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Thirteen children are killed in a fire at a mosque in Yangon, Burma.
2013-04-2

The Government of Burma apologises to Buddhist monks injured in a protest outside a copper mine last month.
2012-12-8

British Prime Minister David Cameron makes a historic visit to Burma (Myanmar), becoming the first British Prime Minister to visit that country.
2012-04-13

Burmese protest leader U Gambira is released by authorities in Yangon after being held overnight.
2012-02-11

Burma's government asks Aung San Suu Kyi and her party to stop its political activities.
2011-06-29

Burma jails five more dissidents on charges including associating with dissident groups abroad.
2011-02-25

Burma has passed a law enacting conscription for both males and females.
2011-01-12

Crowds gather at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy headquarters in Rangoon, Burma, in anticipation of the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.
2010-11-12

Fighting erupts between ethnic rebel groups and Burmese government forces in the east of the country; thousands of people flee into Thailand. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-pacific-11708237 (BBC)] [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-asia-pacific-2010-11-2010118479326824.html (Al Jazeera)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-local-205368-fighting-on-thai-burma-border-injures-three-thais ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2010-11-8

Voters in Burma go to the polls for the Burmese general election, the first national election in twenty years, with widespread allegations of intimidation and fraud.
2010-11-7