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We have started to collect the most important news related to Burma in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Thousands flee ethnic violence in Burma's Rakhine region
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More than 22,000 people have been displaced by unrest in Burma's Rakhine state, most of them from the Muslim Rohingya minority, officials say.
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Unrest in Burma's Rakhine state causes widespread destruction, with villages and parts of towns burnt down, President Thein Sein says.
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A human rights group releases satellite images showing what appears to be the total destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest.
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The death toll from violence spreading across Burma's Rakhine state soars, as the UN warns the country's reform programme could be put at risk.
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At least 56 people have been killed and hundreds of homes torched since Sunday as clashes spread in Burma's Rakhine state, officials say.
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At least 56 people have been killed and hundreds of homes torched since Sunday as clashes spread in Burma's Rakhine state, officials say.
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At least 56 people have been killed and hundreds of homes torched since Sunday as clashes spread in Burma's Rakhine state, officials say.
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The authorities in Burma impose a night-time curfew in two towns in western Rakhine state as inter-communal violence continues to spread.
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Three people are killed in clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in the western Burmese state of Rakhine, officials say.
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Burma's President Thein Sein holds his first local news conference, in what is seen as another sign of attempts to reform in the country.
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Thailand, 
United StatesThe US invites Burma to observe a major military exercise in Thailand, officials say, in what is seen as a sign of improving relations.
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Leaders of Burma's governing party resign ahead of a revamp that seeks to strengthen it against the Aung San Suu Kyi-led opposition, officials say.
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Burma's president blocks global Islamic body the OIC from opening an office to help Muslims involved in recent violence in the country's west.
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Burma's army-backed ruling party is to choose a new leadership team ahead of 2015 elections after the party was trounced in April's polls.
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ChinaOne of the last surviving leaders of Burma's 1940s war of independence, Kyaw Zaw, dies in exile in China at the age of 93.
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Burma's leader Thein Sein tells the BBC he would accept Suu Kyi as president if the people vote for her at the next election.
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Burmese President Thein Sein has said he "would accept" the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's president, if the people backed her.
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Burmese President Thein Sein pays tribute to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York.
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United StatesOn Thursday, Burma's President Thein Sein will address the United Nations his speech comes as the United States has announced that it is lifting its ban on the import of goods from Burma.
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United StatesHillary Clinton says the US will ease its import ban on Burmese goods, a key part of remaining US sanctions, as she meets President Thein Sein.
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ChinaA suspected Burmese warlord and five other men admit murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong river at a trial in China, state media say.
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The editor and publisher of an independent journal in Burma are charged with defamation after publishing a story about alleged corruption.
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United StatesBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received in person the US Congressional Gold Medal she was awarded under house arrest in 2008.
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United StatesBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is presented with America's highest civilian award, as the US lifts sanctions on Burma's president.
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Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received the Congressional Gold Medal, which she was awarded in absentia in 2008, while under house arrest.
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United StatesBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi calls for an easing of sanctions against the military-backed government, during a visit to the US.
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United StatesBurmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, as part of a landmark visit to the US
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The EU plans to further ease sanctions on Burma in response to a perceived improvement in the conditions of Burmese workers.
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Burma releases more than 500 prisoners, including some of the country's remaining political detainees and a number of foreigners.
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Burma's government releases more than 500 prisoners, raising hopes that political detainees may be among them.
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