Ma Htwe recalled the agony she suffered, more than five decades ago, when her face was etched with the intricate tattoo that still lines her skin.
Burma’s military handed power to a nominally civilian government after almost half a century of army rule on Wednesday.
At least 63 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck Burma, state media said on Friday, while a series of aftershocks have caused panic.
A large 6,8 magnitude earthquake struck Burma near the border with northern Thailand on Thursday, killing a woman and shaking buildings.
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/ 14 February 2011
Aung San Suu Kyi and her party will "meet their tragic ends" if they keep up their opposition to an end to Western sanctions, state media warned.
The party of Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi recommended on Monday maintaining Western sanctions on the country.
Burma Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country’s first civilian president in half a century.
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/ 1 February 2011
Its name translates as "Abode of Kings", but it is far from clear whether Burma’s new capital can return the reclusive state to its former glory.
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/ 31 January 2011
Burma’s new junta-dominated Parliament opened on Monday as lawmakers assembled in secrecy for their first legislative session since the 1980s.
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/ 30 January 2011
Burma is preparing to open its first session of Parliament in more than two decades, a major step in the ruling military’s self-styled transition.
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/ 29 December 2010
Thailand forced 166 men, women and children back into Burma on Saturday even though they were fleeing fighting in their villages.
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/ 5 December 2010
Burma opposition parties were heartened by an upsurge in applications for party membership, even though they won a few seats in November’s elections.
Burma’s Supreme Court rejected Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawsuit against the military for dissolving the National League for Democracy ahead of elections.
Western governments may be forced to reconsider sanctions after Suu Kyi’s release.
Burma’s newly freed democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, returned to work for the first time in years on Monday.
Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told thousands of supporters on Sunday she wanted to "work with all democratic forces".
Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began her first day of freedom in seven years on Sunday with plans for a major speech.
Burma democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi walked out of her home to rapturous cheers from thousands of supporters on Saturday.
Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest on Saturday, an official said.
Aung San Suu Kyi was due to be freed from house arrest on Saturday, but there was still no sign the country’s army rulers were ready to release her.
Rumour and speculation about the imminent release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi swept across Burma on Friday.
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/ 10 November 2010
Preparations are under way for the expected release of Burma’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, officials said on Wednesday.
Burma’s main pro-democracy parties conceded defeat on Tuesday in the country’s first election in 20 years.
Burma’s military will keep its grip on power after the country’s election, backed by parties that on Monday looked set to win a controversial vote.
Burma held its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win.
Polls opened under tight security in Burma’s first election in 20 years on Sunday, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win.
Confined to her crumbling lakeside home, long-detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi poses little threat to Burma’s first election in 20 years.
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/ 29 October 2010
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Friday that Burma had failed so far to meet international standards for "genuine elections".
Burma has said that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed after November 7 elections, as it attempts to deflect a barrage of criticism.
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/ 27 October 2010
Burma has come under pressure from its neighbours to address what Indonesia says is a "credibility deficit" surrounding its November 7 elections.
Fearful voters and veiled military threats ahead of Burma’s first election in two decades have turned the campaign trail into a one-sided show.
Burma said on Monday it would not allow any foreign election observers or international media into the country for its first election in two decades.