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.

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• January 21st 2013 – December 8th 2012
• December 6th 2012 – October 30th 2012
• October 28th 2012 – September 17th 2012
• September 16th 2012 – July 4th 2012
• July 3rd 2012 – June 8th 2012
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• April 23rd 2012 – March 27th 2012
• March 25th 2012 – January 8th 2012
• January 6th 2012 – November 17th 2011
• November 17th 2011 – August 18th 2011
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• March 5th 2009 – November 21st 2008
• November 20th 2008 – June 25th 2008
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Burma: news

Sick Suu Kyi cancels campaigning

Sunday, March 25th 2012, 14:36

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi suspends her campaign because of ill-health a week before she is due to stand for a seat in parliament.
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Burmese savour taste of democracy

Saturday, March 24th 2012, 0:42

Burma gets a taste of election campaign fever
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Burma puts off Kachin by-election

Friday, March 23rd 2012, 14:07

Burma's authorities postpone 1 April by-elections in the northern state of Kachin, where fighting with ethnic rebels resumed last year.
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Burma invites US and EU monitors

Wednesday, March 21st 2012, 15:38
related countries: United States

Burma invites the United States and European Union to send observers to witness April by-elections, which are being seen as a crucial test of reforms.
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Asean asked to monitor Burma vote

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 13:42

Burma invites foreign election observers for the first time to witness polls, officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) say.
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'Abuses' in Burma's Kachin state

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 7:17
related countries: United States

Burma is accused of "serious abuses" against the ethnic Kachin people in a report by the US campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Suu Kyi makes landmark broadcast

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 15:53

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges political and judicial reform in a landmark address on state-controlled media ahead of by-elections in April.
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Burma holds Kachin truce talks

Thursday, March 8th 2012, 9:33

Burma's government holds peace talks with Kachin rebels, amid moves to end decades of armed ethnic conflict in the country.
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VIDEO: Film exposes Burmese child labour

Thursday, March 8th 2012, 3:29

New York state based physics lecturer, novelist and film-maker, Robert Lieberman, has created a new documentary about Burma, called They call it Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain.
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Where now for Burma's freed student leaders?

Thursday, March 1st 2012, 1:37

Burma's freed dissidents on what lies ahead
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Suu Kyi cleared to contest vote

Tuesday, February 28th 2012, 13:36

Burmese pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi fights off a legal challenge to her candidacy for a seat in a parliamentary by-election.
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Burma 'needs more funds for Aids'

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 9:28

International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres calls for more money to be made available to treat HIV and Aids in Burma.
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Burma rally restrictions lifted

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 1:36

Burmese authorities have lifted restrictions on by-election campaigning, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party says after complaining.
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VIDEO: Burma cracks down on poppy farming

Monday, February 20th 2012, 17:10

After a significant rise in poppy cultivation in Burma in the last few years, the government has started destroying poppy fields to control opium production.
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Burma monk 'faces legal action'

Sunday, February 19th 2012, 10:10

Burmese monk Shin Gambira, a leader of anti-government protests in 2007, faces fresh legal action weeks after being released from jail under an amnesty, state media say.
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VIDEO: Rare look inside Burma's capital

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 23:34

The BBC's Rachel Harvey has been granted rare access to film inside Burma's parliament in the Burmese capital city Naypyidaw, where she walked a virtually unused 20-lane highway.
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EU announces Burma $200m aid move

Monday, February 13th 2012, 15:57

A European Union envoy has after talks in Burma announced more aid for the country, holding out the prospect of a further easing of sanctions.
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Suu Kyi mobbed on campaign trail

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 11:19

Crowds mob Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she campaigns for the first time in the constituency she is contesting in April.
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Burmese protest leader monk freed

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 4:34

Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of anti-government protests in 2007, is released by authorities after a brief detention.
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Burmese monk Gambira 'taken away'

Friday, February 10th 2012, 5:50

Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 protests, is taken away by the authorities, eyewitnesses tell BBC Burmese.
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Suu Kyi campaigns for Burma polls

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 7:23
related countries: United States

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns as an official election candidate, as the US eases one of its sanctions.
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Pythons link to mammals decline

Tuesday, January 31st 2012, 2:15

Non-native Burmese pythons are the likely cause of a severe decline in mammals living in Florida's Everglades region, a study suggests.
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Suu Kyi hits Burma campaign trail

Sunday, January 29th 2012, 6:16

Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, draws crowds on a political tour ahead of by-elections in April.
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More milestones in Burma

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 3:10

Momentous times as change in Burma gathers pace
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EU ministers lift Burma visa bans

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 12:50

European foreign ministers agree to suspend visa bans on leading politicians in Burma, including the president and cabinet members.
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Thein Sein: Burma on right track

Friday, January 20th 2012, 8:28
related countries: United States

Burma's President Thein Sein says the country is on the 'right track' to democracy and there is no plan to "draw back", in an interview with US media.
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Suu Kyi launches by-election bid

Wednesday, January 18th 2012, 12:15

Hundreds of supporters turn out to see Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi register to run for a parliamentary seat.
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US to resume full Burma relations

Friday, January 13th 2012, 21:25
related countries: United States

The US announces that it will exchange ambassadors with Burma, after a landmark Burmese political prisoner amnesty.
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Burma landmark prisoner release

Friday, January 13th 2012, 14:22

Burma frees many of its most prominent political prisoners in another major step towards opening up after 50 years of military rule.
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Burma signs ceasefire with rebels

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 13:14

Burma's government has signed a ceasefire deal with Karen rebels who have been fighting for greater autonomy for 60 years, officials tell the BBC.
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VIDEO: Has civilian rule changed Burma?

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 16:59

Less than a year since a civilian government came to power in Burma, the BBC's Fergal Keane reports on changes within the country.
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