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Obama to offer $170-million in Burma aid

Obama to offer $170-million in Burma aid

19 Nov 2012 07:11 - AFP
US President Barack Obama will announce a $170-million aid pledge to Burma to mark his historic visit to the country.
Suu Kyi ready to lead Burma to democracy

Suu Kyi ready to lead Burma to democracy

20 Jun 2012 12:21 - Guy Faulconbridge
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has announced in Britain that she is prepared to take the helm as the leader of her people.
Suu Kyi receives Nobel prize (21 years late)

Suu Kyi receives Nobel prize (21 years late)

17 Jun 2012 07:35 - Balazs Koranyi
Suspending rather than lifting sanctions was the right move to keep pressure on the government, says Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma unrest escalates in worst violence in years

Burma unrest escalates in worst violence in years

14 Jun 2012 13:57 - Reuters
Thousands of displaced Muslim Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists need food and water in Burma after fleeing the country's worst clashes in years.
Burmese refugees cheer the visit of 'Mother Suu'

Burmese refugees cheer the visit of 'Mother Suu'

02 Jun 2012 10:28 - Hla Hla Htay
Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a rapturous welcome by thousands of Burma refugees forced by human rights abuses to live in a Thai border camp.
Suu Kyi ends boycott of Burma's Parliament

Suu Kyi ends boycott of Burma's Parliament

30 Apr 2012 08:26 - Staff Reporter
Opposition leaer Aung San Suu Kyi's party has agreed to end a boycott of Burma's Parliament, apparently ending a dispute with the government.
Burma journalists use social media to report on elections

Burma journalists use social media to report on elections

31 Mar 2012 09:41 - Kelly MacNamara
Burma's journalists will take to Twitter and Facebook in their battle to beat press restrictions and deliver breaking news of Sunday's by-elections.
Burma's rebel group warns ceasefire deal is unstable

Burma's rebel group warns ceasefire deal is unstable

04 Feb 2012 13:34 - Kelly MacNamara
One of Burma's most prominent rebel groups has warned that the ceasefire deal seen as a breakthrough in relations with the regime is 'fragile'.
Prisoner release puts Burma's ball in the West's court

Prisoner release puts Burma's ball in the West's court

13 Jan 2012 15:59 - Aung Hla Tun
Burma has freed at least 200 political prisoners in an amnesty that may embolden the opposition and put pressure on the West to lift sanctions.
Political prisoners walk free as Burma comes in from the cold

Political prisoners walk free as Burma comes in from the cold

13 Jan 2012 07:51 - Aung Hla Tun
Burma has begun freeing jailed political activists as one of the world's most reclusive states opens up after decades of authoritarian rule.

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