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UN Announces That Myanmar Will Admit All Aid Workers

Three weeks after the cyclone that devastated Myanmar, the ruling generals have agreed to admit aid workers from any other country. That's according to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , who met yesterday with the junta leader, General Than Shwe. But the news is being met with skepticism in Myanmar and elsewhere.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Three weeks after the cyclone that devastated Myanmar, the ruling generals have agreed to admit aid workers from any other country. That's according to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who met yesterday with the junta leader, General Than Shwe. But the news is being met with skepticism in Myanmar and elsewhere. Michael Green is a former senior specialist on Asia for President Bush.