Southeast Asian nations will take the lead in an international aid effort for cyclone-hit Myanmar, but the ruling military junta will n0ot allow unfettered access for relief teams.
"We will establish a mechanism so that aid from all over the world can flow into Myanmar,'' Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo said after an emergency meeting of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) today.
struck the Irrawaddy delta two weeks ago, leaving 134,000 dead or missing.

By SETH MYDANS and ALAN COWELL BANGKOK — After two weeks of resisting offers of international help, Myanmar was reported to have agreed Monday to permit

Southeast Asian nations are to establish a mechanism to co-ordinate foreign aid efforts to cyclone-hit Myanmar, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has announced.
Myanmar agreed to allow its neighbours to co-ordinate foreign relief efforts at an emergency meeting of the regional bloc in Singapore on Monday.
low foreign aid workers into Myanmar, but restrictions imposed by the country's ruling generals have hampered relief efforts.

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Myanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the cyclone-ravaged country.

SINGAPORE (AP) — Myanmar agreed to open its doors to medical teams from members of Southeast Asia's regional bloc as the country estimated losses from

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