my country is BURMA

International people might wonder why some news outlet use Burma/ Myanmar or using both names.   Even for Burmese people, using these terms make complication, as we are writing for publication, we have to use 'Myanmar', but in speaking a lot of us are using Burma.   Both are Burmese terms but the intention of adoption of Myanmar was the military government’s choice to break from the colonial past.  The ruling military junta changed its name from Burma to Myanmar in 1989 .  That was a year after thousands were killed in the suppression of a popular uprising. Rangoon also became Yangon. So the choice of words, either Burma or Myanmar indicates a particular political position basically.   And politics play a role in why some nations still use Burma, not Myanmar.   The junta, however disliked by westerners, also local opposition group, Burmese who has problems with the political implications of using the name Myanmar, still referring the country as Burma. But really it's not important. Who cares what people call the country? It's the human rights abuses that matter.   Human rights violation in Burma is the most matter that draws the international interest.  In my opinion, I am Burmese so my country is Burma.