Burma or Myanmar? Signs in the news.
16,944 news stories for Myanmar
14,973 news stories for Burma
Wikipedia entry on the name change.
I think this is a capsule of our times.
Deep divisions – almost equal splits. Intentional or not Google’s first colours are Red and Blue.
Motives not words – China uses Myanmar, whereas the BBC has tended towards Burma.
The power of people versus the power of institutions.
Secularism versus Religious freedom.
Oppression versus democracy.
The spread of information and transparency through electronic media and citizen journalism.
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