The reluctance of the military junta to allow aid into Burma slowed down the response of aid agencies, and showed that without local capacity, humanitarian assistance is often too late
Ruled by the world's last military junta, Burma is shunned by both governments and tourists. Yet its people are crying out for contact. So what's the ethical traveller to do?
Kyaw Kyaw Min is 16, and the sole provider for his two younger siblings since he lost both parents to Nargis. He and other child orphans tell their story
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