Sources: The Australian
Burmese hard-line monk, Ashin Wirathu, and a hardline group in Sri Lanka, Bodu Bala Sena, say they would work together to rally other Buddhist groups and defend their faith against militant Islamists. 2014-09-30
The European Union opens an office in Burma in recognition of recent democratic reforms. 2012-04-28
Japan agrees to write off more than US$3.7 billion of debt owed by Burma and to resume development aid. 2012-04-21
Burmese state media say rebels in the northeast of the country killed seven workers from a Chinese-backed hydroelectric power project. 2011-08-5
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reunited with her son for the first time in a decade. 2010-11-23
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is released after 15 years of house arrest. 2010-11-13
Cyclone Giri, which rapidly intensified with winds of 144mph, makes landfall in western Burma. 2010-10-22
The Supreme Court in Burma agrees to hear an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest. 2010-10-8
Burma's Supreme Court hears a last appeal against the house arrest of detained National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 2010-01-18