Sources: BBC
Thirteen children are killed in a fire at a mosque in Yangon, Burma. 2013-04-2
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is given a passport for the first time in 24 years. 2012-05-8
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes the India-Burma border region. 2011-02-4
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
Opposition parties in Burma accuse the military junta of "cheating" and "threatening" voters ahead of the general election on Sunday. 2010-11-6
Six armed ethnic groups in Burma join forces, fearing they will be attacked by the military government after the general election on Sunday. 2010-11-4
An ongoing denial-of-service cyber attack knocks Burma off the internet, days ahead of the general election. 2010-11-4
Burma's main opposition party, the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi, disbands after it refuses to register under new election laws. 2010-05-6
The United Nations Special Rapporteur to Burma Tomas Quintana calls for investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against Burmese civilians. 2010-03-12
A Burmese court sentences two officials to death and one to imprisonment for leaking details of secret government visits to North Korea and Russia. 2010-01-7