As the full impact of the crisis becomes known the junta worries about the political beliefs of the aid workers hat want to come help Burma from its biggest disaster in modern history.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 14:02:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35261/out-of-the-cyclone-seeds-of-change-in-burma.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn the wake of the ruling junta's efforts to waylay foreign aid following May's Cyclone Nargis, Burmese citizens—including former political prisoners—created a grass-roots relief effort to help the embattled populace. In doing so, writes George Packer in the New Yorker , they may have created the catalyst for long-awaited political change in a once-prosperous nation impoverished by its military rulers.http://www.newser.com/story/35261/out-of-the-cyclone-seeds-of-change-in-burma.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 21 Aug 2008 10:31:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34381/burma-indicts-dissident-comedian.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA popular comedian who became one of the most prominent critics of Burma's military government has been formally charged with several political offenses. Zarganar, who had been leading a citizen effort to aid victims of Cyclone Nargis, has been indicted on five counts, including unlawful association and creating public unrest.http://www.newser.com/story/34381/burma-indicts-dissident-comedian.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Aug 2008 7:14:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30262/burma-aid-delays-less-deadly-than-feared.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDelays in getting help to cyclone survivors in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta have not caused the catastrophe initially feared, according to aid workers. Hardy villagers have managed to survive on fish and coconuts, helped by aid from private Burmese citizens and monks, reports the New York Times . Expected massive outbreaks of disease have not occurred—but aid workers warn that many are still at risk.http://www.newser.com/story/30262/burma-aid-delays-less-deadly-than-feared.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 17 Jun 2008 21:47:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29636/burmese-comedian-bust-not-funny-un.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe UN's human rights official in Burma expressed concern over the arrest of a popular Burmese comedian who’d been helping cyclone survivors, the AP reports. The comedian, known as Zarganar, was nabbed Wednesday by authorities after traveling to the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta to donate supplies, a relative said. He had led an aid group of 400 and  had criticized the government in foreign interviews.http://www.newser.com/story/29636/burmese-comedian-bust-not-funny-un.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 10 Jun 2008 4:49:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29273/burma-arrests-activist-linked-to-cyclone-aid.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Burmese junta has arrested a leading activist who led a private aid program for victims of last month's Cyclone Nargis. Zarganar, a top comedian in Burma who was also arrested during September's protests, was taken away by secret police last night, Reuters reports. The junta continues to block aid to millions of survivors, and today four American warships abandoned efforts to provide aid.http://www.newser.com/story/29273/burma-arrests-activist-linked-to-cyclone-aid.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 05 Jun 2008 5:27:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29173/blocked-us-ships-will-abandon-myanmar-aid.html?refid=rss_all_defaultUS warships laden with aid for Burmese cyclone survivors will sail out of the region tomorrow still carrying their loads, Reuters reports. Burma's military junta has refused 15 requests to allow American forces to deliver aid supplies to the disaster zone, according to the admiral in charge of the operation.http://www.newser.com/story/29173/blocked-us-ships-will-abandon-myanmar-aid.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 04 Jun 2008 4:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28878/monks-provide-myanmar-relief.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn the wake of Burma’s cyclone, Buddhist monks have become the only source of comfort—both “material” and “spiritual”—for many thousands of homeless and destitute who have been abandoned by the government, the New York Times reports. “Monks are like parents to us. The government wants us to shut up, but monks listen to us,” says one cyclone survivor.http://www.newser.com/story/28878/monks-provide-myanmar-relief.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 8:23:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28870/gates-junta-aid-delays-killed-thousands.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTens of thousands of Burmese have died because of their government's refusal to allow in foreign aid after Cyclone Nargis, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates accused the military leaders of being "deaf and dumb" to the plight of their people, Reuters reports. American ships in the region have not been allowed to deliver relief supplies to Burma.http://www.newser.com/story/28870/gates-junta-aid-delays-killed-thousands.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 3:41:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28831/junta-closing-cyclone-shelters.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Burmese junta has reportedly begun closing shelters and telling cyclone victims to return to their decimated villages, a move that drew strong condemnation from a UN official, the BBC reports. Military leaders, apparently worried that the camps will become permanent aid centers, have given victims tents and bamboo poles and told them to rebuild their lives, says a UNICEF official.http://www.newser.com/story/28831/junta-closing-cyclone-shelters.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 30 May 2008 11:34:20 CDT