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Private newspapers return to Burma 
Private daily newspapers are being sold in Burma for the first time in almost 50 years, as a state monopoly ends
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Suu Kyi re-elected opposition leader
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Burma targets copper mine protest |
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Obama lauds Aung San Suu Kyi |
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Obama in landmark Burma visit 
Map of Rangoon Myanmar| US President Barack Obama is making the first visit by a sitting US president. Crowds of people, some waving US flags, lined the streets | |
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Obama to make historic Burma trip Washington: Fresh from his election win, Barack Obama will this month become the first US president to visit Burma, the White House says
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World Bank promises aid to Burma The World Bank has approved an $80m grant and pledged lending for Burma, the second poorest country in Asia, for the first time in 25 years
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| Oct.27 |
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Myanmar Muslims call off Eid celebrations |
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| Sep.26 |
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US set to ease Burma import ban. Washington
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| Sep.19 |
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Aung San Suu Kyi given US honour. U.S. Congress
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi tours U.S. |
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Burma to probe Rakhine clashes |
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Clinton to meet Burmese leader |
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Obama eases sanctions on Burma |
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Detained Burma students released |
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Aung San Suu Kyi begins UK visit |
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Nobel 'ended Suu Kyi isolation' |
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
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Burma's Suu Kyi on Europe visit |
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Emergency declared in west Burma |
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Suu Kyi calls for help for Burma |
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office |
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Unite for change, Ban urges Burma
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| Apr.22 |
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NLD in Burma parliament 'boycott' |
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| Apr.1 |
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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
| The formerly banned National League for Democracy was vying for 45 seats in the election
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Burma votes in milestone election
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Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign trail
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Burma releases senior dissidents Several high-profile dissidents have been set free in Burma in the latest in a series of prisoner amnesties
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Pope prays for Syria and Myanmar. Vatican
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Suu Kyi hopeful on Burma progress |
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Hillary Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi Map of Rangoon Myanmar Hillary Clinton is holding further talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, where they are expected to discuss rights and democracy
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| Nov.30 |
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Burma hails 'new chapter' with US Burmese President Thein Sein has hailed a 'new chapter' in relations with the US during talks with Hillary Clinton in the capital, Nay Pyi T...
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| Nov.18 |
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Clinton to make landmark Burma visit |
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| Aug.13 |
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Aung San Suu Kyi leaves capital The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is making her first political trip outside Rangoon since her release from house arrest
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| Nov.14 |
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Suu Kyi 'ready to meet generals' |
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'Do not give up hope' - Suu Kyi |
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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'
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| Nov.7 |
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West dismisses Burma's election
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Counting begins in controversial election |
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First Burma national election for 20 years |
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| Mar.29 |
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Suu Kyi's NLD party to boycott election
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| Mar.8 |
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Burma refugees 'face starvation' |
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| Aug.16 |
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Yettaw's actions in Myanmar 'regrettable' |
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| Aug.15 |
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Myanmar hands American to U.S. officials
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Burma to free Suu Kyi US 'guest' |
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| Aug.11 |
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Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction |
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| Aug.10 |
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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
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| Jul.30 |
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Aung San Suu Kyi verdict delayed |
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Burma junta leader snubs UN chief |
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| Jul.2 |
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UN chief begins mission in Burma
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Suu Kyi turns 64 in prison
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| May.28 |
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Online campaign supports Suu Kyi |
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| May.25 |
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Suu Kyi 'will testify' at trial |
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| May.22 |
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Suu Kyi claims innocence |
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| May.14 |
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Suu Kyi taken to prison Map of Rangoon Myanmar Pro-democracy leader is to face trial for breaching the conditions of her detention under house arrest
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Suu Kyi 'to be charged' |
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| May.1 |
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UN warning over Burma cyclone aid |
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UN envoy meets Aung San Suu Kyi |
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| Jun.1 |
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Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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| May.30 |
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Burma policy costs lives, says US |
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| May.27 |
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Junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest |
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| May.24 |
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Burma seeks crucial aid donations |
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| May.23 |
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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...
