No, because the government takes too much money from the people and they kill the people if they dont like them. It is not a democratic government and the people dont have many freedoms. This is proven by the results of the recent protests there; journalists were kicked out of the country and communication with the rest of the world was cut off.
What was the old name of Myanmar?
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What was the old name of Myanmar?
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The official English name was changed by the countrys government from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar in 1989, and still later to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
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Myanmar was originally known as Burma, and that is still its official name. No legislature in Burma has actually approved the name Myanmar, which is derived from the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw and has been promoted by the military authorities in Burma.
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