Sources: BBC
The Government of Burma apologises to Buddhist monks injured in a protest outside a copper mine last month. 2012-12-8
Police in Burma break up a three-month-long protest against the expansion of a copper mine run by the military and a Chinese company. 2012-11-29
Burma declares a state of emergency after several people are killed in sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims 2012-06-11
Burma signs an agreement with the International Labour Organization to end forced labour by 2015. 2012-03-17
Than Shwe, the former head of Burma's State Peace and Development Council, retires as the head of the Myanmar military. 2011-04-4
Burma's highest court upholds the dissolution of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party. 2011-01-28
A court in Burma rejects an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest. 2010-11-11
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi announces that she will boycott next month's general election. 2010-10-14
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
Humanitarian group Médecins Sans Frontières accuses Bangladesh of a "crackdown" on Muslim Rohingya refugees from Burma. 2010-02-18