protect us and for our safety. Now it is more open to do this project everywhere and we don't need permission to that."

SERIES: MYANMAR RISING: Can Myanmar cope with aid influx? [Published Radio France Internationale - May 22 2013]

"Reports from our partners on the ground tell us that there has been a big impact on shelter. While people were evacuated during the storm, they have now returned to find their homes partially or fully damaged" said Cassie Dummett, deputy regional manager for Catholic Relief Services

Cyclone destroys homes and crops in Bangladesh [Published TrustLaw - May 20 2013]

"Even though the storm didn't wipe them out, they are still in a very, very difficult place" says Gumaer

Prayer plays crucial role in diversion of Cyclone Mahasen [Published Mission Network News - May 20 2013]

The storm's slow movement toward Bangladesh gave the government plenty of warning to get people to safety, Amin said. "But for the evacuation, the casualties would have been higher" he said. Ferry services in the delta nation resumed Thursday night after being suspended in advance of the cyclone...

Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles [Published Malta Independent Daily - May 17 2013]

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Cyclone Mahasen And Myanmar: Weathering Disaste... [Published Eurasia Review - May 23 2013]
SERIES: MYANMAR RISING: Can Myanmar cope with a... [Published Radio France Internationale - May 22 2013]
First Myanmar parliamentarians visit Singapore [Published VietnamPlus - May 22 2013]
Myanmar: Burma: Rakhine State IDP Camps at Risk... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Maps - May 21 2013]
Bye-bye, Burma, bye-bye [Published The Economist - May 21 2013]
Bye-bye, Burma, bye-bye [Published Banyan - The Economist - May 21 2013]
Cyclone destroys homes and crops in Bangladesh [Published TrustLaw - May 20 2013]
Preparing for the cyclone—this time round [Published Mizzima News - May 20 2013]
Shelters on the agenda for Rakhine [Published Myanmar Times - May 20 2013]
Prayer plays crucial role in diversion of Cyclo... [Published Mission Network News - May 20 2013]
BANGLADESH: Cyclone Mahasen batters coast; 1 mi... [Published Macau Daily Times - May 20 2013]
Myanmar Returns Evacuees Spared by Storm [Published Radio Free Asia - May 18 2013]
Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles [Published Malta Independent Daily - May 17 2013]
Cyclone Mahasen puts environmental security on ... [Published Turkish Weekly - May 17 2013]
Cyclone fizzles, spares Myanmar [Published Journal-Gazette - May 17 2013]
Millions escape brunt of Cyclone Mahasan [Published The Independent - May 17 2013]
Weakened Cyclone Misses Myanmar, Batters Bangla... [Published Radio Free Asia - May 17 2013]
Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles [Published Beaver County Times - May 17 2013]
Cyclone damage less than feared [Published The Gulf Today - May 17 2013]
Cyclone Mahasen Weakens, Warnings Downgraded [Published International Business Times UK - May 17 2013]
Storm tears through Bangladesh, Myanmar, India [Published Catholic Online - May 17 2013]
Sigh of relief [Published The New Nation - May 16 2013]
Cyclone Mahasen weakens over Bangladesh [Published 3 News - May 16 2013]
IRC teams prepare to aid victims of Cyclone Mah... [Published International Rescue Committee - May 16 2013]
Cyclone Mahasen claims 12 lives in Bangladesh [Published InToday - May 16 2013]
Bangladesh hit by cyclone, killing one [Published The Guardian Express - May 16 2013]
Cyclone Mahasen: storm eases as it reaches Bang... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Bangladesh cyclone deaths hit 45, but region sp... [Published The Independent - May 16 2013]
1 million evacuate as Cyclone Mahasen lashes Ba... [Published Himalayan Times - May 16 2013]
Medical mission to celebrate 30 years of work [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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Bye-bye, Burma, bye-bye [Published Banyan - The Economist - May 21 2013] TO THE regret of some of its stick-in-the-mud writers, The Economist has long followed a strict policy of using official names for places. No East Timor for Timor-Leste, no Ivory Coast for Côte d'Ivoire, and of course, no Peking (heaven forfend!) ...
Thousands of Rohingya stranded by the sea as cy... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 16 2013] Thousands of displaced Rohingya are still stranded in low-lying areas next to the sea, less than a day before a tropical storm is expected to batter northwestern Burma, local sources have warned. Among these are hundreds of families, who are too terrified ...
The looming cyclone ahead of Thein Sein's histo... [Published FP Passport - May 14 2013] p>As Burmese President Thein Sein prepares to travel to the United Statesnext week -- the first visit to the country by a Burmese leader in 47 years -- a potentialhumanitarian disaster is looming on the horizon back home. Thein Sein's scheduled visit ...
Burma begins to move displaced Rohingya as cycl... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 13 2013] The Burmese government on Monday morning began to relocate some of the thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims stuck in camps in western Burma, as a tropical cyclone moves closer to battering the conflict-torn region, according to local sources. Cyclone ...
Parliament agrees to form committee to review c... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 21 2013] Burma’s parliament unanimously approved a proposal on Wednesday allowing for the formation a committee to review the military-backed 2008 constitution. The emergency proposal was tabled by the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)’s Lower ...