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In Desperate Times, Burmese Turn to their Monks

May 31, 2008 – 2:52 pm

From IHT.
It is a scene Myanmar’s ruling generals are unlikely to see played out for themselves: As a convoy of trucks carrying relief supplies, led by Buddhist monks, passed through storm-devastated villages, hungry children and homeless mothers bowed in supplication and respect.
“When I see those people, I want to cry,” said Sitagu Sayadaw, 71, one [...]

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Doctors Without Borders Providing Aid in Myanmar and China

May 18, 2008 – 4:21 pm

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid wherever needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex and raising awareness of the plight of the people we help.
In the United States the name Doctors Without Borders is often used instead.
From PBS Online interview with MSF [...]

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