Sources: NPR
Eight people are killed by a bombing in a village in Chin State, Myanmar. 2023-03-30
Myanmar's ruling military junta dissolves the National League for Democracy, the political party of former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. 2023-03-29
Myanmar Army helicopters attack a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, killing six children and injuring 17 people. Military officials say that the school was being used as a base by anti-coup insurgents. 2022-09-16
Sixteen people are killed when a boat sinks off the coast of Myanmar. 2022-05-24
A hot air balloon filled with fireworks and other pyrotechnics explodes midair during Tazaungdaing festival celebrations in Taunggyi, Myanmar, injuring nine people on the ground. 2018-11-14
Human Rights Watch releases a report detailing the alleged systematic rape of Rohingya women and girls by Myanmar's security forces in Rakhine State. 2017-11-16
The Obama administration lifts U.S. sanctions on Myanmar by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to U.S. national security. 2016-10-7
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar, 25km west of the town of Chauk, and was also felt in Thailand, Bangladesh and India, according to reports. At least three people are killed. 2016-08-24
Aung San Suu Kyi announces that the National League for Democracy will participate in Myanmar's general election later this year. 2015-07-11
An investigation by an anti-government Myanmar broadcaster finds evidence that it says shows the country's military regime has begun a programme to develop nuclear weapons. 2010-06-4