Myanmar allows U.S. military relief flights

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has given the U.S. military permission to fly in relief supplies for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Thai Supreme Commander Boonsrang Niumpradit told Reuters on Thursday.

“We have helped the Americans to talk to the Myanmar government to allow U.S. planes participating in Cobra Gold to fly humanitarian aid to Myanmar. They just agreed,” he said, referring to joint U.S.-Thai military exercises.

Myanmar allows U.S. military relief flights (Reuters) Myanmar backtracks on U.S. aid flight, U.S. says