Myanmar Foreign Office

What is the reason why the UK State Department is still referring to Burma and not Myanmar?

Myanmar is a fully accepted concept used with broad agreement that it denotes a slightly less ethnical hierarchical structure with "Burman" at the top, in supplement to the long-standing self-sorting, which means less assistance for Yuntas and more for open accessibility to community equity for all-nationals. In 1989, the reigning Burmese army june renamed Burma Myanmar, a year after the killing of tens of thousands in the crackdown on a people' s sedition.

It has been recognised by the United Nations and even by France and Japan, but not by the United States and the United Kingdom. You can often tell where the sympathy lies when using Burma or Myanmar. Burma is a kind of tracer for those states that are weak towards the government, "Burma" for the pro-democracy group.

Prior to 2011, the year of reform, "Burma" was used as the name recognised by the country's democracy movements, while "Myanmar", which has been in use since 1989, joined the regime much more. I also think that this is much simpler because of "Burma" than "Myanmar" because Myanmar is a very elusive name, while Burma is much simpler and nearer to Britain and the English-speaking area.

Federal Foreign Office declined to support Leeds United Myanmar Tours

Labour MEP John Mann and the Liberal Democrat leaders at the House of Lords Lord Newby - both Leeds enthusiasts - also criticized the road. Amnesty International called it "strange". "I took a call from[REDACTED] at Leeds United Football Club this afternoon. All right? "He said Leeds United had already received criticisms after they announced their trip to Burma this May.

Leeds United also informed the officer that he was conscious of the Myanmar policy before he announced the off-season trip.