The BBC has confirmed it may have to make drastic cuts to its World Service radio operations as part of the UK's efforts to cut public spending. <br /><br />But the scale of the cutbacks could see the broadcaster withdrawing key services from several countries, including Myanmar. <br /><br />In Myanmar or Burma, as the BBC still calls it, the radio station now reaches 8.5 million listeners. <br /><br />For many there it's the only source of news from the outside world. <br /><br />And critics worry axing it would play into the hands of Myanmar's military rulers. <br /><br />Nadim Baba reports from London.<br /><br />[Sep 8, 2010]
