|
| Nov.27 |
 |
Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar, becoming the first pope to ever visit the southeast Asian nation
| Sep.17 |
|
Rohingya 'extremists' trying to build stronghold - Myanmar army
| Sep.14 |
|
Satellite images of Myanmar village burning |
| Sep.12 |
|
Aung San Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly |
| Sep.11 |
|
Rohingya crisis: Civilians 'maimed by landmines' |
| Sep.9 |
|
Rohingya crisis: Insurgents declare temporary ceasefire |
| Sep.5 |
 |
Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi says 'all in Rakhine defended'
Map of Rakhine Myanmar In her first comments on Myanmar's latest crisis, de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her government is protecting everyone in Rakhine state
|
| Jun.7 |
 |
Bodies, aircraft parts found in search for Myanmar plane
Map of Andaman Sea Myanmar A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching for a military transport plane carrying 120 people
|
| Apr.5 |
|
Aung San Suu Kyi: No ethnic cleansing of Muslim minority
|
| Dec.18 |
|
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of 'crimes against humanity' |
| Apr.13 |
|
Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake |
| Mar.29 |
 |
Myanmar swears in first elected civilian president
Map of Naypyidaw Myanmar Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) is due to be sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years
| Mar.14 |
|
Myanmar parliament voting on new president |
| Mar.9 |
 |
Presidential selection begins as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out
Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) has named two candidates, as the country starts the process of selecting a new president
|
| Dec.25 |
|
'Many missing' in Myanmar landslide |
| Dec.5 |
|
Former Myanmar military ruler 'supports new leader' |
| Dec.1 |
|
Suu Kyi meets president and army chief in transition talks
| Nov.21 |
|
Myanmar Kachin jade mine landslide kills 90 people
| Nov.12 |
 |
Suu Kyi's NLD wins landslide victory The National League for Democracy has won a landslide victory in Myanmar's historic election, say vote officials | |
| Nov.10 |
|
Aung San Suu Kyi wins her seat |
| Nov.9 |
|
San Suu Kyi: NLD has won most seats in legislature
| Nov.8 |
|
Myanmar election: Vote counting starts
| Nov.7 |
|
Myanmar votes in first contested election in 25 years
| Nov.4 |
|
Suu Kyi 'will be above president' if NLD wins Myanmar election |
| Oct.14 |
|
Myanmar signs peace deal with armed rebel groups |
| Aug.9 |
|
Myanmar flooding leaves nearly 100 people dead |
| Aug.1 |
 |
Heavy rains in Myanmar cause more severe flooding
Rains have caused more flooding and left nine people dead, devastating several townships and forcing more than 18,000 people into temporary ...
| May.22 |
|
Myanmar rescues two migrant boats at Bangladesh border |
| Mar.14 |
|
21 dead, 21 missing after ferry capsizes in Myanmar |
|
| Jul.6 |
|
Curfew imposed after deadly clashes between Buddhists, Muslims |
| Jan.23 |
|
Burma mobs 'kill 30 Rohingyas' |
|
| May.27 |
|
Suu Kyi condemns Rohingya policy |
| May.15 |
|
Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh
| May.13 |
|
Rohingya boat sinks off west Burma
| Apr.1 |
|
Burma school hit by deadly blaze |
| Mar.26 |
|
Burma riots prompt more curfews |
|
| Dec.25 |
|
Two killed in Burma crash landing
| Nov.18 |
|
Obama in landmark Burma visit
| Nov.9 |
|
Many dead in Burma train crash |
| Nov.1 |
|
World Bank promises aid to Burma |
| Oct.26 |
 |
Burma images 'show mass burnings'
A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest
| Apr.1 |
 |
Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election
Opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in Myanmar's parliament Sunday, her party said
| Mar.31 |
|
Burma votes in milestone election |
| Feb.11 |
|
Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign trail |
| Jan.12 |
|
Burma releases senior dissidents
|
| Dec.1 |
|
Suu Kyi hopeful on Burma progress |
| |
|
Hillary Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Nov.30 |
|
Burma hails 'new chapter' with US |
| Aug.13 |
|
Aung San Suu Kyi leaves capital
| Mar.24 |
|
More than 50 dead in tremor |
|
| Nov.14 |
|
Suu Kyi 'ready to meet generals' |
| Nov.13 |
|
'Do not give up hope' - Suu Kyi |
| |
 |
Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi
Map of Rangoon Myanmar The military authorities have released the pro-democracy leader from house arrest. She told thousands of supporters they had to 'work in unison'
