Myanmar

22 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Myanmar, 2007 CE to 2023 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

21st century

22 entries, 2007 CE to 2023 CE

  • 2007November 15: United Nations human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro visits political prisoners, including Su Su Nway, in Burma's Insein Prison.Myanmarsource
  • 2007October 8: 2007 Burmese anti-government protests: Burma's junta announces that Buddhist monasteries have accepted US$8000 as well as food and medicine from its soldiers to signify the armed forces have not left the faith.Myanmarsource
  • 2007November 19: The European Union imposes tougher sanctions on Burma, including an embargo on gemstones, metal and timber, and a tighter visa ban against members of the State Peace and Development Council.Myanmarsource
  • 2007October 14: Burma restores some Internet access but continues to deny access to foreign news services such as the BBC and CNN, blogs and dissident sites.Myanmarsource
  • 2007September 22: Several hundred Buddhist monks marched through Burma's second largest city Mandalay as activists urged people to join the protests against the ruling military junta.Myanmarsource
  • 2007August 22: The U.S. Campaign for Burma claims that Myanmar's military government has arrested at least nine leaders of the pro-democracy 88 Generation Students.Myanmarsource
  • 2007October 31: Buddhist monks return to the streets of Burma for the first time since a crackdown on protests last month.Myanmarsource
  • 2012The Myanma military begins its systematic violence against the Rohingya people, burning villages and committing atrocities.Myanmarsource
  • 2013Tensions between Buddhist and Muslim flare into violent clashes in various cities throughout central and eastern part of the country.Myanmarsource
  • 2013Arafat Mohammad flees Myanmar by boat to Malaysia after being targeted for assisting assault victims.Myanmarsource
  • 2013The 27th Southeast Asian Games opening ceremony is held at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw.Myanmarsource
  • 2014September 28 - A Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims in Burma says he is joining forces with the Bodu Bala Sena group in Sri Lanka in order to combat a "serious threat from jihadist groups".Myanmarsource
  • 2014January 14- Myanmar host the 2014 ASEAN Para Games for first time.Myanmarsource
  • 2015May 23 - President Thein Sein signs the Population Control Health Care Bill requiring parents to space each child apart by three years.Myanmarsource
  • 2015469 Rohingya from Myanmar on two boats reach western Indonesia have been turned away by the Indonesian Navy. Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees also arrive in Malaysia but are detained. The Myanmar Navy rescues two boats with 208 migrants during international pressure to make the Rohingya citizens of Burma to end the refugee crisis.Myanmarsource
  • 2015A major landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.Myanmarsource
  • 2016April 13 - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 135 km north-west of Mandalay.Myanmarsource
  • 20174 May - After meeting Pope Francis, Suu Kyi establishes full relations between Myanmar and the Holy See.Myanmarsource
  • 20178 October - A refugee boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh capsizes at the Bay of Bengal, killing 12.Myanmarsource
  • 20188 June - NCGUB was officially delisted as a terrorist group and unlawful association, along with its members by Ministry of Home Affairs.Myanmarsource
  • 201821 February – a bomb exploded between two banks in Lashio, Shan State, killing two employees of Yoma Bank and injuring 22 others.Myanmarsource
  • 20236 November – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China urges the State Administration Council of Myanmar to cooperate with Chinese officials in protecting Chinese border villages, two days after a shell fired by the Tatmadaw kills one and wounds several in China.Myanmarsource