Archive for May 6th, 2008

I say Burma; you say Myanmar

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With news focusing on the cyclone in Burma, there are conflicting messages as to what the country is in fact called. Canada, Britain and the US do not recognize the name Myanmar because it was imposed on the country by the military junta in 1989. They say Burma. Pro-democracy campaigners also call it Burma. The [...]