| [1] Within the Burmese language, Myanma is the written, literary name of the country, while Bama or Bamar (from which "Burma" derives) is the oral, ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma |
| On 18 June 1989, the Burmese military junta passed the "Adaptation of Expressions Law" that officially changed the English version of the country's name ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar |
| Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bm.html |
| Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Burma. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm |
| Country portal offers a map and links to background notes, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual human rights ... http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/bm/ |
| After almost a month since Cyclone Nargis slammed into southern Burma, the UN says that less than 25 percent of the survivors have had access to relief aid. ... http://www.soros.org/initiatives/bpsai |
| An overview of human rights issues in Burma, together with news reports and briefing papers. http://www.hrw.org/asia/burma.php |
| Working to free Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma through promoting human rights, democracy, and freedom. http://uscampaignforburma.org/ |
| An umbrella group of organizations around the world working for freedom and democracy in Burma. Supports the National League for Democracy (NLD). http://www.freeburmacoalition.org/ |
| A multimedia Web site about Burma (Myanmar) using Marcromedia Flash Technology, with Music Audio and photography by Geoffrey Hiller. http://www.hillerphoto.com/burma/ |
| Links to the best info on Burma / Myanmar, democracy movement, human rights, AIDS epidemic, heroin production, selective purchasing, Aung San Suu Kyi. http://www.freeburma.org/ |
| To date, the United States has provided more than $26 million in humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma, and the United States Agency for ... http://burma.usembassy.gov/ |
| Burma, also known as Myanmar, is ruled by a military junta which suppresses ... Politics: Burma has been under military rule since 1962; the regime stifles ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1300003.stm |
| Burma, also known as Myanmar, is ruled by a military junta which suppresses almost all ... International: Burma is seen as a pariah state by the West, ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1300003.stm |
| Lonely Planet Myanmar Travel Guide. Myanmar travel information, advice, hotels, reviews, maps and itineraries. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/myanmar/ |
| Campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma. News, reports and campaigns. http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/ |
| Burma is ranked 29th out of 30 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, and its overall ... Burma will not develop effectively without serious economic reform. ... http://www.heritage.org/Index/country.cfm |
| Analysis: A TIME writer, just expelled from Burma, explains how anger and foreign aid could help unhinge the ruling junta. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807994,00.html |
| The ruling junta will accept aid only with conditions. Should the US strike to avert a humanitarian disaster? http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html |
| reg.burma archive (1993-2001): This is the 220MB archive of the IGC online conference which was the main vehicle for online Burma communications for most of ... http://www.burmalibrary.org/ |
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