News: Burma

We have started to collect the most important news related to Burma in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Burma – overview

• 1. by date ↓
• 2. by title ↑

• September 3rd 2020 – September 3rd 2015
• September 3rd 2015 – June 25th 2014
• June 17th 2014 – October 24th 2013
• October 24th 2013 – May 30th 2013
• May 29th 2013 – April 4th 2013
• April 2nd 2013 – January 26th 2013
• January 22nd 2013 – December 6th 2012
• December 5th 2012 – October 27th 2012
• October 27th 2012 – August 28th 2012
• August 27th 2012 – June 21st 2012
• June 20th 2012 – May 28th 2012
• May 28th 2012 – April 11th 2012
• April 7th 2012 – February 21st 2012
• February 20th 2012 – December 12th 2011
• December 10th 2011 – October 3rd 2011
• September 30th 2011 – May 17th 2011
• May 13th 2011 – December 10th 2010
• December 10th 2010 – November 9th 2010
• November 9th 2010 – August 27th 2010
• August 18th 2010 – March 23rd 2010
• March 18th 2010 – November 16th 2009
• November 15th 2009 – August 11th 2009
• August 11th 2009 – May 30th 2009
• May 29th 2009 – February 20th 2009
• February 16th 2009 – November 11th 2008
• November 5th 2008 – June 2nd 2008
• May 31st 2008 – May 13th 2008
• May 12th 2008 – April 3rd 2008
• April 2nd 2008 – December 7th 2007
• December 7th 2007 – October 18th 2007
• October 17th 2007 – September 28th 2007
• September 28th 2007 – August 28th 2007
• August 26th 2007 – October 10th 2006
• October 10th 2006 – December 5th 2005
• December 3rd 2005 – November 27th 2005

Burma: news

Reeta Chakrabarti: My Forgotten Army family ties

Thursday, September 3rd 2020, 23:07

The news presenter discovers more about her father-in-law, just one of the men who belonged to the 14th Army in Burma.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Thai king commutes death sentence of UK pair’s killers

Saturday, August 15th 2020, 9:46
related countries: Thailand, United Kingdom

Two men from Burma were convicted of murdering backpackers David Miller and Hannah Witheridge.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VJ Day: The forgotten African soldiers of the Burma Campaign

Friday, August 14th 2020, 23:01
related countries: Ghana

Ghanaian veteran Joseph Hammond, 95, reflects on the horrors of the Burma Campaign.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Thai beach murders: Death sentence upheld by Supreme Court

Thursday, August 29th 2019, 10:57
related countries: Thailand

The conviction and death sentence of two Burmese men are upheld by Thailand's final court of appeal.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar: Soldiers accused of raping Rohingya women

Monday, June 25th 2018, 23:50

Aid agencies warn that thousands of unwanted babies could be given up for adoption.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Searching for Burma's forgotten World War Two heroes

Sunday, June 24th 2018, 1:04
related countries: United Kingdom

A group of British volunteers goes to Myanmar every year to find and support veterans who fought for the UK in World War Two.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Mass Hindu grave' found in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Monday, September 25th 2017, 11:21

Myanmar authorities accuse Muslim Rohingya militants of killing 28 Hindus in Rakhine state.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar: Famed Burmese fortune teller ET dies

Monday, September 11th 2017, 10:45

The soothsayer could not hear or speak but was an influential figure with the rich and powerful.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar plane: Debris and bodies found after search

Thursday, June 8th 2017, 11:37

The military plane went missing on Wednesday with 122 people on board, including children.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Burmese military plane vanishes over Andaman Sea

Wednesday, June 7th 2017, 14:07

Search and rescue efforts are under way off Myanmar for the aircraft with 120 people on board.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Why are Burmese fishermen struggling to catch a popular fish?

