May 12, 2009 Tuesday
Updated

GENEVA - HUNDREDS of thousands of people in areas of Myanmar devastated by cyclone Nargis a year ago are in urgent need of a proper roof over their heads before the imminent monsoon season, the UN said on Tuesday.

 
Slow aid workers' visa process

GENEVA - A UN representative in Myanmar says he is concerned at the government's decision to cancel fast-track visa issuing for foreign aid workers.

Held for carrying human bones

MANILA - A JAPANESE man was carrying the bones of up to 100 people wrapped in bags in his van when he was stopped at a checkpoint in Manila, police in the Philippines capital said on Tuesday.

Vietnam has too many boys

HANOI- OFFICIAL Sin Vietnam have warned that too many boys are being born and said the country should learn a lesson from its Asian neighbours, state media reported on Tuesday.

   
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