From the beginning of Myanmar’s political transition, the challenge has been transforming a country divided by language, culture, territory and religion into a socially cohesive state. International ...

Language Log notes that Apple's Dictionary program (v. 1.02 running in Tiger) gave an interesting pronunciation for "Myanmar:" It's pronounced "Burma." Graham Webster Formerly a journalist and ...

I'm watching CNN in Beijing, which keeps tut-tutting President Bush for saying "Burma," rather than "Myanmar," in his just-completed UN speech, as if this were merely another of his gaffes. I'm with ...

Google has announced today that Gmail now supports Burmese across its interface, bringing the service’s language count to 74. Gmail users in Myanmar will be able to choose between two virtual ...