Thai PM to fly to Myanmar to press for aid access

Thailand's prime minister announced on Friday that he would fly to cyclone-stricken

Myanmar this weekend after British and American envoys urged him to ask the ruling generals to open the door to Western aid.

Samak Sundaravej's move came after Washington expressed outrage with the Myanmar junta over delays in allowing in aid for a country where, according to a UN estimate, 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone. (Reuters)