Is it Burma or Myanmar?

Question

Isn't burma an old british imperial name?

Answer 1

Yes, but it's the one most people are familiar with so if the TV only mentioned Myanmar a large proportion of the population wouldn't know where that was.  Also Myanmar is a particularly ugly name!!!

Answer 2

Burma officially became the Union of Myanmar in 1989.

This controversial name change in English was not recognized by the opposition groups and many English-speaking nations, as the government which decreed it is unrecognized.

Answer 3

It's now officially called Myanmar.

Burma was the former name of Myanmar.

Answer 4

Yes. Myanmar is the name that the natives used before it was Burma.

Answer 5

same place

Answer 6

Both

Answer 7

they are both the same place

Answer 8

Yeah - it's Myanmar now but it used to be called Burma because of the British Empire.

Answer 9

Myanmar

Answer 10

say Burma, because it shows disrespect for the military junta.

Answer 11

it used to be Burma but they changed it to Myanmar recently

Answer 12

Yes it is, and there is nothing wrong with it. However the fascists who run the place decided to change it. Their regime is no better than Mugabe in Zimbabwe. It is enough to stop you complaining about the current bunch of deaf trough swillers we have running the country here.

Answer 13

They both refer to the same place. But it is more commonly called Myanmar now.

Answer 14

It used to be Burma - until around 1998 - then it was renamed myanmar

Answer 15

everybody here in Brazil is using Myanmar, but I think it`s not wrong to use Burma.