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| May.22 |
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
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| May.21 |
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U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
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| May.19 |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
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Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
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| May.18 |
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Burma neighbours in cyclone talks. Singapore
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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| May.17 |
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UN to press Burma on aid access |
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| May.16 |
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Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' |
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France angered by Burmese delays |
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| May.15 |
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Storm aid frustrations grow |
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| May.13 |
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Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights |
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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
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| May.11 |
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U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
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| May.10 |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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| May.9 |
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Burma warned over cyclone delays |
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U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
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| May.8 |
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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
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access |
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| May.4 |
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Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
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| Feb.9 |
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Burmese junta sets voting dates
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| Jan.11 |
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Suu Kyi meets with government |
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| Dec.7 |
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'31 killed' during Burma protests |
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| Nov.8 |
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U.N. claims progress in Myanmar |
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| Oct.25 |
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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
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| Oct.15 |
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Japan adds to pressure on Burma |
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| Oct.13 |
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Key activists arrested
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| Oct.10 |
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Dissident dies during interrogation |
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| Oct.4 |
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Myanmar sets conditions for talks with S. K. |
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| Oct.1 |
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Foreign Minister blames 'opportunists' |
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| Sep.30 |
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UN envoy seeks junta talks |
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U.N. envoy meets with opposition leader |
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| Sep.29 |
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari arrived for talks with senior government officials aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to clashes
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| Sep.28 |
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UN envoy heading for Burma talks |
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Internet cut as violence continues
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| Sep.27 |
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China pleads for calm in Myanmar |
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U.S. freezes assets of Myanmar junta. Washington
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9 dead in crackdown Map of Yangon Myanmar 9 people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests, after attempts to clear demonstrators from the streets of Yangon
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| Sep.26 |
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Monasteries in night raids Security forces have launched raids on monasteries and arrested scores of monks, as they try to stem a rising tide of protests
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Death claims amid crackdown
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| Sep.25 |
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Riot police beat monks |
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Government imposes curfews
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| Sep.24 |
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US to impose new Burma sanctions. Washington
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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... | |
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| Sep.23 |
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Police block protesters
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Monks protest near Suu Kyi house
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| Sep.18 |
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'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. Part of a wave of ant... | |
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| Jun.28 |
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Red Cross condemns Burma 'abuses' |
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| May.26 |
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Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention |
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| Oct.19 |
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PM replaced |
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| Apr.3 |
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Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi |
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| Jun.9 |
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Suu Kyi 'feisty and unharmed' |
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| Jun.1 |
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Burma isolates opposition The authorities have returned Aung San Suu Kyi to Rangoon as they ordered universities to remain closed indefinitely
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| May.31 |
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Suu Kyi arrested |
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| May.5 |
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Aung San Suu Kyi freed |
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| Jan.9 |
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Junta, Suu Kyi are talking |
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| 2012 |
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| Nov.1 |
World Bank promises aid to Burma The World Bank has approved an $80m grant and pledged lending for Burma, the second poorest country in Asia, for the first time in 25 years
|
| May.31 |
Suu Kyi calls for help for Burma |
| 2009 |
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| May.1 |
UN warning over Burma cyclone aid |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.1 |
Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
|
| May.30 |
Burma policy costs lives, says US |
|
| 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
|
| May.17 |
UN to press Burma on aid access |
|
| May.16 |
France angered by Burmese delays |
|
| May.15 |
Storm aid frustrations grow |
|
| May.13 |
Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights |
|
| May.11 |
U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
|
| May.9 |
U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
|
| 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
|
| May.8 |
UN 'disappointed' at Burma access |
|
| May.4 |
Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.9 |
Suu Kyi re-elected opposition leader
| 2012 |
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| 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
| The formerly banned National League for Democracy was vying for 45 seats in the election
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| |
|
| Mar.31 |
Burma votes in milestone election
|
| Feb.11 |
Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign trail
| 2010 |
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| Nov.7 |
West dismisses Burma's election
|
| Nov.7 |
Counting begins in controversial election |
|
| Nov.6 |
First Burma national election for 20 years |
| 2008 |
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| May.10 |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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| Feb.9 |
Burmese junta sets voting dates
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| 2010 |
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| Nov.14 |
Suu Kyi 'ready to meet generals' |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.27 |
Myanmar Muslims call off Eid celebrations |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.25 |
Pope prays for Syria and Myanmar. Vatican
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Mar.31 |
Private newspapers return to Burma Private daily newspapers are being sold in Burma for the first time in almost 50 years, as a state monopoly ends
|
|
| 2008 |
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| May.9 |
Burma warned over cyclone delays |
|
|
| 2010 |
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| Mar.8 |
Burma refugees 'face starvation' |
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Aug.17 |
Burma to probe Rakhine clashes |
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Nov.19 |
Obama lauds Aung San Suu Kyi |
|
| Nov.18 |
Obama in landmark Burma visit Map of Rangoon Myanmar| US President Barack Obama is making the first visit by a sitting US president. Crowds of people, some waving US flags, lined the streets | |
|
| Nov.8 |
Obama to make historic Burma trip Washington: Fresh from his election win, Barack Obama will this month become the first US president to visit Burma, the White House says
|
| Sep.19 |
Myanmar's Suu Kyi tours U.S. |
|
| Jul.12 |
Clinton to meet Burmese leader |
|
| Jun.18 |
Aung San Suu Kyi begins UK visit |
|
| Jun.13 |
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
|
| Jun.13 |
Burma's Suu Kyi on Europe visit |
|
| Apr.29 |
Unite for change, Ban urges Burma
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.30 |
Burma hails 'new chapter' with US Burmese President Thein Sein has hailed a 'new chapter' in relations with the US during talks with Hillary Clinton in the capital, Nay Pyi T...
