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Burma democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi said her country was at the start of the road to reconciliation as she arrived in Norway to finally give her Nobel Peace Prize speech.

27 Aug 2013

5 min read

Britain's foreign secretary has called for "much more" work to be done in Burma before sanctions on the isolated nation could be lifted, after a historic meeting with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

25 Aug 2013

4 min read

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has hailed a "new era" for Burma and called for political unity after her party swept to victory in elections. Meanwhile, Burma's foreign minister has told ASEAN diplomats the vote had gone "smoothly".

27 Aug 2013

6 min read

A trail of devastation has been left by cyclone Giri in impoverished Burma, where at least 27 people have been killed.

23 Aug 2013

3 min read

A strong earthquake has struck Burma near the Thai border, killing at least two people, officials from both countries said, with shaking felt across the region.

23 Aug 2013

5 min read

Jan 1, 2023 ... As of December 2019, Muslims probably make up less than 3% of Burma's total population due to the large outmigration of the Rohingya population ...

Southeast Asian leaders are meeting at an annual summit set to be dominated by Burma's historic reforms, North Korea's planned rocket launch and strategic maritime disputes with China.

26 Aug 2013

4 min read

Seventeen parties, including six new to the political scene, will contest by-elections in Burma, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for parliament for the first time.

26 Aug 2013

3 min read

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the vote election 'insufficiently' transparent and made a new call for the junta to release political prisoners.

27 Aug 2013

2 min read

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