By Al Pessin The US military sent five more planeloads of relief supplies to Burma Wednesday, but Thailand's prime minister said after a visit to the

New York, May 14, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the actions of Burma’s military government in restricting press access to disaster

AP RANGOON, Burma – Heavy rains and another potentially powerful storm headed toward Burma's cyclone-devastated delta today even as the United Nations

The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma's cyclone to 2.5m people.
The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the storm 12 days ago.
s far, far too short," he said.

Burma's junta has tightened access to areas hit by Cyclone Nargis, despite pleas to allow in foreign aid workers.
A UN official says the regime has erected more checkpoints to ensure foreigners cannot reach affected areas.
the Burma director for the UN's World Food Programme, said the generals were trying to ensure no foreigners were allowed into the affected areas by beefing up security on checkpoints.

Aid flow remains a trickle and police are barring foreign aid workers from worst-hit areas.
As Thailand's Prime Minister left for Rangoon yesterday to press Burma's military junta to admit aid workers who are struggling to get visas after cyclone Nargis, the United Nations warned that a second cyclone was developing.
gh when the junta rebuffed him.

By Piyanart Srivalo A United States C-130 loaded with essential items for cyclone victims landed at Rangoon airport yesterday after long resistance from the