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		BURMESE VERSION

An Abandoned Capital and an Abandoned People

By NEIL LAWRENCE

Burma’s largest city, Rangoon, is left largely to its own devices as it struggles to recover from the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.

Regime Cronies Win Contracts for Cyclone Reconstruction Work

By MIN LWIN

The Burmese military regime is reportedly giving companies run by its cronies lucrative contracts to reconstruct areas flattened by cyclone Nargis.

If Humanitarian Intervention Happens, Then What?

By WAI MOE

Calls are increasing for a humanitarian intervention in Burma. What would the Tatmadaw do—fight or take off their uniforms?

Rights Group Warns Donors to Monitor Aid

By SAW YAN NAING

MSF and WFP say they are getting supplies through, however other sources claim much of the aid is being pilfered by military authorities.


	Dead (official)	22,997
	Missing (official)	42,119
	Dead (US estimate)	100,000- plus
	Homeless (UN estimate)	1 million- plus

	UNITED KINGDOM	$10 million
	EUROPEAN COMMISSION	$3 million
	UNITED STATES	$3 million
	AUSTRALIA	$2.8 million
	NORWAY	$2 million
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NEWS BRIEFS

QUOTE OF THE DAY
	They [humanitarian workers] are ready to go in to help. They are not going in to overthrow the government. They are not going in to spy. They have specific skills for immediately responding to disaster. —US Ambassador to Thailand Eric John

OPINION

Politics of Rescue

By MIN ZIN

There are precedents for the kind of unilateral intervention now being urged by legislators and opinion-makers who want to see humanitarian intervention in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta region of Burma.