Sources: BBC
U.S. President Barack Obama announces his intention to visit Burma later this month, which would make him the first U.S. President to visit the country. 2012-11-8
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
Thousands of Muslim Rohingya people flee Burma following religious clashes with Buddhists. 2012-06-26
More than 30 political prisoners go on hunger strike at Insein Prison in Burma to protest against their treatment. 2011-05-24
Burma has passed a law enacting conscription for both males and females.2011-01-12
Burma's new parliament is to convene on 31 January for the first time following general elections last year. 2011-01-10
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is released after 15 years of house arrest. 2010-11-13
At least one person is killed and thousands more are affected after Cyclone Giri makes landfall in western Burma. 2010-10-23
A faction of the National League for Democracy in Burma forms its own political party to compete in elections, one day after the party disbanded. 2010-05-7
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