Cyclone batters Myanmar’s main city Yangon – 04 May 2008

Al Jazeera’s Lucy Ketaing rpeorts on the powerful cyclone that has slammed inot Myanmar, killing several people and causing widespread damage.

Winds of up to 190-kilometres per hour have flattened buildings and power lines.

State media have confirmed four deaths so far in the country’s biggest city, Yangon.

However the worst hit area has been the Irrawady Delta – reports from the villages there say half of the buildings have been damaged or destryoed.

The Government has named five regions as disaster zones – including Yangon and the Irrawady Delta.

Inside Myanmar: The Crackdown – 10 Oct 07 – Part 1

For this extended special news programme, Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley went undercover in Myanmar to report exclusively on the people’s protests and resulting bloody crackdown by Myanmar’s military government, talking to the protesters, filming the bloody crackdown and gaugnig the mood of the nation

Inside Myanmar – The Crackdown – 10 Oct 07 – Part 2

For this extended special news programme, Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley went undercover in Myanmar to report exclusively on the people’s protests and resulting bloody crackdown by Myanmar’s military government, talking to the protesters, filming the bloody crackdown and gauging the mood of the nation

On the ground in Yangon – 28 Sep 07

Exculsive Al Jazeera pictures from the military crackdown in Yangon, Myanmar.

Calm in Yangon amid tight security – 01 Oct 07

Al Jazeera’s special correspondent provides exclusive footage of the situation in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon – after days of intense clashes. Calm appears to prevail as shop venders and the local cinema resume business as usual as security remains tight.