It was nothing short of uplifting to hear earlier today that Aung San Suu Kyi, who has campaigned for democratic change in Burma through dialogue and not violence, has finally been released from house detention. She was granted the Freedom of the City of Dundee in 2008, a small part of a huge international [...]
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I spoke this morning with the Lord Provost about the deteriorating situation in Burma and this is a matter of great concern to both of us and millions of others across the world. I asked the LP if he can make a public appeal locally for the people of Dundee to help the people of [...]
From Help the Aged : On Friday 2nd May winds up to 150mph struck Myanmar (Burma). Cyclone Nargis created a 3.5 metre high storm surge, inundating coastal areas. Tens of thousands of people have died and up to 1 million are believed to be homeless. We urgently need your help. A state of emergency has [...]
As raised by Nicol Stephen in the Scottish Parliament today, the Cyclone Nargis disaster is a tragedy for the people of Burma. Already suffering from the lowest living standards in Asia and years of misrule and mismanagement, the people of Burma have now been struck by this terrible natural catastrophe. Our differences with the Burmese [...]
