I'm surprised not to see anything about Bagan here, especially since it's in the photo. Something about the last Mughal emperor being exiled/buried in Yangon might be a good question too.
QM, please do include these alternative spellings. I missed it due to the (nearly silent) âuâ as well. I just hear about her much more in the news than I see it spelled out
I don't know about now, but for at least fifteen years after the change, saying/writing Myanmar implied acceptance of the military regime; saying/writing Burma implied rejection.
It comes from the international system of units, in french "Système International", thus SI (it was adopted in France). I do agree that this type-in is a bit funny and short though^^