The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years. US President Obama welcomed her release as 'long overdue'
|
| |
| Nov.7 |
|
West dismisses Burma's election
| |
|
Counting begins in controversial election |
| Nov.6 |
|
First Burma national election for 20 years |
| Mar.29 |
|
Suu Kyi's NLD party to boycott election
|
| Aug.10 |
 |
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty'
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court
| Jul.30 |
|
Aung San Suu Kyi verdict delayed |
| Jun.18 |
|
Suu Kyi turns 64 in prison
| May.28 |
|
Online campaign supports Suu Kyi |
| May.25 |
|
Suu Kyi 'will testify' at trial |
| May.22 |
|
Suu Kyi claims innocence |
| May.14 |
 |
Suu Kyi taken to prison
Pro-democracy leader is to face trial for breaching the conditions of her detention under house arrest
| May.13 |
|
Suu Kyi 'to be charged' |
| Feb.1 |
|
UN envoy meets Aung San Suu Kyi |
|
| Jun.16 |
|
Monsoon rains hinder aid effort |
| Jun.7 |
|
Monsoon brings more suffering |
| May.30 |
|
Logistics hamper relief |
| May.27 |
|
Junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest |
| May.24 |
|
Burma seeks crucial aid donations |
| May.23 |
 |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone...
| May.19 |
|
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
| |
|
Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
| May.18 |
 |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
| May.16 |
 |
Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
| May.15 |
|
Storm aid frustrations grow |
| May.14 |
|
UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
| May.13 |
|
Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights |
| |
 |
Junta lacking in cyclone response The government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago
| May.10 |
|
Cyclone aid used to entice voters
| May.9 |
|
Burma warned over cyclone delays |
| May.8 |
 |
Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work
| |
|
Rotting corpses pile up
| May.7 |
|
Fears storm toll could soar |
| |
|
Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops |
| May.6 |
 |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
|
| |
| May.5 |
|
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
| |
|
Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
| May.4 |
|
Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
| |
|
Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
| May.3 |
 |
78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon. As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a refe... | |
| Apr.9 |
|
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer |
| Feb.9 |
|
Burmese junta sets voting dates
| Jan.11 |
|
Suu Kyi meets with government |
|
| Dec.7 |
|
'31 killed' during Burma protests |
| Oct.30 |
|
Army 'recruiting children'
| Oct.25 |
 |
Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home Pro-democracy leader, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, met with the country's newly-appointed liaison officer
| Oct.13 |
|
Key activists arrested |
| Oct.10 |
|
Dissident dies during interrogation |
| Oct.4 |
|
Myanmar sets conditions for talks with S. K. |
| Sep.30 |
|
U.N. envoy meets with opposition leader |
| Sep.29 |
|
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
| Sep.28 |
|
Internet cut as violence continues |
| Sep.27 |
 |
9 dead in crackdown
9 people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests, after attempts to clear demonstrators from the streets of Yangon
| Sep.26 |
|
Monasteries in night raids
| |
|
Death claims amid crackdown |
| Sep.25 |
|
Riot police beat monks |
| |
|
Government imposes curfews |
| Sep.24 |
 |
100,000 protest junta
Map of Yangon Myanmar Anti-government protesters led by Buddhist monks marched through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate since a 1988 uprising. The ruling junta has warned it is ready to 'take act... | |
| Sep.23 |
|
Police block protesters |
| Sep.22 |
|
Monks protest near Suu Kyi house |
| Sep.18 |
 |
'1,000 monks' march Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities
| Jun.28 |
|
Red Cross condemns Burma 'abuses' |
|
| May.26 |
|
Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention |
|
| Apr.20 |
|
Burma 'used chemicals on rebels' |
|
| Oct.19 |
|
PM replaced |
| Apr.3 |
|
Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi |
|
| Jun.9 |
|
Suu Kyi 'feisty and unharmed' |
| Jun.1 |
|
Burma isolates opposition