|
| Nov.18 |
Clinton to make landmark Burma visit |
| 2009 |
|
| Jul.2 |
UN chief begins mission in Burma
| 2008 |
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| May.22 |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
|
| May.21 |
U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
|
| 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
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.30 |
U.N. envoy meets with opposition leader |
|
| Sep.29 |
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari arrived for talks with senior government officials aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to clashes
|
| Sep.28 |
UN envoy heading for Burma talks |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.7 |
Detained Burma students released |
|
| Jun.16 |
Nobel 'ended Suu Kyi isolation' |
|
| Jan.12 |
Burma releases senior dissidents Several high-profile dissidents have been set free in Burma in the latest in a series of prisoner amnesties
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Suu Kyi hopeful on Burma progress |
|
| Dec.1 |
Hillary Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi Map of Rangoon Myanmar Hillary Clinton is holding further talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, where they are expected to discuss rights and democracy
|
| Aug.13 |
Aung San Suu Kyi leaves capital The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is making her first political trip outside Rangoon since her release from house arrest
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.13 |
'Do not give up hope' - Suu Kyi |
|
| Nov.13 |
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'
|
| |
|
| Mar.29 |
Suu Kyi's NLD party to boycott election
| 2009 |
|
| Aug.16 |
Yettaw's actions in Myanmar 'regrettable' |
|
| Aug.15 |
Myanmar hands American to U.S. officials
|
| Aug.15 |
Burma to free Suu Kyi US 'guest' |
|
| Aug.11 |
Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction |
|
| 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 |
|
| Jul.3 |
Burma junta leader snubs UN chief |
|
| 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 Map of Rangoon Myanmar 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 |
| 2008 |
|
| May.27 |
Junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest |
|
| May.16 |
Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' |
|
| Jan.11 |
Suu Kyi meets with government |
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.7 |
'31 killed' during Burma protests |
|
| Nov.8 |
U.N. claims progress in Myanmar |
|
| 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.15 |
Japan adds to pressure on Burma |
|
| Oct.13 |
Key activists arrested
|
| Oct.10 |
Dissident dies during interrogation |
|
| Oct.1 |
Foreign Minister blames 'opportunists' |
|
| Sep.28 |
Internet cut as violence continues
|
| Sep.26 |
Monasteries in night raids Security forces have launched raids on monasteries and arrested scores of monks, as they try to stem a rising tide of protests
|
| Sep.25 |
Government imposes curfews
|
| Jun.28 |
Red Cross condemns Burma 'abuses' |
| 2006 |
|
| May.26 |
Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention |
| 2004 |
|
| Apr.3 |
Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi |
| 2003 |
|
| Jun.9 |
Suu Kyi 'feisty and unharmed' |
|
| Jun.1 |
Burma isolates opposition The authorities have returned Aung San Suu Kyi to Rangoon as they ordered universities to remain closed indefinitely
|
| May.31 |
Suu Kyi arrested |
| 2002 |
|
| May.5 |
Aung San Suu Kyi freed |
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Junta, Suu Kyi are talking |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.18 |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks. Singapore
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.4 |
Myanmar sets conditions for talks with S. K. |
|
| Sep.30 |
UN envoy seeks junta talks |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Sep.26 |
US set to ease Burma import ban. Washington
|
| Jul.11 |
Obama eases sanctions on Burma |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.27 |
U.S. freezes assets of Myanmar junta. Washington
|
| Sep.24 |
US to impose new Burma sanctions. Washington
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.19 |
PM replaced |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.28 |
Burma targets copper mine protest |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.26 |
Death claims amid crackdown
|
| 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. Part of a wave of ant... | |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jun.10 |
Emergency declared in west Burma |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.27 |
9 dead in crackdown Map of Yangon Myanmar 9 people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests, after attempts to clear demonstrators from the streets of Yangon
|
| Sep.25 |
Riot police beat monks |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.19 |
Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Sep.19 |
Aung San Suu Kyi given US honour. U.S. Congress
|
| May.2 |
Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office |
|
| Apr.22 |
NLD in Burma parliament 'boycott' |
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