Several founder members of the junta's new political party, the USDP, were responsible for the ambush on Suu Kyi's convoy in Depayin in 2003.

The European parliament declares that Burma's election law is undemocratic and should be repealed

The leader of the NDF,  a break-away political party formed by former NLD members, says Suu Kyi should understand their right to form a new political party.

The US president extends the national emergency against Burma, arguing that the policies of the military junta continue to pose a threat to American national security interests and foreign policy.

Detained NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi has questioned the founding of a new party by some of her colleagues, calling it “incompatible with the democratic process.”

Burmese media have been ordered by the censorship board not to publish comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell about his recent visit to Burma.

Burmese media have been ordered by the censorship board not to publish comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell about his recent visit to Burma.

The Philippines' foreign secretary shrugged off Burma's rejection of international monitors for the junta-led country's first elections in 20 years, saying the polls were a farce anyway.

The NLD begins a leaflet campaign to advise citizens that they have the right not to vote in the election.

The Burmese government has rejected the role of international election observers in the upcoming election this year, according to state-run newspapers.