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Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court to hear two more charges against her. The charges are a colonial-era penal code prohibiting publication of information that may "cause fear or alarm", and a telecommunications law stipulating licenses for equipment. Meanwhile, police disperse protesters with tear gas and stun grenades.
2021-03-1

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirms that he has asked Governor General David Johnston to dissolve the Canadian Parliament and set a general election for October 19. This will be the longest election campaign for Canada in recent history, since voting was once staggered over months to accommodate people travelling from remote regions of the country using archaic means of transportation.
2015-08-2

Aung San Suu Kyi and Thein Sein are ranked first on Foreign Policy’s 2012 Top 100 Global Thinkers list ahead of Moncef Marzouki, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Also, Malala Yousafzai is ranked sixth behind Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, but ahead of Barack Obama.
2012-11-27

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says that a dispute over the wording of the oath of office has been resolved and that she and her colleagues from the National League for Democracy will attend parliament for the first time.
2012-04-30

Australia relaxes sanctions on Myanmar, following political reforms in Myanmar, including by-elections earlier this month in which opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party won dozens of seats.
2012-04-16

Voters in Burma go to the polls for by-elections for 45 seats, with Aung San Suu Kyi claiming victory in one election.
2012-04-1

Burmese opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her first birthday in freedom for more than 10 years.
2011-06-19

A court in Burma rejects an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest.
2010-11-11

Burma's newly announced second law relating to the 2010 general election bars anyone with a criminal conviction from participating in a political party, effectively barring Aung San Suu Kyi.
2010-03-10

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appoints five new Senators.
2010-01-29