Burma's emergency telecoms delay

**MIG-31** · May 9, 2008, 06:50 PM

Foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms in disaster areas have been prevented from going into cyclone-hit Burma.

Like many charity groups, the Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) organisation has so far been denied entry visas by the military-run government.
A TSF team has been waiting in Bangkok, Thailand, with its equipment all week.

"We're stuck for the moment; so much time has been wasted," TSF spokesman Oisin Walton told BBC News.
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Source: BBC News

mike2h · May 9, 2008, 08:45 PM

i think the refusal of essential humanitarian aid & seizure of supplies by their government is a little more noteworthy. though i realise this is a tech oriented site

. that fkn 'military junta, government has cost that country 10,0000's of lives * is going to cost them many, many more lives with their 'no outsiders' policy. loved how they didnt bother to warn any of their citizens on how bad the storm really was.
bty the name changed to myanmar a while back. though i still think of it as burma. everytime i see it on a map it screws me up. lol.
& mig, im not shooting the messenger

**MIG-31** · May 9, 2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike2h

& mig, im not shooting the messenger

A touch offtopic: (Not You Mike)

No problem bud...(I know your not) The only way i will respond is in such a way to your request.. i have posted a little something in the political forum.. Which is aimed a little more to your thoughts... (Here)

But i do agree with you 100%

May 9, 2008, 06:50 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Burma's emergency telecoms delay Foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms in disaster areas have been prevented from going into cyclone-hit Burma. Like many charity groups, the Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) organisation has so far been denied entry visas by the military-run government. A TSF team has been waiting in Bangkok, Thailand, with its equipment all week. "We're stuck for the moment; so much time has been wasted," TSF spokesman Oisin Walton told BBC News. ____________ Source: BBC News __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

May 9, 2008, 08:45 PM	#2
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	i think the refusal of essential humanitarian aid & seizure of supplies by their government is a little more noteworthy. though i realise this is a tech oriented site. that fkn 'military junta, government has cost that country 10,0000's of lives * is going to cost them many, many more lives with their 'no outsiders' policy. loved how they didnt bother to warn any of their citizens on how bad the storm really was. bty the name changed to myanmar a while back. though i still think of it as burma. everytime i see it on a map it screws me up. lol. & mig, im not shooting the messenger __________________