Well, that’ll piss off the generals
Posted by MoreCoffeePlease on 18 Oct 2007 at 04:58 pm | Tagged as: Current Events, Media
Interesting move. I approve (since I’m sure Stephen Harper’s decision-making hinges on my approval…).
Note the language, too: in news articles and press releases including this one, I’ve noticed an almost total switch from “Myanmar (also known as Burma)” to plain-jane “Burma” over the past six months or so. Nobody seems to care about humoring the generals anymore.
Was promised in the Throne Speech.
The old name also commemorates at least one of EPBAB’s ancestors who, if my recollection is correct, served many honorable years keeping Burma British and selflessly relieving it of its excess teak.
Well, it was just sitting there -