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Latest round of sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims kill at least 64 people in western Burma; 3,200 Rohingya have been displaced.
2012-10-26

Protests continue at a Chinese co-owned copper mine in the Sagaing Region of Burma over alleged land grabbing and environmental concerns.
2012-09-17

Coca-Cola says that it will start doing business in Burma after sixty years as soon as the U.S. government issues a license allowing American companies to make such investments.
2012-06-14

The Burmese government appeals for "understanding" after rare protests in Mandalay and Yangon over power shortages.
2012-05-22

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is given a passport for the first time in 24 years.
2012-05-8

Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy, is sworn in as a member of the Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of the parliament of Burma.
2012-05-2

Burma signs an agreement with the International Labour Organization to end forced labour by 2015.
2012-03-17

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Burma to urge political reforms.
2011-11-30

A United Nations report suggests North Korea has supplied Burma, Iran and Syria with nuclear technology, in violation of United Nations sanctions. China had previously blocked the report from reaching the UN Security Council.
2010-11-9

Burma's High Court refuses to accept a lawsuit by the National League for Democracy against the ruling State Peace and Development Council for what they allege are unfair and discriminatory election laws.
2010-03-23