Sources: The Australian
Burma's new information minister Aung Kyi says that private newspapers will be allowed to publish daily from 2013. [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-310465-myanmar-to-allow-daily-newspapers-next-year ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 2012-09-2
Thousands of Muslim Rohingya people flee Burma following religious clashes with Buddhists. 2012-06-26
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
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's pre-eminent pro-democracy activist, to promote democratic reforms. 2011-12-2
Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma obtains Internet access at her home in Rangoon; it is believed she has never been online. 2011-01-21
The Burmese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, grants Aung San Suu Kyi's younger son Kim Aris a visa to see her. 2010-11-22
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is released after 15 years of house arrest. 2010-11-13
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
The Burmese authorities announce thirteen new campaigning rules for the general election in November. 2010-08-19
Burmese Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi turns 65, as international and domestic pressure for her release from house arrest intensify. Guards surrounding her home allow her to receive a birthday cake and a bouquet of flowers from political supporters. 2010-06-19