Wednesday, May 10th 2017, 23:33

Burmese say stocks of a popular fish are declining - but officials deny there's a problem.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Snake hunter bags 14ft python in mass cull

Wednesday, April 26th 2017, 19:43

It came at the start of a programme to cut the number of Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Insulting' Thai palace soap opera angers Myanmar

Monday, March 13th 2017, 4:05
related countries: Thailand

The drama appears to depict Burmese palace intrigue although producers say it is fictional.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar Muslim minority subject to horrific torture, UN says

Friday, March 10th 2017, 6:01

Top UN official says Myanmar government should bear responsibility for "systemic" abuse of Rohingya.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar's lost royals

Saturday, December 24th 2016, 23:59

More than a century after Burma's king was banished, his descendants are stepping into the spotlight again.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Burmese army linked to Rohingya village arson, rights group says

Tuesday, December 13th 2016, 9:26

Satellite images link the army to the burning of Rohingya villages in Myanmar, rights activists say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Rohingya Muslims 'hated and hounded from Burmese soil'

Tuesday, November 22nd 2016, 23:45

The UN has called for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Myanmar against ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Muslim civilians 'killed by Burmese army'

Monday, November 7th 2016, 2:19

Pressure is growing on Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate claims that the Burmese army has been abusing Muslim civilians.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

President Obama lifts Myanmar trade sanctions

Friday, October 7th 2016, 19:58
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama formally eases long-standing US economic sanctions on Myanmar, previously known as Burma, after meeting with de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

The crocodiles stuck in legal limbo

Friday, September 2nd 2016, 5:21

The BBC's Jonah Fisher reports on the Burmese crocodiles that are stuck in legal limbo, after decades of military rule.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Gambira: Burmese monk freed after new charges dropped

Friday, July 1st 2016, 9:23

One of Myanmar's most famous activist monks has been released from prison after new charges, apparently aimed at keeping him in jail, are dropped.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar man guilty of 'penis tattoo' post

Tuesday, May 24th 2016, 8:32

A Burmese man who posted a poem on Facebook about having the ex-president's image tattooed on his penis is found guilty of online defamation.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: 'We must celebrate Myanmar's diversity'

Tuesday, May 17th 2016, 23:06
related countries: United States

The US has announced that it is to lift some sanctions against Myanmar following its transition to democracy but sanctions against the Burmese military have been retained.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: How does Myanmar choose its president?

Thursday, March 10th 2016, 9:49

Aung San Suu Kyi has been ruled out as Myanmar's next president despite winning a landslide victory four months ago - so how does the selection process work?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Hunting pythons for $5K prize

Friday, February 12th 2016, 16:09

Hundreds of people in Florida are being encouraged to hunt Burmese pythons.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Rumours over Suu Kyi 'president move'

Monday, February 8th 2016, 11:43

Burmese MPs delay voting on a new president, fuelling speculation that Aung San Suu Kyi is negotiating a route to the job.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar

Sunday, January 31st 2016, 0:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Why a remote Burmese village remembers a UK war veteran
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Shan villagers feel force of Burmese army anger

Friday, January 29th 2016, 0:37

The villagers feeling the force of Burmese army anger
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Inside a Burmese rebel village

Thursday, January 28th 2016, 23:34

The BBC visits a rebel village in Myanmar controlled by the Shan State Army North, one of the rebel groups who refused to sign a nationwide ceasefire agreement with the military.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Myanmar protests grow over Thai verdict

Wednesday, December 30th 2015, 3:53
related countries: Thailand, United Kingdom

Protests are growing against the conviction in Thailand of two Burmese men for the murder of a pair of British tourists.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Burmese guilty of UK tourist murders

Thursday, December 24th 2015, 10:50
related countries: Thailand, United Kingdom

Two Burmese men are found guilty and sentenced to death by a court in Thailand for the murder of two UK backpackers whose bodies were found on a Thai beach in 2014.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

The story of a small but crucial town in Myanmar

Thursday, November 5th 2015, 0:51

A Burmese landscape of rivers and political battles
Read the full article » | View on the map »

The Burmese Indians who never went home

Thursday, September 3rd 2015, 23:26

The Burmese Indians who never got to go back
Read the full article » | View on the map »