Sources: BBC
Burmese military commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing is named acting president of Myanmar after previous acting president Myint Swe takes medical leave. 2024-07-22
Buddhist mobs in western Myanmar reportedly target foreign aid groups and workers in reaction to supposedly disrespectful treatment of a Buddhist flag. 2014-03-28
The Government of Burma apologises to Buddhist monks injured in a protest outside a copper mine last month. 2012-12-8
A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 12 people. 2012-11-11
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
A court in Burma denies bail to the chief of the "Myanmar Times" newspaper, charged with violating immigration law. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110318175126-http:--www.straitstimes.com-BreakingNews-SEAsia-Story-STIStory_646190.html ("Straits Times")] [http:--www.turkishweekly.net-news-112800-burmese-court-denies-bail-to-australian-publisher.html ("Journal of Turkish Weekly")]date=August 2019 2011-03-17
At least 25 people are killed and 250 injured following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang County, Yunnan province, China, near the Burma border. 2011-03-10
The editor of the "Myanmar Times" newspaper in Burma is charged with assault. 2011-02-24
State media in Burma warn against a boycott of the general election on Sunday, with the government threatening jail time for those encouraging a boycott. 2010-11-1
Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy, announces it will boycott the upcoming general elections in Burma. 2010-03-29