After the cyclone hit Burma nine days ago, the UN asked the charity group Telecoms San Frontieres (TSF), which is used to going into disaster areas and setting up emergency telecoms systems, to send a group and equipment to Thailand where they’d be ready to fly into Burma. They’re still there, waiting for entry visas from the military-run Burmese government.
In that regard they’re no different from workers from so many other aid groups, as the Burmese government states it will accept aid but no aid workers.
