Suu Kyi told 'Burma' is unacceptable
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June 30, 2012, Saturday
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AUTHORITIES in Myanmar sternly warned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday to stop calling the country "Burma." They said she should use the constitutionally decreed title, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
In 1989, its then-military rulers changed the English name from Burma to Myanmar, ostensibly to better reflect the country's ethnic diversity. The term Burma connotes Burman, the dominant ethnic group in the country. But government opponents and exile groups from a range of ethnic groups - as well as foreign governments including the United States - have persisted in calling the country Burma in protest.
Myanmar's election commission issued the complaint in the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper yesterday, saying Suu Kyi had referred to the country as Burma during her landmark trips to Thailand and Europe. It's not clear whether there are any legal consequences for persisting with the use of Burma.
In 1989, its then-military rulers changed the English name from Burma to Myanmar, ostensibly to better reflect the country's ethnic diversity. The term Burma connotes Burman, the dominant ethnic group in the country. But government opponents and exile groups from a range of ethnic groups - as well as foreign governments including the United States - have persisted in calling the country Burma in protest.
Myanmar's election commission issued the complaint in the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper yesterday, saying Suu Kyi had referred to the country as Burma during her landmark trips to Thailand and Europe. It's not clear whether there are any legal consequences for persisting with the use of Burma.
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